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Westside Action Group records
SC 004  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Processing Information
  • Collection Scope and Content Summary
  • Indexing Terms
  • Additional collection guides

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Westside Action Group records
    Date (inclusive): circa 1980-2008, undated
    Collection Number: SC 004
    Creator: Westside Action Group
    Extent: 7.0 Linear Feet (13 boxes)
    Repository: Pfau Library. Special Collections & University Archives
    San Bernardino, CA 92407
    Abstract: This collection contains press clippings, correspondence, programs, agendas, minutes, photographs, and other materials regarding the Westside Action Group (WAG), a community activist group founded in 1972 to support and advocate for the African American community of San Bernardino, California.
    Languages: The collection is in English.

    Access

    This collection is open for research, but advanced notice is required to use this collection. To request access, please contact Special Collections & University Archives by telephone at 909-537-5112 or via email at archives@csusb.edu.

    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

    Westside Action Group records (SC 004). John M. Pfau Library, Special Collections & University Archives. California State University, San Bernardino.

    Acquisition Information

    This collection was donated by Wilmer Amina Carter.

    Processing Information

    This collection is not fully processed.

    Collection Scope and Content Summary

    This collection contains press clippings, correspondence, programs, agendas, minutes, photographs, and other materials regarding the Westside Action Group (WAG), a community activist group founded in 1972 to support and advocate for the African American community of San Bernardino, California. Includes business and personal correspondence between WAG members and other organizations, agendas and minutes from WAG meetings, programs and photographs detailing WAG events, and newspaper articles covering WAG's efforts in the community.

    Indexing Terms

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

    Subjects

    African American
    Community action
    Inland Empire (Calif.)
    Pressure groups
    San Bernardino (Calif.)
    Westside Action Group

    Genres and Forms of Materials

    Correspondence
    Minutes (administrative records)
    Photographs
    Press clippings

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