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This collection documents the personal and professional life of Wilmer Amina Carter, former Assembly member representing the 62nd District in the California Assembly and retired Board member of the Rialto Unified School District. The collection primarily consists of vertical files (e.g., press clippings, computer printouts, fliers, newsletters, documents, and photographs) created and maintained by Carter documenting her life and involvement in the Inland Empire’s Black community.

Abstract The Ratibu Shadidi Jacocks papers document critical elements of Ratibu Jacocks' life, ranging from his cultural identity and community activism to family history. This collection contains correspondence, documents, vertical files, and other materials pertaining to Jacocks' involvement with Creative Business Services, Westside Action Group, Inland Area Kwanzaa Group, Inland Area Black Political Action Group, and other community-based organizations. Also includes materials related to Jacocks'...

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This collection contains meeting minutes, newsletters, reports, and other materials from the League of Women Voters of the San Bernardino Area.

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,...

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This collection contains memorandums, correspondence, bulletins, minutes, administrative records, and other materials pertaining to California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) from the mid 1960s through the early 2000s. Materials were collected by Arthur E. Nelson, the first College Librarian at CSUSB, and provide a snapshot into the early history of the university.

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This collection contains souvenir programs, magazines, booklets, correspondence, photographs, memorabilia, and other materials documenting the Olympic Games from 1924 to 2002. There is a primary emphasis on the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California as well as on the 1932, 1968, and 1972 Olympics.

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This collection contains documents, correspondence, publications, press clippings, and other material pertaining to the establishment and growth of the Palm Desert Campus.

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This collection documents the City of San Bernardino’s planning and celebration of the U.S. Bicentennial. Spanning 1972–1976, the materials include correspondence, documents, photographs, and other records created by the San Bernardino Bicentennial Commission, which oversaw funding, program development, beautification work, and event coordination.

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This collection includes correspondence, documents, newspaper clippings, and other materials pertaining to the professional life of Nancy E. Smith, the first female Chair of the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, member of the Public Land Law Review Commission, and a major figure in San Bernardino County politics during the 1960s-1970s.

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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.