Newport Beach, City of. Board of Trustees Records, 1907-1937

Collection context

Summary

Title:
City of Newport Beach. Board of Trustees Records
Dates:
1907-1937
Creators:
Newport Beach, City of.
Abstract:
Extent:
5 document boxes; 2 linear feet, 1 linear inch.
Language:
Preferred citation:

City of Newport Beach. Board of Trustees Records. Sherman Library and Gardens

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes correspondence, reports, contracts, plans, specifications, bonds, and other documents relating to the early twentieth century development and construction of portions of Newport Beach, California. A significant volume of the material in the collection relates to the city’s street system and includes documents related to improvements, paving, closures, and openings. In addition to numerous bonds and contracts filed with the City of Newport Beach for work varying from plumbing to garbage pick-up, the collection also contains items related to the construction of bulkheads and the dredging of Newport Harbor.

Indexed terms

Places:
Newport Beach (Calif.)

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by Sherman Library and Gardens staff.
Date Prepared:
1907-1937
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is 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 do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

City of Newport Beach. Board of Trustees Records. Sherman Library and Gardens

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