Jump to Content

Collection Guide
Collection Title:
Collection Number:
Get Items:
Riverside, California photograph collection
MS 204  
View entire collection guide What's This?
Search this collection
Collection Details
 
Table of contents What's This?
  • Descriptive Summary
  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Processing History
  • Collection Scope and Contents
  • Collection Arrangement
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Riverside, California photograph collection
    Date (inclusive): circa 1834-1977, undated
    Collection Number: MS 204
    Extent: 5.77 linear feet (9 boxes, 2 flat file folders)
    Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
    Riverside, CA 92517-5900
    Abstract: This collection contains photographs, slides, and glass plate negatives depicting the landscapes, people, and culture of Riverside, California from the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries. Images in the collection include notable local buildings and businesses, Riverside families and residents, and local natural and agricultural sites.
    Languages: The collection is in English.

    Conditions Governing Access

    The 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.

    Preferred Citation

    [identification of item], [date if possible]. Riverside, California photograph collection (MS 204). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

    Acquisition Information

    Provenance unknown.

    Processing History

    Processed by Serena Rodholm, Student Processing Assistant, 2017.
    Processing of the Riverside, California photograph collection was completed by undergraduate students from the University of California, Riverside as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015. This project was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.

    Collection Scope and Contents

    The collection consists of photographs, slides, and glass negatives documenting the landscapes, people, and culture of Riverside, California from the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries. Images in the collection include notable local buildings and businesses, Riverside families and residents, and local natural and agricultural sites.

    Collection Arrangement

    The collection is arranged into 6 series as follows:
    • Series 1. Aerial and panoramic views, 1870-1977
    • Series 2. Buildings, 1857-1975
    • Series 3. Nature and agriculture, 1857-1976
    • Series 4. Objects, 1900-1943
    • Series 5. People, 1834-1950
    • Series 6. Streets, 1875-1947

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

    Subjects

    Mission Inn
    Agriculture
    Historic buildings
    Landscapes & industries
    Riverside (Calif.)
    Riverside County (Calif.)

    Genres and Forms of Materials

    Glass Plate Negatives
    Photographs
    Slides (photographs)