Collection of Materials Related to the City of Rolling Hills Estates, 1933; 1957-1998

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Summary

Creators:
Hopkins, Jack, (1915-1997)
Abstract:
Collection of records relating to the City of Rolling Hills Estates. The bulk of the collection covers Jack Hopkins tenure as Mayor (September 1957 – April 1959, May 1965 –April 1966), Vice Mayor (April 1967 – April 1968), and Council Member (1959-65, 1966-1972).
Extent:
3.5 Cubic Feet 7 legal document boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Name of item], Collection of Materials Related to the City of Rolling Hills Estates (Collection #38). Local History Center, Peninsula Center Library, Palos Verdes Library District, Rolling Hills Estates, CA.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection includes city administrative documents (meeting minutes, agendas, ordinances, etc.) and personal documents related to Jack Hopkins. Records include newsletters, clippings, informational mailers, brochures, election material, court filings, blueprints, petitions, rosters, handbooks, and photographs.

Biographical / historical:

Rolling Hills Estates was founded on September 10th, 1957 with 1.4 square miles of land and a population of 3,600. It was the 60th city formed in Los Angeles County and the 3rd on the Peninsula. The city formed out of a need to maintain local rule during annexation attempts by the cities of Torrance and Lomita.

Jack Hopkins, chairman of the Peninsula Citizens' Committee, led the drive to get unincorporated areas on the Peninsula into the new city proposal. He became the city's first mayor.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by donations, collected and assembled by the Local History Center.
Processing information:

Initial rehousing and stabilization of materials by Local History Center volunteers. Final arrangement and description by Lulu Zilinskas, 06/10/2019. Folders with bracketed titles are subject files created during processing.

Arrangement:

Arranged into two series: 1. Subject files for former Mayor and Council Member Jack Hopkins, 1933; 1958 – 1972; and 2. City of Rolling Hills Estates records, 1957 – 1998; arranged alphabetically by folder title, thereunder chronologically. Undated materials filed after dated materials.

Physical location:
Local History Center
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the Local History Center for access information.

Terms of access:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred citation:

[Name of item], Collection of Materials Related to the City of Rolling Hills Estates (Collection #38). Local History Center, Peninsula Center Library, Palos Verdes Library District, Rolling Hills Estates, CA.

Location of this collection:
701 Silver Spur Road
Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274, US
Contact:
(310) 377-9584
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