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Guide to the Frank and Frances Robinson Files on Preservation MS.R.090

Finding aid prepared by Patricia Glowinski, 2012. Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries The UCI Libraries P.O. Box 19557 University of California, Irvine Irvine, California, 92623-9557 949-824-3947 [email protected] © 2012

Guide to the Frank and Frances MS.R.090 1 Robinson Files on Upper Newport Bay Preservation ... Title: Frank and Frances Robinson files on Upper Newport Bay preservation Identifier/Call Number: MS.R.090 Contributing Institution: Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries Language of Material: English Physical Description: 30.0 linear feet(23 record cartons, 2 document boxes, and 4 oversize flat boxes) Date (bulk): Bulk, 1889-1989 Date (inclusive): 1841-2003 Abstract: This collection consists of Frank and Frances Robinson's research materials relating to issues surrounding the proposed land exchange between the County of Orange and The Irvine Company that would have allowed the latter to develop the Upper Newport Bay, California. Included are court materials relating to the subsequent trial and electioneering and publicity as well as subsequent activities in the development of the Upper Newport Bay as a nature preserve. Creator: Robinson, Frances Creator: Robinson, Frank 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 Archives. Preferred Citation Frank and Frances Robinson Files on Upper Newport Bay Preservation. MS-R090. 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 Gift of J. Frank Robinson, 2002. Processing History A minimal collection-level record was created by Carole McEwan in 2012. Processing and description by Patricia Glowinski, 2012, with additions by Audra Eagle Yun, 2013. Historical Background Frank and Frances Robinson moved to the Westcliff community of Newport Beach, California, in 1962. Frances ("Fran"), a Los Angeles native and longtime environmentalist, and Frank, an aerospace engineer born in South Carolina, became aware of the importance of wetlands in the ecosystem and were alarmed at what they began to observe in 1963 in the Newport Beach Upper Newport Bay area. Signs reading "No Trespassing" and walls were erected, while fill dirt was dumped onto the beaches that were until that time available to the public, to make way for new development. As the population of Orange County grew during the 1950s and 1960s, The Irvine Company and the Orange County Board of Supervisors began a series of land exchanges in order to prepare the Upper Newport Bay area for residential and recreational development similar to the Lower Newport Bay boat harbor. At the same time, public awareness of environmental issues was increasing. Soon the Upper Newport Bay became a disputed wetland area between developers and environmental preservationists. The Robinsons and others founded Friends of Newport Bay (FONB) in 1967 to educate the public about the environmental issues pertaining to Upper Newport Bay. The activists involved with FONB recognized early on that the fight to preserve Upper Newport Bay also needed to focus on legal and political issues, so the Orange County Foundation for Preservation of Public Property (OCF PPP) was formed to focus on legal issues while FONB focused on environmental issues and education. Chuck Greening was one of the early presidents of FONB. He served in the late 1960s to early 1970s. In the 1970s, FONB also kept records for Friends of Bolsa Chica. Frank and Frances Robinson pursued two lawsuits during a roughly 20-year period regarding the legal designation and ownership of land in Upper Newport Bay, and helped establish the Upper Newport Bay as a nature preserve. The first lawsuit the Robinsons entered regarded the constitutionality of the Upper Newport Bay land exchange between The Irvine Company and the County of Orange, and occurred from 1969-1975. The Robinsons and two other couples (Harold and Joan Coverdale and Wesley and Judith Marx) petitioned the court and were granted the right to “intervene” on behalf of the county in opposition to the trade. In 1970, a Superior Court judge ruled the exchange constitutional; however, in 1973, an

Guide to the Frank and Frances MS.R.090 2 Robinson Files on Upper Newport Bay Preservation ... appeals court reversed the decision. In 1975, the Upper Newport Settlement Agreement was signed by The Irvine Company, County of Orange, City of Newport Beach, and the Department of Fish and Game authorizing the State to purchase 527 acres within Newport Bay from The Irvine Company for $3.48 million. Combined with 214 acres of tidelands, the Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve was created. The second lawsuit pursued by the Robinsons (among other plaintiffs) and filed by Orange County Foundation for Preservation of Public Property regarded the rightful ownership of islands located in Upper Newport Bay, and occurred from 1979-1987. The lawsuit against The Irvine Company, First American Title Insurance Company, and the State of California asked for the return of the $3.48 million plus interest to the State of California. The case rested upon the plaintiffs proving if the islands were originally tidelands when California became a state in 1850. At that time, under California law, tidelands were to be held in the public trust (as public lands), making a purchase by the state of its own land invalid. Of great importance to the Robinson's research were the field notes and surveys of Newport Bay by S. H. Finley, dating from the 1880s. Historical maps acquired by the Robinsons illustrated that the three islands in Newport Bay in question during the first lawsuit were originally designated as tidelands, thus putting them in the public trust under California law. The Irvine Company argued that the chain of title was valid through the Company's good-faith belief in the settlement agreement. In 1987, a judge ruled in favor of The Irvine Company. In 1999, the bay's Interpretive Center main exhibit was named after the Robinsons. Both Frank and Fran Robinson received numerous national, state, and local awards for their work in preserving the environment surrounding Orange County. Fran Robinson died on June 30, 2001 at the age of 82; Frank died on April 10, 2003 at the age of 84. 1962 Frank and Frances Robinson and their two children move from La Canada to the Westcliff neighborhood of Newport Beach, California, two blocks from Newport Bay. 1962 The Robinson’s son Jay discovers "private" signs posted along the beach in Newport Bay (Back Bay). Summer 1963 May Frances collects news clippings detailing a proposed channelization and development of Upper Newport Bay. Included would be a land exchange between the County of Orange and The Irvine Company. 1965 Orange County Board of Supervisors approve the land exchange. The State Lands Commission vote to withhold approval. 1967 The State Lands Commission reverses its non-approval position on the land exchange. The Robinsons become more determined to keep fighting and they continue to travel, lecture, write letters, and talk to people to gather public and political support. 1967 Friends of Newport Bay (FONB) formed. 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill. The devastation spurred a growing awareness and interest in the United States of January-Februaryecological issues and of the issues and importance of coastal wetlands. 1969 A “friendly” lawsuit is brought by the County of Orange against The Irvine Company (TIC) in order to establish legality of the trade and finalize TIC’s title to the tidelands. The Robinsons and two other couples (Harold and Joan Coverdale and Wesley and Judith Marx) petition the court and are granted the right to “intervene” on behalf of the county in opposition to the trade. 1969 Orange County Foundation for Preservation of Public Property founded. 1970 The California Department of Fish and Game issue a report warning of dire ecological consequences if major modifications are made to Newport Bay and support preservation of the bay. 1970 Orange County Superior Court Judge Claude Owens rules in favor of the land exchange. 1971 Orange County Board of Supervisors oppose the land exchange. 1972 Orange County Board of Supervisors hire attorney C. E. Parker to investigate the validity of the Irvine Company’s Swamp and Overflowed patents. 1973 California State Court of Appeal reverses the 1970 Superior Court ruling and deems the land exchange unconstitutional. 1975 Upper Newport Settlement Agreement is signed by The Irvine Company, County of Orange, City of Newport Beach, and the Department of Fish and Game authorizing the State to purchase 527 acres within Newport Bay from TIC for $3.48 million. Combined with 214 acres of tidelands, the Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve is created. 1975 Following the settlement agreement, Parker’s investigation was terminated by the Orange County Board of Supervisors. Parker continues an investigation regarding titles during the second lawsuit (1979-1987). 1977 Frank Robinson receives a copy of Solomon Finley’s field notes of his 1889 survey of Upper Newport Bay. In the field notes, Finley classifies all of the islands in Newport Bay as tidelands. 1979 Orange County Foundation for Preservation of Public Property files lawsuit against The Irvine Company, First American Title Insurance Company, and the State of California for the return of the $3.48 million plus interest to the State of California.

Guide to the Frank and Frances MS.R.090 3 Robinson Files on Upper Newport Bay Preservation ... 1987 Judge Judith Ryan rules in favor of The Irvine Company. Collection Scope and Content Summary This collection comprises files maintained by Frank and Frances Robinson during roughly a twenty-year period as they pursued two lawsuits regarding the legal designation and ownership of land in Upper Newport Bay, as well as concurrent activities related to the establishment of Upper Newport Bay as a nature preserve. Included are research materials, legal documents, organizational files, and personal files relating to issues surrounding the proposed land swap between Orange County, California and The Irvine Company that would have allowed the latter to develop Upper Newport Bay, as well as material relating to the establishment of rightful ownership of land in Upper Newport Bay. The collection contains correspondence, legal documents, newsletters, notebooks and notes, clippings, photographs, publications, audio recordings, maps and plans, calendars, and ephemera. Arrangement This collection is arranged in eight series: Series 1. Lawsuit 1: County of Orange and The Irvine Company v. V. A. Heim, the State of California, and Frank and Frances Robinson, Harold and Joan Coverdale, and Wesley and Judith Marx, as residents and taxpayers of the County of Orange, 1952-1977, bulk 1963-1975, 3.25 linear feet Series 2. Lawsuit 2: Lawsuit: Orange County Foundation for the Preservation of Public Property, et al. v. The Irvine Company, et. al., 1919-1990, bulk 1985-1988, 1.75 linear feet Series 3. Friends of Newport Bay, 1965-1994, bulk 1968-1977, 1.75 linear feet Series 4. Orange County Foundation for Preservation of Public Property, 1919-1984, bulk 1965-1970, 1 linear foot Series 5. Robert Battin files, 1963-1975, 2 linear feet Series 6. C. E. (Ted) Parker files, 1858-1996 and undated, 2.65 linear feet Series 7. Subject files, 1841-1991, 6.5 linear feet Series 8. Research material and notes, 1916-2003, 10.5 linear feet Processing Note Funding for processing was generously provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and administered by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The UC Irvine Libraries Department of Special Collections and Archives was awarded a Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives grant from 2010-2012, "Uncovering California's Environmental Collections," in collaboration with eight additional special collections and archival repositories throughout the state and the California Digital Library (CDL). Grant objectives included processing of more than 33 hidden collections related to the state's environment and environmental history. The collections document an array of important sub-topics such as irrigation, mining, forestry, agriculture, industry, land use, activism, and research. Together they form a multifaceted picture of the natural world and the way it was probed, altered, exploited and protected in California over the twentieth century. Finding aids are made available through the Online Archive of California (OAC). Related Collections Related materials can be found in the following collections: 1. Ray E. Williams files on Newport Bay environmental issues. MS-R108. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt3b69r8n9 2. Collection on Upper Newport Bay. MS-R094. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt2s20114p/ Subjects and Indexing Terms Environmental Coalition of Orange County, Inc (Calif.). Friends of Newport Bay. Robinson, Frances Robinson, Frank Activists -- California -- Orange County. Coastal ecology -- California -- Orange County Ecological reserves -- California -- Upper Newport Bay Environmental protection -- California -- Orange County -- History -- Sources Environmentalists -- California -- Orange County Land use -- California -- Upper Newport Bay Land use -- Environmental aspects -- California -- Orange County Land use -- Law and legislation -- California -- Orange County

