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Sumner (Bruce W.) Collection on the California Constitution
Revision Commission
MS.R.172
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine
Libraries
Title: Bruce W. Sumner collection on the California Constitution Revision
Commission
Creator:
California Constitution Revision Commission
Creator:
Sumner, Bruce W.
(Bruce Wilson), 1924-
Identifier/Call Number: MS.R.172
Physical Description:
16 Linear Feet
(16 boxes) and 1 unprocessed linear foot
Date (inclusive): 1912-1976
Date (bulk): 1964-1974
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.
Language of Material:
English .
The collection is open for research.
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.
Bruce W. Sumner collection on the California Constitution Revision Commission. MS-R172.
Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date
accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information
about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder
descriptions, and box/folder locations.
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.
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.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Law -- California -- History.
Constitutional amendments -- California -- 20th century.
Constitutional history -- California.