Guide to the Lars Labagnino Collection on Newport Beach Real Estate. MS.R.068

Processed by Andre Ambrus.
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
(cc) 2003
The UCI Libraries
P.O. Box 19557
University of California, Irvine
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Contributing Institution: Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Title: Lars Labagnino collection on Newport Beach real estate
Creator: Labagnino, Lars
Identifier/Call Number: MS.R.068
Physical Description: 0.5 Linear Feet (1 box and 1 oversize folder)
Date (inclusive): 1928-1961
Date (bulk): 1955-1959
Abstract: This collection consists of real estate documents, housing development brochures, local maps, sales listings, periodicals, community association documentation and correspondence collected by Newport Beach real estate developer Lars Labagnino. The documents offer insights into the 1950s Orange County real estate market and provide information regarding contemporary property values on the Southern California coast. Though these materials focus mainly on Newport Beach, they also provide some information on Costa Mesa, Corona Del Mar, Long Beach, Santa Ana, and Palm Desert. The documents also include sales instruction manuals, communication between salespeople, and business records.
Language of Material: English .

Access

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and University Archives.

Preferred Citation

Lars Labagnino Collection on Newport Beach Real Estate . MS-R68. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.

Acquisition Information

Donated by the collector's nephew, John Labagnino, in 1995.

Processing History

Processed by Andre Ambrus, 2002.

Biography

Lars Labagnino, Newport Beach real estate developer, died in 1995. No further information is available.

Collection Scope and Content Summary

This collection consists of real estate documents, housing development brochures, local maps, sales listings, periodicals, community association documentation and correspondence collected by Newport Beach real estate developer Lars Labagnino. The documents offer insights into the 1950s Orange County real estate market and provide information regarding contemporary property values on the Southern California coast. Though these materials focus mainly on Newport Beach, they also provide some information on Costa Mesa, Corona Del Mar, Long Beach, Santa Ana, and Palm Desert. The documents also include sales instruction manuals, communication between salespeople, and business records.
The collection is arranged topically. Materials are arranged chronologically within each topical grouping whenever possible.

Related Collections

The following collections in Special Collections and Archives, UC Irvine Libraries, contain related materials:
MS-R98, Laguna Beach Historical Survey MS-R01, Don Meadows Papers. Real estate related material can be found under subseries 5.1. (Orange County Topical Files) by choosing the appropriate city under the heading "localities".

box 1, folder 1

Balboa Coves documents circa 1946-circa 1959

box 1, folder 2

Correspondence and miscellaneous business documents circa 1928-circa 1964

box 1, folder 3-4

Housing development brochures circa 1946-circa 1959

box 1, folder 5

Insurance brochures and documents circa 1955-circa 1959

box 1, folder 6

Irvine Terrace lease papers, brochures, maps 1954-1956

box 1, folder 7

Lido Isle community association documents 1928

box 1, folder 8

Maps circa 1955-circa 1959

box 1, folder 9

The Newporter circa 1952-circa 1967

box FB-053, folder 6

Oversize maps,. circa 1955-circa 1959

box 1, folder 10

Sales listing documents 1956-1958