Guide to the Frank and Frances MS.R.090 4 Robinson Files on Upper Newport Bay Preservation ... Legal documents -- California -- Orange County -- 20th century Newport Bay (Calif.) -- Environmental conditions -- 20th century Orange County (Calif.) -- Archives Wetland conservation -- California -- Upper Newport Bay Wetland restoration -- California -- Upper Newport Bay

Lawsuit 1: County of Orange and The Irvine Company v. V. A. Heim, the State of California, and Frank and Frances Robinson, Harold and Joan Coverdale, and Wesley and Judith Marx, as residents and taxpayers of the County of Orange, Series 1. Bulk, 1963-1975 1952-1977 Physical Description: 3.25 Linear feet(three and a quarter record cartons) Scope and Content Note This series documents the lawsuit the Robinsons entered regarding the constitutionality of the Upper Newport Bay land exchange between The Irvine Company and the County of Orange, 1969-1975. Included are legal documents, transcripts of hearings, correspondence, clippings, memorandums, reports, speeches, and presentations. Arrangement This series is arranged in two subseries: Subseries 1.1 Legal records, 1963-1977, 1.65 linear feet Subseries 1.2 Subject files, 1952-1977 (bulk 1963-1975), 1.6 linear feet

Legal records, Subseries 1.1 1963-1977 Physical Description: 1.75 Linear feet Scope and Content Note Included are legal transcripts, legal briefs, correspondence, memorandum of opinion, complaints in intervention, motions, trial briefs, petitions for writ and other legal documents.

Box 1, Folder 1-4 Legal documents, general, 1963-1973 and undated Scope and Content Note Included are trial briefs, memorandums, reply briefs, financial records, among other material.

Box 1, Folder 5-6 Settlement agreement, 1975 April Transcripts of hearings, Scope and Content Note Consists of transcripts of court hearings for County of Orange and The Irvine Company vs V. A. Heim, the State of California, and Frank and Frances Robinson, Harold and Joan Coverdale, and Wesley and Judith Marx (No. M-1105). Many of the transcripts include handwritten notes.

Box 1, Folder 7-8 Clerk's transcript, 1969-1971 Box 1, Folder 9 Miscellaneous papers relating to the Clerk's transcript, 1965-1971 Reporters' daily transcripts, Scope and Content Note Consists of daily transcripts of court testimony for the hearings for County of Orange and The Irvine Company vs V. A. Heim, the State of California, and Frank and Frances Robinson, Harold and Joan Coverdale, and Wesley and Judith Marx. Some of the transcripts include handwritten notes.

Guide to the Frank and Frances MS.R.090 5 Robinson Files on Upper Newport Bay Preservation ... Lawsuit 1: County of Orange and The Irvine Company v. V. A. Heim, the State of California, and Frank... Legal records, Subseries 1.11963-1977

Box 1, Folder 10 Monday, June 29, 1970, Volume 1 Scope and Content Note Pages 1 to 137.

Box 1, Folder 11 Tuesday, June 30, 1970, Volume II Scope and Content Note Pages 138 to 187.

Box 1, Folder 12 Wednesday, July 1, 1970, Volume III Scope and Content Note Pages 188 to 348.

Box 1, Folder 13 Thursday, July 2, 1970, Volume IV Scope and Content Note Pages 349 to 465.

Box 1, Folder 14 Monday, July 6, 1970, Volume VI Scope and Content Note Pages 470 to 615.

Box 1, Folder 15 Tuesday, July 7, 1970, Volume VII Scope and Content Note Pages 616 to 754.

Box 1, Folder 16 Wednesday, July 8, 1970, Volume VIII Scope and Content Note Pages 755 to 917.

Box 1, Folder 17 Thursday, July 9, 1970, Volume IX Scope and Content Note Pages 918 to 1055.

Box 1, Folder 18 Friday, July 10, 1970, Volume X Scope and Content Note Pages 1056 to 1127.

Box 2, Folder 1 Tuesday, July 28, 1970, Volume XII Scope and Content Note Pages 1293 to 1442.

Box 2, Folder 2 Wednesday, July 29, 1970, Volume XIII Scope and Content Notes Pages 1443 to 1605.

Box 2, Folder 3 Thursday, July 30, 1970, Volume XIV Scope and Content Note Pages 1606 to 1760.

Box 2, Folder 4 Tuesday, August 4, 1970, Volume XVII Scope and Content Note Pages 2073 to 2218.

Guide to the Frank and Frances MS.R.090 6 Robinson Files on Upper Newport Bay Preservation ... Lawsuit 1: County of Orange and The Irvine Company v. V. A. Heim, the State of California, and Frank... Legal records, Subseries 1.11963-1977

Box 2, Folder 5 Thursday, August 6, 1970, Volume XIX Scope and Content Note Pages 2369 to 2510.

Box 2, Folder 6 Friday, August 7, 1970, Volume XX Scope and Content Note Pages 2511 to 2657.

Box 3, Folder 7 Monday, August 10, 1970, Volume XXI Scope and Content Note Pages 2658 to 2783.

Box 2, Folder 8 Tuesday, August 11, 1970, Volume XXII Scope and Content Note Pages 2784 to 2938.

Box 2, Folder 9 Wednesday, August 12, 1970, Volume XXIII Scope and Content Note Pages 2939 to 3115.

Box 2, Folder 10 Thursday, August 13, 1970, Volume XXIV Scope and Content Note Pages 3116 to 3270.

Box 2, Folder 11 Friday, August 14, 1970, Volume XXV Scope and Content Note Pages 3271 to 3434.

Box 2, Folder 12 Monday, August 17, 1970, Volume XXVI Scope and Content Note Pages 3435 to 3582.

Box 2, Folder 13 Tuesday, August 18, 1970, Volume XXVII Scope and Content Note Pages 3583 to 3634.

Box 2, Folder 14 Reporters' transcript, January 14, 1970

Subject files, Subseries 1.2 Bulk, 1963-1975 1952-1977 Physical Description: 1.5 Linear feet

Box 2, Folder 15 Board of Supervisors, County of Orange, 1963-1974 Box 2, Folder 16 Clippings, 1963-1975 Correspondence, Box 2, Folder 17 1963-1969 Box 2, Folder 18 1970 Box 2, Folder 19 1971 Box 2, Folder 20 1972 Box 2, Folder 21 1973-1975 Box 3, Folder 1 Undated Box 3, Folder 2 "Letters of Warren Crow," 1965-1971 Box 3, Folder 3 First American Title Company, 1963-1964, 1972-1975 Friedl, George, Box 3, Folder 4 Clippings, circa 1965-1969

Guide to the Frank and Frances MS.R.090 7 Robinson Files on Upper Newport Bay Preservation ... Lawsuit 1: County of Orange and The Irvine Company v. V. A. Heim, the State of California, and Frank... Subject files, Subseries 1.2Bulk, 1963-1975 1952-1977

Box 3, Folder 5 Miscellaneous material relating to the proposed land exchange, 1963-1970 and undated Box 3, Folder 6-7 Notebook on the proposed land exchange between The Irvine Company and the County of Orange, 1963-1964 and undated Box 3, Folder 8 Statements presented to the Orange County Board of Supervisors, 1963 Box 3, Folder 9 Land agreements, leases, and deeds, 1959-1965, 1975 Box 3, Folder 10 Legislative Counsel, State of California, 1957, 1977 Memorandums, Box 3, Folder 11 General, 1953-1974 Box 3, Folder 12 "Attorney General to the State Lands Commission regarding Chapter 2044 Stat. 1957," 1967 July 31 Box 3, Folder 13 Kuyper, Adrian, to the Orange County Board of Supervisors regarding "title to three islands in Upper Bay," 1973 June 15 Box 3, Folder 14 Plaintiff exhibit material regarding the proposed land exchange, 1973 February 7 Box 3, Folder 15 Presentations and speeches, 1966-1971 Box 3, Folder 16 Press releases and fact sheets, 1968-1969, 1972 and undated Reports and research, Box 3, Folder 17 Agua Mansa and the flood of January 22, 1862, , 1968 March Box 3, Folder 18 The archeological and paleontological resources of Upper Newport Bay, Orange County, California, circa 1970 Box 3, Folder 19 Article XV harbor frontages background study I, 1968 August Box 3, Folder 20 City of Long Beach, petitioner v. John R. Mansell, as city manager, etc., et al. and the State of California, L.A. 29700, 1970 November 9 Box 3, Folder 21 Committee report of findings" Upper Newport Bay proposed tidelands exchange, 1967 July Box 3, Folder 22 Determination of the boundaries of the three islands in Upper Newport Bay owned by the Irvine Company, 1971 August Box 3, Folder 23 Endangered environments: Southern California and coastal wetlands, circa 1970 Box 3, Folder 24 Evaluation of Upper Newport Bay, Orange County, California for eligibility for Registered National Landmark designation, 1969 August Box 3, Folder 25 "The floods," from Newport Bay: a pioneer history, 1973 Box 3, Folder 26 Knappen Tippetts Abbett Engineering Co. report on the development of upper Newport bay and adjacent area, Orange County, California, 1952 September 15 Box 3, Folder 27 Orange County Harbor District: report and financial statement, 1972 June 30 Box 3, Folder 28 "Orange County's Past," 1976 Scope and Content Note This is a special issue of the Villa Park Historical Society Journal (Vol. 1, No. 4) on the "history of the Santa Ana River, floods in Orange County, and a historical study respecting the Upper Newport Bay." Frank Robinson was a guest speaker the Villa Park Historical Society meeting held on December 21, 1976. This is Frank and Frances Robinson's copy of the journal and it includes marginalia and underlining.

