Iolene Lund Collection of Pomoniana
Jamie Weber
Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library
800 North Dartmouth Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711
Phone: (909) 607-3977
Email: specialcollections@claremont.edu
URL: https://library.claremont.edu/scl/
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Iolene Lund Collection of Pomoniana
Dates: 1920-1981
Bulk Dates: 1920-1929
Collection number: PC.0004
Creator:
Putnam, Iolene Lund, 1908-2005
Extent:
1 Linear Foot
(1 flat storage box)
Repository:
Claremont Colleges. Library. Special Collections, The Claremont
Colleges Library, Claremont, CA 91711.
Abstract: The collection contains correspondence
regarding Iolene Lund's involvement in the Pomona College Alumni Association, photographs of
the Pomona College campus, and printed materials from on and off-campus events.
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], Iolene Lund Collection of Pomoniana (PC-0004). Pomona College
Archives, Special Collections, The Claremont Colleges Library, Claremont, California.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Susan Christiansen, 2009.
Accruals
Additions to the collection are not anticipated.
Processing Information
Processed by Jamie Weber in 2012.
Biography / Administrative History
Iolene Lazelle Lund Putnam (1908-2005) was born in Mancelona, Michigan in 1908 and moved
with her family to San Bernardino in 1914. Iolene attended and graduated from Pomona
College in 1929, majoring in English. In 1931, she married her husband and fellow Pomona
College alumnus, Murray Putnam ('28), at the Bridges Hall of Music ("Little Bridges") on
the Pomona College campus. Following her education and marriage, Iolene spent many years
teaching elementary school and raising a family in the San Joaquin Valley. Throughout her
life, Iolene was active in the Pomona College Alumni Association and the American
Association of University Women.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The collection contains correspondence regarding Lund's involvement in the Pomona College
Alumni Association, photographs of the Pomona College campus, and printed materials from
both on and off-campus events.
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
Student activities
Putnam, Iolene Lund, 1908-2005
Mortar Board (Society)
Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.). Alumni Association
Genre and Form of Materials
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Box 1, Folder 1
On-campus events
1925-1926, 1929, undated
Box 1, Folder 3
Mortar Board Honorary Society
1928
Box 1, Folder 4
Pomona College Alumni Association
1976-1979
Box 1, Folder 5
Newspaper clippings concerning Pomona College
1925-1926, 1951
Box 1, Folder 6
Scrapbook pages
1926-1927, 1929, 1931, 1969, 1972, 1981
