Evans (C. J.) collection, 1965-1998, bulk 1978-1989

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Summary

Title:
C. J. Evans collection
Dates:
1965-1998, bulk 1978-1989
Creators:
Evans, C. Jeffrey
Abstract:
The C. J. Evans collection primarily consists of Sacramento regional planning documents gathered by C. Jeffrey Evans during the course of his work as a government planner. The bulk of the collection is made up of planning reports related to communities in Sacramento County (1965-1998), with a smaller amount of planning reports for Riverside County (1989), Solano County (1973-1989), and Yolo County (1989), plus material documenting the Natomas Community Association (1985-1995). The material in this collection helps trace the development of the Sacramento region, and also documents the changing trends in planning and increasingly rigorous requirements of environmental impact reports.
Extent:
12.75 linear feet (9 boxes, 8 oversized folders)
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

[Identifcation of item and/or item number], [box and folder number], C. J. Evans collection, MS0081, Center for Sacramento History.

Background

Scope and content:

The C. J. Evans Collection primarily consists of planning reports for Sacramento County communities dating from 1965 to 1989 that were gathered by C. Jeffrey Evans during the course of his work as a government planner. A smaller amount of reports are for Riverside, Solano and Yolo counties. Evans also served on the board of the Natomas Community Association, and the collection includes material from the board dating from 1985 to 1995 that encouraged the community to get involved in the planning for growth in the Natomas area.

Biographical / historical:

C. Jeffrey Evans worked as a regional planner in the Sacramento area. He graduated from Oregon State University, Corvallis, in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree in political science, then obtained a master’s in city and regional planning from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, in 1986. Evans began his planning career in the Sacramento area in 1984 working as a planning assistant with Quad Consultants. His first local government position was with the City of Roseville as an assistant planner in 1985. From 1985 to 1989, he worked as an assistant planner for the County of Sacramento while also serving on the Natomas Community Association’s board of directors. From 1989 to 1998, Evans was a planner with the California Energy Commission. As of 2011, Evans owned Evans Consulting Services LLC in Portland, Oregon.

Evans was a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP); American Planning Association (APA) and its Oregon, Idaho, Washington, California, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, and Western Central chapters; Canadian Institute of Planners; and Northwest Association of Environmental Professionals.

Acquisition information:
Acquired from C. Jeffrey Evans in 2002 (accession number 2002/059).
Processing information:

Finding aid edited by Kim Hayden, 2020.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into 3 series:
Series 1. Sacramento County regional planning records, 1965-1989

  • Subseries 1.1. American River Parkway, 1985
  • Subseries 1.2. Antelope Area, 1984-1987
  • Subseries 1.3. Arden Arcade, 1980-1987
  • Subseries 1.4. Carmichael, 1975-1994
  • Subseries 1.5. Citrus Heights, 1978-1988
  • Subseries 1.6. Del Paso Heights, 1998
  • Subseries 1.7. Delta, 1983-1995
  • Subseries 1.8. Elk Grove, 1978-1987
  • Subseries 1.9. Fair Oaks, 1983-1987
  • Subseries 1.10. Laguna, 1980-1990
  • Subseries 1.11. Natomas, 1988
  • Subseries 1.12. North Highlands, 1974-1987
  • Subseries 1.13. North Natomas, 1984-1987
  • Subseries 1.14. Orangevale, 1976, 1986-1987
  • Subseries 1.15 Rancho Cordova, 1978-1987
  • Subseries 1.16. Rio Linda, 1975, 1986
  • Subseries 1.17. Rio Vista, 1989
  • Subseries 1.18. Roseville, 1977-1985
  • Subseries 1.19. Sacramento County general, 1965-1994
  • Subseries 1.20. South Natomas, 1978-1989
  • Subseries 1.21. South Sacramento, 1978-1987
  • Subseries 1.22. Vineyard, 1985-1987
Series 2. Riverside, Solano, and Yolo counties regional planning records, 1973-1989
Series 3. Natomas Community Association records, 1985-1995

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Casey Wendt and Annastasia W. Griffin
Date Prepared:
© 2020
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by Kim Hayden. Date of source: May 20, 2020.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research use.

Terms of access:

All requests to publish or quote from private manuscripts held by the Center for Sacramento History (CSH) must be submitted in writing to csh@cityofsacramento.org. Permission for publication is given on behalf of CSH as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the patron. No permission is necessary to publish or quote from public records.

Preferred citation:

[Identifcation of item and/or item number], [box and folder number], C. J. Evans collection, MS0081, Center for Sacramento History.

Location of this collection:
551 Sequoia Pacific Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95811, US
Contact:
(916) 808-7072
csh@cityofsacramento.org
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