Box 3, Folder 29 Proposal for enhancing natural communities in modified bays of Southern California, 1969-1970 Box 3, Folder 30 Public rights in relation to tidewaters, 1970 October 22 Box 3, Folder 31 Ralph Nadar Task Force, "Power and Land in California, 1971 Box 3, Folder 32 Report of recent developments in Upper Newport Bay exchange (W.O. 4926), 1967 September 20 Box 3, Folder 33 The segregated survey of Fractional Township 6, South Range 10 West, San Bernardino Meridian (T.6, S.R. 10W. S.B.M.) by Solomon H. Finley, May 11, 1889, Newport Beach, California, after 1975 Box 3, Folder 34 Seismic environment of the Southern California coastline I: Palos Verdes to Dana Point, 1972 Box 3, Folder 35 "The struggle for the marshlands" and "The fuss over coastal wetlands," from Outdoor California, undated Box 3, Folder 36 A study of modified bays in Southern California, progress report, 1970 March-July

Guide to the Frank and Frances MS.R.090 8 Robinson Files on Upper Newport Bay Preservation ... Lawsuit 1: County of Orange and The Irvine Company v. V. A. Heim, the State of California, and Frank... Subject files, Subseries 1.2Bulk, 1963-1975 1952-1977

Box 3, Folder 37 Task force recommendations Upper Newport Bay (informal draft), undated Box 3, Folder 38 Upper Newport Bay development: a report on The Irvine Company land exchange proposal, 1963 December 4 Box 3, Folder 39 Upper (Newport) Bay environmental study center, undated Scope and Content Note Written and submitted by Margaret Setterholm.

Box 3, Folder 40 Upper Newport Bay land exchange plan: report to State Lands Commission, 1966 November Box 3, Folder 41 Upper Newport Bay studies, progress reports, 1969-1970 Box 3, Folder 42 Upper Newport Bay: study of public rights and access, 1972 April Box 3, Folder 43 Upper Newport Bay tidelands exchange: summery of facts and events, 1968 March Box 4, Folder 1 Water quality investigation at Newport Bay Orange County, 1966, 1970 July Box 4, Folder 2 State Lands Commission (0-1502), general, 1964-1968 Box 4, Folder 3 State Lands Commission, calendar and minute items pertaining to the application for approval of exchange of land in Upper Newport Bay, Orange County, between The Irvine Company and the County of Orange, 1966-1967 Box 4, Folder 4-5 Statements, opinions, and testimonies, 1965-1976 and undated Box 4, Folder 6 Testimony - Assembly Sub-Committee and Federal Water Pollution Control Administration, 1969 February Box 4, Folder 7 Testimony - Assembly Sub-Committee on Conservation and Beaches, 1968 November 29 Box 4, Folder 8 Miscellaneous, 1953, 1964-1972 and undated Lawsuit 2: Orange County Foundation for the Preservation of Public Property, et al. v. The Irvine Company, et. al., Series 2. Bulk, 1985-1988 1919-1990 Physical Description: 2.0 Linear feet Scope and Content Note This series documents a second lawsuit pursued by Frank and Frances Robinson (among other plaintiffs) and filed by Orange County Foundation for Preservation of Public Property, against The Irvine Company, regarding the rightful ownership of islands located in Upper Newport Bay. The case rested upon the plaintiffs proving if the islands were originally tidelands when California became a state in 1850, at which time, under California law, tidelands were to be held in the public trust (as public lands). Included in this series are correspondence, legal documents, notes, and clippings pertaining to the lawsuit, 1979-1987. Included are correspondence, newsletters, clippings, reports, publications, photographs, minutes, agendas, and administrative records, among other material. Arrangement This series is arranged in two subseries: Subseries 2.1 Legal records, 1919-1989 (bulk 1985-1988), 1 linear foot Subseries 2.2 Subject files, 1959-1990 (bulk 1985-1988), 1 linear foot

Legal records, Subseries 2.1 Bulk, 1985-1988 1919-1989

Box 4, Folder 9 Court of Appeal - State of California (case number G006821), 1988 Depositions, Box 4, Folder 10 Cole, Kenneth, 1986 May 9 Box 4, Folder 11 Robinson, Frank (Volume II), 1985 December 13 Box 4, Folder 12 Robinson, Frank (Volume III), 1985 December 16 Box 4, Folder 13 Robinson, Frank (Volume V), 1986 March 26 Box 4, Folder 14 Uzes, Francois D., 1986 March 24 Legal documents, general, Box 4, Folder 15 1981-1983 Box 4, Folder 16 1984

Guide to the Frank and Frances MS.R.090 9 Robinson Files on Upper Newport Bay Preservation ... Lawsuit 2: Orange County Foundation for the Preservation of Public Property, et al. v. The Irvine Co... Legal records, Subseries 2.1Bulk, 1985-1988 1919-1989

Box 4, Folder 17 1985 Box 4, 1986 Folder 18-19 Box 4, Folder 20 1987 Box 4, 1988 Folder 21-22 Box 4, Folder 23 1989 Box 5, Folder 1 Legal opinions and statements, 1988 and undated Box 5, Folder 2-3 "Pleadings," 1983-1987 and undated Scope and Content Note Included are legal documents, notes, historical documents (photocopies), and a map.

Map - Newport Bay District of San Joaquin Rancho, 1919 General note Map by C. R. Browning, 1919. Plotted from field notes of surveys by Henry Hancock (1858), S. H. Finley (1889), and Newport Harbor Survey (1913).

Box 5, Folder 4 Power of Attorney substitution, 1988 Box 5, Folder 5-7 Settlement agreement, 1985-1989

Subject files, Subseries 2.2 Bulk, 1985-1988 1959-1990

Correspondence, Scope and Content Note The correspondence is primarily legal correspondence. When the correspondence included an attachments, they remain with the correspondence if the attachments had not been separated from the letter. If a letter refers to attached materials but they not with the letter, the attachments most likely will be found in the "Legal documents, general" folders in this series (Series 2).

Box 5, Folder 8 1977-1984 Box 5, Folder 9 1985 Box 5, 1986 Folder 10-11 Box 5, 1987 Folder 12-14 Box 5, 1988 Folder 15-16 Box 5, Folder 17 1989 Box 5, Folder 18 "Correspondence regarding problem," 1959, 1985-1987 Scope and Content Note The "problem" referred to pertains to issues that arose from the substitution of legal representation, in the midst of legal proceedings, from Berry & Berry to Marrone, Robinson, Frederick & Foster.

Box 5, Folder 19 Department of Justice, State of California, memorandums, 1985-1987 Box 5, Hein, Ron, "Copy of Ron Hein's file on settlement," 1975-1987 Folder 20-21 Map showing Upper Newport Bay, "DFG take line," undated Box 6, Folder 1 Marrone, Robinson, Frederick, and Foster - papers sent to Frank Robinson regarding Orange County Foundation for Preservation of Public Property v. The Irvine Company, 1986-1990 and undated Box 6, Folder 2 Smith, Felix E., note from, and attached discussion paper, "The changing face of California's Central Valley, - fish and wildlife resources and bay/delta hearings, 1987 November 23

Guide to the Frank and Frances MS.R.090 10 Robinson Files on Upper Newport Bay Preservation ... Lawsuit 2: Orange County Foundation for the Preservation of Public Property, et al. v. The Irvine Co... Subject files, Subseries 2.2Bulk, 1985-1988 1959-1990

Box 6, Folder 3 Smith, Felix E., note from, and attached document pertaining to a lawsuit regarding public trust tidelands in Mississippi, 1988 Box 6, Folder 4 "Vogl," notes and other material, undated Box 6, Folder 5 Yeo, Ron, note from, and attached "minutes and notes regarding the Back Bay," 1987 November 25 Box 6, Folder 6 Miscellaneous, 1975-1984 and undated Friends of Newport Bay Series 3. Bulk, 1968-1977 1965-1998 Physical Description: 2.0 Linear feet Scope and Content Note This series consists of organizational records and other material documenting Friends of Newport Bay. Included are correspondence, minutes, agendas, clippings, photographs, administrative records, reports, publications, and newsletters, among other material. Arrangement This series is arranged in two subseries: Subseries 3.1 Organizational records, 1968-1994, .75 linear foot Subseries 3.2 Subject files, 1965-1993, 1.25 linear feet

Organizational records, Subseries 3.1 1968-1994 Physical Description: 0.75 Linear foot

Box 6, Folder 7 Address, telephone, and distribution lists, 1977, 1990 and undated Box 6, Folder 8 Administrative records, 1971-1977, 1990 and undated Correspondence, 1968-1978 Box 6, Folder 9 1968-1969 Box 6, Folder 10 1970 Box 6, Folder 11 1971 Box 6, Folder 12 1972-1975 Box 6, Folder 13 1977-1978 Box 6, Folder 14 1980, 1988-1994 and undated Box 6, Folder 15 "Correspondence to be answered," 1968-1969 Box 6, Folder 16 Letterhead (blank), undated Box 6, Folder 17 "Live items," 1976-1977 Box 6, Folder 18 "Mail (received)," 1991 Box 6, Folder 19 Minutes and agendas, 1968-1971, 1982 and undated Box 6, Folder 20 Newsletters, 1968-1990 Photographs, circa 1970, 1998 Scope and Content Note Included are 13 color snapshots taken from the annual New Year's party, 1998. Several photos show Frank and Frances Robinson. Also included are nine 8 x 10 inch black-and-white photographic prints showing landscapes and views of wildlife in Upper Newport Bay, as well as scenes showing an education and advocacy event held at Upper Newport Bay, circa 1970. Some of the photographs were taken by Joan Coverdale.

