Descriptive Summary
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Descriptive Summary
Title: All States Picnic Collection
Dates: 1948-1963
Collection Number: Consult library
Creator/Collector:
All States Picnic, Inc.
Extent: 3 linear feet
Repository:
Ontario City Library, Robert E. Ellingwood Model Colony History Room
Ontario, California 91764-4111
Abstract: This collection consists of 8 scrapbooks documenting the Ontario All States Picnic and Parade, held annually in Ontario each
July. The scrapbooks were created by the All States Picnic, Inc., which was responsible for planning the event. The scrapbooks
consist of newspaper clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera from each annual event.
Language of Material: English
Access
The collecion is available during the regular operating hours of the Model Colony History Room or by appointment.
Publication Rights
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item]. All States Picnic Collection. Collection Number: Consult library. Ontario City Library, Robert E.
Ellingwood Model Colony History Room
Acquisition Information
The All States Picnic, Inc. donated the scrapbooks to the Model Colony History Room in the 1960s.
Biography/Administrative History
The idea for an All-States Picnic was taken from the Ontario Chamber of Commerce annual chamber dinner when diners were seated
in state groups. From 1916-1939 the Federation of All States held a picnic in John Galvin Park during the summer. In 1939
the picnic was moved to Euclid Avenue’s parkway. The All States Picnic was incorporated in 1949 and by 1951 was a permanent
community event held on the 4th of July. Attendance peaked in 1948 and again in 1961 at 120,000. Interest waned until the
event was discontinued in 1981. It was revived in 1991 for Ontario’s Centennial and continues to this day on a much smaller
scale.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection consists of 8 scrapbooks, containing newspaper clippings, correspondence, photographs, and other ephemera,
arranged chronologically. Materials are pasted on scrapbook pages and some warping has occured. Scrapbooks are collected in
books covering 1948-1950, 1950-1952, 1952-1953, 1953-1955, 1956-1957, 1957-1958, 1958-1961, 1962-1963.
Indexing Terms
All-States Picnic (Ontario, Calif.)
Ontario, Calif.
Scrapbooks