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Special Collections and Archives, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
3801 West Temple Ave.
Pomona, California 91768
Phone: (909) 869-3775
Email: speccollections@cpp.edu
Collections with online items: 16
Physical collections: 91
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Adair (Douglass) United Farm Workers Collection

Douglass Adair joined the United Farm Workers union in 1965 at the age of 22. He helped organize the nationwide grape boycott and served as editor then publisher of the union's newspaper from 1965 to 1970. Through the 1970s and...

 
Adair (Virginia Hamilton) Papers

Virginia Hamilton Adair (1913-2004) was a poet and an educator. Her collection contains poems, book manuscripts, subject files, correspondence, personal papers, original drawings, autobiographical accounts, notes, poem lists, and printed matter pertaining to her poetry and her life.

 
Arabian Horse Association of Southern California Records

The Arabian Horse Association of Southern California (AHASC) was founded in 1944 to promote the Arabian horse breed, educate owners on proper care, and to study the history and characteristics of Arabian horses. The collection contains administrative records that document...

 
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Balzer (Robert Lawrence) Papers

Robert Lawrence Balzer was a wine writer, wine educator, and restaurateur. The collection contains correspondence, photographs, writing drafts, news clippings, awards and certificates, artwork, and assorted materials relating to wine. There are also documents focusing on the country of Cambodia...

 
Black Eagle Wines Collection

Black Eagle Wines was started by the United Farm Workers in 2008. The collection contains wine bottles, wine glasses, and informational materials about the wine operation.

 
Boland (Gertrude C.) Papers

Dr. Gertrude C. Boland was a Cal Poly Pomona professor from 1957 to 1978. She was one of the first female faculty members at Cal Poly Pomona and also served as the acting dean for the School of Arts. Her...

 
Bradshaw (Leo) Papers

Leo Bradshaw was an equine photographer who was contracted to take photographs of horse shows across the country, but primarily in the Western United States. The collection contains photographs, negatives, programs, and schedules from the various shows that Bradshaw attended;...

 
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Cal Poly Pomona Downtown Center Postcard Collection

The collection contains postcards promoting art exhibits, educational programs, services, and events at and near the Cal Poly Pomona Downtown Center. The center was established by Cal Poly Pomona's College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences and served as a place...

 
Cal Poly Pomona Fiftieth (50th) Anniversary Records

Cal Poly Pomona celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1988. The records document commemorative events and programming held during the 1988-1989 academic year and include administrative papers, correspondence, financial records, photographs, memorabilia, and materials for an unrealized time capsule.

 
Cal Poly Pomona Telephone Directories

The collection consists of telephone directories for the Cal Poly Pomona Campus from 1959 to 2013. The phone directories include lists of faculty along with their school and personal contact information; college departments; and maps of the campus and surrounding...

Cal Poly Views Collection

The collection contains audio recordings of interviews of faculty at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona on general interest topics for a series known as The interviews were broadcast weekly on the radio station KWOW-AM.

Cal Poly Women's Club Records

The Cal Poly Women's Club was a campus organization established by the wives of faculty and staff which operated on and off campus from 1946 to 1998. While working to promote the University through social and cultural events, and fostering...

 
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Associated Students Incorporated (ASI) Records

The collection contains photographs, flyers, event schedules, clippings, newsletters, booklets, and other materials pertaining to Associated Students Incorporated (ASI), the non-profit corporation and student government organization at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; campus events; and the university.

 
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Athletic Department Records

Cal Poly Pomona's athletics program began 1939 when the school formed a baseball team. In the following decades, a number of sports have been introduced for both men and women including basketball, track, cross country, volleyball, and tennis. The collection...

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona College of Business Administration Records

The College of Business Administration (CBA) is one of nine colleges at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. The collection contains brochures, flyers, promotional materials, annual reports, news clippings, photographs, audiovisual materials, and video recordings related to the College of Business...

 
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona College of Environmental Design Records

The College of Environmental Design is one of eight academic colleges at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. The collection includes printed materials and photographs that document the educational programs, activities, faculty, students, staff, and buildings of the college.

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences Records

The College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences is one of nine colleges at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. The collection contains brochures, flyers, promotional materials, clippings, audiovisual media and photographs from the College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences...

