Adams Point Preservation Society Records, 1981-2007Adams Point Preservation Society Records, 1981-2007

Series 1: Adams Point Preservation Society. Box 1: 1.1a-b. Adams Point Preservation Society scrapbooks, 1985-2001 (photos and correspondence regarding society activities) [2 binders: 1.1a, 1985-1991; 1.1b, 1992-2001] – 1.2a-b. Adams pointer, Sept. 1982-Nov. 2000 (society newsletter) [2 binders: 1.2a, Sept. 1982-Dec. 1989; 2.1b, Jan. 1990-Nov. 2000]. Box 2: 2.1a-b. Metcalf House preservation effort, 1981-1996 (correspondence, reports and ephemera, in approximate date order) [2 binders: 2.1a , 1981; 2.1b, 1982-1996) – 2.1c. Metcalf House color slides (interior/exterior scenes of the Metcalf House and other Adams Point houses; scenes of preservation campaign activities) [273 slides in binder] – 2.2. Cox Cadillac building preservation effort, 1994-2007 (correspondence, reports and ephemera, in approximate date order) [accordion folder]. Box 3: 3.1a-i. Other society activities (correspondence, reports and ephemera): 3.1a. Lake Merritt Necklace of Lights Restoration Project, 1985-1987 [folder] – 3.1b. Rezoning, 1982-2004 [folder] – 3.1c. Parking, 1986-1988 [folder] – 3.1d. Tree preservation, 1988 [folder] – 3.1e. St. Paul’s Episcopal School expansion, 1995-1996 [folder] – 3.1f. Adams Point Reward Fund, 1996-1998 (for reporting criminal activity to police) [folder] – 3.1g. Miscellaneous, 1980s [folder] – 3.1h. Miscellaneous, 1990s [folder] –3.1i. Miscellaneous, 2000s [folder] -- 3.2. Ron Morra oral history, Nov. 2002 (prepared by the Oakland Living History Program of Mills College) [pressboard binder].
Series 2: Adams Point history and description. Box 4: 4.1. Adams Point history scrapbook (photos, maps, house descriptions, and profiles of early residents) [binder] – 4.2. Homes in Adams Point (17 8”x10” black-and white photos of Adams Point houses; newspaper articles and photo regarding the 1987 demolition of the Maxwell House, 285 Lee Street; 24 historic postcards of the Lake Merritt/Lakeside Park area) [binder] . Box 5: 5.1. Assorted maps of Adams Point area (folder) – 5.2. Adams Point neighborhood survey (v. 23 of the Oakland Cultural Heritage Survey) [pressboard binder] – 5.3. Lake Merritt District (v. 24 of the Oakland Cultural Heritage Survey) [pressboard binder] -- 5.4. Completion report [on Adams Point], July 1, 1985 (prepared by the Oakland Cultural Heritage Survey) [comb binder].