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W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Library Photograph Collection
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  • Title: W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Library Photograph Collection
    Collector: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Special Collections and Archives
    Identifier/Call Number: 0018
    Contributing Institution: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Special Collections and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 25.34 Linear Feet (30 boxes)
    Date (inclusive): 1902-2002
    Abstract: 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 the present day.

    Sponsor

    The processing of this collection and the creation of this finding aid was funded by the generous support of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Advance notice required for access.

    Conditions Governing Use

    Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the reposatory and the copyright holder.

    Preferred Citation

    [Box/folder# or item name], W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Library Photograph Collection no. 0018, W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Library, Special Collections and Archives, University Library, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

    Scope and Contents

    The collection contains 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). Additionaly, the period in which it operated as the W.K. Kellogg Institute of Animal Husbandry under the purview of the University of California (1932-1943), the period in which it operated as a Remount depot under the control of the United States Army (1943-1948), and from the time the property and horses were transferred to the state of California to serve as the campus for California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (1949-Present) are included. The collection includes photographs of Hollywood celebrities, Sunday horse shows, the original stables, the Kellogg Mansion, the W.K. Kellogg Airport, staff of the Pomona Quartermaster Remount (Depot), instructional photographs of equine care, a photograph album of the Western Remount Area, and photographs of Cal Poly Pomona students and staff working with the horses.

    Arrangement

    The collection is organized into the following series: Series 1. W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch; 2. Pomona Quartermaster Remount (Depot); Series 3. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; and Series 4. Engraved Metal Printing Blocks.

    Related Materials

    Cecil and Gladys Brown Edwards Papers, Collection no. 0005, Special Collections and Archives, University Library, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
    Parkinson, Mary Jane. The Kellogg Arabian Ranch: The First Sixty Years: A Chronicle of Events, 1925-1985. Pomona, CA: Cal Poly Kellogg Unit Foundation, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 1984.
    Parkinson, Mary Jane. The Romance of the Kellogg Ranch: A Celebration of the Kellogg/Cal Poly Pomona Arabian Horses, 1925-2000. Pomona, CA: W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 2000.
    Reese, Herbert H. (Herbert Harshman). The Kellogg Arabians: Their Background and Influence. Los Angeles: Borden Pub. Co., 1958.
    The Romance of Pomona Ranch. Pomona, CA: W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch, 1932.
    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.
    The W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch. Pomona, CA: W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch, 1930.
    W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch Records, Collection no. 0019, W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Libary, Special Collections and Archives, University Libary, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

    Processing Information

    The collection was processed by Alexis Adkins, Elizabeth Hernandez, Katrina Cossio, and Neelam Patel in 2018 and 2019.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch
    Pomona Quartermaster Depot (Remount)
    California State Polytechnic University, Pomona -- History
    photographs
    Photograph albums
    Arabian horse