Collection Contents
Series 1 Vertical Files 1939-2020, undated
Series Scope and Content Summary
Articles, photographs, and other materials about Boy Scouts Troop 45 from Colton, California, 2003-2012, undated
Articles about the South Colton Oral History Project, 2015-2019
Articles on the South Colton community, 1970-2004, undated
"South Colton Barriology Exam", undated
Bibliography for the South Colton Oral History Project, undated
"Colton the Hub City: Chamber of Commerce Directory", 1971
Commemorative booklet for the dedication of the San Salvador Catholic Church in Colton, California, 1976
Documents and other materials about fiestas., undated
Fliers, programs, and other materials on the South Colton Oral History Project, 2016-2017, undated
Maps of historic markers in Southern California, undated
Documents, photographs, and other materials about bands and music groups in South Colton, undated
Documents, photographs, and other materials about residents of South Colton, 2014-2020, undated
"A Brief History of Colton Junior High/Colton Middle School" by Frank Acosta, undated
Documents about veteran's from South Colton, undated
Yearbooks from Woodrow Wilson Junior High School, 1939, 1951-1952
Fliers for "Growing Up in South Colton" presentation, 2017
Maps and photographs of South Colton, undated
Series 2 Publications 1973-2019, undated
Series Scope and Content Summary
"100 Years of Crimson & Gold Pride: Colton High School 1895-1996" edited by Scott J. Klemm, 1997
"Colton California 1940-1950: Reflections and Recollections (Vol II)" prepared by Joe Lucero, Rudy Oliva, Frank Sanchez, Rodolfo Serrano, and Bobby Vasquez, 1998
"Crossroads: A Journal of Colton Area History" published by the Colton Area Museum Association (Volumes 1-3), 1998-2003
"Crossroads: A Journal of Colton Area History" published by the Colton Area Museum Association (Volumes 4-6), 2004-2010
"Elected Officials and City Managers, Colton, California, 1887-2012" by Larry Sheffield, 2012
"Recollections and Reflections III: South Colton in the 1930's - 1960's (A Photographic Essay)" by Joe Lucero, Rudy Oliva, Frank Sanchez, Rodolfo Serrano, and Bobby Vasquez, 2001
"The Decade of the Forties (1940-1950): Growing Up and Going to School...In Colton California" reflections and recollections collected by Joe Lucero, Joe Nunez, Rudy Oliva, Frank Sanchez, Rodolfo (Rudy) Serrano, and Bobby Vasquez, undated
"Chicano Folklore / Customs / Heritage" for Seminar in Chicano Studies by Instructor Manuel Tenorio, 1973
"Five Views: An Ethnic Historic Site Survey for California" published by California Department of Parks and Recreation Office of Historic Preservation, 1988
"Profile Study of Hispanic Leaders in San Bernardino County to Analyze Developmental Similarities to be Emulated in Developing Future Hispanic Leaders" published by University of California Cooperative Extension (San Bernardino County), Michael D. Trujillo (County Director), and Patricia D. Espino (Educational Services Coordinator), 1992
"The Diocese of San Bernardino Celebrating 25 Years" by John A. DeGano, 2003
"The Mexican-American Political Experience in Colton, California" dissertation by John Meza Bareno, 1978
"Beneath the Dust of Slover Mountain: The Saga of Ambrosio Gomez Y Salazar" by Dr. Luis S. Gomez, 2019
"City Talk Presents Veterans of World War II Living in Colton 2014 for the First Annual Colton Area Museum Day" by Luis S. Gonzalez, 2014
"Images of America: Colton" by Larry Sheffield, 2004
"Images of America: Mexican Americans in Redlands" by Antonio Gonzalez Vasquez and Genevieve Carpio, 2012
"Images of America: San Bernardino, California" by Nick Cataldo, 2002
"Index to Images of America: Colton, CA" by Larry Sheffield, compiled by Frank Acosta, 2013
"The Story of Colton, California" by Elma Maltzberger, 1974
"True Stories of Riverside and the Inland Empire" by Hal Durian, 2013
Series 3 Video Recordings 2002-2017, undated
Series Scope and Content Summary
Subseries 3.1 Oral History Interviews (unedited) 2013-2017
Adam Ornelas, 11/4/2013
Sal and Francis Ayala, 11/5/2013
Abe Beltran, 11/7/2013
Boys Scout Troop 45 (Part 1), 11/14/2013
Ralph Medina and Ruben Aguilera, 11/18/2013
Boys Scout Troop 45 (Part 2), 11/21/2013
Frank Gonzales, 11/22/2013
Ernie F. Garcia (Part 1), 12/10/2013
Ernie F. Garcia (Part 2), 12/10/2013
Bobby Vasquez and Rudy Oliva, 12/16/2013
Mel Salazar, 1/7/2014
Connie Cabrera, 1/28/2014
Ramona Aranda Genemara, 2/3/2014
Ernie Villanueva, 2/14/2014
Rose Mercado Robles, 2/27/2014
Terry Padilla Constant, 3/21/2014
