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Title: Pomona College Architectural Plans
Dates: 1922-2006
Collection number: PC.0040
Extent:
11.5 Linear Feet
(8 roll storage boxes, 1 telescoping box, 1 flat storage box, 1
map drawer)
Repository:
Claremont Colleges. Library. Special Collections, The Claremont
Colleges Library, Claremont, CA 91711.
Abstract: A collection of architectural plans for
Pomona College and Claremont Colleges buildings, both on and off campus. Spanning from 1922
to 2006, the collection includes architectural drawings, blueprints, sketches, renderings,
building plans, and other building documentation.
Physical Location: Please consult repository.
Language of Material: Languages represented in
collection: English.
Administrative Information
Collection open for research.
All requests for permission to reproduce or to publish must be submitted in writing to
the Archives.
[Identification of item], Pomona College Architectural Plans (PC-0040). Pomona College
Archives, Special Collections, The Claremont Colleges Library, Claremont, California.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Items acquired through various donations and transfers.
Additions to the collection are anticipated and this finding aid will be updated
periodically. Please visit our ArchivesSpace page for a more frequently updated container
list: https://claremont.as.atlas-sys.com/repositories/9/resources/1151
Collection is processed at the item level. Most materials were rolled with tying tape and
placed in telescoping and roll storage archival boxes. Oversize and foldered items were
stored in flat files. Oversize items stored in flat files were sleeved in mylar.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Pomona College Architectural Plans is an artificial collection of architectural drawings,
blueprints, sketches, renderings, building plans, and other documentation of Pomona College
and Claremont Colleges buildings and grounds, both on and off campus. Spanning from 1922 to
2006, the collection is comprised of items donated to the Archives primarily by faculty
members and academic departments. While the collection primarily includes building materials
for current or former buildings, the collection also features plans and sketches of proposed
campus building which were never constructed. The collection features work by notable
architects and architectural firms such as Ralph Cornell, Marston and Maybury, Allison and
Rible, Criley and McDowell, Jamieson and Spearl, Wallace Neff, and Robert A.M. Stern. Pomona
College Architectural Plans is current and is still accruing materials. New materials will
be added as acquired.
The collection is organized into the following 10 series:
- Series 1: Academic Buildings, 1923-2006 and undated
- Series 2: Administration Buildings, 1937-1999 and undated
- Series 3: Art and Performance Venues, 1957-2005 and undated
- Series 4: Athletic Facilities, undated
- Series 5: Dining Halls, 1980-1991
- Series 6: Grounds, 1922-1994
- Series 7: Off-Campus Buildings, 1946-1977
- Series 8: Residence Halls, 1932-1992
- Series 9: The Claremont Colleges, 1960-1982
- Series 10: Miscellaneous Architectural Drawings and Plans, 1993 and undated
Items are organized into sub-series by building or project name within each series and
arranged alphabetically. Items are arranged chronologically by date within each
sub-series.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library’s online public access catalog.
Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.)
Claremont Colleges (Claremont, Calif.)
Architecture
Buildings
College buildings
Blueprints
Drawing
Sketches