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Journal of Marcus Pete with hand-written entries from the year 1937. Measures 4.5" x 7" x 1", red canvas hardcover binding and labeled National Diary 1935. Content chronicles his trip to Washington DC in support of land allotments, accompanied by Thomas Sloan.

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A collection of personal objects and archival materials donated by Mildred Browne, member of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and chairwoman of the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum. Materials include two women's garments, jewelry set, Agua Caliente Casino commemorative plaque, two calendars, Tahquitz Flood Control Project documents and correspondence, photographs, and commemorative programs. Materials are dated 1993 through 2002.

Scope and Contents This collection is comprised of press clippings, correspondence, artwork, brochures, and other material regarding the personal and professional life of Miné Okubo. Includes material on Okubo's book Citizen 13660 and the art exhibit Miné Okubo: An American Experience. Mailings from Okubo to personal contacts that contain correspondence, artwork, exhibit brochures, and original envelopes are also included. Additionally, there is material on Japanese American life in the United States that...

Scope and Contents The Model Colony Audio-visual collection consists of a variety of items pertaining to the history of Ontario and the area, its social life and customs, and significant people of the West End of San Bernardino County. Also included in this collection are motion picture films on DVD and videotape, starring actors who made Ontario their home and films featuring Oscar-winning art director Henry Bumstead, an Ontario native. In addition, there are several reels of amateur film footage of various...

Scope and Contents The Newspaper Clipping Files Collection, 1913-2010 covers a number of subjects relating to the city, citizenry, organizations and events connected to the city of Perris. Some of the more prominent individuals included in this collection include, but are not limited to, the following: Frederick Thomas Perris, namesake of the city of Perris; A.W. and J.F. Hook, Perris pioneers with their Hook Brothers Mercantile; the Bernasconi family, Perris pioneers with their Southern Hotel. Prominent...

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This collection consists of scrapbooks, club directories, newspaper clippings, meeting minutes, club yearbooks, and correspondence. Also included is a collection of thimbles acquired by the club.

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This collection includes photos, building plans, correspondence and minutes of meetings of the Ontario City Council and the OMS Lease Company, financial information, 16mm films and audio tapes of races, news clippings and press releases and small ephemera (stickers, badges, tickets, programs) covering the construction and use of the racetrack from 1963-1980.

Scope and Contents This collection includes the original incorporation proclamation from the state of California for the West Ontario Mutual Water Company, stock certificates (issued and unissued), minute books of stockholder’s meetings, cancelled checks and other financial papers from South Side Mutual Water Comapany's principal checking account with First National Bank of Ontario, invoices for diesel and gas to run the water pumps, monthly accounts of water used per shareholder, county property tax returns,...

Scope and Contents This collection contains research notes, articles, photographs, documents, and other material compiled by Patricia Ortlieb, author and great-great-granddaughter of Eliza L. Tibbets, as she conducted research for the book "Creating an Orange Utopia: Eliza Lovell Tibbets and the Birth of California's Citrus Industry" that she co-authored with Peter Economy. Includes material related to the people, places, and events that shaped the life of Eliza L. Tibbets and the generations of her...

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Collection of newspaper articles concerning California desert history, culture, and lore written by Paul Wilhelm and other authors, predominantly published by the Indio Daily News. Collection includes additional writings by George Law. Collected between the years 1936-86.