Ellen K. Lee Collection

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Sherman Library and Gardens

614 Dahlia Ave.

Corona del Mar, California 92625

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2019

Descriptive Summary

Title: Ellen K. Lee Collection

Dates: 1870-1949

Collection Number: 2019_12

Creator/Collector:

Extent: 2 document boxes, 9 linear inches; 196 photographs.

Repository: Sherman Library and Gardens

Corona del Mar, California 92625

Abstract: This collection consists of photographs, pencil sketches, newspaper and magazine articles, and documents all concerning the early history of Newport Beach and Newport Bay. The photographs document Balboa, Lido Island, Corona del Mar, Laguna Beach, Newport Bay, Newport Beach, the Santa Ana River, Irvine, and Orange. Lee generated many of these files while conducting research for her book Newport Bay: A Pioneer History.

Language of Material: English

Access

This collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

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

Ellen K. Lee Collection. Sherman Library and Gardens

Scope and Content of Collection

This collection consists of photographs, pencil sketches, newspaper and magazine articles, and documents all concerning the early history of Newport Beach and Newport Bay. The photographs document Balboa, Lido Island, Corona del Mar, Laguna Beach, Newport Bay, Newport Beach, the Santa Ana River, Irvine, and Orange. Lee generated many of these files while conducting research for her book Newport Bay: A Pioneer History.