Guide to the Christine F. Shirley Files on Crystal Cove Historic District MS.R.113
1967 | Christine Vail purchases the lease to cottage 23. |
1970 | Christine Vail marries Jack Shirley. |
1979 June 16 | Crystal Cove Historic District placed on National Register of Historic Places. |
1979 December | State of California purchases 1,898 acres of Crystal Cove State Park from the Irvine Company for $32,600,000. |
1981-1983 | Development and Public Use Plan |
1982 April 14 | Crystal Cove residents given notice to vacate by 1982 July 31. |
1983 | Crystal Cove lease period extended by ten years. |
1991-1994 | Development and Public Use Plan |
1993-1995 | Tenant leases extended for two years. |
1994-2001 | Development and Public Use Plan |
1995 December 29 | Crystal Cove Residents' Association file lawsuit against the State of California, Parks and Recreation to prevent eviction. |
1996 | Crystal Cove Preservation Partners selected as concessionaire of the Historic District. |
1996-2001 | Tenant leases extended month-to-month. |
1999 | Crystal Cove Alliance formed to resist the State of California's plans to build a luxury hotel and modify the Crystal Cove cottages. |
2001 | Crystal Cove Preservation Partners' contract cancelled. |
2001 February 9 | The California Department of Parks and Recreation issues 30-day eviction notice to residents. Residents file lawsuit claiming non-compliance of agreement. |
2001 July 8 | Crystal Cove residents vacate their properties. |
2001-2006 | Plan for Public Use and Preservation |
2006 June | Crystal Cove cottages made available for public use. |
Collection Scope and Content Summary
- Series 1. Crystal Cove Residents' Association records, 1967-2001. 2.0 linear feet
- Series 2. Subject files, 1923-2002. 3.2 linear feet
- Series 3. Clippings, 1959-2002. 2.0 linear feet
- Martha Padve papers on the Crystal Cove Historic District. MS-R091. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Crystal Cove Residents' Association records Series 1. 1967-2001, bulk 1978-1995
Series Scope and Content Summary
Address and telephone lists 1979-1990, 2001, undated
Assessment notices 1989-1995
Budgets and related materials 1978-1984, 1997
Cookbook
Correspondence, order form, and other materials 1981
Receipts, financial statements, and other materials 1981-1982
Correspondence
Congress 1973-1984
General 1978-2001
Legal 1978-1996
Executive Committee meeting minutes and related materials 1978-1982
Insurance issues: correspondence 1982-1983
Legal documents 1981-1983, 1996
Newsletters and related materials 1978-1995
Profile of Crystal Cove summary 1978
Rental analysis undated
Resident files
Barnard, Jean and John: correspondence 1978, 1992-1995
Barnard, Maggie and Ralph: correspondence 1991-1995
Benson, Maddy and Stan: correspondence and related materials 1980-1981, undated
Brescia, Colleen and Fred: correspondence 1991
Clement, Lisa and Norm: correspondence and clippings 1978-1979, 1990-1994
Combs, Cinda and Bob: correspondence and clippings 1967, 1978-1997
Davidson, E. Roy: correspondence 1978
Dice, Ann Fletcher: correspondence and related materials 1989-1993
Falzett, Vivian and Doug: correspondence 1984-1989
Gabriel, Laurie: correspondence and clippings 1989-1990
Goodell, James: correspondence and slides 1989
Gualtieri, Kathy: correspondence 1978-1990
Hiatt, Stella: correspondence and related materials 1979-2001
Hodges, Dottie and Jim: correspondence 1978
Johnson, Paul: quotes undated
Kennedy, Dennis and Ron 1979-1989
Lawson, Robert: correspondence 1983
Lowe, Phyllis: correspondence and report 1978-1982, 1991, undated
Luckenbill, Birke and Dixie: correspondence and notes 1989-1991
Luther-Wilder, Judith: correspondence and résumés 1989
Makely, Russ: correspondence and invoice 1978
McGraw, Betty and John: correspondence 1985
Mellon, Carlotta: correspondence 1978
Miller, Becky and Douglas: correspondence, photographs, and clippings 1978-1992
Mitchell, Sherrie and Bob: correspondence 1978-1981
Moran, Margaret: correspondence and clipping 1992
Padve, Martha
Correspondence, clippings, and notes 1972-1986
Correspondence, essays, photographs, and other materials 1976-1995, undated
Payne, Biddy: correspondence, audio cassette tape, and other materials 1977-1978
