Reference Books
Judith Ann Trolander. From Sun Cities to The Villages: A History of Active Adult, Age-Restricted Communities (Sunbelt Studies). University Press of Florida; May 29, 2011. ISBN 978-0813036045 (hardcover). ISBN 978-0813044484 (paperback). LCCN: 2010054036.
Judith Ann Trolander has written the first book-length history of the "active adult" lifestyle. Examining the origins, development, failures, and challenges facing these communities as the baby boomer population continues to age, she offers a truly original defense of a sometimes controversial aspect of American life. This books profiles Ross W. Cortese, developer of Leisure World, Seal Beach, CA, and Del Webb, developer of Sun City, AZ. The author visited Seal Beach and Laguna Woods for her research. The book includes interviews with Seal Beach Historical Society founders Claire and Ken Walker.
Laguna Woods History Center, Editors: Bob Ring, Myra Neben, Pat Wilkinson. Laguna Woods Village at 50 Years: 1964 - 2014. ISBN 13: 978-1-66315-756-9 (Hardcover).
Edited by the Laguna Woods History Center and traces the history of the land back to Spanish settlements in 1819. Can be purchased at LagunaWoodsHistory.org. Limited edition printing of 1,000.
Charles Phoenix. Southern Californialand: Mid-Century Culture in Kodachrome. Angel City Pr; 1St Edition (March 1, 2004). ISBN-13 978-1883318420 (Hardcover).
Phoenix presents the colorful region as the locals saw it through the lens of their cameras in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s--more than 170 images printed from the best of Phoenix's collection of other people's old slides. He takes us into the living rooms and backyards of real people, and travels with them uptown and downtown, visiting the famous attractions along the way. He shows the lifestyle and landscape from Santa Barbara to San Diego, from the desert to the sea, filled with futurism, escapism, the unconventional and the hauntingly normal. The Leisure World Globe is featured on Page 110.
Ralph Schoenstein. Every Day is Sunday: One Man's Lighthearted Search For America's Best Retirement Village. Little Brown & Co; 1st edition (January 1, 1986). ISBN: 978-0316774284. LCCN: 85-18075.
Describes daily life at retirement communities and leisure villages in New Jersey, Arizona, Florida, and California. Pages 93-127 are Leisure Worlds. Seal Beach specific pages are 100, 104-110, 111, 150-151.
Larry Strawther. Seal Beach, A Brief History. ISBN 13: 978-1-62619-489-2.
Seal Beach.... Starting in the 1860s as Anaheim Landing, the first seaport in what would become Orange County, is soon became a summer retreat for squatters and illegal saloons. Despite the efforts of real estate developers to turn the town into an amusement resort and an early center for aviation and motion pictures. Seal Beach became neighboring Long Beach's tavern, brothel and gambling destination.
Time Life Books. This Fabulous Century. Volume VII America 1960 - 1970. New York. Time-Life Books, ©1970. LOC 69-16698 (Hardcover).
The years 1960 through 1970 are brought to you in exciting detail through vivid photography and engaging, informative text. Leisure World, Seal Beach, CA, is profiled on pages 116 - 127.
| Author/s | Title | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| Ball, Jerry | Hidden Under the Rug | |
| Bartel, Janice R. | A Guide to Botanical Resources of Southern California | |
| Baylis, Janice Hinshaw, Ph. D. | Sex Symbols and Dreams | |
| Baylis, Janice Hinshaw, Ph. D. | Sleep on it | |
| Branson, Vivian | A Love Story and Other Works | |
| Carlson, Alberta | What Can Happen to a School Teacher. 1995 per author's autograph on the H.S. copy. | |
| Case, Emma M. | Jeweltones | |
| Case, Emma M. | Route 80 and Other By-Ways | |
| Connor, Leona | Brazil Stories and Senor Baja | |
| Creative Writer's Club | Laurels 1979 | |
| Creative Writers; Club | Laurels and Awards 1983 | |
| Creative Writer;s Club | The Senior Connection | |
| Creative Writer's Club | Spotlight on 30th Anniversary | |
| De Klyne, Betty | Have Sale - Will Travel. Secrets of an Estate Sale Agent | |
| Del Mar, Don | Blood Pearls of Sulu | |
| Dorr, Jean B. | A Story of Seal Beach | |
| Elias, George | Awesome Profits from Kitchen Poker. Table To Tournament Final Table | |
