Library, Special Collections and University Archives

Commercial photographer Avery Field documented the growth and development of Riverside, California in the first half of the 20th century. A large portion of this collection is comprised of images featuring local residents and their involvement in various events such as parades, celebrations, and weddings. The architectural history of the city is also well-documented with images of both residential and commercial buildings, including many of the Mission Inn. Portraits of local families, images of the region's geographic landscapes, and artwork are also contained in this collection

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Historical moving images and audio digitized by the California Audiovisual Preservation Project, including lectures by Alex Haley, Antonia Brico, John Dean III, Ray Bradbury, and Shirley Chisholm; and oral history interviews with Tuskegee Airmen.

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Citrus crate labels, primarily from packing and shipping companies in Southern California with an emphasis on the Inland Empire region.

Institution: UC Riverside, Library, Special Collections and University Archives

Photographs, correspondence, military records, and other material pertaining to Earl R. Oatman, a Prisoner of War (POW) during World War II and Professor Emeritus of Entomology at the University of California, Riverside.

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The diaries of Toranosuke "George" Fujimoto and his son George Fujimoto Jr. including the World War II period when their family was relocated from Riverside, California to an internment camp in Poston, Arizona. The diaries between 1913-1968 that were kept by Toranosuke are in Japanese. The diaries between 1942-1948 that were kept by George Jr. are in English.

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Photographs taken by Jay Kay Klein documenting Science Fiction & Fantasy fandom. The majority of images were taken by Klein while attending various Science Fiction & Fantasy conventions and events, including many from the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon). NOTE: To submit additional information or corrections for descriptions of photographs in this collection, please use the following form: https://library.ucr.edu/klein-info-form or use the new commenting feature now available on Calisphere for this collection (to access commenting select an image and click "Join the Discussion").

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Correspondence, documents, publications, and other material pertaining to the personal and professional life of Juan Silvano Godoi (1850-1926), a Paraguayan politician, journalist, jurist, and historian. Includes correspondence with many prominent political figures and scholars of the era as well as political and financial documents.

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Items from "The History of the Ancient Palace and Late Houses of Parliament at Westminster : Embracing Accounts and Illustrations of St. Stephen's Chapel, and its cloisters, - Westminster Hall, - The Court of Requests, - The Painted Chamber", by Edward Wedlake Brayley, and John Britton. Material includes correspondence, documents and illustrated plates from circa 1650 to 1905.

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Glass plate negatives, photographs, and lantern slides of the Mexican Revolution taken by photographer Sabino Osuna. Includes images of Francisco Madero, Victoriano Huerta, Alvaro Obregón, Emiliano Zapata, and Pancho Villa, as well as street warfare during La Decena Trágica.

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Sound recordings of Diego del Gastor, Donn E. Pohren, Antonio Mairena, and several other flamenco guitarists and singers who gathered and performed at locales in and around Morón de la Frontera, Spain in the late 1960s. Ted McKown, an Orange County, California-based guitarist and guitar teacher, recorded these performances on open reel tape during his travels to Spain.

Institution: UC Riverside, Library, Special Collections and University Archives