Guide to the Graeme Clifford and Rosemary Sinnott Smith papers
MS.R.199
Finding aid prepared by Jolene M. Beiser, 2019; inventory added by Zoe MacLeod,
2020; additions added by Zoe MacLeod, 2022.
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine
Libraries
(cc) 2022
The UCI Libraries
P.O. Box 19557
University of California, Irvine
Irvine 92623-9557
spcoll@uci.edu
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine
Libraries
Title: Graeme Clifford and Rosemary Sinnott Smith papers
Creator:
Smith, Graeme C., 1909-1989
Creator:
Smith, Rosemary (Rose Marie) Sinnott,
1918-1997
Identifier/Call Number: MS.R.199
Physical Description:
4.4 Linear Feet
(2 record cartons, 1 letter-size document box, 1 17-inch
oversize box, 1 22-inch oversize box, 1 half letter-size document box)
Date (inclusive): 1918-1976
Abstract: This 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 1976. 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.
Language of Material:
English .
Access
The collection is only minimally processed, but is open for research. Please contact the
Department of Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access.
Publication Rights
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.
Preferred Citation
Graeme Clifford and Rosemary Sinnott Smith papers. Collection MS-R-199. 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.
Acquisition information
Gift of Katharine E.S. Donahue, 2019 and 2020.
Collection Scope and Contents Summary
This 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 1976.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Families -- California -- Orange County
Orange County (Calif.)--Photographs.
Boats and boating--California--Orange County--Photographs.
Fishing--California--Orange County--Photographs
Boats and boating--California--History--20th Century
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)
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 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.
box accn2019-042 001
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.
box accn2019-042 002
Box 2
1918-1963
Scope and Contents Note
(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).
box accn2019-042 003
Box 3
1918-1963
Scope and Contents Note
(1947-1963) Slides including a set called "Fish and Ships", and a DVD of "Fish and
Ships" slide show.
box accn2019-042 004
Box 4
1918-1963
Scope and Contents Note
(1921-1925) Oversize scrapbook created by G.C. Smith documenting travels of the Smith
Family in California and beyond.
box accn2019-042 005
Box 5
1918-1963
Scope and Contents Note
(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.
box accn2022-017 001
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.
