March 13, 1998
Contact: Mayerene Barker,
(818) 677-2130
mbarker@exec.csun.edu
The archives, including documents dating from the early 1930s, have been collected for several years by Betty Croly, association chapter historian. After reviewing the resources offered by university libraries throughout the state, the two organizations chose the Oviatt Library at CSUN to house the records, said Frank Wein, foundation president.
The records--totaling almost 60 linear feet of plans and reports dealing with land-use planning, roads and freeways, environmental protection, general plans, zoning and public participation--represent one of the country's largest holdings of planning records.
The association and the foundation--its educational arm--will donate almost $10,000 to help CSUN protect, preserve and catalog the plans and reports. In addition, several board members of the organizations have pledged personal donations to cover some of the initial preservation costs.
Now that CSUN has been selected as the permanent location for the archives, the chapter will seek additional donations of historic material from cities, counties, special districts and private planning collections, Wein said.
The donation was coordinated by Wein, a CSUN graduate and the university's current director of North Campus development, with assistance from Croly, association president John Bridges and past president Steve Preston.
Representing CSUN in the discussions for the donation were William Flores, dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences; Tim Dagodag, chair of the urban studies program, and Robert Marshall, CSUN library archivist.
For more information about the archives, call Wein at (818) 677-2561 or Bridges at (619) 625-0056.
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