Kray (Ryan M.) research materials on Palm Springs California, 1832 - 2021

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Summary

Title:
Ryan M. Kray research materials on Palm Springs, California
Dates:
1832 - 2021
Abstract:
This hybrid collection contains physical and born-digital materials compiled or created by historian Ryan M. Kray, 2009 Ph.D. graduate of the University of California, Irvine, while conducting research about efforts by the city of Palm Springs, California, to control, disenfranchise, and expel people of color from the city from the 1880s through the 1960s.
Extent:
6 Linear Feet 6 record storage boxes and 86.3 Gigabytes (63 files)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Kray (Ryan M.) research materials on Palm Springs, California. MS-R219. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. [Date accessed].

Background

Scope and content:

This hybrid collection contains physical and born-digital materials compiled or created by historian Ryan M. Kray, 2009 Ph.D. graduate of the University of California, Irvine, while conducting research about efforts by the city of Palm Springs, California, to control, disenfranchise, and expel people of color from the city from the 1880s through the 1960s. The bulk of the collection dates from 1950-1970.

Physical materials consist predominantly of photocopies of news articles pertaining to the history of Palm Springs and the surrounding areas, and the city's efforts to control, disenfranchise, and expel people of color from the city. The Press, Desert Sun, Limelight, Riverside Enterprise, and Riverside Daily Press are the primary publications included. City documents and meeting minutes, interviews with people who were forcibly removed, and other city-related publications are also included in the collection.

The majority of digital materials in this collection are video recordings with people who were the targets of forced removal efforts from city limits by the city of Palm Springs, California. Each digital video recording is accompanied by at least one transcript. Other digital materials in this collection include Ryan M. Kray's dissertation titled "Second-Class Citizenship at a First-Class Resort: Race and Public Policy in Palm Springs," an article by Kray, titled "The Path to Paradise: Expropriation, Exodus, and Exclusion in the Making of Palm Springs," and a report published by the City of Palm Springs titled "Palm Springs City Hall Monument Report." A reparations lawsuit filed by Section 14 victims' families against the City of Palm Springs (settled in 2024) awarded the plaintiffs $5.9 million dollars. Additionally, the agreement included $21 million for a "first-time homebuyer assistance program" as well as other communal benefits for Section 14 descendants and the public at large.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Ryan M. Kray, 2024.
Processing information:

Physical materials processed by Charla DelaCuadra. Digital materials processed by Frank J. López-Huerta.

Arrangement:

Original file titles from the donor have been retained.

The original order of the digital materials has been retained without any intervention by processing staff. Please see Other Finding Aids note for a directory list and complete inventory of all available files.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Frank J. López-Huerta, 2024; updated by Charla DelaCuadra, 2025.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-11-13 15:03:39 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is only minimally processed, but is open for research. Please contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access.

Terms of access:

Property rights reside with the University of California. Copyrights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.

Preferred citation:

Kray (Ryan M.) research materials on Palm Springs, California. MS-R219. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. [Date accessed].

Location of this collection:
P.O. Box 19557
Irvine, CA , US
Contact:
(949) 824-3947
spcoll@uci.libanswers.com
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