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Descriptive Summary
Title:
Dana Point Syndicate records of S.H. Woodruff, 1911-1937 (bulk 1920-1930)
Collection number:
MS-R060
Creator:
Woodruff, S.H. (Sidney H.)
Extent:
2.4 linear feet
3 boxes and 2 oversize folders
Repository:
University of California, Irvine. Library. Special Collections and Archives.
Irvine, California 92623-9557
Abstract:
The business records collected by real estate developer S.H. Woodruff in his capacity as head of the Dana Point Syndicate, a group of wealthy Los Angeles investors formed to finance the purchase, subdivision, and development of some 1,400 acres of coastal property at Dana Point in the late 1920's. The records contain administrative, financial, legal, and real estate documents on the Dana Point development and provide information regarding contemporary property values on the Orange County, California coast. Other documents include publicity brochures and broadsides created to promote Dana Point's prime location on the Pacific coast. The collection also contains visual documentation on the development of the Dana Point area in the form of cadastral maps, photographs of the Dana Point property (both prior to development and during construction) and completed Dana Point Syndicate buildings, and architectural sketches of Dana Point Syndicate houses and the proposed Dana Point Inn.
Language:
English.
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