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Title: Poly Vue Records
Creator:
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Identifier/Call Number: 0088
Contributing Institution:
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Special Collections and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
8.71 Linear Feet
(13 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1939-1993
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.
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[Box/folder# or item name], Poly Vue Records, Collection no. 0088, 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.
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.
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.
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.
Avon Carlson Papers, Collection no. 0022, University Archives, Special Collections and Archives, University Library, California
State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
Pflueger, Donald H.
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona: A Legacy and a Mission, 1938-1989. Spokane, WA: Arthur H. Clark, 1999.
The records were processed by Elizabeth Hernandez in July 2019.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California State Polytechnic College, Kellogg-Voorhis -- History
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Photographs
Photograph albums