| Fontaine, Raymond, Ph.D., a former Roman Catholic Priest. | My life with God : In and Out of the Church. Title page quote "Like a bird that escapes from a man-made cage and returns to nature that God created, I too left the Church, replete with the supernatural attested to by clergymen, and returned to the natural life that God created." He lived at 13341 N Fairfield Ln Bldg 181, Seal Beach, CA. | LOC 00-090542. Raymond Fontaine, 2000, via Discount Printing, Westminister, Ca, 92683. |
| Gregson, Lucille | 12 Short Stories | |
| Habel, Maureen ; Sr. Hedda M. Jaeger CSJ; Eileen McNerney CSJ | Trapped in Paradise: Catholic Nuns in the South Pacific 1940-1943. During World War II, four Catholic nuns from California were caught behind enemy lines in the South Pacific. The book tells the story of these four courageous and devoted women. The sisters were ultimately rescued by United States submarine Nautilus in a high risk mission on New Year’s Day 1943. | ISBN-10: 0692796215, ISBN-13: 978-0692796214 |
| Hadsall, Guy Jr. | Mister Javelin | |
| Harris, Theodore D | Black Frontiersman - The Memoirs of Henry A. Flipper | |
| Higgins, Marion Bigelow | Ripples on a Quiet Stream | |
| Jaffee, Mary and Irving | Beyond Baker Street | |
| Jaffee, Mary Lindsley | 4 Plays | |
| Jaffee, Mary L. | Have a Little Patience | |
| Leisure World News | Leisure World Cooks 11 | |
| Lindsley, Mary F. | Age of Reason | |
| Lindsley, Mary F. | The Case for Arthur Nicholls | |
| Lindsley, Mary F. | Crisis in Counterpoint | |
| Lindsley, Mary F. | The Deluge | |
| Lindsley, Mary F. | Dr. Burney's Daughter | |
| Lindsley, Mary F. | Georgia | |
| Lindsley, Mary F. | A Narrow Mind | |
| Lindsley, Mary F. | Night of Fire | |
| Lindsley, Mary F. | The Procurator's Wife | |
| Lindsley, Mary F. | Rubber Stamp | |
| Lindsley, Mary F. | Sailing West | |
| Lindsley, Mary F. | Son of Thunder | |
| Lindsley, Mary F. | The Tenth Muse of Ipswich | |
| Lindsley, Mary F. | A Touch of Evergreen | |
| Litvin, Martin | A Daring Young Man : A biography of Ben Nicholas, who persuaded the California Legislature to pass the nation's first "Right to Die with Dignity" law. en Nicholas (b. 6/1894) and his wife Rose F. Nicholas (b. 1/23/1899 d. 8/17/1998) lived in Mutual Six. Ben and Rose were activists who championed California's "Right to Die with Dignity" law. | Frank A Ward publisher, Galesburg, IL, 61401. 1983. B |
| Pedigo, Kate with Loewy, Ernie. | "Tex" : Mr Yellow Cab. In her fourth book, ninety-two year-old Pedigo relates the fascinating story of a cowboy-adventurer who became a top executive in the business world. Tex was Pedigo's husband and co-founder of the Yellow Cab Company of Los Angeles. | Belmont Books, Long Beach, CA, 2003. ISBN 0-9660757-4-9. |
| Pedigo, Kate with Loewy, Ernie. | My Brush with Life and Art: Recollections and Achievements. Kate studied at the Otis Art Institute. She moved on to become a well-know artist and sculptor. The Grandma Moses of Eagle Rock, Ca. Kate's mural production of the history of Eagle Rock can be viewed at the Eagle Rock City Hall. Belmont Books, Los Angeles, CA, 2000. | ISBN 0-9660757-2-2. |
| Pedigo, Kate | When Even the Cows Were Up | |
| Rolfe, Howard | Christmas Letters | |
| Rolfe, Howard | Chronicle of Aches and Pains | |
| Rolfe, Howard | Day by Day | |
| Rolfe, Howard | Here's to... | |
| Rolfe, Howard | Impressions for Remembrances | |
| Rolfe, Howard | Love and Laughter | |
| Rolfe, Howard | Poems about...Aging | |
| Rolfe, Howard | Poems—Mexico Cruise | |
| Rolfe, Howard | Poetic Tributes | |
| Rolfe, Howard | Table for Six | |
| Rolfe, Howard | This is for You, Kym | |
| Rolfe, Howard | Words Around the World in Rhyme | |
| Smiley, Robert, and Lowery, Ernie. | A Texan Goes to Hollywood: My Life Story. Robert Smiley moved to Hollywood in the 1940s and built a career working behing the camera on major films of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. He and his wife Joyce retired to Leisure World in the 1982. After moving in Joyce work selling units for 8 years after moving in. | |
| Stephenson, Fairfax | How to Retire in a Retirement | |
| Walker, Claire G., Ph.D. | Community The Psychic Revolution of the 20th | |
| Warner, Patricia G., D.D. | Century and Our Psychic Sense Good Graces | |
| Writer's Club | Short Story Winners, 1973 |