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Westside Action Group records

 Collection
Identifier: SC-004

Collection Scope and Content Summary

This collection contains press clippings, correspondence, programs, agendas, minutes, photographs, and other materials pertaining to the Westside Action Group (WAG), a political action group based in San Bernardino, California that advocates for the African American community. Includes business and personal correspondence between WAG members and other organizations, agendas and minutes from WAG meetings, programs and photographs detailing WAG events, and newspaper articles covering WAG's efforts in the community.

Dates

  • Creation: 1963-2015, undated
  • Creation: Majority of material found in 1980-2007

Access

This collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections 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 Westside Action Group (WAG) was founded in 1972 by Hardy Brown, Sr. and Bob Parker as a political action organization to advocate for and support San Bernardino’s African American community in the city’s political and economic landscapes.

Extent

5.0 Linear Feet (8 document boxes, 1 record storage box)

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 contains press clippings, correspondence, programs, agendas, minutes, photographs, and other materials pertaining to the Westside Action Group (WAG), a political action group based in San Bernardino, California that advocates for the African American community.

Collection Arrangement

The original order of this collection has been maintained. Materials are arranged into the following two series:

  1. Series 1: Vertical Files, 1963-2015, undated
  2. Series 2: Notebooks/Manuals, 1982-2009, undated

Acquisition Information

This collection was donated by Wilmer Amina Carter.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Special Collections & University Archives staff (2024).

Title
Westside Action Group records
Author
Finding aid created by Eric Milenkiewicz, University Archivist.
Date
2024
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Pfau Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
5500 University Parkway
San Bernardino CA 92407 United States
909-537-5112