The Finding Aid of the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Don B. Huntley College of Agriculture Records 0017
Alexis Adkins
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Special Collections and Archives
September 2019
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Title: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Don B. Huntley College of Agriculture Records
Creator:
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Don B. Huntley College of Agriculture
Identifier/Call Number: 0017
Contributing Institution:
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Special Collections and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
12.67 Linear Feet
(16 boxes)
Date (inclusive): circa 1946-2015
Abstract: 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 audiovisual materials that document the history, operations, faculty, students, staff, and buildings of the
college.
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Preferred Citation
[Box/folder# or item name], California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Don B. Huntley College of Agriculture Records,
Collection no. 0017, University Archives, Special Collections and Archives, University Library, California State Polytechnic
University, Pomona.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials in the collection were gathered from University Archives files.
Biographical / Historical
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 campus that would eventually become Cal Poly Pomona was established in 1938. That year, the former Voorhis School for
Boys in San Dimas, California was donated to the state by its founder automotive executive Charles B. Voorhis. Voorhis wished
that the property be used for educational purposes and the state decided to operate it as the southern satellite branch of
the California Polytechnic School in San Luis Obispo (today known as the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis
Obispo.) The new campus became known as the Voorhis Unit and when it opened its doors in September 1938 it offered only three
courses of study, all of which were agricultural: Citrus Production, Ornamental Horticulture, and Agricultural Inspection.
The Voorhis Unit closed from 1943-1946 because most of the all-male student body had been drafted to serve in World War II.
When the campus reopened in September 1946, the three original majors remained, though Agricultural Inspection had been renamed
Services and Inspection. The campus added three more agriculture majors soon after the war: Crops Production, Soil Science,
and Agricultural Engineering.
As the Agriculture program continued to grow, the California State University system received another generous gift in 1949
when cereal magnate W.K. Kellogg donated his 813-acre Arabian horse ranch located in Pomona, California. Like Voorhis, Kellogg
stipulated that the land be used for educational purposes, but also that the Arabian horse breeding program continue. The
new campus was turned over to the California State Polytechnic Colleges and the two southern campuses became known as the
Kellogg-Voorhis Unit. With the addition of a working ranch, the school was able to offer a major in Animal Husbandry.
The student body soon outgrew the smaller Voorhis campus and all instruction was moved to the Kellogg Campus in fall 1956.
In 1959, the Agriculture Division began offering degrees in Agricultural Business Management and Landscape Architecture. The
department of Foods and Nutrition was launched in 1965, and in 1966, the Division was renamed the School of Agriculture. Two
years later, the school reorganized its various areas of study into three distinct departments: Plant and Soil Science (offering
degrees in Agronomy, Fruit Industries, Soil Science, and Agricultural Biology); Ornamental Horticulture (offering degrees
in Horticulture and Park administration); and Agricultural Engineering (later renamed Landscape Irrigation Science).
In 1970, longtime dean Carl Englund resigned. At the time, there were 1155 students and eight majors in the School of Agriculture:
Agricultural Business Management, Animal Science, Foods and Nutrition, International Agriculture, Landscape Architecture,
Park Administration, Soil Science and Urban Planning. Within a year, Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning were moved
to the newly created School of Environmental Design; the departments of Agricultural Biology, Agronomy, Fruit Production,
and Soil Science were combined into a single department of Plant and Soil Science; and a new credential program in vocational
agriculture to train secondary teachers in urban agriculture was introduced. This was a fifth-year program designed to meet
what was then a shortage of agriculture teachers.
In addition to the reorganization, a new degree in Home Economics was introduced by the Department of Foods and Nutrition
in 1971. A clothing laboratory to support the Home Economics curriculum was installed and by 1975 the department had been
renamed Foods & Nutrition/Home Economics. Twenty years later, the Home Economics program was phased out and the classes spun
off into the new department of Apparel Merchandising and Management. The Foods & Nutrition Department was renamed Human Nutrition
and Food Science in 2001 and in 2015 the department celebrated its 50th anniversary.
The first building constructed for the agriculture program was the Agricultural Engineering building (Building 45), which
opened in 1960. The Agriculture building (Building 2) was completed in 1963. The Agricultural Classroom building (Building
7) was completed in 1970 and would later become the Environmental Design building.
