The Finding Aid of the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch Records 0019 0019
Alexis Adkins, Lissa Lopez, and Neelam Patel
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California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Special Collections and Archives
February 2019
3801 West Temple Avenue
Pomona, CA 91768
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909-869-3775
Title: W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch Records
Creator:
Kellogg, W.K. (Will Keith), 1860-1951
Creator:
W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch
Identifier/Call Number: 0019
Contributing Institution:
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Special Collections and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
84.53 Linear Feet
(102 boxes and 6 drawings)
Date (inclusive): 1910-1949
Language of Material: English
Abstract: The W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch was established in 1925 in Pomona, California by cereal magnate W.K. Kellogg to fulfill
his long-held dream of breeding Arabian horses. The ranch served as Kellogg's winter home until 1932, when he donated the
horses and property to the University of California. The University operated the ranch as the W.K. Kellogg Institute of Animal
Husbandry until 1943 when the ranch was transferred to the United States government for use by the United State Army Remount
Service. The Army operated the ranch as the Pomona Quartermaster Depot (Remount) and bred horses for the cavalry. In 1949,
the ranch was transferred a final time to the California state Department of Education and ultimately became the campus of
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. The university has continued the Arabian breeding program to the present
day. The collection includes correspondence, financial records, guestbooks, scrapbooks, legal agreements, ephemera, and realia
documenting the operation of the ranch as Kellogg's private home and its subsequent transfer to various institutions.
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Preferred Citation
[Box/folder# or item name], W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch Records, Collection no. 0019, W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Library,
Special Collections and Archives, University Library, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
Biographical / Historical
W.K. (Will Keith) Kellogg was born in Battle Creek, Michigan in 1860. When he was twenty years old, he went to work for his
brother Dr. John Harvey Kellogg at the Battle Creek Sanitarium where he would remain for the next 25 years. W.K. wore many
hats while running the growing Sanitarium, including developing foods for the Sanitarium patients. One of the Kelloggs' inventions,
flaked cereal, proved to be wildly popular and the Kellogg brothers began to sell it to customers outside the Sanitarium by
mail order. W.K. wanted to capitalize on the product but his brother felt that becoming too involved in the business would
harm his professional reputation. In 1905 W.K. bought out his brother's interest, left the Sanitarium, and launched what would
become known as the Kellogg Company. Kellogg was 45 years old at this point and he threw himself into the business, advertising
its products aggressively and pioneering marketing strategies like free samples. By the 1920s, Kellogg was a multi-millionaire.
In late 1924, Kellogg traveled to Palm Springs with a friend to take in the California sun. While there, they made a day
trip to Indio to inspect Chauncey Clarke's Arabian horse ranch. According to his biographer, Horace Powell, Kellogg's fascination
with the Arabian breed dated back to his childhood when he and his siblings had a pony named Old Spot.
Whether or not Old Spot had any Arabian blood in unknown; the term "Arabian" was used as a shorthand at the time to impart
an aura of glamour to a horse regardless of its pedigree. In any case, Kellogg decided at the age of 64 that it was time to
fulfill his dream and he purchased eleven horses from Clarke in March 1925. Realizing he needed a place to keep them, he began
making plans to build a ranch in California which would also serve as his winter home. In May 1925, Kellogg purchased 377
acres near Pomona from Spadra rancher Frank Cecil George for $250,000. He then hired Los Angeles architect Myron Hunt to design
stables, a mansion, and other buildings on the Ranch. The horses were boarded at the nearby Los Angeles County Fairgrounds
until temporary stables were constructed. While construction was still underway, Kellogg bought ten more Arabians from F.E.
Lewis in nearby Diamond Bar and twelve from Crabbet Park Stud in England. The permanent stables were completed in July 1926
and the Kellogg Mansion in early 1927.
Kellogg briefly hired Carl Raswan, then known as Carl Schmidt, away from the Chauncey ranch to act as an agent to obtain
horses from Crabbet Stud. H.H. (Herbert Harshman) Reese was hired to manage the Ranch and Kellogg's son Dr. Karl Kellogg lived
at the ranch with his wife and children to supervise operations and construction in his father's absence. Kellogg's daughter,
Elizabeth K. Williamson, would also come to live at the ranch with her family.
The Kellogg Arabians had garnered public interest from the beginning. Kellogg's purchases were covered in the newspapers
and people visited the ranch while it was still under construction to admire the horses. Kellogg embraced this attention and
saw it as an opportunity to promote Kellogg Company products as well as the Arabian breed. He began offering free horse shows
to the public on the first Sunday of the month and installed large sign advertising the Kellogg Company on the west wall of
the stables, well within view of the crowd. Kellogg horses were also on display in the Tournament of Roses parade, further
raising their profile and by extension, that of the Kellogg Company. Sunday show attendance grew steadily and by 1930, 85,000
visitors had come to the ranch in total.
Kellogg hired advertisers and marketers, including Spide Rathbun, to encourage attention from Hollywood and thereby, more
publicity. Movie stars of the day were frequent guests at the Ranch and posed for publicity photos with the famous Arabians.
