Palos Verdes Peninsula Coordinating Council Records 014
Monique Sugimoto
Local History Center volunteers, Julie Sulman, Hiroko Yanigiharo, Donna Chiang, Alison Menninger and Jeremy Berry-Cahn.
Palos Verdes Library District, Peninsula Center Library. Local History Center.
January 15, 2017
701 Silver Spur Road
Rolling Hills Estates, California 90274
localhistory@pvld.org
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Palos Verdes Library District, Peninsula Center Library. Local History Center.
Title: Palos Verdes Peninsula Coordinating Council Records
Creator:
Palos Verdes Peninsula Coordinating Council
Identifier/Call Number: 014
Physical Description:
4 Cubic Feet
2 letter document boxes, 2 oversize flat storage boxes
Date (bulk): 1954 - 2008
Physical Location: Local History Center
Abstract: The Palos Verdes Peninsula Coordinating Council collection documents the activities of the Palos Verdes Coordinating Committee,
later renamed the Palos Verdes Peninsula Coordinating Council. The organization is made up of representatives from area organizations,
agencies and interested citizens. The materials include administrative records and scrapbooks created by the Council. The
collection provides a view of the activities of the Council membership as well as a wide-range of community issues.
Scope and Contents
The Palos Verdes Peninsula Coordinating Council records consist of administrative records, agendas, meeting minutes, newsletters
and calendars and scrapbooks created by the Palos Verdes Coordinating Committee, later renamed the Palos Verdes Peninsula
Coordinating Council. The majority of the records are minutes of both board and general meetings, published calendars and
clippings from area newspapers regarding the Council's activities.
Early minutes include detailed descriptions of general meetings in which guest speakers or organization leaders spoke on various
topics. Topics are varied and include a community-wide survey on the recreational needs of youth, the construction of a proposed
community building for the Peninsula, efforts of the Save Our Coastline organization to halt construction on the Peninsula,
the acquisition of land for and the building of the Library branch locations, homelessness, youth employment, Peninsula beatification,
and preservation of trails.
The collection also includes service award nominations and recipient lists, various publications and correspondence. Of particular
note is a 1963 Council publication called Laws for Youth, a 21-page publication outlining all ordinances on the Palos Verdes
Peninsula affecting minors and juveniles, and a file on the Palos Verdes Peninsula Youth Commission, an independent arm of
the Palos Verdes Peninsula Board of Education, which includes brochures and clippings related to the Commission's "Bike for
PAY (Peninsula Action for Youth) and Thumb Taxi programs.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the Local History Center for access information.
Conditions Governing Use
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation
[Name of item], Records of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Coordinating Council (Collection 14). Local History Center, Peninsula
Center Library, Palos Verdes Library District, Rolling Hills Estates, CA.]
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the Local History Center by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Coordianting Council.
Processing Information
Initial rehousing and stabilization of materials by Local History Center volunteers. Final arrangement and description by
Monique Sugimoto, January 15, 2017.
Accruals
Accruals expected.
Biographical / Historical
The Palos Verdes Peninsula Coordinating Council began in January 1954 as the Palos Verdes Coordinating Committee. It was
created to assist and coordinate the activities of community organizations and agencies working in the community, encourage
civic responsibility, involvement and awareness in the community and also to facilitate in the creation of new services or
programs as needed.
The first meeting was attended by representatives from eight organizations including the Kiwanis, Parent Teacher Association,
Girl Scouts, Senior Dance Club, the Women's Club, Neighborhood Church Guild, Arts Association and the P.V. Players.
In October of 1958, the Palos Verdes Coordinating Committee joined the Federation of Community Coordinating Councils of Los
Angeles and changed its name to the Palos Verdes Peninsula Coordinating Council. At that time, the Council largely focused
on youth related issues such as delinquency prevention and enrichment activities, but it also looked into other community
concerns including safety, zoning, community beautification, education and recreation.
