City of Newport Beach. Fire Department Records

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Sherman Library and Gardens

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Corona del Mar, California 92625

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2019

Descriptive Summary

Title: City of Newport Beach. Fire Department Records

Dates: 1929-1955

Collection Number: 2019_09

Creator/Collector:

Extent: 7 volumes; 4 photographs and 20 negatives.

Repository: Sherman Library and Gardens

Corona del Mar, California 92625

Abstract: 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.

Language of Material: English

Access

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Preferred Citation

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

Scope and Content of Collection

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.