Ron Yeo Papers, 1963-2005

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Summary

Creators:
Ron Yeo
Abstract:
Extent:
17 archives boxes; 7 linear feet
Language:
Preferred citation:

Ron Yeo Papers. Sherman Library and Gardens

Background

Scope and content:

The papers Ron Yeo consist of reports, subject files, publications, and correspondence relating to environmental and cultural initiatives in Orange County. Much of the collection relates to preservation of open space in Orange County, including materials about UC Irvine’s “Project 21” Open Space Action Group, the preservation of Upper Newport Bay, the Santa Ana River and the Aliso Creek Corridor. Other materials document Yeo's participation in Orange County Arts Alliance, the Natural History Foundation of Orange County, and University of California, Irvine.

Biographical / historical:

Ron Yeo was born on June 17, 1933 in Los Angeles, California. He graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Architecture in 1959. He was officially licensed in 1960 as an architect. In 1963, he founded Ron Yeo, Architect, Inc. With his office located in Corona del Mar, he worked on a variety of projects located in and around Orange County. In 1965, he was appointed to be on the board of directors for the University of California, Irvine’s “Project 21,” which had the goal to ensure that Orange County entered the 21st century with a well-planned area. He led one of the multiple study groups titled, Open Space. He was a member of the Orange County Planning Commission from 1972-1973, and again from 1975-1976. In addition, he was the chairman of the Orange County Housing and Community Development Task Force in 1978. He assisted in the development of the Upper Newport Bay Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center and Back Bay Science Center, which eventually opened in 2001. He has been listed as a notable architect by Marquis Who’s Who in 2004.

Acquisition information:
Ron Yeo donated these papers to Sherman Library in 2017 and 2019.
Arrangement:

These papers are arranged into the following series:

  1. Orange County Open Space Initiatives
    1. Regional Opens Space Files, 1968-1977 (Boxes 1-2)
    2. Project 21 Open Space Action Group Files, 1968-1981 (Boxes 3-4)
    3. Santa Ana River/Santiago Creek Greenbelt Project, 1971-1974 (Boxes 4-5)
    4. Upper Newport Bay
      1. Subject Files, 1971-2002 (Boxes 5-7)
      2. Reports, 1963-2003 (Boxes 8-9)
    5. Aliso Creek Corridor, 1969-1979 (Boxes 10-11)
  2. University of California, Irvine Files, 1963-2005 (Boxes 11-13)
  3. Natural History Foundation of Orange County Files, 1978-1987 (Box 13)
  4. Orange County Arts Alliance Files, 1978-1986, Bulk 1980-1981 (Boxes 14-17)

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the Sherman Library. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The Sherman Library does not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

Ron Yeo Papers. Sherman Library and Gardens

Location of this collection:
614 Dahlia Ave.
Corona del Mar, CA 92625, US
Contact:
(949) 673-1880
library@slgardens.org
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