Descriptive Summary
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Hawkins Family Collection of Pomoniana
Dates: 1905-1942
Collection number: PC.0026
Extent:
1.2 Linear Feet
(1 flat storage box, 1 lidded storage box, 1 document
box)
Repository:
Claremont Colleges. Library. Special Collections, The Claremont
Colleges Library, Claremont, CA 91711.
Abstract: The Hawkins Family Collection of
Pomoniana includes an assortment of Pomona College and high school materials belonging to
Pomona College alumni Vera Hawkins ('09), Georgia Hawkins ('12), Joseph Hawkins (x'19), and
JoAnn (Hawkins) Hayward ('42).
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], Hawkins Family Collection of Pomoniana (PC-0026). Pomona
College Archives, Special Collections, The Claremont Colleges Library, Claremont,
California.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Sue Hayward Lindquist, 2011 and 2016.
Accruals
Additions to the collection are not anticipated.
Biography / Administrative History
Vera Hawkins grew up in Pomona, California where she graduated from Pomona High School
before entering Pomona College in September 1905. A graduate with the Class of 1909, Vera
excelled at public speaking and was involved in drama and the performing arts as a
student. Georgia Hawkins, like her older sister, also graduated from Pomona High School
before attending Pomona College. A graduate with the Class of 1912, Georgia served as
president of the YWCA from 1911 to 1912 and was a member of the Pomona College Literary
Society. Vera and Georgia's younger brother Joseph Hawkins also attended Pomona College
for a period. Vera's daughter, JoAnn (Hawkins) Hayward graduated from Pomona College in
1942.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Hawkins Family Collection of Pomoniana includes materials belonging to Vera Hawkins
('09), Georgia Hawkins ('12), Joseph Hawkins (x'19), and JoAnn Hawkins Hayward ('42) from
1905 to 1942. The majority of the materials relate to Pomona College and student life,
including event brochures and programs, student publications, commencement materials,
correspondence, receipts, membership cards, and photographs. Pomona College memorabilia and
jewelry items are also featured, including a class patch, pin, luggage tag, bracelet,
watchband, and key chain. A scrapbook belonging to JoAnn Hawkins compiles photographs, event
programs, playbills, and college ephemera for the years 1937 to 1941. In addition to Pomona
College materials, the Hawkins Family Collection also features materials related to Vera,
Georgia, and Joseph's high school careers at Pomona High School and the Belmont School for
Boys (Belmont, CA), respectively. Items include commencement materials, report cards, event
programs, diplomas, yearbooks, and student publications.
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
Pomona High School
Genre and Form of Materials
Correspondence
Ephemera
Jewelry
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Souvenirs (Keepsakes)
Student newspapers and periodicals
