Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Jeannette Merrilees papers
- Dates:
- 1979-2001
- Creators:
- Merrilees, Jeannette
- Abstract:
- Jeannette Merrilees (1930-2013), born Jeannette Faas York, was an Orange County environmental activist. She received her bachelor's degree in Government and Religion from Smith College and received her law degree from the Western States School of Law. In 1973, she moved to Laguna Beach. She worked to save a portion of Crescent Bay Point from development in order to establish a public park. In the 1990s, she advocated for preservation of beachside cottages as vacation rentals in Crystal Cove State Beach against plans for luxury resorts. Recognized for her advocacy for public coastal access, Jeannette Merrilees' papers document a significant aspect of Orange County history; development and environmental issues, and social change. This collection includes collected publications, correspondences, organizational records, photographs, news clippings, and audiovisual materials documenting Jeannette's activism in Orange County.
- Extent:
- 9 Linear Feet (9 record center boxes)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Jeannette Merrilees papers. MS-R175. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Jeannette Merrilees (1930-2013), born Jeannette Faas York, was an Orange County environmental activist. She received her bachelor's degree in Government and Religion from Smith College and received her law degree from the Western States School of Law. In 1973, she moved to Laguna Beach. She worked to save a portion of Crescent Bay Point from development in order to establish a public park. In the 1990s, she advocated for preservation of beachside cottages as vacation rentals in Crystal Cove State Beach against plans for luxury resorts. Recognized for her advocacy for public coastal access, Jeannette Merrilees' papers document a significant aspect of Orange County history; development and environmental issues, and social change. This collection includes collected publications, correspondences, organizational records, photographs, news clippings, and audiovisual materials documenting Jeannette's activism in Orange County.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift, 2016.
- Physical description:
- The collection arrived extraordinarily dirty, very disorganized, and with silverfish. Silverfish death-packs have been added to the boxes. Rehousing is certainly needed.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-09-01 23:26:44 UTC .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection has not been processed but is open for research. Please contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights reside with the University of California. Copyrights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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Jeannette Merrilees papers. MS-R175. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
- Location of this collection:
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P.O. Box 19557Irvine, CA , US
- Contact:
- (949) 824-3947