To facilitate the coordination of its member organizations and inform the public of community events, the Council started
publishing a calendar of events in the 1970s. Prior to this publication, the Council posted event notices and community calendars
in the local newspaper.
Council membership is made up of representatives from public and private agencies, service club and civic group leaders, religious
leaders, law enforcement organizations, school board members and interested citizens living or working in the community.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Scrapbooks
Community councils
Community-based organizations
Palos Verdes Peninsula (Calif.)
Minutes (Records)
Administrative files
1954-2007
Box 1
Brochures and flyers
1988-2002
Scope and Contents
Includes a program flyer from the 1988 1st Annual Peninsula Street Fair.
Box 1
Bylaws and policy statements
1993-2001 (with gaps)
Box 1
Clippings
1955-2007 (with gaps)
General
Includes an article from the 1980 July/August Palos Verdes Review giving a full history of the organization.
Box 1
Council board rosters
1986-2003
Box 1
Federation of Community Coordinating Councils of Los Angeles County
1988; 1990
Scope and Contents
Includes a letter dated August 1988 from the Executive Director of the Federation of Community Coordinating Councils of Los
Angeles outlining the Federation's vision for the future and detailing efforts to address delinquency prevention. Letter
includes a master calendar of scheduled area Community Coordinating Council meetings. Also includes the 1990 Federation of
Community Coordinating Council of Los Angeles Awards Luncheon pamphlet.
Box 1
"Laws for Youth" publication
1963
Scope and Contents
Includes a 21 page publication authored by the Council, outlining ordinances on the Palos Verdes Peninsula affecting minors
and juveniles. According to the forward, "the booklet was designed with the hope that it will help the youth, parents, and
those concerned with youth to know the law, to abide by it, and to uphold it in all of their dealings with young people."
Box 1
Meeting agendas and minutes
1987-2004
Physical Description: 5 Folders
Box 1
Newsletter
1993
Scope and Contents
Includes a single page issue noting service award winners and meeting schedule.
Box 1
Palos Verdes Youth Commission
1972-1973; 1988
Scope and Contents
Includes a Bike for PAY (Penninsula Action for Youth) registration form, newspaper clippings on the Bike for PAY program,
and dissolution records for the Palos Verdes Youth Commission organization.
Box 1
Press releases
1988
Scope and Contents
Includes a press release and biography for Council guest speaker, Coach George Allen, speaking on the need for increased awareness
of the beautification of the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
Box 1
Service award nominations and recipient lists
1961-1999; 2004
Box 1
Service award nomination forms
1987-1993
Scope and Contents
Includes nominations for both Teen Service Awards and Community Service Awards.
Box 3
Meeting agendas and mintues
1954-1974
Physical Description: 2 Volumes
Box 2
Calendars
1971-1977 (with gaps); 1982-2007
Physical Description: 9 Folders
Scope and Contents
Calendars for the 1970s pubished under the title, Coordinating Calendar Service. From 1982 to September 1994, the publication
is titled, Palos Verdes Peninsula Coordinating Council Newsletter. From October 1994 the publication changed to the Palos
Verdes Peninsula Coordinating Council Calendar. The new title incorporated the motto, "Your Community Connection".
Council meeting recordings
2004; 2008
Box 3
May 27, 2004 meeting recording
Physical Description: 1 VHS Tapes
Box 3
September 23, 2004 meeting recording
Physical Description: 1 VHS Tapes
Box 3
January 24, 2008 meeting recording
Physical Description: 1 DVD
Scrapbooks
1958-1979
Scope and Contents
Scrapbooks contain mostly newspaper clippings from the Palos Verdes Peninsula News, the Daily Breeze and other smaller area
publications. The 1975-1979 scrapbook also includes copies of agendas, meeting notes, bylaws and calendars.
Box 4
Scrapbooks
September 1958-May 1979
Physical Description: 3 Volumes
