Frank Wheeler Scrapbook Collection
Sean Stanley
Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library
© 2023
800 North Dartmouth Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711
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Title: Frank Wheeler Scrapbook Collection
Dates: 1884-1938
Collection number: H.Mss.1136
Creator:
Wheeler, Frank
Creator:
Norton, Edwin Clarence
Extent:
7.3 Linear Feet
(4 flat boxes)
Repository:
Claremont Colleges. Library. Special Collections, The Claremont
Colleges Library, Claremont, CA 91711.
Abstract: The Wheeler Scrapbooks
chronicle life at Pomona College and in the city of Claremont from 1884 to 1938, compiling
newspaper clippings, photographs, maps, plans, pamphlets, and other materials.
Language of Material: Languages represented in the
collection: English.
Administrative Information
Access to the original scrapbooks is determined on a case by case basis. Please contact Special
Collections for further information.
All requests for permission to reproduce or to publish must be submitted in writing to
Special Collections.
[Identification of item], Frank Wheeler Scrapbook Collection (H.Mss.1136). Special
Collections, The Claremont Colleges Library, The Claremont Colleges Services, Claremont,
California.
Provenence/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Frank Wheeler.
No additions to the collection are anticipated.
Through age and many years of use, the scrapbooks have become fragile, particularly the
highly acidic pages of newspaper which are brittle and very easily torn. As such, the
scrapbooks have been digitized in their entirety and added to the Claremont Colleges
Digital Library. This preservation effort was designed to provide online access to the
scrapbooks and help limit the handling of the original copies, which are now too delicate
for casual browsing.
Biography / Administrative History
Frank Wheeler was born in Nottingham, England on December 20, 1856 and came to the United
States in 1882. After working in New York City and Chicago as a steamfitter, Wheeler moved
to Claremont in 1893 becoming a citrus rancher and realtor. As secretary of the Foothill
Boulevard Association, Wheeler played an important role in conceiving and planning for the
major thoroughfare, while also helping to connect it with the rest of the highway (U.S.
Route 66). In addition to his work locally in Claremont and the Pomona Valley, Wheeler
also served as president of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of San Gabriel Valley. His
son Stuart Wheeler served as a Claremont city councilmember from 1930 to 1954 and grandson
Roger Wheeler helped found Wheeler Steffen Real Estate in 1960.
Source:
Brackett, Frank Parkhurst, and Historic Record Company, Los Angeles.
History of
Pomona Valley, California: With Biographical Sketches of the Leading Men and Women of
the Valley Who Have Been Identified with Its Growth and Development from the Early Days
to the Present
. Los Angeles, Cal: Historic Record Company, 1920.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Wheeler Scrapbooks chronicle life at Pomona College and in the city of Claremont from
1884 to 1938. The scrapbooks were assembled by Frank Wheeler with the assistance of Pomona
College faculty member and its first dean, Edwin Clarence Norton, as well as various other
members of the community. The scrapbooks include newspaper clippings, photographs, maps,
plans, pamphlets, and other items affixed onto roughly 300 pages.
Alternative Forms of Material Available
The scrapbooks have been digitized and added to the Claremont Colleges Digital Library as
the
Wheeler Scrapbook
Collection
. Follow the link to browse through the scrapbooks.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library’s online public access catalog.
Architecture
California -- History, Local
Citrus fruit industry
Claremont (Calif.)
Claremont Colleges
College students
Dwellings
Land grants
Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.)
Property
Architectural rendering
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Maps
Obituaries
Pamphlets
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Box 1
Box 2
Box 3