Smith (Graeme Clifford) and Rosemary Sinnott papers

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Smith (Graeme Clifford) and Rosemary Sinnott papers

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Unprocessed addition, 2019 Accession 2019-042 1918-1963

Physical Description: 4.2 Linear Feet(2 record cartons, 1 letter-size document box, 1 17-inch oversize box, 1 22-inch oversize box)

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This addition to the collection has not been processed but is open for research. Please contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access.

Series Scope and Contents Summary

This addition to the collection is compromised of photographs and other relevant material from the Smith and Sinnott families of Newport Beach and Laguna Beach, California, from circa 1918 to 1963. Highlights of the collection include images of beach life, fishing, images of Catalina Island and Mexico, as well as a personal diary of the donor's father and a boat log.

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Box 1 1918-1963

Scope and Contents Note

Folders 1-34 (ca. 1918-1940) Graeme Clifford Smith (known as Jimmie, Jimmy, Jim) and family and connections and activities in Laguna Beach before meeting Rosemary Sinnott. ca.1918-1940; folders 35-41 (1929-1940) Rosemary Sinnott and family in Newport Beach, California 1929-1940; folders 42-55 (1940-1958) Graeme and Rosemary Smith.

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Box 2 1918-1963

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(ca. 1929-1989) Yearbooks and scrapbooks. Graeme Clifford Smith yearbooks: The Metate.1929. Yearbook. Pomona College, Claremont, CA. The Metate. 1930. Yearbook. Pomona College, Claremont, CA. Scrapbook about G.C. Smith put together after his death. Photo album of family photos dating from 1940-1955 beginning with Rosemary and GC on their honeymoon. 1 folder with 7 photographs of Myles Hilt Sinnott, father of Rosemary Sinnott Smith. 1 Scrapbook ca. 1946-1947 focused on Pauline and Henry Y. Smith Yearbooks of Katherine Elizabeth Smith Donahue (Kathy Smith) (1949, 1958, 1960-1962).

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Box 3 1918-1963

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(1947-1963) Slides including a set called "Fish and Ships", and a DVD of "Fish and Ships" slide show.

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Box 4 1918-1963

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(1921-1925) Oversize scrapbook created by G.C. Smith documenting travels of the Smith Family in California and beyond.

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Box 5 1918-1963

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(ca. 1922-1945) Oversize portraits of Smith Family members and newspapers.

Unprocessed addition, 2022 Accession 2022-017 1967-1976

Physical Description: 0.2 Linear Feet(1 half letter size document box)

Access

This addition to the collection has not been processed but is open for research. Please contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access.

Series Scope and Contents Summary

This addition to the collection contains slides and photographs of fishing trips Graeme Clifford and Rosemary Sinnott Smith took to Mexico and San Clemente Island.

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Box 1 1967-1976

Scope and Contents Note

This addition to the collection contains slides and photographs of fishing trips Graeme Clifford and Rosemary Sinnott Smith took to Mexico and San Clemente Island.

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Unprocessed addition, 2019

Unprocessed addition, 2022