Assorted Documents, 1967-10-05 - 2012-09-28
Scope and Contents note
The Local History Collection focuses on the history of Orange County California and the cities within Orange County, Southern California and to a lesser extent California as a whole. All Time periods from 1776-2012 (to date) are covered. The collection includes 3860 cataloged books and pamphlets, correspondence, ephemera, manuscripts, maps, memoribilia. papers, periodicals, posters and photographs.
Dates
- 1967-10-05 - 2012-09-28
Extent
From the Collection: 733 boxes (733 boxes, 3860 volumes in 429 linear feet plus two large orange cabinets drawers and two map cases drawers. )
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Contains documents regarding Jim Sleeper and his work, including advertisements for his books, a bibliography, two copies of "Bears to Briquets: A History of Irvine Park, 1897-1967" (1967), a photograph of Sleeper with Frances and Don Meadows, and an issue of "New Worlds of Irvine."
Also contains copies of articles by Sleeper, including "'A Century of Citrus:' The Story of Orange County's Golden Harvest," reprinted from the Santa Ana Register (Nov. 17, 1968); "County Tin Mine Faces Axe," in the Register (April 14, 1968); and "On the Trail of 'Holy Jim' Smith: The Man Behind the Legend," in the Orange County Geneological Society Quarterly, Vol. V., No. 1 (March 1968), as well as photocopies of local newspaper articles about Sleeper.
Creator
- From the Sub-Group: Sleeper, Jim, 1927-2012 (Author, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the CSUF University Archives & Special Collections Repository
University Archives & Special Collections
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Fullerton CA 92831-3599 USA
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