 
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Commencement Collection

The collection contains programs, photographs, written speeches, audio and video recordings, and other materials pertaining to the commencement activities at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and the university's eight colleges. There are also materials related to the Kellogg-Voorhis campus, prior...

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Don B. Huntley College of Agriculture Records

The Don B. Huntley College of Agriculture is one of nine colleges at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. It is the oldest program at Cal Poly Pomona and considered the university's founding college. The collection contains printed materials, photographs, and...

 
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Office of Student Life and Cultural Center Records

The Office of Student Life and Cultural Centers (OSLCC) is a department of the Cal Poly Pomona Division of Student Affairs. The collection includes the records of over 150 clubs, councils, associations, teams, societies, sororities, and fraternities of Cal Poly...

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Rose Float Records

The Cal Poly Rose Float has been jointly created students of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo every year since 1949. These "floral entries," as the floats are known, take part in the...

 
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Strategic Communications Records

The collection contains press releases and news clippings from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Strategic Communications about university events and activities; university faculty, staff, and alumni; and the university's Arabian horses.

 
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona University Archives Individual Photograph Files

The collection contains photographs of faculty, staff, administrators, students, and alumni of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis, the name of the college when it was a branch of California State Polytechnic College, San Luis Obispo.

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona University Archives Oral History Collection

The collection contains interviews conducted by faculty, staff, and students from Cal Poly Pomona about the history of the university, including interviews about the Voorhis School for Boys and the Voorhis Unit in San Dimas, which were on the land...

 
Carlson (Avon) Papers

Avon Carlson was the first student body president of the Cal Poly Voorhis campus, which opened in 1938. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, and clippings documenting Carlson's time as a student at the Voorhis campus.

 
Cucamonga Winery Collection

The Cucamonga Winery was a winery in Cucamonga, California - a community that became part of Rancho Cucamonga in 1977. The winery operated from 1933 until 1975, although the winery partnered with another winery in Elk Grove, California and continued...

 
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Del Clements (Marcyn) Collection on Virginia Hamilton Adair

The collection contains materials collected by Virginia Hamilton Adair's friend Marcyn Del Clements, including poetry written by Virginia Hamilton Adair, drafts of Adair's first two books, magazines with articles about Adair, and videocassettes related to Adair.

 
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Edwards (A.J.) Papers

A.J. Edwards was an agent of the American Remount Association in Oregon during the 1940s. This collection includes stud books and receipts of mares bred to Edwards' stud horses, correspondence, photographs, and a stamp.

 
Edwards (Cecil and Gladys Brown) Papers

Gladys Brown Edwards was a noted equine artist and authority on the Arabian horse. She worked at the Kellogg Ranch for over a decade and was active in the Arabian horse community. Her husband, Cecil L. Edwards, was a respected...

 
Emerton (Bruce) Collection on the Pomona Fox Theater Reopening

The Bruce Emerton Collection on the Pomona Fox Theater Reopening contains materials relating to the time the Pomona Fox Theater reopened in 2009 after being refurbished. The collection is primarily comprised of materials relating to the reopening of the Pomona...

 
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Fairplex Records

The Fairplex Records document the history and development of the Los Angeles County Fair from its founding in 1922 to the present day. Along with documenting the fair's rich history the records also document the development and expansion of the...

 
Fisher (Suzanne) Papers

Suzanne Fisher graduated from Cal Poly Pomona with a degree in Animal Science. The collection includes papers, photographs, and realia that document Fisher's work with the University's Arabian horses.

 
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Galleano (Donald) Collection

The collection contains pamphlets, clippings, wine labels, and other materials from the Galleano Winery in Mira Loma, California. There are also materials relating to other historic wineries in the area, including the Italian Vineyard Company in Guasti and the Cucamonga...

 
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Hawkins (Adelia) Papers

Adelia Hawkins was secretary to Los Angeles attorney and civic leader Henry O’Melveny (1859-1941). The collection includes newspaper clippings, photographs, and printed materials related to O’Melveny and his experience in Southern California collected by Hawkins.

Heintz (William F.) Papers

The collection contains correspondence, clippings, photographs, oral history audiotapes and transcripts, and other research materials accumulated by author and wine historian William F. Heintz. The materials focus on the history of wine and wineries in Southern California, particularly in the...

 
Husband (B. Paul) Collection on the Arabian Horse Khemosabi

The collection contains materials related to the champion Arabian horse Khemosabi collected by B. Paul Husband.

