Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
- Abstract:
- 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 the collection include administrative papers that document the planning and operation of the event, photographs of Poly Vue activities and exhibits, audiovisual materials, and realia.
- Extent:
- 8.71 Linear Feet (13 boxes)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
-
[Box/folder# or item name], Poly Vue Records, Collection no. 0088, University Archives, Special Collections and Archives, University Library, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
Background
- Scope and content:
-
The records document the annual Poly Vue event that was held at Cal Poly Pomona from 1939 to 1993. The records contain financial records, reports, clippings, programs and brochures used in the planning of and during the event. Also included are photographic prints, negatives, slides and a photograph album of events at Poly Vue including exhibitions, Poly Vue queen and court, dances, opening ceremonies, horse shows, etc. There are also reels of recorded materials from Poly Vue as well as realia such as a flag and ribbons.
- Biographical / historical:
-
In 1938, Cal Poly Pomona, then known as California Polytechnic School, Voorhis Unit, was established in San Dimas, California as a satellite campus for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. The first Poly Vue occurred in April of 1939 with the objective of introducing the public and families of students to the new campus. The event was modeled after the Poly Royal event at the San Luis Obispo campus, which in turn had grown out of livestock exhibitions. Administrative responsibility for the event varied over the years. The Poly Vue was often organized by a student committee, but some years it was administered by university faculty and staff.
Generally, Poly Vue was held over a two- to three- day period and included an array of events ranging from concerts, soapbox races, athletic competitions, talent shows, rodeos, and horse shows, in addition to exhibits and displays from various academic department and clubs. Also included was the Poly Vue Queen contest. Since Cal Poly Pomona was an all-male campus until 1961, candidates for Poly Vue Queen in the early years were selected from neighboring coed and all-female schools.
The Poly Vue was suspended from 1943 to 1946 because so many students had been drafted during World War II that the Voorhis Campus had to close. The Poly Vue resumed in 1947, was suspended one last time in 1970 due to general unrest on college campuses over the Vietnam War. The Poly Vue resumed in 1971. In 1992 Poly Vue celebrated its fiftieth anniversary and in 1993 the last Poly Vue was held.
- Acquisition information:
- The materials in the collection were gathered from University Archives files.
- Processing information:
-
The records were processed by Elizabeth Hernandez in July 2019.
- Arrangement:
-
The collection is organized into the following series: Series 1. Administrative Papers; Series 2. Events and Exhibits; Series 3. Poly Vue Programs; Series 4. Photographs, Negatives, and Slides; Series 5. Audiovisual Materials; and Series 6. Realia.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
-
Advance notice required for access.
- Terms of access:
-
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], Poly Vue Records, Collection no. 0088, University Archives, Special Collections and Archives, University Library, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
- Location of this collection:
-
3801 West Temple Ave.Pomona, CA 91768, US
- Contact:
- (909) 869-3775