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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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This collection contains correspondence, publications, and other material related to the world of Russian Science Fiction and Fantasy. Primarily includes correspondence between Catherine Clark, a science fiction fan from California, and Igor A. Toloconnicov, a science fiction fan from Volgograd. Clark and Toloconnicov were in correspondence with each other as pen pals and regularly traded science fiction publications over the course of several years. Select material regarding VolgaCon '91, a 1991 science fiction convention organized by Toloconnicov, are also included.

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This collection contains memorandums, special orders, correspondence, administrative records, and other material pertaining to the military career of Charles E. McGee, a retired United States Air Force Colonel, fighter pilot, and member of the Tuskegee Airmen. McGee served from 1942-1973 with a record of 409 aerial fighter combat missions, including service in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.

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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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Correspondence from numerous British artists during the 19th and early 20th century received and collected by British painter Edith Hipkins. The majority of the correspondence consists of personal letters sent to Hipkins and her father, musician Alfred J. Hipkins.

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This collection contains correspondence, artwork, brochures, and other material by and about Japanese American artist and author Miné Okubo (1912–2001). Okubo was born in Riverside, California, and is best known for her book "Citizen 13660" of drawings and text on her experiences of incarceration at Tanforan and Topaz camps during World War II. The material was collected and donated to UCR by Esther Klotz, a historian of the Riverside area and longtime friend of Okubo.

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Documents pertaining to water rights and land ownership in Riverside and San Bernardino counties during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes legal documents, correspondence, and other material pertaining to the Jurupa Ditch and Trujillo Ditch companies, the Riverside Land and Irrigation Company, and the Bandini Donation collected by Samuel C. Evans, a prominent businessman in Riverside, California and former president of the Riverside Land and Irrigation Company.

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

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This collection includes photographs and an unpublished diary written by H. L. Ripley while he traveled on horseback through Mexico in 1888-1889. A handwritten essay by Ripley from 1868 on the topic of manliness is also included.

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