 
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Inside Cal Poly Pomona Collection

was a series of television programs produced by California State Polytechnic University, Pomona to promote programs and events at the university. The collection contains video recordings of 14 of the 16 episodes of the series.

 
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Jerry D. Mead's New World International Wine Competition Collection

Jerry D. Mead was a wine columnist and advocate who established Jerry D. Mead's New World International Wine Competition in 1990. The competition was open to wines from North and South America, Australia, and South Africa and was unique in...

 
Joseph Filippi Winery Collection

The materials in this collection focus on the Joseph Filippi Winery, a Southern California winery that started in 1934 and currently operates out of Rancho Cucamonga, California. The collection contains clippings; wine columns that former winery co-owner Gino Filippi wrote...

 
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Kaplan (Abraham) Papers

Abraham Kaplan (1918-1993) was a philosopher, an author and an educator. His collection contains correspondence, articles, lectures, speeches, book manuscripts, subject files, notes, and printed matter pertaining to his writings and academic career.

 
Kellogg Family Papers

The collection contains photographic negatives and prints, correspondence, and other materials related to cereal innovator W.K. (Will Keith) Kellogg, his family, and the Kellogg Company.

 
Kit Carson Ranch Records

The Kit Carson Ranch was operated by the Shade family in Riverside, California during the early 20th century. The collection contains papers and photographs that document the history of the Ranch and the Shade family.

Kitch (Kenneth Haun) Papers

Kenneth Haun Kitch was a former journalism professor at California State Polytechnic College, San Luis Obispo. His collection contains research materials, correspondence, and oral history recordings that Kenneth Haun Kitch conducted for an unpublished book that he was working on...

 
Knight (Vick Jr.) Papers

Vick Knight Jr. was an educator and author whose writings about wine focused on the Temecula wine region. The collection includes copies of his wine columns for the and recordings of his television show . There are also materials he...

 
Knoll (Polly) Papers

Polly Knoll was an Arabian Horse photographer who was active from the 1960s until the early 2000s. The collection includes photographic negatives and prints, as well as notes from her photo shoots and drafts of her writings.

Kroll (Lois Ann) Papers

Lois Ann Kroll was an Arabian horse trainer, author, and designer of show costumes for both horse and rider. The collection contains drafts, illustrations, and other materials related to her book ; photographs of Kroll's Arabian horses; and various costumes,...

 
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La Bounty (Hugh O.) Papers

Hugh O. La Bounty served as president of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona from 1978 to 1991 and previously was a faculty member and administrator at the university. The collection contains correspondence, photographs, clippings, speeches, reports, publications, La Bounty's thesis...

 
League of Women Voters of East San Gabriel Valley Records

The collection chronicles the activities of the League of Women Voters of East San Gabriel Valley and its state and national counterparts over the course of several decades. The collection includes studies and reports on issues, correspondence with lawmakers, information...

 
Los Angeles County Fair Wines of the Americas Collection

The collection contains materials relating to the Los Angeles County Fair wine judging competition, including informational packets, books that list the award-winning wines, a bottle of award-winning wine, wine glasses, and prize ribbons.

 
Los Robles Horticulture Club Records

The Los Robles Horticulture Club is one of the oldest clubs at Cal Poly Pomona founded in 1940 for students who have a common interest in the art of gardening. The collection includes charters, correspondence, meeting minutes, publications, photographs and...

 
Louis Cherpin Winery Collection

The collection contains photographs, wine labels, and ephemera from the Louis Cherpin Winery, which operated from 1934 to 1980 in Fontana, California. There are also photographs of Louis Cherpin and his family members.

Lyle (John T.) Papers

John T. Lyle (1934-1998) taught Landscape Architecture at Cal Poly Pomona from 1968 to 1998. He was also founding project director of the Center for Regenerative Studies at Cal Poly Pomona, which is now called the John T. Lyle Center...

 
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Matthews (Chris) Collection on the Arabian Horse

The collection contains photographs, articles, newsletters, catalogs, DVDs, videocassettes, and other material related to the Arabian horse collected by horse breeder Chris Matthews.

 
McCorkle (Chester O.) Papers

Chester O. McCorkle served in various educational and administrative roles at Cal Poly from 1932 to 1966, eventually becoming dean of the college for the Kellogg campus in Pomona. The collection contains administrative records, correspondence, reports and studies pertaining to...

