Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Dana Strand Club Records
- Dates:
- 1956-1989
- Creators:
- Dana Strand Club Chandler-Sherman Corporation
- Abstract:
- This collection includes administrative files, corporate papers, event files and news bulletins from the Dana Strand Club, a mobile home community located in Dana Point, CA. The files documents the management of the property, including finances, amenities, such as the beach, pool and coffee shop, employees, and community events.
- Extent:
- 3 archives boxes; 1 linear foot, 3 inches
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Dana Strand Club Records. Sherman Library and Gardens
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection includes administrative files, corporate papers, event files and news bulletins from the Dana Strand Club, a mobile home community located in Dana Point, CA. The files documents the management of the property, including finances, amenities, such as the beach, pool and coffee shop, employees, and community events.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Dana Strand Club was a mobile home development on the Dana Point Strand established in 1956 by the Chandler-Sherman Corporation. The Club grounds included 90 lots overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The site was accessible only by private road and included a private beach. Club amenities included a restaurant, clubhouse, tennis court and swimming pool. The club hosted events such as holiday parties and a polar bear swim, and issued a community newsletter.
Membership in the Club, which was required to rent a lot, was strictly regulated by Chandler-Sherman Corp. New members had to be sponsored by an existing member and provide three character references, one of which had to be a financial adviser. The Club had two membership categories: regular and associate. Regular members leased home sites at the Dana Strand Club. Associate Members were part of the immediate family of a regular members in good standing. Associate membership were usually only issued to unmarried daughters and sons over the age of fifteen.
The Club was initially managed by Rex Thompson who was also vice president of Chandler-Sherman Corporation. In 1958, Thompson resigned as General Manager, and was replaced by Caroline and Ogden Read. The Reads managed the club until 1981 and then Drew G. Harper assumed their responsibilities. The Dana Strand Club officially closed its doors on February 24, 1989.
- Acquisition information:
- Arrangement:
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- Administrative Files, 1957-1989
- Corporate Documents, 1956-1960
- Event Files, 1958-1982
- News Bulletins, 1956-1968
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Business records - California - Orange County - 21st century.
Mobile Homes - California
Planned Communities - California - Orange County - 21st century. - Names:
- Dana Strand Club - History - 21st century.
Dana Strand and Tennis Club - History - 21st century. - Places:
- Dana Point (Calif.) - History - 21st century.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 2019
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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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:
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Dana Strand Club Records. Sherman Library and Gardens
- Location of this collection:
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614 Dahlia Ave.Corona del Mar, CA 92625, US
- Contact:
- (949) 673-1880