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  • Conditions Governing Use
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  • Immediate Source of Acquisition
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  • Title: Edmond O'Brien Papers
    Creator: O'Brien, Edmond
    Identifier/Call Number: 0049
    Contributing Institution: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Special Collections and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 0.5 Linear Feet (1 Container)
    Date (inclusive): 1935-1984
    Abstract: 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.

    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    Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright.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 repository and the copyright holder.

    Preferred Citation

    [Box/folder# or item name], Edmond O'Brien Papers, Collection no. 0049, University Archives, Special Collections and Archives, University Library, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    The collection was donated to California State Polytechnic University, Pomona by Muriel O'Brien 2011.

    Biographical / Historical

    Edmond O'Brien was one of four brothers who attended the Voorhis School for Boys in San Dimas, California. He was a student at the Voorhis Junior High and graduated from the school in 1933. O'Brien enlisted in the United States Army in 1946.

    Scope and Contents

    Most of the materials pertain to O'Brien's adolescence and young adult life. The collection contains yearbooks, diplomas, and a photograph of O'Brien in his army uniform. The collection also contains materials relating to the Voorhis Vikings.

    Related Materials

    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.
    Voorhis Vikings Alumni Association Records, Collection no. 0048, University Archives, Special Collections and Archives, University Library, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

    Processing Information

    The collection was processed by Special Collections and Archives staff in 2012. The collection number was changed from UA2012.1 to 0049 and the collection title changed from Edmond O'Brien - Voorhis Viking Collection to Edmond O'Brien Papers in 2020.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Voorhis School for Boys