San Bernardino County, California collection
Collection Scope and Contents
The San Bernardino County, California collection contains press clippings, correspondence, brochures, maps, and other material pertaining to the history, culture, tourism, and local communities of the county. Select media publications include local newspapers and magazines discussing cultural events, community life, and historical information. Ephemera pertaining to tourism in the county primarily relates to Joshua Tree National Park, surrounding campgrounds, and the desert communities of Twentynine Palms and Yucca Valley.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1892-2003, undated
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1950-2000
Languages
The collection is in English.
Access
This collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction, and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Historical Note
Explorations of the San Bernardino area began in the 1770s and continued into the nineteenth century. In 1810, Franciscan missionary Francisco Dumatz, of the San Gabriel Mission, named the San Bernardino valley in observance of the feast day of Saint Bernardine of Siena. Later in the century, the county was used for gold and silver mining, as well as the agricultural development of citrus fruit. The county of San Bernardino was officially created on April 26, 1853 from parts of Los Angeles, San Diego and Mariposa Counties. The city of San Bernardino was incorporated as the county seat in 1854.
Extent
2.56 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Abstract
The San Bernardino County, California collection contains press clippings, correspondence, brochures, maps, and other material pertaining to the history, culture, tourism, and local communities of the county. Material related to heritage sites, cultural institutions, natural landmarks, residential life, and tourist attractions are included.
The county of San Bernardino was officially created on April 26, 1853 from parts of Los Angeles, San Diego and Mariposa Counties. The city of San Bernardino was incorporated as the county seat in 1854.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged into three series as follows:
- Series 1. County history and culture, circa 1892-1996, undated
- Series 2. Local news, 1942-2000
- Series 3. Tourism and recreation, 1948-2003, undated
Acquisition Information
Provenance unknown.
Processing History
Processed by Juliana Schouest and Sara Seltzer, Student Processing Assistants, 2008.
- Title
- San Bernardino County, California collection
- Status
- Processed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Juliana Schouest and Sara Seltzer, Student Processing Assistants. Machine-readable finding aid modified by Eric Milenkiewicz, Manuscripts Curator.
- Date
- 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collections Repository
University of California
Rivera Library
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside 92517-5900 USA
specialcollections@ucr.edu