The horses also appeared in several films. Most notably, the stallion Jadaan co-starred with Rudolph Valentino in his last
film
Son of the Sheik.
Kellogg loved aviation as much as he did horses and had an emergency airstrip built at the ranch in hopes that aviator Charles
Lindbergh would stop there while en route from Los Angeles to San Diego in September 1927. Lindbergh declined to make a landing,
but he did circle over the crowd that had gathered at the ranch. The airstrip was enhanced and dedicated as the W.K. Kellogg
Airport in 1928. It would not last long—it was converted to alfalfa fields in 1933.
From the beginning, Kellogg wanted his ranch to prove a lasting legacy. As early as 1926, he had been in conversation with
the University of California about the possibility of arranging a transfer so that the breeding program would continue. A
trust agreement was drafted in 1931 and was approved by then governor James Rolph, Jr. in spring of 1932. The agreement stipulated
that the state continue the breeding program, the Sunday shows, and that Kellogg would be consulted on important matters.
The ranch was formally presented to the state on May 17, 1932. Actor and humorist Will Rogers served as Master of Ceremonies
and 22,000 people attended.
The ranch was operated by the University of California's College of Agriculture as the W.K. Kellogg Institute of Animal Husbandry
from 1932 until 1943. The University continued to breed and sell Arabian horses, put on Sunday shows, and welcome celebrity
guests. However, Kellogg would visit periodically and was not satisfied with how his gift was being used. Facilities were
falling into disrepair and the University began charging admission to the previously free shows. Distressed, Kellogg began
exploring different ways to regain control of the ranch so that it could be transferred to a different institution. The University
of California's Board of Regents blocked his attempts and the situation was at a stalemate for several years.
The United States' entry into World War II presented an opportunity for Kellogg. He lobbied to have the ranch turned over
to the Army Remount Service to support the war effort. After two years of negotiations, the ranch was officially transferred
to the Army in October 1943 and operated as the Pomona Quartermaster Depot (Remount). The Remount continued operations for
two years following the end of the war in 1945. In 1947, the Army announced that it was abandoning its horse breeding program
and that entire Remount, including the Pomona depot, was transferred to the Department of Agriculture in April 1948.
The Department of Agriculture's decision proved to be unpopular with the public and deeply troubling to W.K. Kellogg, who
was by that time 88 years old. The planned sale was cancelled under increasing public and political pressure. The ranch was
finally transferred to the California State Department of Education via the Kellogg Foundation in 1949 and became part of
the southern branch of California Polytechnic College in San Luis Obispo. Kellogg passed away in 1951 at the age of 91, reassured
that his gift to the state was being used for educational purposes.
The ranch became known as the Kellogg Unit of California State Polytechnic College (Cal Poly) and it operated in conjunction
with the Voorhis Unit of Cal Poly in nearby San Dimas. The Voorhis Unit had been established in 1938 as the southern satellite
campus of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and offered classes in agriculture. After World War II, the school outgrew the smaller
Voorhis campus and by the 1950s plans were made to move all instruction to the Kellogg Unit. By 1956 the move was complete
and the campus renamed Kellogg-Voorhis. The campus formally separated from San Luis Obispo in 1966 and became known as California
State Polytechnic College, Pomona. In 1972, the school was granted university status and renamed California State Polytechnic
University, Pomona.
The Kellogg Arabians remained at the original stables in the center of campus until 1974, when they were moved to the new
W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center on the far east end of campus. The stables were then converted to office spaces and today
houses various student groups. The site of the original show ring to the west of the stables was replaced with the Bronco
Student Center. However, the Sunday shows continue at a new ring at the Horse Center, as does the breeding program, all in
support of the College of Agriculture curriculum, in accordance with Kellogg's wish that his gift prove a lasting legacy in
support of education and the Arabian breed.
Scope and Contents
The collection includes W.K. Kelloggs' correspondence regarding the construction and operation of his W.K. Kellogg Arabian
Horse Ranch; financial records of the ranch; guestbooks signed by visitors to the ranch and scrapbooks of clippings about
the ranch; photocopies of files concerning the ranch that were sent to and from W.K. Kellogg while in Battle Creek, Michigan;
contracts, deeds, and legal agreements documenting the construction and ownership of the ranch, including the transfers of
the property to the University of California, the United State Army, and the California State Department of Education; architectural
drawings of the W.K. Kellogg Residence, also known as the Kellogg Mansion, at the ranch; and ephemera, realia, and photographs
related to the ranch.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into the following series: 1. Correspondence; 2. Financial Records; 3. Guestbooks and Scrapbooks;
4. Battle Creek Papers; 5. Contracts, Deeds, and Legal Agreements; 6. Architectural Drawings; 5. Ephemera, Realia, and Photographs.
Related Materials
Parkinson, Mary Jane.
The Kellogg Arabian Ranch: The First Sixty Years: A Chronicle of Events, 1925-1985. Pomona, CA: Cal Poly Kellogg Unit Foundation, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 1984.
Parkinson, Mary Jane.
The Romance of the Kellogg Ranch: A Celebration of the Kellogg/Cal Poly Pomona Arabian Horses, 1925-2000. Pomona, CA: W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 2000.
