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Description
Photographs, negatives, and photographic slides created and collected by campus staff, faculty, and students between 1900-2017. Images include campus buildings and landscape, student activities, special events, classrooms and coursework, faculty and staff events, and aerial views of campus and the surrounding area.
Background
Photographs were created and collected by the staff, faculty, students, and alumni of Cal Poly. Many were created by a former centralized communications and technology department (ITS), by the former Public Affairs Department, the former Public Affairs Office, and by the former Audiovisual Department. The collection also includes candid photographs captured by students as part of student club events, campus activities, and formal campus events; created by campus faculty and staff during course-related activities or campus events; and, photographs taken by the student staff of the Mustang Daily newspaper.
Extent
66 Linear Feet (124 boxes and minimally processed negative boxes)
Restrictions
Digital copies are provided to researchers for the purpose of study, research, and personal use only, unless otherwise specified in writing. Materials that are the property of Cal Poly Special Collections and Archives require written permission prior to publication. No complete collection may be reproduced. For print and online publication, please visit our Reproduction Services page online at http://lib.calpoly.edu/support/sca-policies/reproduction/. Special Collections and Archives reserves the right to review all reproduction requests and to withhold permission if scanning would endanger the material, would violate copyright law, or would violate institutional restrictions.
Availability
Collection is open to researchers by appointment. For more information on visiting, access policies, and reproduction requests, please visit our Reference Services page online at http://lib.calpoly.edu/search-and-find/collections-and-archives/reference-services/.