Sumner (Bruce W.) Collection on the California Constitution Revision Commission, 1912-1976, bulk 1964-1974

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Summary

Title:

Bruce W. Sumner collection on the California Constitution Revision Commission

Dates:

1912-1976, bulk 1964-1974

Creators:

California Constitution Revision Commission and Sumner, Bruce W. (Bruce Wilson), 1924-

Abstract:

This collection contains records documenting the activities of the California Constitution Revision Commission (1964-1974) compiled by commission chairman Judge Bruce W. Sumner. Records include reports, minutes, and correspondence of committees charged with revision of select constitutional articles, commission minutes and reports, and press clippings from throughout California documenting media coverage of commission activities. Ballot pamphlets dating from 1912-1968, as well as notes, documents, and other background research materials collected by Sumner, are also included.

Extent:

16 Linear Feet (16 boxes) and 1 unprocessed linear foot

Language:

English .

Preferred citation:

Bruce W. Sumner collection on the California Constitution Revision Commission. MS-R172. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.

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Background

Scope and content:: This collection contains records documenting the activities of the California Constitution Revision Commission (1964-1974) compiled by commission chairman Judge Bruce W. Sumner. Records include reports, minutes, and correspondence of committees charged with revision of select constitutional articles, commission minutes and reports, and press clippings from throughout California documenting media coverage of commission activities. Ballot pamphlets dating from 1912-1968, as well as notes, documents, and other background research materials collected by Sumner, are also included.
Acquisition information:: Judge Bruce W. Sumner donated the collection to the Orange County Public Law Library (OCPLL) in 1983. The collection was deposited by OCPLL at the UCI Libraries in 2014.
Processing information:: A master index to the Sumner collection was created by OCPLL staff in the 1980s. It describes records of the committees, commission, and ballot pamphlets; records identified as background research, clippings, and correspondence and other supplementary documents are not included. The index is available through the Online Archive of California and the Special Collections and Archives reading room.
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:: Law -- California -- History.
Constitutional amendments -- California -- 20th century.
Constitutional history -- California.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:: Sara Seltzer; addition added by Zoe MacLeod, 2018.
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-08-31 18:42:34 UTC .

Access and use

Restrictions:: The collection is open for research.
Terms of access:: 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.