In 1987, Cal Poly Pomona was granted permission by the California State University Chancellor's Office to rename its various
schools "colleges" and the School of Agriculture became known as the College of Agriculture. The College was renamed in 2016
in honor of alumnus and benefactor Don B. Huntley. Huntley, who graduated in 1960 with a degree in animal husbandry, is a
successful farmer, businessman, and philanthropist who pledged his $16.4 million pistachio farm to the college. Huntley also
supported the creation of the 14-acre Huntley Vineyard on the Cal Poly Pomona campus, from which the college harvests grapes
to make Horsehill Vineyards wine. Another notable gift came from actor Raymond Burr, who donated his orchid collection to
the college in the 1980s.
As of 2019, the College of Agriculture has five departments: Agribusiness & Food Industry Management/Agricultural Science,
Animal & Veterinary Sciences, Apparel Merchandising and Management, Nutrition and Food Science, and Plant Science. In addition,
there are seven centers: Agricultural Research Institute, AGRIscapes, the Apparel Technology and Research Center (ATRC), the
Center for Antimicrobial Research and Food Safety (CARFS), the Center for Turf, Irrigation and Landscape Technology (CTILT),
the Farm Store at Kellogg Ranch, and the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center.
Scope and Contents
The collection containes printed materials, photographs, and audiovisual materials that document the history, operations,
faculty, students, staff, and buildings of the Don B. Huntley College of Agriculture at California State Polytechnic University,
Pomona.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into the following series: Series 1: Printed Materials; Series 2: Photographs; and Series 3: Audiovisual
Materials.
Related Materials
Brandenburg, Mark John.
A Follow-up Study of Individuals Receiving a Vocational Agriculture Teaching Credential from California State Polytechnic
University, Pomona.
Pomona, CA: 1983.
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. College of Agriculture.
AgriColumn: College of Agriculture Newsletter., 1994-.
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. College of Agriculture.
College of Agriculture Newsletter., 1988-1994.
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona University Archives Oral History Collection, Collection no. 0023, University
Archives, Special Collections and Archives, University Library, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
Helmuth, Darwin Lee.
Analysis of Student Admission Data of Cal Poly, Pomona, School of Agriculture. Pomona, CA]: Helmuth, 1979.
Kenneth Haun Kitch Papers, Collection no. 0085, University Archives, Special Collections and Archives, University Library,
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
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.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Alexis Adkins and Evelyn Valenzuela in 2019.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California State Polytechnic University Pomona University - Don B. Huntley College of Agriculture
box 1-4, 11, 16
Series 1: Printed Materials
circa 1950-2015
Scope and Contents
The series includes brochures, flyers, press releases, and clippings that document the Don B. Huntley College of Agriculture's
educational programs, public events, and faculty, students, staff, and alumni. Materials related to faculty include clippings
of articles in which they are quoted, news releases announcing awards and appointments they have received, and obituaries.
Arrangement
The series is arranged alphabetically by folder title.