Powell, Horace B.
The Original Has This Signature--W.K. Kellogg. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1956.
Reese, Herbert H. (Herbert Harshman).
The Kellogg Arabians: Their Background and Influence. Los Angeles: Borden Pub. Co., 1958.
The Romance of Pomona Ranch. Pomona, CA: W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch, 1932.
W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center Records, Collection no. 0062, W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Library, Special Collections and
Archives, University Library, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Library Photograph Collection, Collection no. 0018, W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Libary, Special
Collections and Archives, University Libary, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
The W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch. Pomona, CA: W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch, 1930.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Alexis Adkins, Lissa Lopez, and Neelam Patel in 2018 and 2019.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Kellogg, W. K. (Will Keith), 1860-1951
Hunt, Myron, 1868-1952
Reese, Herbert H. (Herbert Harshman)
Wentworth, Lady, 1873-
Crabbet Arabian Stud
Pomona Quartermaster Depot (Remount)
University of California (1868-1952). College of Agriculture
W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center
W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch
Arabian horse
Architectural drawings
box 1-40, 90
Series 1: Correspondence
1925-1930
Scope and Contents
The series contains correspondence sent to and from W.K. Kellogg concerning operations at the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch.
Correspondents include fellow Arabian horse breeders Lady Wentworth of Crabbet Park Stud in England, W.R. Brown of Maynesboro
Stud in New Hampshire and Albert W. Harris, who was the first president of the Arabian Horse Club; architect Myron Hunt, construction
firm Koebig and Koebig, landscape architect Charles G. Adams, and interior decorators Barker and Barker; ranch manager H.H.
Reese and Carl Schmidt (later known as Carl Raswan); Kellogg's son Dr. Karl H. Kellogg and his daughter Beth Williamson.
Arrangement
The series is arranged alphabetically by folder title and then chronologically by date in the finding aid but does not reflect
physical arrangement.
box 3
Arabian Trip Applications
1926
box 3
Auto Club of Southern California
1927
box 5
Barker Brothers and Palm Springs
1927
box 6
Burdick Minerals Corporation
1928
box 13
Horse Association of America
1928
box 22
Kellogg, W.K. - Memorandums
1927
box 22
Kellogg, W.K. - Memorandums
1928
box 24
Loma Linda Sanitarium
1927
box 90, folder 1
Los Angeles Junction Railway Company
1928-1930
box 27
Milbanke, Captain Anthony
1926
box 90, folder 3
Milk Record
1928 November
box 28
Miller, B.E. - Memorandums
1928
box 90, folder 4
National Society of Record Associations
1928
box 90, folder 5
Nicaragua, Consulate
1928
box 31
Plunkett & Co., C.H.
1926
box 34
Registry Applications
1927
box 35
Richmond Royal Horse Show
1926
box 40
"X" "Y" "Z" Miscellaneous
1927
box 41-74, 89
Series 2: Financial Records
1925-1932
Scope and Contents
The series contains financial records of the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch during the period it served as W.K. Kellogg's
winter home, including bank statements; cancelled checks; receipts and invoices for goods and services including construction
materials and labor used to build the ranch; and records documenting horse sales and ranch operations.
Photocopies of additional financial records are located in Box 79 of Series 4. Battle Creek Papers, in the folders titled
"Financial Statements - W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch" and "Financial Statements - W.K. Kellogg Institute of Animal Husbandry."
Arrangement
The series is arranged into the following subseries: 2.1 Bank Statements; 2.2 Cancelled Checks; 2.3 Receipts and Invoices;
and 2.4 Sales and Operations.
box 89
Subseries 2.1: Bank Statements
1926-1928
Scope and Contents
The subseries contains bank statements for the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch.
Arrangement
The subseries is arranged chronologically by folder date.
box 89
Bank Statements
1926 January
box 89
Bank Statements
1926 February
box 89
Bank Statements
1926 March
box 89
Bank Statements
1926 April
box 89
Bank Statements
1926 June
box 89
Bank Statements
1926 July
box 89
Bank Statements
1926 August
box 89
Bank Statements
1926 September
box 89
Bank Statements
1926 October
box 89
Bank Statements
1926 November
box 89
Bank Statements
1926 December
box 89
Bank Statements
1927 January
box 89
Bank Statements
1927 February
box 89
Bank Statements
1927 March
box 89
Bank Statements
1927 April
box 89
Bank Statements
1927 June
box 89
Bank Statements
1927 July
box 89
Bank Statements
1927 August
box 89
Bank Statements
1927 September
box 89
Bank Statements
1927 October
box 89
Bank Statements
1927 November
box 89
Bank Statements
1927 December
box 89
Bank Statements
1928 January
box 89
Bank Statements
1928 February
box 89
Bank Statements
1928 March
box 89
Bank Statements
1928 April
box 89
Bank Statements
1928 June
box 89
Bank Statements
1928 July
box 89
Bank Statements
1928 August
box 89
Bank Statements
1928 September
box 89
Bank Statements
1928 October
box 89
Bank Statements
1928 November
box 89
Bank Statements
1928 December
box 41-45
Subseries 2.2: Cancelled Checks
1925-1928
Scope and Contents
The subseries contains cancelled checks issued by the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch in payment for goods and services.