Pilaria, Rowland: correspondence 1978
Ramsey, Pat and Paul: correspondence 1978, undated
Rowland, John: correspondence 1989
Spengler, Lauren and Andrew: correspondence 1989
Taft, Skip: correspondence 1978-1987
Thobe, Jim: correspondence 1978-1985
Van de Kamp, John: clippings, correspondence, and other materials 1978-1990
Van Pelt, Lee: correspondence 1978
Van Steenwyk, Meredith: correspondence 1979
Van Wyck, Bill and Ruth: correspondence 1978, 1994, undated
Weber, Ruth: correspondence 1978-1979
Weegar, Freda and Ted: correspondence and clippings 1978-1990
Willinger, Amelia and Al: correspondence, photographs, and budgets 1974-1996, undated
Residents' meetings
Financial report 1979
Garage and cottage repairs: minutes, maintenance procedure sheet, and audio cassette 1984
General
Audiocassettes 1978-1979
Membership notice, proposed resolutions, and correspondence 1995
Notice, notes, and correspondence 1978-1996
Notes 1982
Relocation: correspondence, relocation forms, and other materials 1977-1980
Resource files
Birds: newsletters, pamphlet, and other materials 1978-1980
Marine Shells of Southern California 1969
Save Crystal Cove Committee: announcements, questionnaire, and articles of incorporation 1995
Save the Cove powerpoint presentation undated
Stationary undated
Yacht Club: invitations and fliers 1985-1993
Subject files Series 2. 1923-2002, bulk 1977-2001
Series Scope and Content Summary
Alliance to Rescue Crystal Cove correspondence and flier 1999-2000
Articles
"A Guide to Historic Preservation for the California Practioner" 1981
"Preservation and the Tax Reform Act of 1976" 1977
Artists at Crystal Cove
General: correspondence, brochures, and other materials 1979-1983, 1992
Gregory, Bonnie: correspondence and pamphlet 1978-1983
Milton, David: advertisements and clipping 1990
Badham, Robert E.: correspondence, clippings, and report 1980-1984
Beaches filming notification 1988
Book on Crystal Cove (unpublished)
Advertisement, photocopies, and other materials 2002
Drafts and research materials 1962, 1978-1988
California Coastal Commission
Preliminary review of Irvine Coast general plan 1978
Presentation, correspondence, and other materials 1978-1982
Public hearing notices 1982-1999
California Highway Commission: Pacific Coast Highway Relocation Study memorandum and report 1973
California Historical Society meeting program and correspondence 1983
California Legislature Senate Committee on Finance -- special meeting on Irvine Coast Project: agenda and supplemental analysis 1980
California Regional Water Quality Control Board cease and desist orders, correspondence, and other materials 2000-2001
California State Coastal Conservancy agenda and correspondence 2001
California State Historical Building Code 1981
Card file notes regarding Crystal Cove cottages undated
Carpenter, Dennis (Senator): correspondence, newsletter, and other materials 1973
Correspondence
General 1973-2001
County of Orange Pelican Hill Road Environmental Impact Report: agenda, notice of preparation, and report 1986
Crystal Cove Community Trust correspondence 2001
Crystal Cove Conservancy proposal and correspondence 1979-1980, 1990-1992
Crystal Cove Historic District Preservation Association
Bylaws and related materials 1960-1961, 1978-1979
Project application and permit 1984-1986
Crystal Cove Interpretive Association newsletters, correspondence, and other materials 1983-1991
Crystal Cove Preservation Society correspondence and plan 1991
Crystal Cove State Park
Analysis 1980
Meeting agendas, invitations, and other materials 1981-1984
Planning team: correspondence, questionnaires, and other materials 1978-1980
Department of General Services Real Estate Services Division correspondence and clipping 1978-1988
Department of Parks and Recreation
Crystal Cove State Park Relocation Plan, booklet, and correspondence 1980
Correspondence 1978-2001
Hearing notice 1984
Lease agreement amendments and related correspondence 1986-1987
Lease agreement draft 1983
Leases, correspondence, and notes 1967, 1983-1984, 1994-1999
Meeting agenda 1982
Negative Declaration for Irvine Coast 1978
Notices of termination 1993
Rental agreement 1982