Box 24, Folder 14 Friends of Newport Bay annual New Year's party photographs, 1998 Box 24, Folder 15 Friends of Newport Bay "history file" photographs, circa 1970 Box 6, Folder 21 Testimony, statements, and presentations, 1968-1973, 1983

Subject files, Subseries 3.2 1965-1993 Physical Description: 1.25 Linear feet

Box 6, Folder 22 "Alternative plans," Upper Newport Bay, 1971, 1973 and udated Box 6, Folder 23 Bay Watchers, 1989 Box 6, Folder 24 Brattstrom, Bayard H. (Professor of Zoology), 1968, 1988, 1990

Guide to the Frank and Frances MS.R.090 11 Robinson Files on Upper Newport Bay Preservation ... Friends of Newport Bay Series 3.Bulk, 1968-1977 1965-1998 Subject files, Subseries 3.21965-1993

Box 6, Castaways Marina, 1991-1992 Folder 25-26 Clippings, 1967-1978 Box 6, 1967-1969 Folder 27-28 Box 6, Folder 29 1970 Box 6, Folder 30 1971 Box 6, Folder 31 1972 Box 7, Folder 1 1973 Box 7, Folder 2 1974 Box 7, Folder 3 1977-1978 Box 7, Folder 4 Colberg Inc. v. State of California, ex. rel. Department of Public Works, .67 Cal 2d 408, 1967 General note This pertains to citizen's right to use waterways in California.

Box 7, Folder 5 Drawings of birds on Upper Newport Bay, undated Box 7, Folder 6 Fish and game, 1977 and undated Box 7, Folder 7 Flora and fauna of Upper Newport Bay, undated Box 7, Folder 8-9 Greening, Charles, 1968-1978, 1990 and undated Scope and Content Note Consists of material relating to Charles Greening who served as president of the Friends of Newport Bay from the late 1960s to the mid 1970s. Included are reports, correspondence, statements, publications, pamphlets, and ephemera.

Box 7, Folder 10 Laws and related material, 1977 and undated Box 7, Folder 11 Open space and land use, 1979 Box 7, Folder 12 Orange County Foundation for Preservation of Public Property (OCFPPP), 1970, 1973 and undated Box 7, Folder 13 Proposed plan for a park and reserve in Upper Newport Bay, 1973 Box 7, Folder 14 Questionnaire regarding the use of Upper Newport Bay, undated Reports and publications, 1966-1991 Box 7, Folder 15 Endangered species: endangered environment on tour in Upper Newport Bay, 1972 Box 7, Folder 16 Feasibility of establishing a national wildlife or ecological area in Upper Newport Bay (working draft), 1971 March 23 Box 7, Folder 17 Fishes of the Upper Newport Bay, 1969 General note Written by Gilbert W. Bane with illustrations by Anneka Lawson.

Box 7, Folder 18 Report of findings: Upper Newport Bay proposed tidelands exchange, 1967 July Box 7, Folder 19 Report on natural resources of Upper Newport Bay and recommendations concerning the bay's development, 1970 March Box 7, Folder 20 Upper Newport Bay - history, development, pollution and related issues, circa 1991 Box 7, Folder 21 "Upper Newport Bay: its ecology and its people," (rough draft), 1990 May 6 Box 7, Folder 22 Upper Newport Bay land exchange plan: report to state lands commission, 1966 November Box 7, Folder 23 Upper Newport Bay studies, quarterly progress report, 1969 October 15 to 1970 February 1 Scope and Content Note Written by Wheeler J. North.

Box 7, Folder 24 Wildlife as seen in the early years in the "Shadow of Estancia," undated Scope and Content Note Written by Irving Meyer.

Guide to the Frank and Frances MS.R.090 12 Robinson Files on Upper Newport Bay Preservation ... Friends of Newport Bay Series 3.Bulk, 1968-1977 1965-1998 Subject files, Subseries 3.21965-1993

Box 7, Folder 25 Sewer problem, Back Bay, 1976-1977 Box 7, Folder 26 Statement of Andrew J. Hinshaw, Orange County Assessor, to the Assembly Subcommittee on Conservation and Beaches, 1968 December 11 Box 7, University Drive extension/roads, 1985-1993 Folder 27-29 Box 7, Folder 30 Miscellaneous, 1965-1993 Orange County Foundation for Preservation of Public Property Series 4. Bulk, 1965-1970 1919-1995 Physical Description: 1.0 Linear foot Scope and Content Note Included are the files kept Frank and Frances Robinson pertaining to the Orange County Foundation for Preservation of Public Property, an organization they founded, circa 1969. Included are legal documents, reports, financial records, news releases, and correspondence. Arrangement Alphabetical by subject or material type.

Box 7, Folder 31 General, 1969-1995 Scope and Content Note Included are general organizational records such as an indenture, financial documents, informational flyers, and correspondence.

Box 7, Folder 32 Administrative proceedings, Upper Newport Bay exchange, 1968 Box 7, Folder 33 Applicable tideland legislation, 0-1502, 1919, 1957 Box 7, Folder 34 Appraisal report, Project No. G. A. 1008, County of Orange, proposed Upper Newport Bay development, 1965 September 15 General note Also from the title page of the report: "As shown on Exhibit "C" Appendix V - Upper Newport Bay Land Exchange Plan Orange County Harbor District, March 31 1964."

Map - Exhibit A, Upper Newport Bay, 1965 Januray 4 Map - Exhibit B, Upper Newport Bay land use study, Bernard G. Evans, Realtor - Appraiser, undated Map - Exhibit D, Upper Newport Bay, 1965 January 4 Scope and Content Note Map shows Orange County property after land exchange and Irvine Company property after land exchange.

Box 8, Folder 1 Blaney and Livingston report, 1966 November Box 8, Folder 2 Conservation material, R-1802, 1967-1968 Box 8, Folder 3-5 County of Orange v. Heim, supplemental pleading file, Subseries 1970-1973 Box 8, Folder 6 Court clip, Robinson, 0-1802, 1 of 6, 1969 Box 8, Folder 7 Court clip, Robinson, 0-1802, 2 of 6, 1969 Box 8, Folder 8 Court clip, Robinson, 0-1802, 3 of 6, 1969 General note Handwritten note on folder: "Int. 1st amended compl."

Box 8, Folder 9 Court clip, Robinson, 0-1802, 4 of 6, 1969-1970 Box 8, Folder 10 Court clip, Robinson, 0-1802, 5 of 6, 1970 Box 8, Folder 11 Court clip, Robinson, 0-1802, 6 of 6, 1969-1970

Guide to the Frank and Frances MS.R.090 13 Robinson Files on Upper Newport Bay Preservation ... Orange County Foundation for Preservation of Public Property Series 4.Bulk, 1965-1970 1919-1995 Proof of service, 0-1502, 1969 April 10

Box 8, Folder 12 Development plan, Upper Newport Bay, 0-1502, March 31, 1964, 1964-1968 and undated Scope and Content Note Included are documents relating to the adoption of Upper Newport Bay Harbor lines and a summary of the dredging and landfill plan for Upper Newport Bay (Plan C). General note The original folder title was labelled "Development plan, Upper Newport Bay, 0-1502, March 31, 1964." Adoption of Upper Newport Bay Harbor lines,

Map - Land parcel, Exhibit C for Upper Newport Bay land exchange plan, 1964 March Box 8, Folder 13 Document clip, circa 1965-1969 Box 8, Folder 14 Dover Shores, dredging North Star Beach, 1977, 1980 Box 8, Folder 15 Equal value, 0-1502, 1966-1968 and undated Map showing North Island, Middle, Island, South Island, and Big Canyon in Upper Newport Bay, undated Box 8, Folder 16 Freidl - supervisors hearing, 1963 December 18 Box 8, Folder 17 Fund letters, 0-1502, 1969 Box 8, Folder 18 Hearing transcript - Joint Legislative Committee on tidelands, 1965 October 26 Box 8, Folder 19 Land exchange agreements, 0-1502, 1964-1968 Box 8, Folder 20 Order to show cause, 0-1502, 1969 April 9

Box 8, Folder 21 Proof of service, 0-1502, 1969 April 10

Box 8, Folder 22

Report of Orange County Grand Jury for year 1969, State of California, 1969

Box 8, Folder 23

Robinson, Frank - presentation to subcommittee on conservation and beaches, 1968 December 12

Exhibit 1 - Map of Upper Newport Bay showing property ownership around bay if tidelands trade is approved by the courts, circa 1968

Exhibit 2 - Map of Upper Newport Bay showing property ownership possible through minimal condemnation, circa 1968

Box 8, Folder 24

Verification of Frank Robinson, 0-1502, 1969 April 9

Guide to the Frank and Frances MS.R.090 14 Robinson Files on Upper Newport Bay Preservation ... Robert Battin files Series 5.1963-1975 Subject files, Subseries 5.11963-1975

Robert Battin files Series 5. 1963-1975 Physical Description: 2.0 Linear feet(two record cartons) Historical Background Robert Battin (1929-2008) was a lawyer who served on the Orange County Board of Supervisors for eight years beginning in 1968. In 1976, Battin left office as an Orange County Supervisor after he was convicted of using county staff to work on his 1974 campaign for lieutenant governor of California (an unsuccessful bid). When he left office Battin gave his files pertaining to Upper Newport Bay to Frank and Frances Robinson. Scope and Content Note This series comprises Robert Battin's files that he gave to Frank and Frances Robinson after leaving office at the Orange County Board of Supervisors in 1976. Many of the files are stamped "Received R. W. Battin" and include the date received. The files pertain to the proposed land exchange between the County of Orange and The Irvine Company. Frank and Frances Robinson were defendants (interveners and appellants) in a lawsuit brought against the land exchange. Included are reports, correspondence, memorandums, legal documents, statements, publications, and notes, 1963 to 1975. Arrangement This series is arranged in two subseries: Subseries 5.1 Subject files, 1963-1975, 1 linear foot Subseries 5.2 Upper Newport Bay land exchange files, 1952-1975 (bulk 1965-1975), 1 linear foot

Subject files, Subseries 5.1 1963-1975 Physical Description: 1.0 Linear foot(one record carton) Arrangement Alphabetical. Miscellaneous items have been placed together in a folder at the end of the series.

Box 8, Folder 25 "Brief history of Upper Newport Bay tidelands exchange," 1971 and undated Box 8, Folder 26 Caspers, Ronald W., letter and report, "Upper Newport Bay cooperative planning project," 1971 May 5 Box 8, Folder 27 "Comparison of development concepts for Upper Newport Bay," 1970 March Box 8, Folder 28 "Comparison of development concepts for Upper Newport Bay," preliminary, 1970 February Box 9, Folder 1 Compiled reports and legal documents on Upper Newport Bay, 1969-1970 and undated General note The materials were removed from a rusty binder labelled "Upper Newport Bay."

