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California Historical Society collection of the California Department of Natural Resources' Los Angeles County Master Shoreline Plan records
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 0245-3
Abstract
In 1947 a property appraisal was conducted along Santa Monica Bay for the purpose of estimating the fair market value of various shoreline parcels selected by the Regional Planning Commission of Los Angeles County for purchase by the State of California. The report, accompanied by tract maps and photographs, recommended the purchase of the selected parcels of land to the California State Park Commission. The records in this collection consist of a detailed appraisal report, a set of parcel...
Dates:
1946-1947
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Esther Feldman and Community Conservation Solutions records
Collection
Identifier: 7136
Abstract
The Esther Feldman and Community Conservation Solutions records document the work conducted by Esther Feldman and/or Community Conservation Solutions (CCS) from the 1980s through 2020. The collection focuses on two major subject areas: (i) ballot measures and campaigns creating public financing for park and conservation projects and (ii) land-based projects involving land acquisition, native habitat restoration, park creation, 'green' stormwater and urban runoff capture, planning projects,...
Dates:
1984 - 2022
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Mineral King Development records
Collection
Identifier: 0037
Abstract
The collection consists of environmental reports, correspondence, scrapbooks, and other ephemera pertaining to the controversial 1960s development of a 16,000 acre tract of the Sequoia National Forest in Tulare County, California. The materials were created and collected by conservation activists Jean and Richard Koch.
Dates:
1963-1978
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections