Orange County, California Centennial Year (Collection on), 1988-1989

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Summary

Title:

Collection on the Orange County, California Centennial Year

Dates:

1988-1989

Abstract:

This collection comprises publications created for the Orange County, California Centennial Year celebration in 1988-1989, including programs, brochures, magazines, and newsletters.

Extent:

0.3 Linear Feet (1 box and 1 oversized folder)

Language:

English .

Preferred citation:

Collection on the Orange County, California Centennial Year. MS-R059. 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.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection comprises publications created for Orange County's Centennial Year celebration, including programs, brochures, magazines, and newsletters highlighting events.

Biographical / historical:

In January 1889 Representative Eugene E. Edwards introduced a bill in the California State Assembly to create a new county, Orange County, in the southern region of what was then Los Angeles County. The bill passed in the Assembly in February and the Senate in March, and the act was signed by Governor Robert W. Waterman on March 11, 1889. Orange County's government became operational on August 1, 1889.

In 1989 Orange County Centennial, Inc., a privately funded non-profit committee, organized more than 150 programs and events throughout the county in celebration of its hundredth anniversary. The festivities were capped by a birthday party on August 1. Many publications were produced to celebrate the centennial year. Additionally, a time capsule containing historical documents and examples of popular culture and contemporary technology was buried at the Old County Courthouse in Santa Ana. Some of these programs have continued annually, including a Centennial Scholarship for Orange County students.

Acquisition information:

Unknown.

Processing information:

Processed by Audrey Pearson, 2007.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged alphabetically by format.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:: Programs -- California -- Orange County -- 20th century.
Names:: Orange County Centennial, Inc.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:: Processed by Audrey Pearson; machine-readable finding aid created by Audrey Pearson
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-08-20 22:04:57 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.