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Pomona College and the WWII Years Collection
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  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Pomona College and the WWII Years Collection
    Dates: 2001 April 27 - April 28
    Collection number: PC.0050
    Extent: 5 Linear Feet (5 record cartons)
    Repository: Claremont Colleges. Library. Special Collections, The Claremont Colleges Library, Claremont, CA 91711.
    Abstract: The collection includes video recordings of oral history interviews and panel discussions that took place during the World War II Symposium, "Focus on a Generation: Pomona College and the WWII Years" over Alumni Weekend on April 27th and 28th, 2001. The collected video recordings feature Pomona College alumni discussing civilian life, including life on campus, as well as military and other experiences during the war years.
    Physical Location: Please consult repository.
    Language of Material: Languages represented in collection: English.

    Administrative Information

    Access

    Collection open for research.

    Publication Rights

    All requests for permission to reproduce or to publish must be submitted in writing to the Archives.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Pomona College and the WWII Years Collection (PC-0050). Pomona College Archives, Special Collections, The Claremont Colleges Library, Claremont, California.

    Accruals

    Additions to the collection are not anticipated.

    Processing Information

    Processed by Sean Stanley in 2021. VHS and DVD copies stored separately.

    Scope and Contents of the Collection

    The Pomona College and the WWII Years Collection contains video recordings of oral history interviews with Pomona College alumni and panel discussions related to topics on World War II. The Pomona College Alumni Association chose "Focus on a Generation: Pomona College and the WWII Years" as the subject of its 12th annual Symposium, which was held during Alumni Weekend on April 27th and 28th, 2001. In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, alumni from the Classes of 1935 to 1951 participated as panelists, moderators, and speakers, sharing experiences on the home front as well as abroad in Europe and the Pacific.
    The oral history project was developed as part of the WWII Symposium with a view to reach wider future audiences. Nearly 100 alumni volunteered to record highlights of civilian life, including life on the Pomona College campus, as well as military and other experiences during the war years. Individually and collectively, these videotapes provide a collection that serves to document the recollections of the World War II generation.
    Panel and roundtable discussions featured during the event, included "The Home Front: Pomona During the War Years and Civilian Efforts;" "WWII Land and Air Battles: Europe and the Pacific;" "Pomona's Women in Uniform: WAC, WAVES, and Red Cross;" "Pacific Naval Battles, the Sea War for Europe, and the Occupation of Japan and Germany;" and "History of Hollywood: Did the Movies Ever Get It Right?" A keynote address, "The Time of One's Life: Perspectives on the War" was given by Gaines Post, Jr., emeritus professor of history at Claremont McKenna College. The event's closing session, "Reflections on the WWII Generation," was led by Verne Orr '37, former Secretary of the Air Force.

    Organization and Arrangement

    The collection is organized into the following two series:
    • Series 1: VHS
    • Series 2: DVD
    Oral history interviews are arranged chronologically by graduation date and alphabetically by last name where no graduation date is given. Panel discussion recordings are arranged alphabetically by title.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library’s online public access catalog.

    Subject Terms

    Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.)
    Alumni and alumnae
    College students
    World War, 1939-1945

    Genre and Form of Materials

    Audio-visual materials
    Oral histories