box 1
Ag Career Day
2007 April 26
box 1
Agricultural Biology
circa 1975-2002
box 1
Agricultural Business Management
circa 1980
box 1
Agricultural Education
1955-2000
box 1
Agricultural Education Field Day
1969-1980
box 1
Agricultural Engineering
circa 1965
box 1
Agriculture, Nutrition and International Development Option
2003
box 1
AGRIscapes
circa 1995-2001
box 1
Agronomy Program
circa 1975-2002
box 1
Alpha Zeta California Chapter Spring Banquet
1971
box 1
Animal Husbandry Department
circa 1955
box 1
Animal Science
circa 1966-1990
box 1
Animal and Veterinary Science Department Yearbook
1991-1992
box 1
Animal and Veterinary Science Department Yearbook
1992-1993
box 1
Apparel Merchandising and Management
1993-2003
box 1
Apparel Technology and Research Center
circa 1997-2001
box 1
Batcheller, Oliver A. "Jolly"
1999
Scope and Contents
Professor, Ornamental Horticulture
box 1
Booklet - "Life After School, Explained" for College of Agriculture Alumni
2007
box 1
Brochure - Cal Poly Trains Men for Jobs in Soil Science
circa 1950
box 1
Brochure - Careers in Agriculture California State Polytechnic College Kellogg-Voorhis Campus
circa 1955
box 1
Brochure - Careers in Animal Science
circa 1955
box 1
Brochure - Careers in Horticultural Services and Inspection
circa 1955
box 2
Brochure - Careers in the Fruit Production Industry
circa 1957
box 2
Brochure - New Careers in Agriculture
circa 1955
box 2
Brochure - Plain Talk About Careers with a Future..Agriculture
1956
box 2
Brochure - Your Career as a Landscape Architect
circa 1955
box 2
Brochure - Your Future in Business Related to Agriculture
circa 1957
box 2
Brochures - California Agricultural Trade Associations
circa 1955
box 2
Brochures - College of Agriculture
circa 1985-2009
box 2
Brochures - School of Agriculture
before 1987
box 2
Burrill, Melinda
1994 June 23
Scope and Contents
Professor, Animal and Veterinary Science
box 2
California Agriculture Leadership Program
1990
box 2
California Irrigation Management Information System Station
1989
box 2
California State Polytechnic College Bulletin - "Your Career in Agriculture"
1954 January
box 2
California State Polytechnic College, San Luis Obispo Agriculture Programs
circa 1956
box 2
California State University Agricultural Research Initiative
2003-2005
box 2
Center for Turf, Irrigation, and Landscape Technology
2003-2004
box 2
Christensen, Allen C.
1994
Scope and Contents
Dean, College of Agriculture
box 2
Clippings and News Releases
1989-2006
box 2
College of Agriculture Commencement Information
2004 June
box 2
College of Agriculture Lab Printing Card
circa 2000
box 2
College of Agriculture Student Clubs and Organizations
2002
box 2
Croissant, Jerry
1998
Scope and Contents
Professor, Agronomy
box 2
Crops Department
circa 1957
box 2
Equine Pathology Program and Postmortem Facility
circa 1984
box 2
Equine Sciences
1995-2005
box 2
Fashion Merchandising Minor
2003
box 2
Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Science
circa 1996
box 2
Food Science and Technology
1995-1999
box 2
Foods and Nutrition
circa 1970
box 2
Hackett, Dr. Gerald E.
circa 1994
Scope and Contents
University Veterinarian
box 2
Home Economics
circa 1975-1985
box 3
Horticulture/Plant & Soil Science News
1994-2003
box 3
Hughes, Bill
1999
Scope and Contents
Professor, Animal Science
box 3
Huntley, Don B.
2010
Scope and Contents
Alumnus and benefactor
box 3
Huntley Vineyard
2012-2013
box 3
International Agriculture
1982-1984
box 3
Invitation - Dedication of the Don B. Huntley College of Agriculture
2016 November 18
box 3
Jameson, Charles
1997
Scope and Contents
Professor, Agricultural Business Management
box 3
Kaae, Richard
1999
Scope and Contents
Professor, Pest Management
box 3
Landscape Irrigation Science
2002-2003
box 3
Meeting Minutes - School of Agriculture Department Chairs
1983
box 3
Memo from the Aggies to the Administration and Students of Cal Poly
1969 November 21
box 3
Nagano, Marie
1998
Scope and Contents
Ranch Manager
box 3
Natural Color Resource Center
1997-1998
box 3
North Ranch Land Use Allotments
1978
box 3
Oliver A. Batcheller Conservatory
after 1983
box 3
Ornamental Horticulture
circa 1985-1995
box 3
Park Administration
circa 1980
box 3
Partida, Gregory
1999
Scope and Contents
Professor, Agricultural Biology
box 3
Plant Science and Technology
circa 2000
box 3
Program - Agriculture at Cal Poly: Addressing the Future
1986 March 27
box 3
Program - A Conference on School Gardens
2000 March 25
box 16
Projected Land Requirements for the School of Agriculture - Plans
1965-1972
box 3
Projected Land Requirements for the School of Agriculture - Reports
1965-1972
box 3
Pumpkin Festival
1997-2015
box 3
Raymond Burr Orchid Collection
1981-1998
box 11
Report on The Agricultural Instruction Program California State Polytechnic College San Luis Obispo Campus
1954
box 3
Roth, Fred
1999
Scope and Contents
Professor, Horticulture
box 3
Safety Guidelines for All Lab and Activity Courses
2009
box 4
School of Agriculture Alumni Newsletter
1982-1984
box 4
School of Agriculture Newsletter
1981
box 4
Trei, John E.
