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Title: South Colton Oral History Project collection
Date (inclusive): 1939-2020, undated
Date (bulk): 2013-2017, undated
Collection Number: SC 011
Creator:
Rivera, Tom M.
Extent:
4.5 Linear Feet
(9 document boxes)
Repository:
Pfau Library. Special Collections & University Archives
San Bernardino, CA 92407
Abstract: This collection contains video
recordings, publications, vertical files, and other materials pertaining to the South Colton
Oral History Project that documents life in South Colton, a 1.3 square-mile ethnically
segregated Mexican American community within the city limits of Colton, California. Includes
oral history interviews with life-long residents and prominent members of the South Colton
community as well as related research materials on the history of Colton, California and
surrounding areas.
Languages: The collection is in English.
This collection is open for research.
Copyright Unknown: Some materials in this collection 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.
South Colton Oral History Project collection (SC 011). John M. Pfau Library. Special
Collections & University Archives. California State University, San Bernardino.
This collection was donated by Tom M. Rivera, 2021.
This collection was processed by Eric Milenkiewicz, University Archivist (2022).
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection contains video recordings, publications, vertical files, and other
materials pertaining to the South Colton Oral History Project that documents life in South
Colton, a 1.3 square-mile ethnically segregated Mexican American community within the city
limits of Colton, California. These materials were compiled by Tom M. Rivera, one of the
lead project researchers and professor emeritus from California State University, San
Bernardino. Includes oral history interviews with life-long residents and prominent members
of the South Colton community, publications detailing the history of Colton, California and
the Inland Empire region, vertical files documenting the South Colton community, and video
recordings related to Mexican American history.
This collection is arranged into the following three series and three subseries:
- Series 1: Vertical Files, 1939-2020, undated.
- Series 2: Publications. 1973-2019, undated.
- Series 3: Video Recordings, 2002-2017, undated.
- Subseries 3.1: Oral History Interviews (unedited), 2013-2017.
- Subseries 3.2: Oral History Interviews (edited), 2013-2016.
- Subseries 3.3: Other, 2002, undated.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California, Southern
Colton (Calif.)
Inland Empire (Calif.)
Mexican American experience
Oral history
South Colton
Publications
Vertical files
Video recordings