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 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 41 Collections and/or Records:

Professional Advisory Council (PAC) records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-301
Abstract

The collection consists of the records of the Professional Advisory Council (PAC), a group founded in the Inland Empire in 1977 to provide resources, education, support and community to local gay professionals and businesses. Materials in the collection include meeting minutes, calendars, notes, resource lists, brochures, information on other local organizations, and other related records.

Dates: 1977-1988; Majority of material found within 1977-1982

Rudy Rucker papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-144
Abstract

The collection consists of the papers of Rudy Rucker, a mathematician and computer scientist who also authored numerous works of science fiction and was known as one of the founders of the cyberpunk science fiction movement. Materials in the collection relate mostly to Rucker's literary career, and include drafts of Rucker's fiction and nonfiction works, notebooks, artwork, publications, and journals.

Dates: circa 1960-2021

Fred C. Scobey papers

 Collection
Identifier: WRCA-064
Abstract

The collection consists of correspondence, reports, notes, and photographs, relating to pipelines, aqueducts, irrigation systems, culverts, flow of water and capacity of pipes, conduits and sewers, spillways, municipal water supply, and mapping techniques for Rio Grande Joint Investigation.

Dates: 1912-1954

Corinne A. Seeds papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-118
Abstract

This collection contains notes, photographs, manuscripts, syllabi, and other material regarding the education curriculum of Corinne A. Seeds, principal of the Training School of the University of California, Southern Branch (UCLA). Material related to her work with Helen Heffernan in Riverside, California is also included.

Dates: circa 1950-1960

Kay Berryhill Smith and Connie Confer LGBT activism collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-363
Abstract The collection contains materials created and compiled by LGBT activists Connie Confer, a retired assistant city attorney for Riverside, California and her partner, Kay Berryhill Smith, a retired social worker in Riverside County. Materials in the collection focus on local, state and federal LGBT rights issues and include organizational records, political campaign and lobbying efforts, research and publications on the LGBT community and discrimination, and legal records related to...
Dates: 1964-2005, undated

Stringfellow Hazardous Waste Site collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-148
Abstract The Stringfellow Hazardous Waste Site collection contains technical reports, media clippings, correspondence, public records, ephemera, notes, government publications, photographs, and other material regarding the Stringfellow Hazardous Waste Site, a Class I industrial waste disposal facility in Glen Avon, California, that operated from August 1956 to November 1972. Materials also document the community activism of Glen Avon resident Ruth Kirkby. Topics covered by the records include site...
Dates: 1951-2009, undated.; Majority of material found within 1972-1987

Task Force on California's Water Future records

 Collection
Identifier: WRCA-111
Abstract

The collection consists of the working papers for the Task Force's final report, published in 1982 by the California Commission for Economic Development. Includes report materials pertaining to levees, hydrology of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, and the Peripheral Canal.

Dates: 1981-1982

Vernor Vinge papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-385
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence, science fiction convention programs, and a floppy disk from science fiction author Vernor Vinge. The correspondence mostly concerns other authors and publishers sending Vinge their works for his review or comments.

Dates: 1984-2011

Marjorie and Edna R. Webster papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-147
Abstract

The collection contains photographs, notes, articles, and other materials from explorer Edna R. Webster and her daughter Marjorie Webster. The majority of materials in the collection relate to Edna's exploration and study of Mayan ruins on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, and Marjorie's interest in Atlantis and its possible connection to Mexico.

Dates: 1928-1973, undated

James White papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-208
Abstract This collection is comprised of typescripts, galley proofs, notes, and other material by James White, an Irish author of science fiction novels, novellas, and short stories. Primarily includes manuscripts of White’s published and unpublished works (many contain hand annotations). Within this collection is material pertaining to the Sector General book series that White was best known for including Hospital Station, ...
Dates: 1961-1992, undated; Majority of material found within 1965-1983