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Contributing Institution:
Palos Verdes Library District, Peninsula Center Library. Local History Center.
Title: Westfield Park Recreation and Parkways District No. 12 Records
Identifier/Call Number: 049
Physical Description:
3 Cubic Feet
Date (inclusive): 1961-1999
Abstract: Collection of administrative records, correspondence, newsletters, directories, subject files, and maps documenting the beginnings
of the Westfield Park Recreation and Parkways District No. 12, District projects including beautification projects, equestrian
ring, tennis courts, hiking and riding trails, and property easements, trail maintenance, drainage and erosion mitigation
efforts.
Physical Location: Local History Center
Language of Material:
English
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Container: Box 1
Container: Box 2
Container: Box 3
Container: Box 4
Container: Box SC 3
Container: Oversize folder 1
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Herb Epp, Westfield District resident and member of the Board of Directors for several terms from the 1970s-1990s.
Arranged into six series: Board Agendas and Minutes, Correspondence, Financial Records, Publications, Subject Files, and Maps.
The first four series are arranged chronologically with undated materials after dated materials. Subject folders are arranged
alphabetically. Maps are arranged by size and subject matter.
The Westfield Park Recreation and Parkways District No. 12 formed in 1957 by a vote of residents to establish a self-governing
entity to develop and maintain the Westfield area of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. The District is a state sanctioned legal
entity governed by Section 5780 of the California Public Resources Code and has among its duties to provide for beautification
and recreation within the Westfield designated area. The District functions with a publicly elected board and is funded by
homeowners within the District. The Board allocates funds toward the maintenance and improvement of a neighborhood equestrian
ring, a tennis court, horse riding and hiking trails and coordinates with County agencies regarding traffic and safety and
the protection of parkway trees within Westfield.
The District has gone by various names including Westfield Recreation and Park; Westfield Park District No. 12; Westfield
Park and Recreation District; Westfield Park Recreation and Parkways District #12; Westfield Park Recreation, and Parkways
District No. 12. (The Westfield Property Owners Association, which formed in 1951 and incorporated in 1953, is a separate
entity.)
Westfield Park Recreation and Parkways District #12 (Collection 049). Local History Center, Peninsula Center Library, Palos
Verdes Library District, Rolling Hills Estates, CA.
Original materials housed in binders kept by various board members. Binders decanted and foldered. Initial rehousing and
stabilization of materials by M. Blinn and LHC volunteers. Final arrangement and description by M. Fricke and M. Sugimoto,
2022.
Collection includes board meeting agendas and minutes, correspondence, financial records, directories, newsletters, maps,
and subject files.
The collection is open for research use.
Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the Local History Center for access information.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Minutes (Records)
Park districts--California
Special districts--California
Palos Verdes Peninsula (Calif.)