A Report to the Legislature on Museum Collections Management undated
Requests for quitclaim deed 1995
Sources of Historic Preservation Funds circa 1978
El Morro Community Group reports and lease 1978-1981
Eviction notices 1982
Friends of the Irvine Coast
Legal papers, correspondence, and clipping 1981
Newsletters, correspondence, and other materials 1978-1991
Garages: correspondence, lease, and map 1985-1986
Gate to upper road announcements and bulletin 1980, 1990
Greenpeace fact sheets, correspondence, and ephemera 1978-1979
Handbook: Historic Preservation in California and related materials 1982
Histories and summaries 2002
Bibliography undated
Conclusion/Historic District: notes, clippings, and other materials 1978
Early history: correspondence, notes, and other materials 1923, 1969-1979-1984
Early resident questionnaires 1978, 2002
Geographical features: correspondence, summaries, and other materials 1966, 1977-1980
International popularity: correspondence and summary 1976
Lifestyle and celebrations: summary, correspondence, and notes 1978
Natural disasters: notes and clippings 1978
World War II: correspondence, notes, and other materials 1938-1945, 1978-1980
Insurance policies and correspondence 1984-1987
Laguna Greenbelt, Inc. correspondence, brochures, and other materials 1978-1991
Leases, correspondence, and other materials 1940-1973
Magazines featuring articles on Crystal Cove
Coaster Magazine 1995
Los Angeles Times Magazine 1990
New Worlds 1973-1978
Maps circa 1970-1983, 1994
McClure, Vicki: clippings, announcements, and other materials 1984
Naming of lessees: announcements and correspondence 1983
National Audubon Society Laguna Hills Chapter newsletters 1976-1989
National Register of Historic Places 1978-1981, undated
Historic summaries drafts 1977
Nomination forms, correspondence, and other materials 1978-1979, undated
Plaque order form, nomination forms, and other materials
National Trust for Historic Preservation fact sheets and related materials 1978, 1997
Nature Conservancy membership packet 1980
Newsletters
Californians for Preservation Action Newsletter 1976
Coastal News 1982
Crystal Cove Historic District 2001-2002
Crystal Cove State Park: Park Planning Newsletter 1980-1982
Laguna Beach Community Historical Society 1978-1981
Orange County Historical Society County Courier 1985
United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service Irvine Coast/Laguna New Area Study Newsletter undated
Notes 1977-1984, 1991-1996, undated
Orange Coast National Park correspondence and minutes 1979
Orange County historical organizations roster 1975
Orange County Planning Commission
Environmental Management Agency Report -- Final Environmental Impact Report for the Irvine Coast: report and correspondence 1978
Public hearing notice and agenda 1976
Pacific Coast Archaeological Society Quarterly 1987
Pacific Coast Highway relocation study 1973
Pamphlets 1975-1982, 1990, undated
Parking
Pass announcements 1981-1986
Rules and notice 1996-1997
Petition to Governor Jerry Brown and related materials 1982
Political contacts: correspondence, brochures, and other materials 1977-1983
Real estate appraisal 1983
Relocation Assistance in California packet and relocation notice 1981
Relocation needs booklet and survey 1978
Rental records
Cottage 23: budget and notes 1990, undated
Cottage 26
Bulletins, correspondence, and other materials 1973-1978
Correspondence, legal papers, and other materials 1982-1986
Correspondence, receipts, and other materials 1978-1999
Reports
County of Orange Local Coastal Program Irvine Coast: Commission Staff Summary and Recommendation 1978
Crystal Cove cottage rehabilitation geotechnical investigation 1994
Crystal Cove State Park Interpretive Plan appendix D undated
Open Space and Recreation Plan for the Proposed Wilderness Park and Resource Conservation Area 1978
The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Historic Preservation Projects undated
Shipwreck Reef Project proposal 1995
Television channels available at Crystal Cove: correspondence 1984
Trails: clippings, correspondence, and other materials 1979-1989
Clippings Series 3. 1959-2002, bulk 1968-1996
Clippings 1959-1981, undated
Clippings 1980-2002