Box 9, Folder 2 Correspondence, various, 1963-1973 Box 9, Folder 3 "Easements, salt water infusion, island filling and sedimentation, Upper Newport Bay," and related material, 1973 Box 9, Folder 4 "An integrated plan to protect Upper Newport Bay," 1974 May 3 Box 9, Folder 5 Legal documents, various, 1966-1973 and undated Box 9, Folder 6 Memorandums, various, 1969-1975 Box 9, Folder 7 Minutes, Orange County Board of Supervisors, 1968-1970 Box 9, Folder 8 Outdoor California, 1969 July-August Box 9, Folder 9 Report on the Upper Newport Bay land exchange, undated Box 9, Folder 10 Resolutions, Orange County Board of Supervisors, 1964, 1970 Box 9, Folder 11 Silt removal - Upper Newport Bay, a report to the Orange County Board of Supervisors, 1973 November Box 9, Folder 12 Statements and testimonies, various, 1965-1970

Guide to the Frank and Frances MS.R.090 15 Robinson Files on Upper Newport Bay Preservation ... Robert Battin files Series 5.1963-1975 Subject files, Subseries 5.11963-1975

Box 9, Folder 13 Transmittal of the title report of the three islands in Upper Newport Bay, C. E. Parker to Adrian Kuyper, 1974 June 21 Box 9, "Upper Newport Bay (active)," 1971-1973 Folder 14-15 Box 9, Upper Newport Bay Field Committee, 1973 Folder 16-17 Box 9, Folder 18 Upper Newport Bay land exchange, 1968-1972 Box 9, "Upper Newport Bay land exchange, correspondence and miscellaneous," Folder 19-20 1963-1970 Box 9, Folder 21 "Upper Newport Bay land exchange, current notes (since 1968 amendment)," 1968-1970 Box 9, Folder 22 Upper Newport Bay land exchange report, 1963 August 26 Box 9, Folder 23 Upper Newport Bay litigation, County of Orange v. Heim, memo and briefs, 1972 March 22 Box 9, Folder 24 Upper Newport Bay project outline, Orange County General Planning Program, 1971 April Box 9, Folder 25 Writings and notes, unknown author, undated Box 9, Folder 26 Miscellaneous, 1969-1975

Upper Newport Bay land exchange files, Subseries 5.2 Bulk, 1965-1975 1952-1975 Physical Description: 1.0 Linear foot(one record carton) Arrangement Alphabetical. Miscellaneous items have been placed together in a folder at the end of the series.

Box 9, Appraisal reports, 1952, 1963-1964 Folder 27-28 Box 9, Folder 29 Board resolutions including agreements and amendments, 1968-1975 and undated Box 10, Folder 1 Constituent correspondence, 1970-1971 Box 10, Folder 2 County of Orange, The Irvine Company, and Orange County Harbor District v. Heim, 1965-1969 Box 10, Folder 3 Ecological study, 1969 Box 10, Folder 4 report, 1968, 1971, undated Box 10, Folder 5 Harbor Commission reports, 1963 August Box 10, Folder 6 Krause papers re: appraisal, 1972-1973 Box 10, Folder 7 Legal opinions, 1962-1971 Box 10, Folder 8 Letters from Mr. Mason, 1970-1971 Box 10, Folder 9 Motions and statements to the Board re: Upper Newport Bay, 1970 Box 10, Folder 10 News articles and pamphlets re: Upper Newport Bay, 1970 and undated Box 10, Folder 11 Preliminary reports, 1963-1970 Box 10, Folder 12 Recission of Upper Newport Bay trade, 1971 Box 10, Folder 13 Request to renegotiate Upper Newport Bay land exchange, 1970 Box 10, Folder 14 State Lands Commission reports, 1966-1967, undated Box 10, Folder 15 Statements, 1969-1971, undated Box 10, Folder 16 "Upper Newport Bay, 1972-1973" Box 10, "Upper Newport Bay, 1974-1976" Folder 17-18 Box 10, Folder 19 Upper Newport Bay land exchange index, undated Box 10, Folder 20 Upper Newport Bay miscellaneous maps, undated Box 10, Folder 21 Upper Newport Bay newspaper clippings, 1970-1971 Box 10, Folder 22 Upper Newport Bay - wildlife preserve, 1970-1971 Box 10, Folder 23 Upper Newport: briefing file, 1973-1975 Box 10, Folder 24 Miscellaneous, 1967-1973, undated

Guide to the Frank and Frances MS.R.090 16 Robinson Files on Upper Newport Bay Preservation ... C. E. (Ted) Parker files Series 6.Bulk, 1975-1994 1858-1996 Subject files, Subseries 6.11858-1996

C. E. (Ted) Parker files Series 6. Bulk, 1975-1994 1858-1996 Physical Description: 2.75 Linear feet Historical Background Charles Edward Parker, commonly known as C. E. (Ted) Parker, is a lawyer and local historian based in Orange County, California. He is the grandson of C. E. Parker who was president and founder of the Orange County Title Company. When the County of Orange was established in 1889, it was ordered that all land patent titles for land located in Orange County be transferred from Los Angeles County to Orange County. These titles, except for tideland patents, were transferred to the county seat of Santa Ana by the Orange County Title Compan (founded and owned by the Parker family). In the 1960s, the Orange County Title Company changed its name to First American Title Company, which was one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, Orange County Foundation for the Preservation of Public Property, et al. v. The Irvine Company, et. al. Parker was a full-time faculty member at Western State University. Classes taught included Property and Secured Land Transactions. Scope and Content Note This series documents the legal research C. E. (Ted) Parker performed relating to the lawsuit, Orange County Foundation for the Preservation of Public Property, et al. v. The Irvine Company, et. al. Included are correspondence, photocopies of historical documents that were used for research, and Parker's legal reports, legal summaries, and legal opinions regarding other legal rulings and lawsuits that pertain to Orange County Foundation for the Preservation of Public Property, et al. v. The Irvine Company, et. al. Arrangement This series is arranged in two subseries: Subseries 6.1 Subject files, 1858-1996, 1 linear foot Subseries 6.2 Legal reports, opinions, and writings, 1981-1994, 1.65 linear feet

Subject files, Subseries 6.1 1858-1996 Physical Description: 1.0 Linear foot Arrangement Alphabetical.

Box 10, Folder 25 Becco property near the Santa Ana River, 1973 Box 10, Folder 26 Biographical material, 1989 and undated Box 10, Folder 27 Carpenter (Samuel L.) v. City of Santa Monica, et al. (1944), 1994 Januray 20 Box 10, Folder 28 Corporation grant deed - The Irvine Company to the State of California, the real property in the City of Newport Beach, California, 1975 April 7 Correspondence, 1960-1996 and undated Physical Description: 0.25 Linear foot

Box 10, Folder 29 1927, 1953-1968 Box 10, 1970s, Folder 30-31 Box 11, Folder 1-2 1980s, Box 11, Folder 3 1990s, Box 11, Folder 4 Undated, Box 11, Folder 5 Correspondence and legal documents mailed to Frank Robinson from C. E. Parker, 1993 July Scope and Content Note Topics include King Gillette, The Irvine Company, Sherman history, and Newport Bay dredging.

Guide to the Frank and Frances MS.R.090 17 Robinson Files on Upper Newport Bay Preservation ... C. E. (Ted) Parker files Series 6.Bulk, 1975-1994 1858-1996 Subject files, Subseries 6.11858-1996

Box 11, Folder 6 Correspondence and legal documents mailed to Frank Robinson from C. E. Parker, 1993 December 4 Scope and Content Note Topics include the Borax case, Oscar Beasley, and Linda Isle.

Box 11, Folder 7 Correspondence and legal documents regarding tidelands in Newport Bay, various, circa 1872-1958 Box 11, Folder 8 Legal documents, general, 1978-1986 and undated Box 11, Folder 9 Legal documents, historical, 1890-1935 and undated Box 11, Folder 10 Letters sent to Surveyors General, California (photocopies) and Surveyor-General's instructions (photocopies), circa 1889-1893 Scope and Content Note These are photocopies of documents from the National Archives.

Box 11, Folder 11 Maps from surveys and related material (photocopies), circa 1858-1958 Box 11, Folder 12 Reading, general, 1966, 1975 and undated Box 11, Readings, legal, 1881-1986 and undated Folder 13-14 Box 11, Folder 15 Miscellaneous, circa 1919-1990

Legal reports, opinions, and writings, Subseries 6.2 1981-1994 Physical Description: 1.65 Linear foot Scope and Content Notes Included are legal reports and opinions, as well as writings relating to Upper Newport Bay, tidelands, and land titles. Unless otherwise noted, all material was written or compiled by C. E. Parker. Arrangement Alphabetical.

Box 11, Folder 16 Book 1, "Title report on the lands in Newport Bay, County of Orange, State of California," 1986 March Box 11, Folder 17 Book 2, "The federal rule of Accretion and California coastal protection," 1975 Scope and Content Note Written by Mary C. Whitney.

Box 11, Folder 18 Book 3 (version one), undated Box 11, Folder 19 Book 3 (version 2), undated Box 11, Folder 20 Book 5, "Title report on the lands in Newport Bay, County of Orange, State of California," undated Box 11, Folder 21 Book 6, "Title report on the lands in Newport Bay, County of Orange, State of California," Box 11, Folder 22 Book 7, "Tidelands report," undated Box 11, Folder 23 Book 8, undated Box 11, Folder 24 Book 9, undated Box 11, Folder 25 Book 12, undated Box 11, Folder 26 Book 13, undated Box 12, Folder 1 Book 15, undated Box 12, Folder 2-4 Book 17, "Title report on the lands in Newport Bay, County of Orange, State of California," undated Box 12, Folder 5 Book 19, undated Box 12, Folder 6 Book 21, undated Box 12, Folder 7 Book 22, undated Box 12, Folder 8 "Centennial - Orange County and its title companies grow together," undated Scope and Content Note Written by C. E. Parker.

