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Moffitt (Leonard C. ) Files on the Planning of Orange County and
University of California, Irvine
MS.R.116
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine
Libraries
Title: Leonard C. Moffitt files on the planning of Orange County and the University of
California, Irvine
Identifier/Call Number: MS.R.116
Physical Description:
2.3 Linear Feet
(5 boxes and 1 XOS folder)
Date (inclusive): 1957-1967
Date (bulk): 1965-1967
Abstract: This collection comprises the research
files and manuscript of Leonard C. Moffitt, campus-community planner at the University of
California, Irvine, and author of several books about community and urbanization in Orange
County and elsewhere. Included are interviews with many prominent political figures and
community leaders from Orange County, survey questionnaires, statistical data, maps,
clippings from local newspapers, and publications from local business and associations. Also
included is correspondence with the UC Irvine chancellor and administrators, employees of
the Irvine Company, and city and county officials from Orange County.
Language of Material:
English .
The collection is open for research.
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 Archives.
Leonard C. Moffitt files on Orange County California, and University of California, Irvine,
planning and development. MS.R.116. 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.
Gift of Leonard C. Moffitt, circa 1967.
Transferred from University Archives to Special Collections and Archives as a manuscript
collection in 2000.
Processed by Ann E. Clark, 2009.
Leonard Caum Moffitt was the campus-community planner at the University of California,
Irvine, (1962-1965) as well as the author of several books about the planning of communities
including the UC Irvine campus, the city of Irvine and Orange County, California.
Moffitt was appointed to the position of campus-community planner by Daniel G. Aldrich, UC
Irvine's first chancellor. He worked closely with architects, Irvine Company employees and
UC administrators during the planning and construction of the UC Irvine campus.
After initial planning of the campus was complete, Chancellor Aldrich commissioned Moffitt
to study the rapid growth of Orange County during 1950s and 1960s. The published book that
resulted from Moffitt's research is titled,
Community and
Urbanization: Orange County, California.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection comprises the research files and manuscript of Leonard C. Moffitt,
campus-community planner at the University of California, Irvine, and author of several
books about community and urbanization in Orange County and elsewhere. Included are
interviews with many prominent political figures and community leaders from Orange County,
survey questionnaires, statistical data, maps, clippings from local newspapers, and
publications from local business and associations. Also included is correspondence with the
UC Irvine chancellor and administrators, employees of the Irvine Company, and city and
county officials from Orange County.
This collection is arranged in 3 series: 1. Research files, 1957-1967; 2.Interviews and
questionnaires, 1965-1966; 3.
Community and Urbanization: Orange
County, California
:draft, 1967
Moffitt wrote the following books about the development of Orange County, California, and
the University of California, Irvine, which are avaiable in Special Collections and
Archives:
Moffitt, Leonard Caum.
Community and Urban Change : A Case Study
in Communications Theory
.Kaneohe, Hawaii: LCM Associates, 1972.
Moffitt, Leonard C.
Community and Urbanization : Orange County,
California
. [Irvine, Calif. : s.n.] 1967.
Sharp,J.B., L.C. Moffitt.
Enrollment Potential : University of
California, Irvine
(prepared at the request of Dr. Ivan Hinderaker). Irvine:
University of California, 1963.
Moffitt, Leonard Caum.
Journey into the Essence : Orange County
and the Coming of UCI
. Calif. : Leonard Caum Moffitt, 2007.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Land use -- California -- Irvine -- History -- Sources.
Campus planning -- California -- Irvine.
University of California, Irvine -- Planning -- Archives