John Coleman papers
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection primarily contains photographs photographic prints, photograph albums, and digital photographs taken by John Coleman of Inland Empire (Calif.) events, people, and organizations with a primary focus on the region's African American community. Also includes programs, fliers, and other materials collected by Coleman pertaining to events and organizations in the Inland Empire cities of Redlands, San Bernardino, and Riverside.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1990-2020
Creator
- Coleman, John (Person)
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.
Biographical Note
John Coleman was born in Boston, MA in 1930. He served in the Korean War and relocated to California in 1958 to begin work at Patton State Hospital after receiving his Master of Social Work (MSW) degree. In 1968, Coleman was hired by the University of California, Riverside serving in various roles at the university (Campus Ombudsman, University Admissions Officer, Placement Officer, Medical Social Worker, and Counseling Psychologist) until his retirement in 1992. In retirement, Coleman began photographing the Inland Empire's African American community for dissemination to the local Black Press and other media outlets. During this time he became known in the region as the "community photographer" capturing thousands of photographs documenting Inland Empire people, events, and organizations for more than three decades.
Extent
22.0 Linear Feet (4 record storage boxes and 9 oversize flat storage 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 primarily contains photographs photographic prints, photograph albums, and digital photographs taken by local "community photograher" John Coleman of Inland Empire (Calif.) events, people, and organizations with a primary focus on the region's African American community. Also includes programs, fliers, and other materials collected by Coleman pertaining to events and organizations in the Inland Empire cities of Redlands, San Bernardino, and Riverside.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged into the following two series:
- Series 1: Photographic and Audiovisual Materials, circa 1990-2020
- Series 2: Printed Materials, circa 1990-2015
Acquisition Information
This collection was donated by John Coleman, 2021.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Eric Milenkiewicz, 2024.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- John Coleman papers
- Author
- Finding aid created by Eric Milenkiewicz
- Date
- 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- .
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