Arrangement
The subseries is arranged chronologically by folder date.
box 41
Cancelled Checks
1925 December
box 41
Cancelled Checks
1926 July
box 41
Cancelled Checks
1926 October
box 41
Cancelled Checks
1926 November
box 41
Cancelled Checks
1926 December
box 41
Cancelled Checks
1927 January
box 41, box 42
Cancelled Checks
1927 February
box 42
Cancelled Checks
1927 March
box 42
Cancelled Checks
1927 April
box 43
Cancelled Checks
1927 May
box 43
Cancelled Checks
1927 June
box 43
Cancelled Checks
1927 July
box 44
Cancelled Checks
1927 August
box 44
Cancelled Checks
1927 September
box 44
Cancelled Checks
1927 October
box 45
Cancelled Checks
1927 November
box 45
Cancelled Checks
1927 December
box 45
Cancelled Checks
1928 January
box 46-71
Subseries 2.3: Receipts and Invoices
1925-1932
Scope and Contents
The subseries contains receipts and invoices issued to the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch for goods and services, including
from architect Myron Hunt, landscape architect Charles G. Adams, construction firm Koebig and Koebig, and various vendors
that provided construction materials for the ranch.
Arrangement
The subseries is arranged chronologically by folder date.
box 46
Receipts and Invoices
1925 November
box 46
Receipts and Invoices
1925 December
box 46
Receipts and Invoices
1926 January
box 46
Receipts and Invoices
1926 February
box 47
Receipts and Invoices
1926 March
box 47
Receipts and Invoices
1926 April
box 47
Receipts and Invoices
1926 May
box 48
Receipts and Invoices
1926 June
box 48
Receipts and Invoices
1926 July
box 48
Receipts and Invoices
1926 August
box 49
Receipts and Invoices
1926 September
box 49
Receipts and Invoices
1926 October
box 50
Receipts and Invoices
1927 November
box 50
Receipts and Invoices
1927 December
box 51
Receipts and Invoices
1927 January
box 51
Receipts and Invoices
1927 February
box 52
Receipts and Invoices
1927 March
box 52
Receipts and Invoices
1927 April
box 52
Receipts and Invoices
1927 May
box 53
Receipts and Invoices
1927 June
box 53
Receipts and Invoices
1927 July
box 53
Receipts and Invoices
1927 August
box 53
Receipts and Invoices
1927 September
box 54
Receipts and Invoices
1927 October
box 54
Receipts and Invoices
1927 November
box 54
Receipts and Invoices
1927 December
box 54
Receipts and Invoices
1928 January
box 54, box 55
Receipts and Invoices
1928 February
box 55
Receipts and Invoices
1928 March
box 55
Receipts and Invoices
1928 April
box 55
Receipts and Invoices
1928 May
box 55
Receipts and Invoices
1928 June
box 56
Receipts and Invoices
1928 July
box 56
Receipts and Invoices
1928 August
box 56
Receipts and Invoices
1928 September
box 56
Receipts and Invoices
1928 October
box 57
Receipts and Invoices
1928 November
box 57
Receipts and Invoices
1928 December
box 57
Receipts and Invoices
1929 January
box 58
Receipts and Invoices
1929 February
box 58
Receipts and Invoices
1929 March
box 58
Receipts and Invoices
1929 April
box 58, box 59
Receipts and Invoices
1929 May
box 59
Receipts and Invoices
1929 June
box 59
Receipts and Invoices
1929 July
box 59
Receipts and Invoices
1929 August
box 60
Receipts and Invoices
1929 September
box 60
Receipts and Invoices
1929 October
box 60
Receipts and Invoices
1929 November
box 60, box 61
Receipts and Invoices
1929 December
box 61
Receipts and Invoices
1930 January
box 61, box 62
Receipts and Invoices
1930 February
box 62
Receipts and Invoices
1930 March
box 62
Receipts and Invoices
1930 April
box 63
Receipts and Invoices
1930 May
box 63
Receipts and Invoices
1930 June
box 63
Receipts and Invoices
1930 July
box 64
Receipts and Invoices
1930 August
box 64
Receipts and Invoices
1930 September
box 64
Receipts and Invoices
1930 October
box 64, box 65
Receipts and Invoices
1930 November
box 65
Receipts and Invoices
1930 December
box 65, box 66
Receipts and Invoices
1931 January
box 66
Receipts and Invoices
1931 February
box 66
Receipts and Invoices
1931 March
box 66, box 67
Receipts and Invoices
1931 April
box 67
Receipts and Invoices
1931 May
box 68
Receipts and Invoices
1931 June
box 68
Receipts and Invoices
1931 July
box 68
Receipts and Invoices
1931 August
box 68
Receipts and Invoices
1931 September
box 68
Receipts and Invoices
1931 October
box 69
Receipts and Invoices
1931 November
box 69
Receipts and Invoices
1931 December
box 69
Receipts and Invoices
1932 January
box 69, box 70
Receipts and Invoices
1932 February
box 70
Receipts and Invoices
1932 March
box 70
Receipts and Invoices
1932 April
box 70
Receipts and Invoices
1932 May
box 70, box 71
Receipts and Invoices
1932 June
box 71
Receipts and Invoices
1932 July
box 71
Receipts and Invoices
1932 August
box 71
Receipts and Invoices
1932 September
box 71
Receipts and Invoices
1932 October
box 71
Receipts and Invoices
1932 November
box 72-74
Subseries 2.4: Sales and Operations
1926-1932
Scope and Contents
The subseries includes billing statements that document the sale of horses bred at the ranch and fees for horses boarded at
the ranch; bank deposit slips for income generated by horse sales and boarding fees; receipts for paychecks issued to ranch
employees; receipts for employee business expenses that the ranch reimbursed; valuation of horses and ranch property for tax
and insurance purposes; and records documenting the operation of the ranch Concession Stand run by W.K. Kellogg's grandsons
John and Norman Williamson, Jr. for attendees at the Sunday Horse Shows.
