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Treviño (Alberto F., Jr.) papers
MS.R.186  
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  • Contributing Institution: Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
    Title: Alberto F. Treviño, Jr. papers
    Identifier/Call Number: MS.R.186
    Physical Description: 1.5 Linear Feet (1 record center box; 1 telescoping box; 1 OS folder) Correspondence, photographs, and one oversize laminated collage of clippings.
    Date (inclusive): 1960-2014
    Condition Description: The collection is in good condition. Box 2 includes three albums and one framed photograph.
    Language of Material: English .

    Content Description

    This collection documents various aspects of Alberto F. Treviño's career. He was a principle planner with the Irvine Company from 1961-1965. Treviño is perhaps best known for his role in spearheading the design and planning for Fashion Island shopping center in Newport Beach, California as well as the University Park and Turtle Rock neighborhoods in Irvine, California. He was also the principle planner for Laguna Niguel, California from 1958-1960 and served as assistant secretary in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development under presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and George W. Bush. Treviño was the vice president of the Walt Disney Company from 1974-1975.
    The collection includes correspondence, photographs, memos, meeting notes, project brochures, and personal material. The bulk of the collection is correspondence and photographs with White House officials. The collection also includes correspondence with members of the Walt Disney Company and materials related the Department of Housing and Development Soul City project.

    Arrangement

    Box 1: "Old Spanish and Mexican Ranchos of Orange County", 1961 General Electric Planning Presentation, 1966 Concept Environment, Inc. 1970 Department of Housing and Development (Soul City), 1970-1974 Department of Housing and Urban Development (General), 1972-2002 Costa Rica Conference, 1972 Loose Correspondence 1973-2005 Miscellaneous, 1970- 87 "75 Years of Landscape Architecture at Berkeley", 1988 Clippings, 2000-14 Loose Photographs
    Box 2: 3 Albums 1 Framed photograph
    Box 3: Laminated collage clippings

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Orange County (Calif.) -- Planning -- 20th century