Gloria Castillo, 4/25/2014
Charles Cervantes, 5/2/2014
Joaquin Granado and Tony Vilches, 5/30/2014
Joe "Jose" Hernandez and David Gasca, 6/18/2014
Robert "Bob" Amador, 6/23/2014
Genevieve Perez, 7/3/2014
Fernando Rodriguez and Sammy Hernandez, 9/18/2014
Alfonso "Hok-Lee" Garcia, 10/3/2014
Virginia Horta Gonzales, 10/10/2014
Gilbert and Mary (Van Aken) Garcia, 10/17/2014
Andres Garcia, 10/24/2014
Esther Ramos, 10/31/2014
Tom Rivera, 11/7/2014
Luis Lopez Contreras, 11/21/2014
Bob Carrasco, 1/9/2015
Mel Salazar, 1/11/2015
Eddie Castorena and Armando Ray Sanchez, 1/16/2015
Dora Felix Van Aken, 1/23/2015
Frank Aguayo, 1/30/2015
Adaljiza Sosa Riddell, 1/31/2015
Cecelia Cabrera, 2/7/2015
Bertha Bocanegra Guerrero, 2/13/2015
Carole Galvez Salazar and Dolores Galvez Crouter, 2/21/2015
Gabriela Gonzales Lorraine Gonzales Paniagua Priscilla Atchez, and Margaret Hernandez, 2/27/2015
Eddie Cortez, 3/6/2015
Ernie Gomez and Henry J. Vasquez, 3/20/2015
Rudy Ramirez and Ernie Colunga , 3/26/2015
Manuel Beltran and Stephanie Beltran Jasso, 5/2/2015
Raymond R. (Boxie) and Angelina Q. Perez, 5/2/2015
Eustaqulo (Taco) Quinonez, 5/2/2015
Ray Corral, 7/19/2015
Rodolfo "Rudy" Contreras (Part 1), 7/21/2015
Rodolfo "Rudy" Contreras (Part 2), 7/26/2015
Maria Melendrez Gaumont, 7/28/2015
Rudy Zamorano and Yolanda Zamorano, 8/2/2015
Group Interview at Adam Ornelas' Barber Shop, 8/9/2015
Josie Guel, 8/14/2015
Cecilia Robledo Huerta, 10/1/2015
Gilbert "Chato" Zamorano, 10/3/2015
Estela Aguilera Brown, 10/9/2015
Natalia Salazar Gomez, 10/23/2015
Alice "Cookie" Rodriguez Contreras, 11/7/2015
Victoria Valdez Mendoza, 11/13/2015
Manuela Granado Sosa, 2/4/2016
Mel Salazar, 5/5/2016
Javier Marquez, 5/21/2016
Angie Martinez, Nick, Jr., and Lorna Martinez-Garcia, 5/21/2016
Espartago "Randy" Sosa, 5/30/2016
Ernie Garcia, 6/18/2016
Alfred "Al" Lawrence Vasquez, 7/9/2016
Estela Flores Becerra, 10/1/2016
Lee Noriega Muratalla, 10/27/2016
Agustine "Augie" Caldera, 11/10/2016
Manuel "Upie" Delgado, 11/13/2016
Lori Sanchez, Cynthia Llamas Minjares, and Sally Rodriguez, 11/26/2016
Gloria Luna Escobedo Flores, 8/9/2017
Nellie Franco Cortez, 8/11/2017
Frank Lobato, 9/2/2017
Subseries 3.2 Oral History Interviews (edited) 2013-2016
Interview 1: Adam Ornelas "Growing Up On 7th Street in the '40s amd '50s", 11/4/2013
Interview 2: Sal and Francis Ayala "Persistent Advocates for Community Betterment", 11/5/2013
Interviews 4A-4B: Ernie Colunga, Albert Felix, Luis Gomez, Frank Gonzalez, Rudy Luna, and Saul Duran "Boy Scout Troop 45", 11/14/2013 - 11/21/2013
Interview 7: Dr. Ernie F. Garcia "Growing Up in Colton as an Aleluya", 12/10/2013
Interview 8: Bobby Vasquez & Rudy Oliva "South Colton in the '40s and '50s", 11/16/2013
Interview 12: Ernie Villanueva "My Dad: Pioneer Insurance Salesman in South Colton", 2/14/2014
Interview 14: Terry Padilla Constant "Manuel Padilla, My Dad: A Community Activist", 3/21/2014
Interview 14: Rose Mercado Robles "Growing Up on Fernando Road", 2/27/2014
Interview 15: Gloria Castillo "Impact of the Citrus Industry on South Colton Residents", 8/25/2014
Interview 16: Charles Cervantes "Cervantes Market", 5/2/2014
Interview 18: Joe "Jose" Hernandez and David Gasca "Mexican-American Veterans' Organizations in South Colton", 6/18/2014
Interview 19: Deacon Robert "Bob" Amador "Recuerdos de Padre Valencia", 6/23/2014
Interview 20: Genevieve Perez "My Nina's Scrapbook of South Colton", 7/3/2014
Interview 21: Fernando Rodriguez and Sammy Hernandez "La Esperanza Market", 9/8/2014
Interview 25: Andres Garcia "El Barrio de La Calle Cinco", 10/24/2014
Interview 65: Estela Flores Becerra "The Flores Family of South Colton", 10/1/2016
"Bronze Image - Zoot Suit - The Play - The Promise", undated
"Chicano! Episode 1: Quest for a Homeland" (2 copies), undated
"Chicano! Episode 2: The Struggle in the Fields" (2 copies), undated
"Chicano! Episode 3: Taking Back the Schools" (2 copies), undated
"Chicano! Episode 4: Fighting for Political Power" (2 copies), undated
"Common Man, Uncommon Vision: The Cesar Chavez Story" produced by ZGS Communications Inc. and narrated by Martin Sheen, undated
"El Dia De Los Muertos: 2002", 2002
"El Espejo and Images of our People Pts 11-14: Chicano History", undated
"El Espejo and Images of our People Pts 19-22: Chicano History", undated
"Luis Valdez: Teatro Campesino", undated
"Ray Abril" produced by the Inland Empire Future Leaders program, undated
"Wrath of Grapes" produced by the United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO (English Version), undated