Arrangement
The subseries is arranged alphabetically by folder title and then chronologically by date.
box 72
Adjusting Entry
1932 June
box 72
Advertising and Visitors
1929-1932
box 72
Appreciation - Arabian Horses Foaled at Ranch
1929-1932
box 72
Concession Stand
1932 March
box 72
Concession Stand
1932 April
box 72
Concession Stand
1932 May
box 72
Concession Stand
1932 June
box 72
Concession Stand
1932 June
box 72
Concession Stand
1932 July
box 72
Concession Stand
1932 August
box 72
Concession Stand
1932 September
box 72
Concession Stand
1932 October
box 72
Concession Stand
1932 November
box 72
Concession Stand
1932 December
box 72
Concession Stand
1933 January
box 72
Concession Stand
1933 February
box 72
Concession Stand
1933 March
box 72
Concession Stand
1933 April
box 72
Concession Stand
1933 May
box 72
Concession Stand
1933 June
box 72
Concession Stand
1933 July
box 72
Concession Stand
1933 August
box 72
Concession Stand
1933 September
box 72
Concession Stand
1933 October
box 72
Concession Stand
1933 November
box 72, box 73
Deposit Slips and Advice of Credit
1929-1932
box 73
Employee Expense Reports - Lecko, Martin
circa 1930
box 73
Employee Expense Reports - Rathbun, E.H.
1929-1930
box 73
Employee Expense Reports - Reese, H.H.
1929-1932
box 73
Employee Expense Reports - Rice, Mrs. Arthur H.
1930
box 73
Employee Expense Reports - Roatch, A.S.
1929
box 73
Employee Expense Reports - Roberson, L.V.
1931
box 73
Employee Expense Reports - Schmidt, Carl
1926 May
box 73
Employee Expense Reports - Smith, Charles
1932 July
box 73
Employee Time Book
1926 August-1927 January
box 73
Employee Time Book
1926 September-October
box 73
Financial Report
1926 August 18
box 73
Gas and Oil Inventory
1927
box 73
Gas and Oil Inventory
1928
box 73
Hay, Grain, and Straw
1929-1932
box 73
Horses - Rented by R.K.O. Studios
1930 October
box 73
Horses - Sales, Boarding, and Breeding Fees
1929
box 74
Horses - Sales, Boarding, and Breeding Fees
1930
box 74
Horses - Sales, Boarding, and Breeding Fees
1931
box 74
Horses - Sales, Boarding, and Breeding Fees
1932
box 74
Inventory - Horses and Cattle
1929 July-December
box 74
Landscape, Buildings, and Equipment
1929-1932
box 74
Monthly Distribution Schedules
1930
box 74
Parades and Horse Shows
1929-1930
box 74
Photographs of Horses
1929
box 74
Telephone and Telegrams
1929-1932
box 74
Utilities and Payroll
1929-1932
box 92-100
Series 3: Guestbooks and Scrapbooks
1910-1933
Scope and Contents
The series contains guestbooks for visitors to the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch and scrapbooks of clippings related to
Arabian horses and the ranch.
Arrangement
The series is arranged in two subseries: Subseries 3.1: Guestbooks and Subseries 3.2: Scrapbooks.
box 92-98
Subseries 3.1: Guestbooks
1927-1928
Scope and Contents
The subseries contains guestbooks for visitors to the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch and includes a guestbook with drawings
by W.K. Kellogg's grandson Norman Williamson, Jr.
Arrangement
The subseries is arranged chronologically by item date.
box 92
Guestbook with Drawings by Norman Williamson Jr.
1927 February 27-1928 February 5
box 93
Guestbook
1928 January 2-May 28
box 94
Guestbook
1928 January 30-May 27
box 95
Guestbook
1928 May 8-1929 January 10
box 96
Guestbook
1928 September 30-November 16
box 97
Guestbook
1928 September 30-December 25
box 98
Guestbook
1928 October 7-November 11
box 99-100
Subseries 3.2: Scrapbooks
1910-1933
Scope and Contents
The subseries contains scrapbooks of clippings about Arabian horses and the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch.
