Friends of Newport Bay files Series 1.
1942-2003
1968-1988
Physical Description: 1.2 Linear
Feet
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series contains materials generated by the Friends of Newport Bay, including
correspondence, meeting agendas and minutes, publications, and newspaper clippings. The
bulk of the materials were created while Ray Williams was president of the Friends of
Newport Bay.
Arrangement
This series is arranged alphabetically by topic or material type.
Back Bay Trunk Sewer: reports and other materials
folder XOS 01
Maps of proposed trunk sewer,
1977 February 14
box 1, folder 1-4
Reports, correspondence, and other materials,
1976-1978
box 1, folder 5
Birds in Newport Bay list,
undated
box 1, folder 6-13
Clippings, correspondence, and other materials,
1969-2003
Scope and Content Summary
Includes writings, advertisements about local ecological issues, and analyses.
Note
During processing, clippings were photocopied for preservation. Originals were
discarded.
Compiled materials
Arrangement
Materials were compiled by Williams in a notebook, the order of which was retained
during processing.
box 2, folder 1
Board meeting agendas and minutes,
1973-1976
box 2, folder 2
Handouts and newsletters,
1968-1975
box 2, folder 3
Orange County Foundation for Preservation of Public Property
papers,
1968-1975
box 2, folder 4
Public presentation materials and notes,
1968-1976
box 2, folder 5
Published materials,
1942-1975
box 2, folder 6
Research papers and other materials,
1969-1974
box 2, folder 7
Training materials for tour guides and other materials,
1966-1968
Correspondence and other materials
box 2, folder 8-10
Correspondence,
1968-1977
Correspondence, reports, map, and other materials
box 3, folder 1, box 2, folder 11-12
Correspondence, reports, and other materials,
1970-1982
folder XOS 01
Map of Upper Newport Bay area,
1970 June 12
box 3, folder 2
Summaries of letters, speeches, and testimony, 1968-1980,
undated
Scope and Content Summary
The summaries correspond with letters that are located in Correspondence, box 2,
folders 8-10.
box 3, folder 3
Newport Bay research papers,
1972, 1981
box 3, folder 4
Plants in Newport Bay list,
1977 June
box 3, folder 6
Slope Stability Study: Upper Newport
Bay
,
1974
box 3, folder 7-8
Upper Newport Bay Field Committee: reports, correspondence, and other
materials,
1973-1974
box 3, folder 9
Upper Newport Bay park proposal,
1973 September
box 3, folder 10
Upper Newport Bay teacher packet,
1995-1996
Scope and Content Summary
Contains resources including essays, notes, schedules, newsletters, a map, and an
activity guide.
box 3, folder 11
Wetlands: newsletters and other materials,
1988-1992
Newport Beach City Council files Series 2.
1973-1981
Physical Description: 1.5 Linear
Feet
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series documents Ray Williams's work on the Newport Beach City Council, and
contains newspaper clippings, correspondence, reports, and other materials. Also
included are the planning papers of several city development projects, as well as
election documents.
Arrangement
This series is arranged alphabetically by topic or material type.
box 3, folder 12
Campaign notes and related materials,
1978-1980
box 3, folder 13
Candidate questions and responses,
1980
box 4, folder 1-10
Clippings, political advertisements, and analyses,
1976-1983
Note
During processing, clippings were photocopied for preservation. Originals were
discarded.
box 4, folder 11
The Irvine Company v. The City of Newport Beach lawsuit:
correspondence,
1980 February
box 5, folder 1
Legal research: reports, journal articles, and statutes,
1973-1976
Pacific Coast Highway Bay Crossing Planning Committee materials
folder XOS 01
Maps of Pacific Coast Highway bridge plans,
1973-1974
box 5, folder 2-5
Correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, and related
materials,
1974-1975
box 5, folder 6
Re-election documents and related materials,
1980-1981
box 5, folder 7-9, box 6, folder 1
Section 208: Water conservation project materials,
1976-1980
Scope and Content Summary
Contains correspondence, work plans, progress reports, newsletters, clippings, and
meeting materials.
box 6, folder 2
Speech drafts, clippings, and other materials,
1974-1976
box 6, folder 3
University Drive extension: correspondence, reports, and other
materials,
1975-1981
Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve materials
folder XOS 01
Maps of proposed Back Bay trunk sewer,
1976
box 6, folder 4-6
Correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, and other materials,
1973-1977, undated
Reports and other materials Series 3.
