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Title: W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Library Postcard and Notecard Collection
Creator:
W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Library
Identifier/Call Number: 0015
Contributing Institution:
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Special Collections and Archives
Language of Material:
English
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Physical Description:
1.25 Linear Feet
(126 postcards and 2 notecards)
Date (inclusive): 1920-1970
Abstract: The collection contains both postcards and notecards related to the W.K. Kellogg Ranch. Included in the collection are cards
depicting the horses of the W.K. Kellogg Ranch, the Kellogg House, the Kellogg Company, and the W.K. Kellogg Ranch.
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Kellogg Arabian Horse Library, Special Collections and Archives, University Library, California State Polytechnic University,
Pomona.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Library actively collects postcards and notecards related to the W.K. Kellogg Ranch, Manor
House, and Kellogg Company. Materials in the collection have been both purchased by and donated to the Library.
In 1925, cereal magnate W.K. Kellogg established an Arabian horse breeding program at his winter ranch home in Pomona, California.
The Kellogg Ranch became a popular destination for 1920s Hollywood stars and the horses were showcased for the public at Sunday
shows.
W.K. Kellogg donated the ranch to the state of California in 1932 with the stipulation that the Arabian breeding program and
Sunday shows continue. During World War II, the ranch was used by U.S. Army as a remount depot to breed horses for the cavalry.
After the war, the ranch was briefly administered by the Department of Agriculture before being turned over to California
State Polytechnic College San Luis Obispo for use as their southern branch in 1949. The campus grew rapidly in the post-war
period and Cal Poly Pomona was established as a separate school in 1966. Cal Poly has maintained the Arabian horse breeding
program and Sunday shows to the present day according to W.K. Kellogg's wishes.
The majority of the collection contains postcards depicting the horses of the W.K. Kellogg Ranch, which are organized alphabetically.
The other three series in the collection include postcards depicting the Kellogg Company, the Kellogg House, and the W.K.
Kellogg Ranch, which are also organized alphabetically.
The collection is organized into the following series: 1. Horses; 2. Kellogg Company; 3. Kellogg House; 4. Kellogg Ranch.
The collection was arranged and described by Kara Catano in January 2017.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch
W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center
Kellogg House Pomona (Pomona, Calif.)
Arabian horse
Postcards