Newport Beach, City of. Fire Department Records, 1929-1955

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Summary

Title:
City of Newport Beach. Fire Department Records
Dates:
1929-1955
Creators:
Newport Beach, City of
Abstract:
Extent:
7 volumes; 4 photographs and 20 negatives.
Language:
Preferred citation:

City of Newport Beach. Fire Department Records. Sherman Library and Gardens

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains materials relating to the history of the Newport Beach Fire Department. The records include two fire record books (1947-1953 and 1954-1955), a photo scrapbook (1944-1946), three newspaper scrapbooks, a framed certificate of appreciation given to Chief Frank Crocker in 1933, photographs and negatives, and a scrapbook (1927-1942) created by Chief Rufus Janvier “Jan” Briscoe.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by Sherman Library and Gardens staff.
Date Prepared:
1929-1955
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the Sherman Library. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The Sherman Library do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

City of Newport Beach. Fire Department Records. Sherman Library and Gardens

Location of this collection:
614 Dahlia Ave.
Corona del Mar, CA 92625, US
Contact:
(949) 673-1880
library@slgardens.org
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