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Title: Jimmie R. Yee collection
Identifier/Call Number: MSS 2014/18
Contributing Institution:
California State University, Sacramento Special Collections & University Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
5.0 Linear feet
(4 record cartons & 1 oversize folder)
Date (inclusive): 1992-2014
[Identification of item including date], [Folder Title], MSS 2014/18, Jimmie R. Yee collection, Department of Special Collections
and University Archives, University Library, California State University, Sacramento.
Copyright is protected by the copyright law, Chapter 17 of the U.S. Code. Requests for permission to publish, quote, or reproduce
from collections must be submitted in writing to the Head of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives.
Permission for publication is given on the behalf of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives, University
Library, California State University, Sacramento as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include permission
of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Contains scrapbooks, letters, articles, photographs and awards given to Jimmie Yee throughout his career in the Sacramento
City Council. It includes 10 series: Speeches, Correspondence, Flyers / Mailers, Newspaper Clippings, Scrapbooks, Photographs,
Publications, Blueprints, Media, & Awards / Plaques/ Certificates.
Conditions Governing Access note
Collection is open for research. Some restrictions may apply.
Jimmie R. Yee (1934- ) was born in Sacramento, California to Charles "Sam" Yee and Bau Jung Lee. After high school, he attended
UC Berkeley and, in 1956, he received a BA in Civil Engineering. After college, he entered the Army Reserves. Approximately
ten years later, he was discharged and Yee started his own engineering firm in Sacramento known as "Cole/Yee/Schubert and
Associates". In 1974, he was appointed to the Sacramento Civil Service Board, and in 1988 he was appointed to the Sacramento
City Planning Commission.
After the death of Joe Serna, Jr., Jimmie Yee briefly served in the mayoral office from 1999-2000 until the election of Heather
Fargo.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
The Jimmie R. Yee collection was donated to CSUS by Jimmie R. Yee in 2014.
Related Archival Materials note
Related archival materials to Chinese Americans in this repository are:
Frank Fat Collection (MSS 2006/24).
Related archival materials to Sacramento Mayors in this repository are:
Phil Isenberg Papers (MSS 1991/01) & Joe Serna, Jr. Papers (MSS 2004/19).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Yee, Jimmie R.
Yee, Jimmie R.
California--Chinese Americans
California--Politics and government.
Photographs
Scrapbooks