Guide to the Frank and Frances MS.R.090 18 Robinson Files on Upper Newport Bay Preservation ... C. E. (Ted) Parker files Series 6.Bulk, 1975-1994 1858-1996 Legal reports, opinions, and writings, Subseries 6.21981-1994

Box 12, Folder 9 Completed title report on the titles in Newport Bay, 1988 Scope and Content Note Includes the report, a letter from C. E. Parker to the members of the State Lands Commission, and a handwritten note reading "This is the definitive summary of Ted Parker work on Newport Bay."

Box 12, Folder 10 "Findings of fact and conclusions of law," undated Box 12, Folder 11 History, politics, and the law of the tidelands trust in California, circa 1976 Box 12, Loose-leaf binder containing opinions, findings, and other material, circa 1985 Folder 12-14 Arrangement The material from the binder remains in the original order in which they were found by the archivist.

Box 12, Folder 15 "Marketability and encumbrances on tide and submerged lands," undated Box 12, Folder 16 Memorandums, 1981-1986 and undated Scope and Content Note Subjects include marketability of tideland titles, public resources code 6307, tidelands titles, constitutionality of harbor grants, mean hide tide line determination, among others.

Box 12, Folder 17 "Miscellaneous letters and commentary of C. E. (Ted) Parker received on June 16, 1993," Box 12, Folder 18 Notes from various cases that pertain to pending litigation regarding tidelands, 1986 April Box 12, Folder 19 Opinion book, undated Box 12, Folder 20 Opinion regarding cases "in which the facts establish that the tidelands are within the boundaries of the rancho patent," 1984 June 6 Scope and Content Note This is addressed to Frank Robinson.

Box 12, Opinions and summaries, general, 1973-1980 and undated Folder 21-22, Box 13, Folder 1 Box 13, Folder 2 Report and material regarding the three islands in Newport Bay case, 1986 October Box 13, Folder 3 "Response to June 15, 1973 memorandum of county counsel as to the tile to the three islands in th Upper Newport Bay," 1985 Box 13, Folder 4 Statement and conclusions of law relating to two cases: Heim v. County of Orange and Orange County Foundation for the Preservation of Public Property, et al. v. The Irvine Company, et. al., 1987 July 22 Box 13, Folder 5 Stevenson and Emery report and synopsis: letters and memorandum regarding teh Cadastral Engineer's involvement in Letter E considerations, 1987 March 22 Box 13, Folder 6 "Summary of land patents to Upper and Lower Newport Bay, swamp lands list No. 106," undated Box 13, Folder 7 Tidelands titles and the public trust, 1991 Box 13, Folder 8 "Tidelands titles, why they are legally unmarketable, undated Box 13, Folder 9 Title opinion - Newport Bay, 1991 November 21 Box 13, Folder 10 A title report as to swamp and overflowed lands sold in California, circa 1986 Scope and Content Note Written by C. E. Parker.

Box 13, Folder 11 Upper Newport Bay title report, volume two, undated Box 13, Folder 12 Upper Newport Bay title report, volume three, undated Box 13, Folder 13 Upper Newport Bay title report, volume four, undated

Guide to the Frank and Frances MS.R.090 19 Robinson Files on Upper Newport Bay Preservation ... Subject files Series 7.Bulk, 1963-1990 1841-2003 Alphabetical files kept by Frank and Frances Robinson, Subseries 7.11841-1991

Subject files Series 7. Bulk, 1963-1990 1841-2003 Physical Description: 6.5 Linear feet Scope and Content Note Included are alphabetical files kept by Frank and Frances Robinson. The folder titles are original. The subject files with quotations represent original groupings. Materials include correspondence, photographs, clippings, biographical material, scrapbooks, and reports. Arrangement This series is arranged in two subseries: Subseries 7.1 Alphabetical files kept by Frank and Frances Robinson, 1841-1991, 2 linear feet Subseries 7.2 General subject files, 1916-2003, 4.5 linear feet

Alphabetical files kept by Frank and Frances Robinson, Subseries 7.1 1841-1991 Physical Description: 2.5 Linear feet Arrangement Alphabetical. The folder titles are either original or have been slightly modified for clarity.

A-G, Box 13, Folder 14 Attorney General, office of, State of California, 1977-1985 Box 13, Folder 15 Averill report, 1953 Box 13, Folder 16 Briscoe, John, 1979 and undated Browning, C. R., Box 13, Folder 17 Combined survey lines, undated Box 13, Folder 18 Correspondence, 1924 Box 13, Folder 19 Chapman and Glassell, 1870 Scope and Content Note Consists of photocopies of original land deeds for "swamp and over-flowed lands and tide lands" in Los Angeles County (now part of Orange County, California).

Box 13, Folder 20 Coal and oil, Newport Bay, 1987 Box 13, Folder 21 Coast and geodetic information (photocopies), 1848-1869 Box 13, Folder 22 Coast and geodetic surveys, 1875 Box 13, Folder 23 Coast Pilot of California, 1869 Box 13, Folder 24 Cole, Kenneth, 1986-1987 Box 13, Folder 25 Conspiracy file, 1924-1926 Box 13, Folder 26 Corruption, 1874, 1966 and undated Box 13, Folder 27 County Counsel opinion, three islands, 1973 Box 13, Folder 28 Coutchie report, 1968-1984 Historical Background Harris E. Coutchie, Land Surveyor, Real Property Services.

Box 13, Folder 29 Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1982 Box 13, Folder 30 "Diseno," plan showing Sitio de San Joaquin and related photographs and color slide, 1841-1852 Scope and Content Note Includes several copy prints (four color photographs and photocopies) of the same hand-drawn map showing Sitio de San Juaquin (as spelled on the map). Also included are photocopies of related historical documents.

Box 13, Folder 31 "E" letters, 1889-1890 General note The historical documents are from the National Archives (United States) and were photocopied in 1983.

Guide to the Frank and Frances MS.R.090 20 Robinson Files on Upper Newport Bay Preservation ... Subject files Series 7.Bulk, 1963-1990 1841-2003 Alphabetical files kept by Frank and Frances Robinson, Subseries 7.11841-1991

Box 13, Folder 32 Exhibits, plaintiff's, 1983-1985 Box 13, Folder 33 FATCO files - Newport Bay, 1958, 1968 Finley survey, circa 1880-1989 Scope and Content Notes Contains material related to the 1889 survey of Upper Newport Bay by Solomon H. Finley. Included are photocopies of the original historical documents dating from the 1880s and correspondence, handwritten notes, and other material dating from the 1980s.

Box 13, Folder 34 Finley contract #37, 1889-1890 Box 13, Folder 35 Finely notes - donation, The Irvine Company to Orange County Board of Supervisors, 1983 Scope and Content Note The field notes are photocopies of the original historical documents, 1876 and 1900.

Box 13, Folder 36 Finley patent application, 1889-1906 Box 13, Folder 37 Finley, S. H. (Solomon Henderson), 1888-1984 Box 13, Finley survey - "A" notes, circa 1880-1989 Folder 38-39 Box 14, Folder 1 Finley survey - "B" notes, circa 1880-1989 Box 14, Folder 2 Finley survey - "C" notes, circa 1880-1989 Box 14, Folder 3 Finley survey - "D" notes, 1889 Box 14, Folder 4 Finley survey, missing field notes, undated Box 14, Folder 5 Finley surveys, 1905-1906, 1989, and undated Box 14, Folder 6 First American Title Company, circa 1927-1979 Box 14, Folder 7 Flood information, undated Box 14, Folder 8 General Land Office, 1924 Box 14, Folder 9 Geomorphic analysis - Upper Newport Bay, 1974-1987 Box 14, Folder 10 Government, addresses and phone numbers, circa 1980-1989 Box 14, Folder 11 Griggs, Gary, undated H-S, Box 14, Folder 12 Hancock, Henry, survey, 1858-1888 and undated Box 14, Folder 13 Harbou, George, tide land, 1905 Box 14, Folder 14 History, 1931-1976 and undated Box 14, Folder 15 Hydrographic data, circa 1875-1985 Box 14, Folder 16 The Irvine Company, 1924-1984 Box 14, Folder 17 Leopold, Luna, circa 1985-1989 Box 14, Folder 18 Marine biology, 1889-1971 Box 14, Folder 19 Marshes, undated Box 14, Folder 19 McFadden (James) v.Irvine (James), undated Scope and Content Note Included are legal documents and photocopies of original historical documents pertaining to an 1870s lawsuit over rightful ownership of lands in what is now Orange County, California. Information regarding other lawsuits involving either The Irvine Company or the Irvine family are also included.

Box 14, Folder 20 Minto survey (1883), 1986 Box 14, Folder 21 Newport Bay history, 1888-1952 and undated Map-case ?, Newport Bay survey, 1887 Folder ?, Box 14, Folder 22 Box 14, Folder 23 Newport Beach (City of) v. The Irvine Company, 1923-1983 Box 14, Folder 24 Orange County Board of Supervisors, 1973-1974 Box 14, Peabody, George T., 1899-1939 Folder 25-26

Guide to the Frank and Frances MS.R.090 21 Robinson Files on Upper Newport Bay Preservation ... Subject files Series 7.Bulk, 1963-1990 1841-2003 Alphabetical files kept by Frank and Frances Robinson, Subseries 7.11841-1991

Box 14, Folder 27 Plants, 1967 and undated Box 14, Folder 28 Rancho San Joaquin, 1857, 1936-1949 Scope and Content Note Consists of material relating to the field notes from the 1857 Hancock survey.

Box 15, Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana, 1857-1883 and undated Folder 1-2, Map-case ?, Folder ? Box 15, Folder 3 Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana, Henry Hancock field notes, 1857 Robinson, J. Frank, 1977-1987 Box 15, Folder 4 Correspondence to Phil Berry and other material, 1977-1987 Box 15, Folder 5 Notes, 1985-1986 and undated Box 15, Folder 6 Testimony (1977), 1975 and undated Box 15, Folder 7 Shalowitz on marshes (pages 171-191), circa 1962 General note This refers to the publication "Shore and Sea Boundaries" by Aaron L. Shalowitz and Michael W. Reed.

