Moffitt (Leonard C. ) Files on the Planning of Orange County and University of California, Irvine, 1957-1967, bulk 1965-1967

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Summary

Title:

Leonard C. Moffitt files on the planning of Orange County and the University of California, Irvine

Dates:

1957-1967, 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.

Extent:

2.3 Linear Feet (5 boxes and 1 XOS folder)

Language:

English .

Preferred citation:

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.

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Background

Scope and content:

Biographical / historical:

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.

Acquisition information:

Gift of Leonard C. Moffitt, circa 1967.

Custodial history:

Transferred from University Archives to Special Collections and Archives as a manuscript collection in 2000.

Processing information:

Processed by Ann E. Clark, 2009.

Arrangement:

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

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Bibliography:

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.

Indexed terms

Subjects:: Land use -- California -- Irvine -- History -- Sources.
Campus planning -- California -- Irvine.
Names:: University of California, Irvine -- Planning -- Archives

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:: Ann Clark, 2009; updated by Zoe MacLeod, 2021.
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2021-03-24 23:35:49 UTC .

Access and use

Restrictions:: The collection is open for research.
Terms of access:: 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.