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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.

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This collection contains announcements, fliers, publications, and other materials pertaining to the Billy Holcomb chapter of E Clampus Vitus, an organization dedicated to preserving and documenting the history of the American West with an emphasis on San Bernardino and Riverside counties. Materials primarily document the group's "Clampout" events and member research on the history of the Inland Empire's notable people, places, and events.

Abstract This collection contains documents, memorabilia, newspaper clippings and other material 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), and pinback buttons, prize ribbons, and other souvenirs distributed at the...

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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.

Collection Scope and Content Summary The William Penn Rowe papers includes documents, publications, photographs, and other materials primarily related to the Santa Ana River and its tributaries, but includes areas throughout the state of California, including the Central Valley, Mojave River, and Los Angeles. The collection also includes most USGS Water Supply Papers from 1890-1970, California State documents published by the Department of Water Resources and its predecessor agencies, and aerial photographs documenting...

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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.

Abstract This collection contains video recordings, publications, vertical files, and other materials pertaining to the South Colton Oral History Project that documents life in South Colton, a 1.3 square-mile ethnically segregated Mexican American community within the city limits of Colton, California. Includes oral history interviews with life-long residents and prominent members of the South Colton community as well as related research materials on the history of Colton, California and surrounding...