Abstract The Rupert and Jeannette Costo papers, housed in Special Collections & Archives of the Tomás Rivera Library at the University of California, Riverside is a collection consisting of printed material (correspondence, typescripts, original manuscripts and ephemera), film and photographs collected by Jeannette and Rupert Costo. This collection is largely dedicated to information on American Indians with an emphasis on California Indians and contemporary issues. Water, land, hunting and...

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This collection contains correspondence, photographs, documents, and other materials pertaining to the desert ecologist Edmund C. Jaeger. Included is correspondence regarding Jaeger's research in the desert, photographs of plant and animal species and desert palavers, reports on ecological findings, and more.

Abstract This collection is comprised of a wide variety of material related to Harry C. James, an educator, author, nature enthusiast, and founder of the Trailfinders organization. Included in this collection is correspondence, written articles and manuscripts, research documents related to Native American tribes, documents detailing land conservation efforts, personal materials, photos, and other material. Much of his material is either directly or indirectly related to Southern California, with...

Abstract The Harry W. Lawton papers contain correspondence, press clippings, photographs, manuscripts, magazines, and other materials from Lawton's life and career. Lawton was an American writer, journalist, editor, and historian who wrote several books on Native Americans in Southern California, particularly in the Riverside and Banning areas. Part of the collection also consists of materials about Harry Lawton's son, Jonathan Fredrick Lawton, a screenplay writer. Harry Lawton's involvement with the...

Abstract This collection contains organizational records, correspondence, notebooks, scrapbooks, photographs, video cassettes, and other material regarding the Trailfinders, a private school for boys and wilderness organization, established by Harry C. James in Hollywood, California during the spring of 1915. Material documenting the teachings and outdoor excursions of the Trailfinders is included as well as the reunions held by alumnus of the organization and school throughout the years following...