Arrangement
The subseries is arranged chronologically by item date.
box 99
Scrapbook
circa 1910-1928
box 100
Scrapbook
circa 1926-1933
box 75-88, 90
Series 4: Battle Creek Papers
1924-1951
Scope and Contents
The series contains photocopies of correspondence to and from W.K. Kellogg while in Battle Creek, Michigan regarding the W.K.
Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch, including from the periods it operated as Kellogg's personal Winter home from 1925-1932, as the
W.K. Kellogg Institute of Animal Husbandry under the purview of the University of California from 1932-1943, and as the Pomona
Quartermaster Depot (Remount) from 1943-1948.
The series also contains photocopies of Kellogg's correspondence with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (filed under "Kellogg Foundation")
and its president Emory Morris; Remount officer Cecil L. Edwards and the United States Government on regarding the transfer
of the ranch to the California State Department of Education in 1949; photocopies of financial statements for the ranch and
the W.K. Kellogg Institute for Animal Husbandry; photocopies of invoices for furnishings at the ranch; and photocopies of
tax records for the ranch.
Arrangement
The series is arranged alphabetically by folder title and then chronologically by date in the finding aid but does not reflect
physical arrangement.
box 75
"A" Miscellaneous
1925-1950
box 75
Air Conditioning
1939-1941
box 75
Arabian Horse Breeders Society
1947-1950
Scope and Contents
The file includes correspondence between W.K. Kellogg and Cecil L. Edwards.
box 75
Arabian Horse Club of America
1933-1947, 1976
box 75
Arabian Horse Ranch - Trusts
1932 May 17
Scope and Contents
The file contains a copy of the deed agreement granting the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch to the University of California.
box 75
Audit Reports - W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch - Pomona, California
1926-1927
box 75
"B" Miscellaneous
1924-1951
Scope and Contents
The file includes correspondence from Gladys Brown Edwards and the Buffalo Bill Museum.
box 75
Burlingame, Dunk, Field and Pierce, Inc.
1938-1939
Scope and Contents
The file includes a report on the W.K. Kellogg Institute of Animal Husbandry dated August 17, 1939.
box 76
"C" Miscellaneous
1925-1931
Scope and Contents
The file includes correspondence to and from California State Polytechnic College, Voorhis Unit and California State Polytechnic
College, San Luis Obispo; minutes from the first meeting of the Arabian Advisory Committee on January 27, 1950; minutes from
the third meeting of the Arabian Advisory Committee on October 6, 1950; correspondence to and from the Concannon, Dillon,
Snook, and Arthur title company regarding the 1932 deed of the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch to the University of California.
box 76
California Institute of Technology
1936-1941
box 76
California, University of
1932
box 77
California, University of
1933
box 77
California, University of
1934
box 77
California, University of
1935
box 77
California, University of
1936
Scope and Contents
The file includes a copy of the
Report of the President of the University of California 1934-1936.
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California, University of
1937
box 77
California, University of
1938
box 77
California, University of
1939
box 77
California, University of
1940
box 77
California, University of
1941
box 77
California, University of
1944
box 78
Campbell, Kemper
1932-1942
box 78
Claremont College
1929-1938
box 78
"D" Miscellaneous
1925-1948
box 78
Davenport Peckham, Alice and Adelaide Davenport Armstrong
1932-1944
Scope and Contents
The file contains correspondence to and from Homer Davenport's sisters Alice Davenport Peckham and Adelaide Davenport Armstrong
and includes a copy of a manuscript by Davenport Armstrong titled "Rambling with Arabians In and Out of California."
box 78
Depreciation Schedules
1932-1935
box 78
Dickinson, J.M.
1932-1942
box 78
"E" Miscellaneous
1932-1950
box 78
Edwards, Cecil L.
1943-1949
box 79
Financial Statements - W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch
1925
box 79
Financial Statements - W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch
1926
box 79
Financial Statements - W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch
1927
box 79
Financial Statements - W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch
1928
box 79
Financial Statements - W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch
1930
box 79
Financial Statements - W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch
1931
box 79
Financial Statements - W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch
1932
box 79
Financial Statements - W.K. Kellogg Institute of Animal Husbandry
1933-1941
box 80
"F" Miscellaneous
1928-1942
box 80
"G" Miscellaneous
1925-1948
box 80
George, Cecil
1928-1942
Scope and Contents
The file includes a photocopy of a lease agreement between W.K. Kellogg and Cecil George dated March 27, 1928.
box 80
"H" Miscellaneous
1927-1948
box 80
Harris, Albert W.
1924-1951
box 81
Highways, Division
1932-1943
box 90, folder 6
Horses
1926
Scope and Contents
The file includes copies of correspondence, a draft of a press release, and other papers documenting W.K. Kellogg's purchase
of 11 horses from Lady Wentworth at the Crabbet Park Stud in Great Britain.
box 81
Horses
1927
Scope and Contents
The file includes a photocopy of a draft of the text included in pamphlets distributed to visitors of the W.K. Kellogg Arabian
Horse Ranch.
box 82
Horses
1944
Scope and Contents
The file includes correspondence between W.K. Kellogg and Cecil L. Edwards of the Pomona Quartermaster Depot, Remount.
box 82
Horses
1948
Scope and Contents
The file includes a photocopy of the November 1948 United States Department of Agriculture Sale of Government Property Invitation,
Bid, and Acceptance form listing the horses that were to be sold from the Pomona Quartermaster Depot, Remount.
