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Subject(s)

• Newport Beach (Calif.)—History [Browse]

Related name

• Felton, James P. [Browse]
• Kaye, Hilary [Browse]
• Sofio, Mary [Browse]
• Newport Beach Historical Society [Browse]
• Newport Beach (Calif.) [Browse]

Notes

• Includes index.
• Illustrations on lining papers.
• This is a joint venture of the Newport Beach Historical Society and the city's government. Some of this book a , ppeared originally in "Newport Beach 75" published in 1981.

Action note

Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)

Contents

• Foreword, introduction / Mayor John C. Cox, Jr.
• The sandspit pioneers / Ellen K. Lee
• The formative years: 1936-1956 / Bill Grundy
• The decisive years: 1936-1956 / Agnes Blomquist
• The era of the city: 1956-1988 / Joanne Reynolds
• The power structure / Judge Robert Gardner
• The city watchdogs / Margot Skilling
• Historic landmarks
• Somewhere special / Raymond L. Watson
• In pursuit of excellence / Hilary Kaye
• The Irvines: a family portrait / Jim Sleeper
• Balboa: the era and the aura / Tom Murphine
• The villages of Newport Beach / William P. Ficker
• The cultural scene / Jean Tandowsky
• The business community / Tom Wilck
• Fishing / Hugh McMillan
• The county's playground / James Dean
• Ancient and modern mariners / Bernard P. Desenberg
• The boatyards: then and now / William E. Bluerock
• The fourth estate / Walter Burroughs
• The public servants / Roger Bloom
• Only in Newport
• Epilogue: the legend of Thomas Rule / T. Duncan Stewart
• Chronological history
• Trustees and City Council members
• Authors and acknowledgements
• Index.

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LCCN

^^^88043474^

OCLC

18927179

RCP

H - S

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