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Title: Southern California Yachting Association records,
Date (inclusive): 1921-1965
Collection number: MS-R009
Creator:
Southern California Yachting Association
Extent:
5.0 linear feet (13 boxes)
Repository:
University of California, Irvine. Library. Special Collections and Archives.
Irvine, California 92623-9557
Shelf location: Stored offsite at SRLF. Forty-eight hours advance notice is required for access to the records.
Abstract: This collection contains the administrative files of the Southern California Yachting Association (SCYA) from 1921 to the
mid-1960s, including articles of incorporation and by-laws, manuals for member clubs, meeting minutes, yacht club membership
rosters and yearbooks, correspondence, circulars and flyers, master calendars, and other official records. Also included is
a small collection of material on other yachting organizations in California and Arizona, as well as affiliate organizations
of the SCYA.
Language:
English.
Collection is open for research. Forty-eight hours advance notice is required for access because materials are stored offsite.
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.
Southern California Yachting Association Records. MS-R09. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine,
California.
Gift of the Southern California Yachting Association via Paul W. Hiller, SCYA Historian, in 1966.
Processed by Lynette Stoudt and Adrian Turner, 1999-2000.
The Southern California Yachting Association (SCYA) was founded as an association in Los Angeles in 1921 to promulgate yacht
racing rules and promote wider participation in yachting activities. Its articles of incorporation were adopted in 1922 and
later revised with the addition of by-laws in 1938. SCYA became a nonprofit corporation in 1950 or 1951. By 1953 the association
represented 28 member clubs spanning from Ventura to San Diego counties. As of 2000, the association boasts over 80 member
clubs. Further information concerning the SCYA can be found on their
Web site .
The first and largest yachting association in Southern California, the SCYA promoted wider participation in yachting activities
through its publicity campaigns, particularly through annual regattas, boat parades, and races. Members adhered to SCYA rules
and regulations governing all aspects of boat racing, addressing such issues as boating safety and yacht maintenance. Today,
the SCYA continues to support and foster amateur and professional yachting through its support of boating education, races,
regattas, and safety at sea.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection contains the administrative files of the Southern California Yachting Association (SCYA) from 1921 to the
mid-1960s, including articles of incorporation and by-laws, manuals for member clubs, meeting minutes, yacht club membership
rosters and yearbooks, correspondence, circulars and flyers, master calendars, and other official records. Also included is
a small collection of material on other yachting organizations in California and Arizona, as well as affiliate organizations
of the SCYA.
The majority of material consists of meeting minutes and official correspondence with member clubs and affiliate organizations
dated between 1922 and 1965. These records document association membership and dues; club delegates and officers; regattas,
boat parades, trophies, and races; reports from meetings; harbor and boating regulations; deeds of gift; and dinners, dances,
and galas. All correspondence is arranged chronologically, not topically. Also included within the correspondence are ephemera
such as newsclippings of articles featuring the SCYA. Topical files contain material issued by individual member clubs about
their activities.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Orange County (Calif.)--Archival resources.
Southern California Yachting Association--Archives.
Yacht clubs--California, Southern--Archival resources.
Yacht racing--California, Southern--Archival resources.
Yachting--Societies, etc.--California, Southern--Archival resources.
Photographic prints.