 
McKinstry Arabians Records

The collection includes photographic prints, photographic slides, pedigree charts, and other information about horses that were bred by Neal and Marjorie McKinstry of McKinstry Arabians in Colorado.

 
Meadows (Deborah) Collection

Deborah Meadows, Professor Emerita at Cal Poly Pomona, is an accomplished poet, playwright, and essayist. The collection contains journals and magazines in which Meadows' poetry has been published and other materials related to her writing.

 
Meyers (Joseph S. "Jay") Papers

This collection contains various items of Arabian horse breeder and enthusiast, Joseph S. "Jay" Meyers. This collection includes, but is not limited to, pedigrees of horses, programs from various horse shows, directories, newspaper clippings, photographs and correspondences to and from...

 
Moore (John Allphin) Collection on the Douglass Adair Symposia

The collection contains correspondence, news clippings, photographs, flyers, and other material related to the Douglass Adair Symposia, a series of conferences and academic meetings that began in the 1980s and ran until at least 2008 at Cal Poly Pomona. The...

 
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National Model United Nations Records

The collection consists of items collected by Professor Moore from his years as Cal Poly Pomona's NMUN advisor. The collection includes awards, photographs, notes from the conferences, course materials and memos from the program.

 
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O'Brien (Edmond) Papers

Edmond O'Brien was an alumnus of the Voorhis School for Boys in San Dimas, California. The collection includes yearbooks, diplomas, photographs, and materials related to the Voorhis Vikings Alumni Association.

 
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Pauley Family Collection

The Pauley family is known for its ties to the oil business and the University of California, Los Angeles. The family also has a decades-long involvement with plans to redevelop the site of the historic winery in Guasti, California and...

 
Pflueger (Donald H.) California State Polytechnic University, Pomona History Papers

Donald H. Pflueger was a history professor at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona for nearly forty years and wrote several books on the Pomona Valley. The collection includes manuscripts, drafts, and research materials for his book .

 
Pinney (Thomas) Papers

Thomas Pinney is the author of several books on wine history including a two-volume set on the history of wine in the United States. The collection includes research materials for Pinney's books, wine subject files, information on wineries, publications and...

 
Poly Vue Records

Poly Vue was an annual open house event held at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona from 1939 to 1993. Events included exhibits and displays from various academic departments and clubs, as well as a Poly Vue Queen contest. Materials in...

 
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Rancho Cucamonga Grape Harvest Festival Collection

The collection contains memorabilia from the Rancho Cucamonga Grape Harvest Festival, an event that started in 1939 and was billed as "California's Oldest Grape Harvest Festival." The festival was originally scheduled to coincide with the beginning of the grape harvest...

 
Romolo Winery Collection

The Romolo Winery was a winery that operated from 1934 until 1972 in Cucamonga, California. The collection contains photographs of the Romolo Winery and the Romolo family home; Romolo Winery labels; photocopies of records, including an alcoholic beverage license; and...

 
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Shade (Autumn) Papers

Autumn Shade was a resident of Riverside, California, who was involved with the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch in the 1930s. In addition to riding Kellogg horses, Shade was heavily involved with the Delta Theta Chi sorority. The collection includes...

 
Socialism and Labor Collection

The collection contains materials related to socialism and labor movements in the early to mid-20th century in the United States. The materials were collected by a house painter and seasonal postal worker who lived in Twentynine Palms, California.

 
Solis (Hilda) Papers

Hilda Solis was a United States Congresswoman representing the 31st and 32nd districts in California between 2001 and 2009. The collection includes correspondence, news clippings, voting information, awards, photographs, and other materials related to Solis' tenure in Congress. There are...

 
Southern California Wine and Wine Industry Ephemera Collection

The collection contains pamphlets about wineries and wine regions in Southern California and Mexico; wine groups; and wine activities; wine lists from restaurants; postcards about wineries, vineyards, and grapevines; clippings about wineries and letterheads from wineries; advertisements for historic wineries...

 
Southern California Wine and Wine Industry Grape Crate Labels Collection

The collection contains illustrated and photographic labels that grape growers and distributors would attach to crates to promote their products, along with several of the labels still attached to the wooden crate ends. The labels included in the collection are...

