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Guide to the Leonard C. Moffitt Files on the Planning of Orange County and University of California, Irvine
MS.R.116
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Title: Leonard C. Moffitt files on the planning of Orange County and the University of California, Irvine
Collection number: MS.R.116
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Irvine, California 92623-9557
Language of Material:
English.
Physical Description:
2.3 linear feet
(5 boxes and 1 XOS folder)
Date (bulk): Bulk, 1965-1967
Date (inclusive): 1957-1967
Abstract: This collection comprises the research files and manuscript of Leonard C. Moffitt, campus-community planner at the University
of California, Irvine, and author of several books about community and urbanization in Orange County and elsewhere. Included
are interviews with many prominent political figures and community leaders from Orange County, survey questionnaires, statistical
data, maps, clippings from local newspapers, and publications from local business and associations. Also included is correspondence
with the UC Irvine chancellor and administrators, employees of the Irvine Company, and city and county officials from Orange
County.
creator:
Moffitt, Leonard C.
The collection is open for research.
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.
Leonard C. Moffitt files on Orange County California, and University of California, Irvine, planning and development. MS.R.116.
Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Gift of Leonard C. Moffitt, circa 1967.
Transferred from University Archives to Special Collections and Archives as a manuscript collection in 2000.
Processed by Ann E. Clark, 2009.
Leonard Caum Moffitt was the campus-community planner at the University of California, Irvine, (1962-1965) as well as the
author of several books about the planning of communities including the UC Irvine campus, the city of Irvine and Orange County,
California.
Moffitt was appointed to the position of campus-community planner by Daniel G. Aldrich, UC Irvine's first chancellor. He worked
closely with architects, Irvine Company employees and UC administrators during the planning and construction of the UC Irvine
campus.
After initial planning of the campus was complete, Chancellor Aldrich commissioned Moffitt to study the rapid growth of Orange
County during 1950s and 1960s. The published book that resulted from Moffitt's research is titled,
Community and Urbanization: Orange County, California.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection comprises the research files and manuscript of Leonard C. Moffitt, campus-community planner at the University
of California, Irvine, and author of several books about community and urbanization in Orange County and elsewhere. Included
are interviews with many prominent political figures and community leaders from Orange County, survey questionnaires, statistical
data, maps, clippings from local newspapers, and publications from local business and associations. Also included is correspondence
with the UC Irvine chancellor and administrators, employees of the Irvine Company, and city and county officials from Orange
County.
Moffitt wrote the following books about the development of Orange County, California, and the University of California, Irvine,
which are available in Special Collections and Archives and can be found in the library catalog
ANTPAC :
Moffitt, Leonard Caum.
Community and Urban Change : A Case Study in Communications Theory.Kaneohe, Hawaii: LCM Associates, 1972.
Moffitt, Leonard C.
Community and Urbanization : Orange County, California. [Irvine, Calif. : s.n.] 1967.
Sharp,J.B., L.C. Moffitt.
Enrollment Potential : University of California, Irvine (prepared at the request of Dr. Ivan Hinderaker). Irvine: University of California, 1963.
Moffitt, Leonard Caum.
Journey into the Essence : Orange County and the Coming of UCI. Calif. : Leonard Caum Moffitt, 2007.
This collection is arranged in 3 series: 1. Research files, 1957-1967; 2.Interviews and questionnaires, 1965-1966; 3.
Community and Urbanization: Orange County, California:draft, 1967
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Moffitt, Leonard C. -- Archives
Campus planning -- California -- Irvine -- Archives.
City planning--California--Orange County--Archives.
University of California, Irvine -- Planning -- Archives.