2002
Scope and Contents
Associate Dean, College of Agriculture
box 4
Turfgrass Science Program
circa 2000
box 4
Wickler, Steven
2000 March 27
Scope and Contents
Director of Equine Research and University Veterinarian
box 4
Young, Lester
1998-2002
Scope and Contents
Interim Dean, College of Agriculture and Professor, Horticulture/Plant and Soil Sciences
box 4-7, 11
Series 2: Photographs
circa 1946-1993
Scope and Contents
The series includes photographic prints, negatives, and slides that document the buildings, faculty, students, and staff of
the Don B. Huntley College of Agriculture.
Arrangement
The series is arranged alphabetically by folder title.
box 4
Agricultural Business Management
1984 November 8
box 4
Agricultural Engineering Students Operating Equipment
circa 1985
box 4
Agricultural Engineering Department - Rainbird Donation
1992
box 4
Agricultural Engineering Staff
1950s
box 4
Agricultural Field Day
1950s
box 4
Agricultural Field Day
1981-1984
box 4
Agricultural Field Day Filming by KTTV
1954
box 4
Agricultural Science Department
1989
box 4
Agricultural Teachers Association
1986
box 4
Agriculture
1982 November 29
box 4
Agronomy Unit
1973 June 25
box 4
Animal Husbandry - Faculty
1950s
box 4
Animal and Veterinary Science Faculty
1992
box 4
Animal Science Academic Quadrathlon Team
1987-1988
box 4
Awards, Awardees, and Acknowledgements
circa 1990
box 4
Batcheller, Oliver A. "Jolly" with Students
1950s
Scope and Contents
Professor, Ornamental Horticulture
box 4
Batcheller, Oliver A. "Jolly" - Retirement
circa 1978
Scope and Contents
Professor, Ornamental Horticulture
box 4
Beef Unit
circa 1965-1985
box 4
Buildings - Agricultural Engineering (Building 45)
1960s
box 4
Buildings - Agriculture (Building 2)
circa 1963
box 4
Buildings - Agriculture (Building 2)
1965-1969
box 4
Buildings - Agriculture (Building 2), Cattle Shutte, and Ag Valley
1968-1984
box 4
Buildings - Agriculture (Building 2)
1993
box 5
Burr, Raymond on Tour of the Ornamental Horticulture Unit
1986 February 6
box 5
Butchering Class
circa 1970
box 5
"Cal Poly" Mini Rose
1991
box 5
Canham, Albert "Ted" and Citrus Lab Students
circa 1955
Scope and Contents
Professor, Plant and Soil Science
box 5
Christensen, Allen
1989
Scope and Contents
Dean, College of Agriculture
box 5
Citrus Processing
1984 January 30
box 5
Dedication of Batcheller Conservatory
1983 December 6
box 5
Disneyland Big Thunder Ranch
1986
box 5
Dog Obedience Class
1973 February
box 5
Dutra, Ramiro
1983 November 30
Scope and Contents
Professor, Foods and Nutrition
box 5
Exhibits at the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds
1958-1966
box 5
Fall Festival
1993 October 23
box 5
First Day Selling Plants at Kellogg Ranch
1951
box 5
First Faculty Meeting - Harold Wilson, Bryon Bundy, Bob Ashton, and Oliver A. "Jolly" Batcheller
1946 August 2
Scope and Contents
Dean of the College (Wilson); Faculty, Deciduous Fruits and Truck Crops (Bundy); Faculty, Fruit Production (Ashton); Faculty,
Ornamental Horticulture (Batcheller)
box 5
Foods and Nutrition
1984-1988
box 5
Food Preparation Class
1990 November 5
box 5
Fruit Processor
1984 February 27
box 5
Fruit and Crops Unit/Orchards
1965-1985
box 5
Gibson, J. Cordner and Unidentified Individual
1955
Scope and Contents
Dean, Voorhis Unit
box 5
Guest Speaker - Unidentified
1980s
box 5
Hackett, Dr. Gerald
1982 October 29
Scope and Contents
University Veterinarian
box 5
Haskell, Scott with Edward Fonda
1984 April
Scope and Contents
Professors, Animal Science
box 5