Box 15, Folder 8 Sherman (H. L.) and Meyer (Samuel A.), Newport Beach history, 1931, 1957 Scope and Content Note Included are A history of Newport Beach complied by H. L. Sherman (1931) and 50 golden years: a history of the City of Newport Beach, 1906-1956 by Samuel A. Meyer (1957).

Box 15, Folder 9 Stevenson and Emery - Newport Bay, 1958 and undated Box 15, Folder 10 Survey instructions, 1850, 1890 Box 15, Folder 11 Survey instructions #2, 1850, 1888 Box 15, Folder 12 Survey of PEN by Sebold [sand dunes], undated Box 15, Folder 13 Survey General report, 1889 Box 15, Folder 14 Swamp and overflowed lands, general information, circa 1900-1986 Box 15, Folder 15 Swamp and overflowed lands, information, 1979-1919 and undated Box 15, Folder 16 Swamp and overflowed lands patents, 1897-1902 T-W, Box 15, Folder 17 Tidal data, Newport Bay, 1915-1982 and undated Box 15, Folder 18 Tidal information, 1920, 1976, 1980 Box 15, Folder 19 Tideland patents, 1870-1927 and undated Box 15, Folder 20 Tideland locations (TLL), 1877-1946 and undated Box 15, Folder 21 Tideland surveys, C.E. French (1-9), 1876-1886 and undated Box 15, Folder 22 Tidelands of Orange County, undated Box 15, Folder 23 Title insurance and trust, circa 1880-1955 Box 15, Folder 24 Topographic - 1875, 1875-1926 Box 15, Folder 25 Township 6 South Range 10 West of the San Bernardino Meridian, California, 1890 and undated Box 15, Folder 26 Upper Newport Bay, 1975 and undated Box 15, Folder 27 Uzes, Francois D. 1974-1984 and undated Box 15, Folder 28 Vogl, Richard, circa 1958-1985 Box 15, Folder 29 Willsie, Marilyn - Appellants' opening brief, Barbara Devlin, Joseph Scheitzach, and John Kerkes (appellants) v. City of Huntington Beach and Coultrup Development Company (4 Civil No. G010751), 1991

General subject files, Subseries 7.2 1916-2003 Physical Description: 4.0 Linear feet Arrangement Alphabetical by subject or material type.

Guide to the Frank and Frances MS.R.090 22 Robinson Files on Upper Newport Bay Preservation ... Subject files Series 7.Bulk, 1963-1990 1841-2003 General subject files, Subseries 7.21916-2003

Box 29 Sound recordings of hearings. 1977 October 13 Box 16, Folder 1 Biographical material, 1976-2003 Box 16, Folder 2 Bolsa Chica, testimony of Frank Robinson and Linda Martyn, 1977 October 13 Calendars, 1972-1977, 1983-1989, 1996-1997 Scope and Content Note Included are wall calendars and engagement calendars with handwritten entires and marginalia. The calender years represented are: 1972, 1974, 1977, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1996, and 1997.

Box 16, Folder 3 1972, 1974, 1977 Box 16, Folder 4 1983 Box 16, Folder 5 1985, 1986 Box 16, Folder 6 1987, 1989 Box 16, Folder 7 1996, 1997 Box 16, Folder 8 California Coastal Commission, 1978-1986 Clippings, Box 16, 1960s Folder 9-10 Box 16, 1970s Folder 11-12 Box 16, Folder 13 1980s Box 16, Folder 14 1990s Box 16, Folder 15 Undated Box 16, Folder 16 Coastal Zone Conservation Act, presentation preparation packet, undated Box 16, Folder 17 "Consensus," notes, correspondence, and clippings, 1972-1973 and undated Box 16, Folder 18 "Correction list: in the matter of the three islands," undated Correspondence, Box 16, Folder 19 1970s Box 16, Folder 20 1980s Box 16, Folder 21 1990s Box 16, Folder 22 2000-2001 and undated "Dover shores," 1916-1918, 1971-1980 and undated Arrangement This file group was kept in the original order as it was received by the archives and the folder titles are original. Scope and Content Notes This file group was kept in the original order as it was received by the archives and the folder titles are original.

Box 16, Folder 23 California Coastal Commission, general, 1979-1980 Box 17, Folder 1, California Coastal Commission, correspondence and original findings, Box 16, Folder 24 1977-1980 Box 17, Folder 2-3 Clean Water Act (state), pollution, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 1970-1980 Box 17, Folder 4 Clippings, water quality, Newport-Irvine Waste Management Planning Agency (NIWA), 1971-1976 Scope and Content Note Handwritten note on original folder stated: "retain for silt basin battle."

Correspondence, 1973-1980 Box 17, Folder 5 Attorney General, 1979-1980 Box 17, Folder 6 Hate mail, 1979-1980 Box 17, Folder 7 Letters to editors, 1979-1980 Box 17, Folder 8-9 Newport Beach, 1977-1979 Box 17, Orange County, 1973-1979 Folder 10-11

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Box 17, Dredging, 1971-1979 Folder 12-13 Box 17, Folder 14 Ferrell, Dave, (Register), 1976-1980 Box 17, Friends of Newport Bay, 1979-1980 Folder 15-16 Box 17, Folder 17 Harbor Commission, amended report of the Harbor Commission of Orange County, California, 1918 February Box 17, Folder 18 Harbor Commission, preliminary report to Orange County Harbor Commission, 1916 June Box 17, Folder 19 Johnson, Fred, regarding coastal permit P79-6309, 1976-1980 Box 17, Folder 20 Marine Biological Consultants, Inc., 1980 and undated Box 17, Folder 21 North Star Beach, permit P79-6309, 1972-1979 Box 17, Folder 22 Press coverage, 1971-1980 Box 17, Folder 23, Private waterways, 1971-1979 Box 18, Folder 1 Box 18, Folder 2 State Lands Commission, 1975-1980 and undated Box 18, Folder 3 Walsh, James, regarding coastal permit P79-6309, 1976-1980 Box 18, Folder 4-5 Water Board I, 1979-1980 Box 18, Folder 6 Water Board II, 1979 Box 18, Folder 7-8 Water quality, various agencies, 1977-1980 Box 18, Folder 9 Miscellaneous, 1971-1977 Box 18, Folder 10 Indexes of resources and material used for lawsuits, undated Box 18, Folder 11 Newport Back Bay: an address to the Orange County Sierra Club delivered by Frank Robinson, 1976 January 26 Box 18, Folder 12 Nuclear power, 1979 Box 18, Folder 13 Orange County Assessor, Rural Unit, appraisal records, Upper Newport Bay area, circa 1975-1982 Box 18, "Phil's file," 1962-1984 and undated Folder 14-16 Scope and Content Note Included are legal documents, notes, clippings, reports, memorandums, and correspondence.

Photographs, circa 1970-1990 Box 24, Folder 1 Coast and geodetic survey map, photographic print showing a section of, 1974 Box 24, Folder 2 Coastline and marina in Orange County, California, aerial view, undated Box 24, Folder 3 Group portrait showing Frank Robinson, Colleen johns, Frances Robinson, and Buck Johns at an Upper Newport Bay event held at the Johns' house, undated Box 24, Folder 4 Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center, exterior view, undated Box 24, Photograph album, 1968-1988 Folder 5-12 Scope and Content Note The photograph album contains snapshots documenting the Robinson's environmental advocacy in Orange County, California, 1968-1988. It was compiled by Frances Robinson and contains handwritten marginalia describing the people or context in which the photos were taken.

Box 24, Folder 13 Upper Newport Bay, black-and-white photographic prints showing views of, 1987 Negatives, 1987 and undated Access The negatives have been separated from the collection for preservation reasons.

Box 18, Folder 17 Proposition 20, 1972 Box 18, Folder 18 Real property, undated Box 18, Folder 19 Save Our Forest and Ranchlands, "Duncan McFetridge," 1990-1991 "Scrapbooks," 1963-1975 Box 18, 1963-1968 Folder 20-22

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Box 19, Folder 1-3 1969-1970 Box 19, Folder 4 1970 Box 19, Folder 5-7 1971-1973 Box 19, 1973-1975 ("The realization of the impossible dream") Folder 8-10 Box 19, Folder 11 Stop Polluting Our Newport (SPON), 1987-1997 Box 19, Folder 12 "Sturgess file," 1966-1972 Box 19, Folder 13 Trails, Upper Newport Bay/Back Bay, 1988-1993 and undated Scope and Content Note Included are materials relating to the establishment of pedestrian, equestrian, and bicycle trails around Upper Newport Bay and Back Bay in Newport Beach, California.

Map - Preliminary trail plan, Upper Newport Bay Regional Park, undated Box 19, Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve, 1987-2000 Folder 14-15 Box 19, Upper Newport Bay Field Committee, loose-leaf binder, 1971-1977 and undated Folder 16-17 Box 20, Folder 1-2 Upper Newport Bay Regional Park, 1985-1996 and undated Box 20, Folder 3 Miscellaneous, before 2002 Research material and notes Series 8. Bulk, 1889-1989 1850-1995 Physical Description: 10.5 Linear feet Scope and Content Note Included are materials consulted during the approximately 25-year period Frank and Frances Robinson spent researching subjects concerning their two lawsuits pertaining to Upper Newport Bay. Of great importance to the Robinson's research are the field notes and surveys of Newport Bay by S. H. Finley, dating from the 1880s. Also key to their research were the maps, as it was a map that proved that the three islands in Newport Bay in question during the first lawsuit were originally designated as tidelands, thus putting them in the public trust under California law. Included are photocopies of historical documents such as deeds, land titles, field notes, surveys, and correspondence, as well as maps and plans, reports, publications, and notes. Arrangement This series is arranged in four subseries: Subseries 8.1 Historical documents, 1851-1964, 1.5 linear feet Subseries 8.2 Maps and plans, 1858-1988, 6.5 linear feet Subseries 8.3 Notes and notebooks, circa 1965-1995, .3 linear foot Subseries 8.4 Reports and publications, 1850-1994, 2.2 linear feet

Box 29 Audio recordings, circa 1960s-1980s Physical Description: 4.0 audiocassettes. Scope and Content Summary This file comprises four audio recordings on audiocassette. The cassettes have not been reviewed for their content. Access Access to archival originals of audio recordings is restricted. Users must request listening copies.

Historical documents, Subseries 8.1 1851-1964 Physical Description: 1.5 Linear feet Arrangement Alphabetical.