 
Southern California Wine and Wine Industry Label and Bottle Collection

The collection contains wine labels and wine bottles from various wineries, including historic wineries in Southern California; wine corks; a wooden wine box with a bottle; and a ceramic wine bottle with a figurine. Some of the bottles have original...

Southern California Wine and Wine Industry Oral History Collection

The collection includes oral history interviews conducted by Cal Poly Pomona Special Collections and Archives, the City of Rancho Cucamonga, the Upland Public Library, and the Temecula Valley Museum. The interviewees discuss various topics related to Southern California wine history...

 
Southern California Wine and Wine Industry Photograph Collection

The collection contains photographic prints and negatives - both original and reproduced - of current and former wineries and winemakers in Southern California; and photographs, stereographs, and lantern slides of Guasti, a Southern California community that was home to several...

 
Southern California Wine and Wine Industry Realia Collection

The collection contains wine glasses; medals and ribbons from wine competitions and wine events; souvenirs and t-shirts from wineries; and corks, wine tax stamps, and other assorted wine-related realia.

 
Straight (Willard Dickerman) Papers

Willard Dickerman Straight (1888-1918) was an American diplomat and financier. The collection contains digital scans of microfiche rolls of original materials in the Willard Dickerman Straight Papers held at Corenll University.

 
Streeter (David) Wine Ephemera Collection

David Streeter was a special collections librarian at the Pomona Public Library. His collection contains wine pamphlets, booklets, and newsletters from California wineries, including some historic wineries in Southern California. There are also wine glasses and bottles from wineries and...

 
Student Wives Poly-Annas Records

The Student Wives Poly-Anna's Club was established in 1948 and disbanded in 1975. The club held meetings, events, gatherings, and even created and funded a scholarship for the university.

 
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Tau Alpha Chi Fraternity Records

The Cal Poly Pomona chapter of the Tau Alpha Chi fraternity was established in 1994 and dissolved in 2004. The collection contains administrative records for the chapter.

 
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United Farm Workers Ephemera Collection

The United Farm Workers (UFW) agricultural labor union was formed in Delano, California in August 1966. The union rose to prominence for leading the Delano grape strike from 1965-1970, which culminated in a collective bargaining agreement with grape growers and...

 
United Farm Workers News Clippings Collection

The United Farm Workers (UFW) is a labor union for farmworkers in the United States headquartered in Keene, California. The news clippings collection was created by UFW staff member Dolores Velasco as a way to disseminate information to union field...

 
Unzelman (Gail G.) Collection of Historic Winery Photographs, Stationery, and Postcards

The collection contains postcards, photographs, correspondence, wine labels, clippings, brochures, booklets, ephemera, and realia collected by wine author and publisher Gail G. Unzelman. The material relates to wineries, figures in the wine industry, wine regions, and wine sellers in California.

 
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Voorhis Family Collection

The collection contains materials related to the Voorhis family, including writings and drafts by H. Jerry Voorhis and his son, Jerry Livingston Voorhis; correspondence to and from various members of the Voorhis family; materials about the Voorhis School for Boys...

 
Voorhis Vikings Alumni Association Records

The Voorhis Vikings Alumni Association was an alumni group for former students of the Voorhis School for Boys in San Dimas, California. The School operated from 1928-1938 and served underpriveleged boys from diverse backgrounds. After the School closed in 1938,...

 
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Wine Society of Riverside Records

The Wine Society of Riverside Records contains newsletters, tasting announcements, and informational material about wine.

W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center Records

The W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center is an Arabian horse breeding, training, and education facility at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. The Horse Center grew out of the Kellogg Ranch built by cereal magnate W.K. Kellogg in Pomona, California in...

 
W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Library Newsletter Collection

The collection contains newsletters from various Arabian horse clubs and organizations in the United States, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

 
W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Library Photograph Collection

The collection includes photographic prints, negatives, slides, photograph albums, and engraved metal printing blocks documenting the horses, people, events, visitors, buildings and landscapes of the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch from its beginning as W.K. Kellogg's winter home (1925-1932) to...

 
W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Library Postcard and Notecard Collection

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.

 
W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch Records

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...

 
World Menu Collection

This collection of menus comes from around the world and a wide variety of restaurants, from three star restaurants in Paris, France to more humble corner restaurants in the United States. The menus were collected during the world travels of...