National Orange Show collection
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection contains documents, memorabilia, newspaper clippings, and other materials pertaining to the National Orange Show held annually in San Bernardino, CA. Includes newspaper clippings about the National Orange Show from the San Bernardino Sun and other local newspapers, photographs featuring event attendees and spaces from Lyman S. Rich, Jr. (the former assistant manager of the National Orange Show), buttons, prize ribbons, and other souvenirs distributed at the event.
Dates
- Creation: 1908-2009, undated
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1960-1990
Creator
Access
This collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright Unknown: Some materials in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction, and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Historical Note
The National Orange Show is an annual event in San Bernardino, California, established to promote the region’s citrus industry. Since its inception in 1889, the event has played a significant role in the cultural and economic history of San Bernardino and the broader Inland Empire. The first San Bernardino “Orange Show,” a seven-day event held in 1889, was well received by the community and considered a financial success. The following year, the event expanded to eleven days. In 1911, it was renamed the “National Orange Show” and held at Fourth and D Streets in San Bernardino. A permanent site for the exhibition was selected in 1923, and construction of the exhibit hall began in 1924. Held annually for more than a century, the National Orange Show remains an important regional tradition.
Extent
13.0 Linear Feet (15 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
- License: This record is made available under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Creative Commons license.
Abstract
This collection documents the history and development of the National Orange Show, an annual event in San Bernardino, California, established in 1889 to promote the region’s citrus industry. The show has played a significant cultural and economic role in San Bernardino and the broader Inland Empire, evolving from a seven-day local exhibition to a long-standing regional tradition with a permanent site established in the 1920s. Materials in the collection include documents, memorabilia, newspaper clippings from the San Bernardino Sun and other local newspapers, photographs of event attendees and venues, buttons, prize ribbons, and other souvenirs distributed at the event.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged into the following 7 series:
Acquisition Information
Information unavailable.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Ning Zhang as part of her archival processing student internship, 2023. Additional collection materials processed by Eric Milenkiewicz, 2025.
- Title
- National Orange Show collection
- Author
- Finding aid created by Eric Milenkiewicz
- Date
- 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
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Repository Details
Part of the Pfau Library Special Collections Repository
5500 University Parkway
San Bernardino CA 92407 United States
909-537-5112
archives@csusb.edu