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"I" Miscellaneous
1934-1944
box 82
Invoices - Furnishings at the Pomona Ranch
1927-1933
box 82
"J" Miscellaneous
1927-1940
box 82
"K" Miscellaneous
1925-1949
box 82
Kellogg Company
1926-1941
box 83
Kellogg Foundation
1932-1943
box 83
Koebig & Koebig
1925-1926
box 83
"L" Miscellaneous
1927-1949
box 83
"M" Miscellaneous
1926-1948
box 83
Michigan State College
1940
box 84
Miscellaneous Texts on the Arabian Horse
1925-1939
box 84
Mt. San Antonio College
1948-1949
box 84
"N" Miscellaneous
1925-1950
box 84
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
1939
box 84
Newspaper Clippings
1948-1949
box 84
"O" Miscellaneous
1932-1940
box 84
Owens, Timon E.
1925-1926
Scope and Contents
The file contains correspondence concerning W.K. Kellogg's purchase of the land used for the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch.
box 84
"P" Miscellaneous
1925-1949
box 84
Peterkin, George and Mildred
1929-1944
box 84
"R" Miscellaneous
1925-1949
box 87
"S" Miscellaneous
1926-1948
box 88
Stocking, Dr. Gordon
1950-1951
box 88
"T" Miscellaneous
1929-1948
box 88
Twin Foals Calsabi and Calsabiyat
1939-1944
box 88
United States Government
1941-1949
Scope and Contents
This file includes correspondence regarding the planned auction of the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch and horses by the
Department of Agriculture in 1948.
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"V" Miscellaneous
1936-1946
box 88
Valentino, Rudolph
1926-1927, 1939
box 88
Visitors to the Kellogg Ranch
1930-1940
box 88
"W" Miscellaneous
1926-1948
box 88
Wentworth, Lady
1926-1951
box 88
Williamson, Beth
1927-1943
box 88
Williamson, John
1932-1940
box 88
Young, Bessie Rogers
1925-1938
box 90-91
Series 5: Contracts, Deeds, and Legal Agreements
1925-1949
Scope and Contents
The series includes contracts, deeds, and other legal agreements concerning the purchase and development of the W.K. Kellogg
Arabian Horse Ranch and its subsequent transfers to the University of California, the United States government for use as
a Remount depot, and to the State of California for use by the California State Department of Education.
Arrangement
The series is arranged into the following subseries: Subseries 5.1 W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch; Subseries 5.2 University
of California; and Subseries 5.3 Pomona Quartermaster Depot (Remount) and the State of California.
box 90-91
Subseries 5.1: W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch
1925-1930
Scope and Contents
The subseries contains records documenting the purchase and development of the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch, including
copies of agreements for the purchase of the property and adjoining properties purchased later, contracts for the design and
construction of ranch buildings by architect Myron Hunt, and a photocopy of the lease for the guest house at the ranch given
by W.K. Kellogg to his daughter Elizabeth K. Williamson.
Arrangement
The subseries is arranged alphabetically by folder title.
box 90, folder 8
Agreement - Frank Cecil George and W.K. Kellogg
1925 May 21
box 90, folder 9
Agreement - Frank Cecil George and W.K. Kellogg
1926
box 90, folder 10
Agreement - Fairbanks, Morse, and Company
1926 April 6
box 90, folder 11
Agreement - Southern California Edison and W.K. Kellogg
1926 September 9
box 90, folder 12
Agreement for Sale of Real Property - State of California to W.K. Kellogg
1930 March 29
box 90, folder 13
Contracts - A.F. Hicks
1926 December
box 90, folder 14
Contracts - John A. Perry
1926 March 27
box 90, folder 15
Contracts - Myron Hunt
1928
box 90, folder 16
Contracts - Roscoe Moss Company
1925 December 21
box 90, folder 17-18
Contract Memoranda - Myron Hunt
1925-1927
box 90, folder 19
Deed and Trust Agreement - W.K. Kellogg and the City of Battle Creek
1925
box 90, folder 20
Field Orders - Myron Hunt
1926-1927
box 91
Grant - W.K. Kellogg to Southern California Edison Company
1926 January 15
box 91
Grant Deed - Alfred E. Bourquin (Photocopy)
circa 1932
box 91
Grant Deed - Bruce C. and Irene Tompkins to W.K. Kellogg
1930 March 4
box 91
Grant Deed - Elmer F. and Myrta M. Wolcott to W.K. Kellogg
1930 March 5
box 91
Grant Deed - Frank Cecil George to W.K. Kellogg
1925 June 1
box 91
Insurance Bonds and Related Materials - Construction
1926
box 91
Lease - W.K. Kellogg to Elizabeth K. Williamson (Photocopy)
1930 June 23
box 91
Map of Ranch with Surveyor's Notations
1925
box 91
Notices of Completion of Construction Contracts
1926-1927
box 91
Proposal - Irrigation System
1926 August 31
box 91
Specifications - Myron Hunt
1926
box 91
Specifications - Koebig and Koebig
1926
box 91
Subseries 5.2: University of California
1932-1942
Scope and Contents
The subseries contains records documenting W.K. Kellogg's gift of the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch property and horses
to the University of California in 1932 and related agreements from the time period the ranch was under the purview of the
University of California. Also included is a photocopy of the Bill of Sale transferring W.K. Kellogg's summer home in Gull
Lake, Michigan to the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
Arrangement
The subseries is arranged alphabetically by folder title.