1971-2003
1971-1986
Physical Description: 0.6 Linear
Feet
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series comprises reports, newspaper clippings, manuscripts, settlement agreements,
writings, and other materials on Newport Bay compiled by Williams.
Arrangement
This series is arranged alphabetically by report title, topic or material type.
box 6, folder 7
At the Crossroads: A Report on California's Endangered
and Rare Fish and Wildlife
,
1972 January
box 6, folder 8
Back Bay Trunk Sewer: Summary of Project and
Conditions
report,
1977 August
box 6, folder 9
Chronology of events in Newport Bay from 1901 to 1998,
undated
box 6, folder 10
City and School Politics
manuscript,
undated
box 6, folder 11
Determination of the Age of the Islands in Upper
Newport Bay
report,
1974 February
Scope and Content Summary
Report was written by Royal R. Marshall, a consulting geochemist.
box 6, folder 12
Development and Comparison of Alternative Management
Systems
report,
1982 August
box 7, folder 1
Important Fish & Wildlife Habitats of
California
report,
1980 September
box 7, folder 2
Newport Bay Tour student report,
1981
Scope and Content Summary
A school assignment on Newport Bay. Includes labeled photographs of plants, birds,
and the Upper Newport Bay landscape.
Processing Note
In order to comply with privacy laws governing student records, the report's title
page was copied to redact the student author's name. The original title page was
removed from the collection.
box 7, folder 3
Newport Beach Annual Report,
1974-1975
box 7, folder 4
Photographs,
circa 1978-1980
Scope and Content Summary
One photograph of Paul Ryckoff, mayor of Newport Beach (1978-1980), and three
photographs of a Friends of Newport Bay event.
box 7, folder 5
Political figures of the 1970s in Newport Beach list,
2003, undated
box 7, folder 6-7
Preliminary Title Report of the Three Islands in Upper
Newport Bay
,
1974 June
Scope and Content Summary
Contains a preliminary attorney's opinion, and includes maps, a list of pertinent
case laws, an introductory letter, findings of fact and conclusions of law, a
recapitulation of the report, a list of exhibits, and a bibliography.
box 7, folder 8
Sedimentation Analysis report,
1982 July
Sediment Source Analysis and Sediment Delivery
Analysis
report
folder XOS 01
Maps of Upper Newport Bay watershed and drainage areas,
1982
box 7, folder 10
Silt Removal: Upper Newport Bay
report,
1973 November
box 7, folder 11
Speeches, letters to the editor, and other materials,
1980-1986
Scope and Content Summary
Also includes campaign materials, notes, and clippings.
box 7, folder 12
Stormflow Sedimentation Control Alternatives
report,
1982 October
box 8, folder 1
Study of Environmental Quality of Newport Bay
report,
1972 September
box 8, folder 2
Upper Newport Bay Cooperative Planning Project
report,
1971 November
box 8, folder 3-4
Upper Newport Bay settlement agreement,
1975
Scope and Content Summary
Land transfer to the County of Orange and the City of Newport Beach, by the Irvine
Company. Also includes an agreement to create an ecological reserve in Upper Newport
Bay.
box 8, folder 5
Upper Newport Bay Teacher Workshop materials,
1996
box 8, folder 6
Writings: notes and drafts,
1978-1980
Scope and Content Summary
May include notes from city council meetings.