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Box 20, Folder 4 "1926 decision" Box 20, Folder 5 Correspondence, 1906-1954 Box 20, Folder 6 Field notes, various, 1891-1913 and undated Finley survey, Historical Background The original Irvine Company tidelands patents were based on the surveys of Solomon Henderson Finley.

Box 20, Folder 7 General, 1906-1907 and undated Box 20, Folder 8 Field notes 1889, 1904 Box 20, Folder 9 "Finley's original field notes. JFR 5/14/1983," [1889?] Hancock survey, Box 20, Folder 10 General, 1858 and undated Box 20, Folder 11 Field notes, 1857 Box 20, Field notes of the survey of San Joaquin Rancho, 1858 December Folder 12-15 Box 20, Folder 16 Montana, territory and state of, specimen field notes, 1889 and undated Box 20, Folder 17 Rancho San Joaquin, 'historical data," [1946?] Box 20, Folder 18 Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana, field notes and survey, 1883 and undated Surveying instructions, 1851-1944 Box 20, Folder 19 1851 (manual) 1851 Box 20, Folder 20 1881 (manual) 1881 Box 20, Folder 21 1890 (manual) 1890 Box 20, Folder 22 1902 (manual) 1902 Box 20, Folder 23 1947 (manual) Box 20, Folder 24 Undated (manuals) Box 21, Folder 1 Hydrographic work, 1860 and undated Box 21, Folder 2 "Original instructions governing public land surveys 1815-1855," 1944 Box 21, Folder 3 Surveyor General, 1852-1889 Box 21, Folder 4-7 Swamp and overflowed lands/tidelands, circa 1850-1915 Scope and Content Note Included are documents pertaining to swamp and overflowed lands and tidelands in Los Angeles County, California and in Orange County, California. Part of Orange County was part of Los Angeles County until the new county was established 1889. Most of the documents pertain to land patents, many of which were purchased by James McFadden, Andrew Glassell, A. B. Chapman, and C. E. French. All materials are photocopies of the original documents. A glossary of terms for tidelands and navigable waters is located in the front of folder one.

Box 21, Folder 8 U.S. Coast Survey, soundings, Newport Bay and approaches, 1875 Box 21, Miscellaneous, 1852-1964 Folder 9-10

Box 25-28 Maps and posters, Subseries 8.2 1858-1988 Physical Description: 10.5 Linear feet Arrangement This file has not been arranged. Scope and Content Summary This file consists of around 100 oversize maps, geographic plans, and posters (mostly facsimiles) collected by the Robinsons for their research regarding the development and land use of the Upper Newport Bay.

Box 21, Notes and notebooks, Subseries 8.3 circa 1965-1995 Folder 12-17 Physical Description: 0.3 Linear foot

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Reports and publications, Subseries 8.4 1850-1994 Physical Description: 2.2 Linear feet Arrangement Alphabetical.

Box 21, Folder 18 Analysis and interpretation of topographic surveys, undated Box 21, Folder 19 Beeco, Ltd. - Southerly boundary of Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana and the existence of sovereign tideland claims (file: 2-24-1), 1973 October 15 Box 22, Folder 1 Borland report in the Senate of the United States - The Committee of the Public Lands to, to whom was referred "A bill (S.3) to grant to the State of Arkansas the public lands remaining unsold on account of overflow in the state," 1850 January 28 Box 22, Folder 2 California Coast and Ocean, Volume 6, Number 2, 1990 Summer Box 22, Folder 3 The California coastal act of 1976, Box 22, Folder 4 California Coastal Plan, and other material, 1975, 1978 Scope and Content Note In addition to the 443 page publication (which includes marginalia) are four items inserted into the publication: "Summary California Coastal Plan;" "Development criteria chart" relating to the Coastal Plan; "Changing the future of the coast: increasing public access:" and "Coastal News."

Box 22, Folder 5-6 California Coastal Zone Conservation Commission, findings, 1974 Box 22, Folder 7 California Coastal Zone Conservation Commission, findings, 1975, 1978 Box 22, Folder 8 California's new port: being a few notes on Newport Harbor (transcript), undated Box 22, Folder 9 Comprehensive sedimentation control plan - Newport Bay watershed, Phase III 208 plan amendment, 1983 August Scope and Content Note Prepared by the Southern California Association of Governments.

Box 22, Folder 10 The coves of Laguna, and insert - "Crescent Bay Point," 1974 Scope and Content Note Insert includes a color photographic postcard showing Seal Rock at Crescent Bay Point, information about its county and statewide significance, educational use, and current status as to the area becoming a public park. Also, included are correspondence and clippings related to Crescent Bay Point.

Box 22, Folder 11 Determination of the age of the islands in Upper Newport Bay using the natural radioactivity of lead-210: a feasibility study, 1974 February 15 Box 22, Folder 12 Directory of Environmental Organizations, 1982 January Box 22, Folder 13 Engineering report on Newport Bay Orange County Harbor, California, 1925 April Scope and Content Note Made by General Lansing H. Beach.

Box 22, Folder 14 Estuary sales, Oneonta Slough, Imperial Beach to Morro Bay, circa 1971 Box 22, Folder 15 Excerpts from G. A. 1558 County of Orange Newport Harbor Tidelands use and fee study, 1970 June 1 Box 22, Folder 16 The geology element for the south coast region, draft regional element III of the California Coastal Zone Conservation Plan, 1974 June 21 Box 22, Folder 17 Geomorphic analysis - "Geomorphology of the - Newport Bay area, 1981 November Box 22, Folder 18 A guide for environmental restoration in Orange County, 1989 December

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Box 22, Folder 19 Handbook for Orange County: Planning Commission, Harbors Beaches & Parks Commission, Scenic Highway Advisory Board, Environmental Management Agency, 1977 June Box 22, Folder 20 Land use and development, state lands granted in trust to the County of Orange, revised, 1972 November 14 Box 22, Folder 21 Land use decision model, volume 1 - description and use of the model, 1976 June 30 Box 22, Legal case studies and histories, 1881-1976 and undated Folder 22-23 Box 22, Folder 24 The marine environment in Upper Newport and Sunset Bays, Orange County, California, 1970 August Scope and Content Note Includes underlining, marginalia, and notes.

Box 22, Folder 25 Marshlands at Newport Bay, California, 1958 Box 22, Master environmental assessment, Irvine Ranch Water District, Orange County, Folder 26-27 California, 1979 June 25 Scope and Content Note Prepared by Larry Seeman Associates, Inc. in association with Phillips Brandt Reddick.

Box 23, Folder 1 Mercury pollution and enforcement of the refuse act of 1899 (part 2): hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, 1971 October 21 and November 5 Box 23, Folder 2 National urban recreation study: executive report, 1978 February Box 23, Folder 3 National urban recreation study: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Anaheim, 1977 September Box 23, Folder 4 Newport Bay: a pioneer history, 1973 Scope and Content Note The book was signed by author Ellen K. Lee on February 23, 1974 with the inscription "for Frances and Frank Robinson." The book contains marginalia and passages and sentences within the book have been underlined, presumably by Frances or Frank Robinson.

Box 23, Folder 5 Newport Bay watershed: San Diego Creek comprehensive stormwater sedimentation control plan, Orange County, California, 1983 August Box 23, Folder 6 Orange County Illustrated, 1971 September and 1979 June Box 23, Folder 7 Pacific Coast Archaelogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 5, No. 2, 1969 Arpil and udated Scope and Content Note Includes the entirety of Vol. 5, No. 2 plus excerpts from unidentified issues of the publication.

Box 23, Folder 8 The physical environment of Orange County: a report on the deteriorating condition of Orange County's natural environment, 1971 November Scope and Content Note Included is one page of handwritten notes.

Box 23, Folder 9 Primer on public environmental law in California, 1971 March Box 23, Folder 10 Proceedings. February 25-26, 1969, Los Angeles, California; Public meeting on water quality management for estuaries Scope and Content Note Includes one page of handwritten notes.

Box 23, Folder 11 Proceedings of the Southern California Coastal Zone Symposium, Fullerton, California, 1972 March 17-18 Box 23, Folder 12 Public safety element, Newport Beach general plan, preliminary draft, 1975 January

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Box 23, Folder 13 The public trust doctrine in natural resources law and management: a symposium, University of California, Davis Law Review, Volume 14, Number 2, 1980 Winter Box 23, Folder 14 The public trust doctrine, instream flows and resources, 1980 March Box 23, Public trust rights, 1978 November 3 Folder 15-16 Box 23, Folder 17 The relationship between the upper limit of coastal marshes and tidal datums, 1975 August 15 Box 23, Folder 18 The relationship of salt marsh cordgrass (spartina) to mean mean high water: a review, undated Box 23, Folder 19 Report on the natural resources of Upper Newport Bay and recommendations concerning the bay's development, 1970 February 20 Box 23, Folder 20 Report on the Upper Newport Bay land exchange prepared by the Auditor General, and letter to Ken Cory, Chairman, Joint Committee on Public Domain, 1972 October 5 Box 23, Folder 21 The Shoreline, 1968 September Box 23, Folder 22 Stormflow sedimentation control alternatives, Newport Bay watershed, San Diego Creek comprehensive stormwater sedimentation control plan, 1982 October Box 23, Folder 23 Structure, distribution, and seasonal dynamics of the benthic community in the Upper Newport Bay, California, 1981 Box 23, Folder 24 A student guide to Orange County fossils, 1973 Box 23, Folder 25 Tidal datum planes, 1927 Scope and Content Note Written by H. A. Marmer.

Box 23, Folder 26 Tide Lands Committee, Committee of Fifty, Greater Orange County Harbor (supplementary report), 1924 August Box 23, Folder 27 Upper Newport Bay sedimentation control and restoration, 1987 Box 23, Folder 28 The Upper Newport Bay tidelands exchange, 1972 December 19 Scope and Content Note Written by Linda Lebenbaum.

Box 23, Folder 29 Upstream solutions to downstream pollution, 1993 December Box 23, Folder 30 The value of California wetlands: an analysis of their economic benefits 1992 August Scope and Content Note Also Included are material relating to the "Campaign to Save California Wetlands."

Box 23, Folder 31 Miscellaneous articles and newsletters, 1963-1994

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