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A collection of government documents and publications largely pertaining to the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Publications include United States Senate and House of Representatives hearings transcripts and bills. Some transcripts contain testimonies told in the first person by Agua Caliente Band members, federal employees, attorneys, and other Palm Springs residents. Includes Indian Service correspondence from the late 1880s. Dated materials span the years 1884-1998.

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Surrogate audio recordings of Cahuilla songs and language. Originally recorded on reel-to-reel tapes by ethnographer Guy Tyler between the years 1967-77. Recordings compiled into a series of 15 Compact Discs. Cahuilla language informants include Guadalupe and Rosenda Lugo, Kenneth Nombre, Magdalena Nombre, Alice Lopez, and Salvador Lopez. Transferred to digital format by the Storyscape Project of the Cultural Conservancy.

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The Harry A. Eastman Ranch collection contains business and financial documents related to the Eastman Ranch Company including income and expense reports, financial statements, and operations. Also included are newspaper clippings, photographs, and correspondence.

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This collection contains manuscripts, correspondence, and other material regarding Harry C. James, an author, educator, and founder of the Trailfinders Organization. Topics include the Hopi, the Cahuilla, and the American Southwest.

Scope and Contents This collection contains newspaper clippings, photographs, documents and other material collected by Harry W. Lawton pertaining to the experiences of 19th-20th century Chinese immigrants in California, primarily in the Inland Empire region of Southern California. Includes material regarding the archaeological dig at the former Chinatown site in Riverside, California, research material that was used in the book Wong Ho Leun: An American Chinatown, and a selection of newspaper clippings...

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This collection contains correspondence, press clippings, and other material regarding Harry W. Lawton, an American writer, journalist, editor, and historian who wrote several books on Native Americans in California.

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San Bernardino Public Library's photograph collection includes images of family life, work life, daily activities in the community that would be of historical interest to the people of San Bernardino and surrounding areas. Our photographs cover a period from the late 1878 to 1999. The collection includes family photos from some prominent area families including Hirata family; Holcomb family; Caddell family; Santini family and Valles family.

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The Hotpoint/General Electric Collection contains various business records as well as company histories, company newsletters, engineer drawings, patents, product and parts catalogs, and product advertising. Other material include photographs, 16mm motion picture film, vinyl recordings, negatives, slides, and scrapbooks.

Scope and Contents This collection contains materials created and collected by Ian A. Smith, an employee of the California Portland Cement Company's Colton Plant from 1952-1977, as he researched the history of mining operations conducted at Mount Slover in Colton, California. The collection primarily focuses on the California Portland Cement Company's mining operations at Mount Slover, but also contains materials regarding Isaac Slover and the history of the southwestern United States, particularly that of San...