Hobbs, Kenneth and Edward Appel
1950s
Scope and Contents
Professors, Services and Inspection
box 5
Hung, Joe - Outstanding Professor Lecture
1991
Scope and Contents
Professor, Agricultural Engineering
box 6
Imperial Valley Agriculture Alumni Recruitment Day
circa 1978
box 6
Insect Collection of Richard Kaae
1989-1990
box 6
Kurtz, Kent - Turf Conference
1985 March 19
Scope and Contents
Professor, Ornamental Horticulture
box 6
Los Angeles County Fair Display
1960s
box 6
Meat Processing Laboratory
1950s
box 6
Meat Processing Laboratory
1970-1973
box 6
North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Judging Team
1985
box 6
Ornamental Horticulture
1950s
box 6
Ornamental Horticulture
1980s-1990s
box 6
Ornamental Horticulture Conservatory
1980s
box 6
Ornamental Horticulture - Faculty
circa 1948
box 6
Park Administration
circa 1970
box 6
Pine Tree Ranch
circa 1985
box 6
Plant and Soil Sciences
1980s
box 6
Produce Being Loaded onto a Ship
circa 1980
box 6
Proscal, Robert and Loren Phillips
1950s
Scope and Contents
Professors, Crops
box 6
Pumpkin Festival
1980s-1990s
box 6
Raymond Burr Horticulture Greenhouses Dedication
1993
box 6
Retirement Ceremony - School of Agriculture
1980
box 6
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
1980s
box 7
Scholarship Recipients
1992
box 7
Scott, Elizabeth - Visiting Scholar Lecture on Fashion Merchandising
1987
box 7
Seeding Yellow Project
1986
box 7
Services and Inspection
1950s
box 7
Sheep and Goat Unit
1967-1968
box 7
Sheep and Pigs
circa 1979
box 7
Students Examining Turtle
circa 1990
box 7
Students Showing Sheep
1950s
box 7
Students with Cattle
1950s
box 7
Students with Cattle
1978 April 14
box 7
Students with Saddle
1950s
box 7
Students with Sheep and Goats
1980 April 13
box 7
Students Working in Fields
1973-1976
box 7
Students Working with Plants
1950s
box 7
Students Working with Plants
1980s
box 7
Tractor and Fields
circa 1980
box 7
Tractor, Fields, and Orchard
1980 December 4
box 7
Whaley, David
1988
Scope and Contents
Professor, Agricultural Science and Vocational Agriculture
box 8-10, 12-15
Series 3: Audiovisual Materials
circa 1960-1992
Scope and Contents
The series containes audiovisual recordings created by College of Agriculture faculty for instruction and research documentation.
Arrangement
The series is arranged alphabetically by folder title.
box 8
Force Plate - Sparky
1990 July 26
Physical Description: (One videocassette)
box 8
Force Plate - 6 Weeks P.O. - Tape 4
1990 March 21
Physical Description: (One videocassette)
box 8
Force Plate - 6 Weeks P.O. - Tape 3
1990 March 21
Physical Description: (One videocassette)
box 9
How to Make a Buck with Beef
circa 1980
Physical Description: (Three 1/4 inch audio tapes)
box 9, box 12
Jolly Batcheller's Films of Cal Poly Pomona
1951-1957
Film Recording (Digital Version)
Physical Description: (one 16mm film reel, one HDCAM-SR digital recording videocassette, and two DVDs)
Scope and Contents
Professor, Ornamental Horticulture
box 8
Lactate Study
1992 February 14
Physical Description: (One videocassette)
box 9
Ornamental Horticulture and Park Administration Program Slide Show
circa 1982
Physical Description: (Two 1/4 inch audio tapes and one transcript)
box 9, box 10
Park Administration - Eric Espinosa
circa 1980
Physical Description: (One 1/4 inch audio tape)
box 10
Sewing Techniques - Seams
1980 September 16
Physical Description: (One 1/4 inch audio tape)
box 13, box 14, box 15
Sheep Shearing
1960s
Physical Description: (Six 16mm film reels)