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Guide to the Orange County Human Relations Commission Records MS.R.162
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  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Processing History
  • Acquisition Information
  • Historical Background
  • Collection Scope and Content Summary
  • Arrangement
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  • Title: Orange County Human Relations Commission records
    Identifier/Call Number: MS.R.162
    Contributing Institution: Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 1.2 Linear feet (3 boxes)
    Date (inclusive): 1972-1998
    Language of Collection Materials: Collection materials are in English.
    Abstract: This collection consists of records of the Orange County (California) Human Relations Commission from 1974 to 1998. Materials include reports, publications, minutes and agendas, and other material related to the activities of the commission on topics including affirmative action, fair housing, landlord-tenant relations, youth demographics, and refugee resettlement in Orange County.
    Creator: Orange County Human Relations Commission (Orange County, Calif.).

    Access

    The collection is open for research.

    Publication Rights

    Property rights reside with the University of California. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.

    Preferred Citation

    Orange County Human Relations Commission Records. MS-R162. 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.

    Processing History

    Processed by Chris S. Ervin, 2012.

    Acquisition Information

    Transferred by Yvonne Wilson, former government documents librarian at UC Irvine.

    Historical Background

    The Orange County (California) Human Relations Commission was established by the Board of Supervisors in 1971 to serve as an impartial agency to deal with intergroup tensions, and to promote measures to eliminate prejudice, intolerance and discrimination against any individual or group because of race, religion, national origin, sex, age, handicap or cultural background.

    Collection Scope and Content Summary

    This collection consists of records of the Orange County (California) Human Relations Commission from 1974 to 1998. Materials include reports, publications, minutes and agendas, and other material related to the activities of the commission on topics including affirmative action, fair housing, landlord-tenant relations, youth demographics, and refugee resettlement in Orange County.

    Arrangement

    This collection is arranged in 2 series:
    • Series 1. Administrative records
    • Series 2. Program records

    Related Collections

    Related materials can be found in the following collections:
    Fair Housing Council of Orange County Records (Collection MS-R165). Department of Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine. http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8b56k9p
    Felix Schwarz Files on the Orange County Human Relations Commission (Collection MS-R097). Department of Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt938nf8hj
    University Extension community Planning Study Files, University of California, Irvine, 1964-1983. (Collection AS-010). Department of Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt209nb0dz

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Orange County Human Relations Commission (Orange County, Calif.).
    Affirmative action programs--California
    African Americans -- Economic conditions -- California -- 20th century
    Agriculture -- California -- Orange County.
    Booklets -- California -- Orange County -- 20th century.
    Brochures -- 20th century.
    Child care -- California
    Churches--California--Orange County.
    Correspondence -- 20th century.
    Directories
    Emigration and immigration.
    Excellence in education
    Homeless persons.
    Interpersonal relations--California.
    Investment of public funds--California--Orange County.
    Low income housing--California.
    Mexican American families--California--Orange County.
    Minutes -- California -- Orange County -- 20th century.
    Newsletters -- California -- Orange County -- 20th century.
    Pamphlets -- California -- Orange County -- 20th century.
    People with disabilities.
    Refugees, Southeast Asian -- California -- Archives
    Rental housing--California.
    Reports -- California -- Orange County -- 20th century.
    Southeast Asian Americans -- California -- Orange County -- Archives.
    Youth--California.