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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.

Collection Scope and Content Summary The collection contains 1,610 black-and-white negatives, mostly 4x5-inch, taken in California and Mexico by Charley Clayton Howe between 1947 and 1972. Howe had joined the Archaeological Survey Association of Southern California, Inc. in 1948 and, in 1975, donated the negatives to the ASA. The Association envisioned the negatives as the initial collection of an archive of photographs on California archaeology that would be open for reference by scholars (“Photographic Archives Established,”...

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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.

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 photographs, memorabilia, ephemera, and other materials documenting the history of Latino/a/x baseball and softball with an emphasis on Mexican American baseball in Southern California and throughout the United States.

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 photographs, negatives, and slides that document the history of the campus from its beginnings in 1960 as San Bernardino-Riverside State College to its present form as California State University, San Bernardino including the Palm Desert Campus.

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This collection contains newspapers, administrative records, and other materials that document the activites of the Ramona-Alessandro Alumni Association, a group of former students and teachers from Ramona Elementary School and Alessandro Junior High School located in San Bernardino, California.

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.