box 91
Agreement, Draft - The Regents of the University of California (Photocopy)
1932
box 91
Bill of Sale - To Cancel Certain Reservations in Prior Bill of Sale (Photocopy)
1935 December 4
box 91
Bill of Sale - W.K. Kellogg to the W.K. Kellogg Foundation - Gull Lake (Photocopy)
1933 May 16
box 91
Deed - W.K. Kellogg to the Regents of the University of California (Photocopy)
1933 April 14
box 91
Deed - W.K. Kellogg to W.K. Kellogg Foundation
1932
box 91
Instrument to Transfer the W.K. Kellogg Ranch to the California Institute of Technology (Photocopy)
1937 March 1
box 91
Leases and Related Correspondence - California Department of Motor Vehicles (Photocopies)
1942 March
box 91
License Agreement - Truck Trail (Photocopy)
1941 December 13
box 91
Quitclaim Deed - State of California and W.K. Kellogg
1930 April
box 91
Right of Way - Associated Telephone Company (Photocopy)
1941-1942
box 91
Supplement to Deed - W.K. Kellogg to the Regents of the University of California (Photocopy)
1932 May 17
box 91
Subseries 5.3: Pomona Quartermaster Depot (Remount) and the State of California
1943-1949
Scope and Contents
The subseries contains records documenting the transfer of the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch from the University of California
to the United States Government in 1943. The government subsequently operated the ranch as the Pomona Quartermaster Depot
(Remount) to breed horses for the United States cavalry.
The subseries also includes a photocopy of W.K. Kellogg Foundation president Emory Morris' statement to the United States
Senate regarding the transfer of the ranch from the government to the Foundation in 1949. This transfer was made so that the
Foundation could give the ranch to the state of California. The California State Department of Education then used it as the
campus for California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
Arrangement
The subseries is arranged alphabetically by folder title.
box 91
Agreement - Regents of the University of California - Version 1 (Photocopy)
1943 August 26
box 91
Agreement - Regents of the University of California - Version 2 (Photocopy)
box 91
Certification - W.K. Kellogg Foundation and W.C. O'Connor (Photocopy)
1943 November 1
Scope and Contents
The document certifies that the W.K. Kellogg Foundation has hired W.C. O'Connor to dispose of the contents of the Kellogg
Mansion through acution.
box 91
Certification - W.K. Kellogg Foundation Grant Deed to the United States Government (Photocopy)
1943 October 19
box 91
Notice of Acceptance of Option to Purchase Land - War Department (Photocopy)
1943 September 23
box 91
Option for Purchase of Land - War Department (Photocopy)
1943 September 21
box 91
Statement of Emory W. Morris Regarding the Bill to Transfer the Pomona Remount Station to the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (Photocopy)
1949
Scope and Contents
The file includes abstracts of past agreements regarding the custody of the ranch.
Bay A-J
Series 6: Architectural Drawings
1926-1929
Scope and Contents
The series contains architectural drawings by Myron Hunt for the W.K. Kellogg Residence, also known as the Kellogg Mansion,
and the Guest Cottage at the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch.
Arrangement
The series is arranged alphabetically by drawing title.
Bay A-J
W.K. Kellogg Residence - Basement and Foundation Plan and Details
1926
Bay A-J
W.K. Kellogg Residence - Floor Plan
1926
Bay A-J
W.K. Kellogg Residence - Plan of Fore Court and West Terraces and Guest Cottage Plot Plan
1929
Bay A-J
W.K. Kellogg Residence - Plot Plan
1926
Bay A-J
W.K. Kellogg Residence - Sections
1926
Bay A-J
W.K. Kellogg Residence - West Terrace Walls
1926
box 91, 101-102
Series 7: Ephemera, Realia, and Photographs
1911-1932
Scope and Contents
The series contains ephemera, realia, and framed photographs related to the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch.
Arrangement
The series is arranged alphabetically by folder title.
box 91
Card - Spide Rathbun "Calarabian" Research
before 1932
box 91
Envelope - Pictorial Post Cards W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch
before 1932
box 101
Framed Photograph - Ken Maynard as "Buffalo Bill" and Jadaan
1930
box 102
Framed Photograph - W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch Pageant in the 1930 Tournament of Roses Parade
1930
*Nurredin II Pedigree by Lady Wentworth
after 1911
Scope and Contents
This item is on display in the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Library on the first floor of the University Library at California
State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
box 91
Pamphlet -
The Arab to His Favorite Steed
before 1932