The Finding Aid of the Autumn Shade Papers 0034
Jose Quirarte
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Special Collections and Archives
February 2020
3801 West Temple Avenue
Pomona, CA 91768
speccollections@cpp.edu
909-869-3775
Title: Autumn Shade Papers
Creator:
Shade, Autumn
Identifier/Call Number: 0034
Contributing Institution:
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Special Collections and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
2.42 Linear Feet
(3 boxes)
Date: circa 1915-1965
Abstract: Autumn Shade was a resident of Riverside, California, who was involved with the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch in the 1930s.
In addition to riding Kellogg horses, Shade was heavily involved with the Delta Theta Chi sorority. The collection includes
materials that document her life and activities in the 1930s and 1940s.
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Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository
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Preferred Citation
[Box/folder# or item name], Autumn Shade Papers, Collection no. 0034, W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Library, Special Collections
and Archives, University Library, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated to California State Polytechnic University, Pomona by Autumn Shade's daughter Franci Allen in 2017.
Biographical / Historical
Autumn Shade was born on September 8, 1913 in a cabin in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada. Her father, Loren Shade, was a
traveling salesman of Dutch descent and her mother, Nell Burdell Johnson, was an Illinois native who came from the "Cranston"
ancestral line of the "Americans of Royal Decent." Shade and her family eventually came to Riverside, California where she
received her secondary education. She received her high school diploma from Riverside Polytechnic High School in 1931 and
she received an Associate of Arts from Riverside Junior College in 1933.
In terms of her history of horse riding, Shade rode at the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch in the 1930s, and had a lasting
connection with Kellogg until 1941. Shade also helped organize and run Girl Scout horse show programs on Kit Carson Ranch
in Riverside in the early 1940s. Shade even had her own horse whose name reflected his triumphant and unlikely origin from
France: Sir Winsom.
Alongside her passion for horses, Shade was deeply involved with her sorority, Delta Theta Chi, in the 1930s and 1940s. Delta
Theta Chi was, and still is, a non-profit fraternal corporation with the goal of cultivating good citizenship and individual
development. Shade was elected President of the Riverside chapter of Delta Theta Chi in 1940. Shade also helped organize numerous
Delta Theta Chi events at the iconic Mission Inn located in Riverside, and was a prominent individual from the Riverside chapter.
Shade was not alone in her endreavors with her sorority; her sister Audrey Shade shared her passion for Delta Theta Chi. Audrey
Shade was elected vice president of Delta Theta Chi in 1938 and was even elected state president in 1941.
In 1950, Shade became Mrs. Freeman when she married John Norman Freeman. John was an early pioneer of the "Jet Age" and was
a fly-along photographer on the first jet flight tests at Edwards Air Force Base in California in the early 1950s. John Norman
Freeman Jr., the only son of Autumn and John, was a restoration mechanic and considered to be one of the West Coast's leading
experts on North American P51 Mustangs.
Autumn Shade passed away September 15, 1986.
Scope and Contents
The collection includes correspondence, programs, and ephemera that document Autumn Shades' time at Riverside Polytechnic
High School, her involvement with the Delta Theta Chi sorority, and other activities.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by folder title in the finding aid but does not reflect physical arrangement.
Related Materials
The Freeman Family Collection. Museum of Flight.
Kit Carson Ranch Records, Collection no. 0037, W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Library, Special Collections and Archives, University
Library, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Jose Quirarte under the supervision of Alexis Adkins in 2020.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Horsemen and horsewomen
Delta Theta Chi Sorority
Dance Cards
box 1, folder 1
Address Book
circa 1930-1940
box 1, folder 2
Beverly Hills Evening High School - Fall Class Schedule
1947
box 1, folder 3
Calling Card - Autumn Shade
circa 1930s
box 1, folder 4-5
Clippings - Delta Theta Chi and Other Activities
1937-1942
box 1, folder 9
Delta Theta Chi - Bulletins
1937-1942
box 1, folder 10
Delta Theta Chi - Calendars
1941
box 1, folder 11
Delta Theta Chi - Directories
1941
box 1, folder 12
Delta Theta Chi - Event Flyers and Programs
1937-1941
box 1, folder 13
Delta Theta Chi - Meeting Notes
circa 1937-1940
box 1, folder 14
Delta Theta Chi - Pledges
circa 1937
box 1, folder 15
Drawing - Portrait of Autumn Shade
circa 1935
box 3, folder 1
Drawing - Portrait of Unidentified Woman
1939
box 1, folder 16
Ephemera - Poems, Bookmark, and Memorial Program
circa 1931-1941
box 1, folder 17
"House by the Side of the Road" - Calendar
1935
box 2, folder 1
Magazines -
The Playgoer
circa 1937-1940
box 2, folder 4
Notepads - Classes, Sunday School, and Plays
1915-1931
box 2, folder 5, box 3, folder 2
Photographs - Autumn Shade
circa 1930-1940
box 2, folder 6
Photographs - Delta Theta Chi Barn Dance
circa 1930s
box 2, folder 7
Photographs of Classmates and Unidentified Individuals
circa 1930-1940
box 2, folder 8
Programs - "Children's Peace Pageant"
1938-1940
box 2, folder 9
Programs - Concerts
1937-1942, 1965
box 2, folder 10
Programs - Riverside Community Players
1939-1940
box 2, folder 11
Programs - Riverside Opera Association
1940
box 2, folder 12
Restaurant Antoine Souvenir Booklet
1940
box 2, folder 13
Riverside Junior College - Diploma, Certificate, and Commencement Program
1933-1941
box 2, folder 14
Riverside Junior High and Elementary School - Diplomas
1927-1935
box 2, folder 15
Riverside Junior Woman's Club - Directories
1944-1946
box 2, folder 16
Riverside Polytechnic High School - Commencement Programs
1931
box 2, folder 17
Riverside Polytechnic High School - Diploma
1931
box 2, folder 18
Riverside Polytechnic High School - Letterman Jacket Letters
circa 1931
box 2, folder 19
Riverside Polytechnic High School - Report Cards and Awards
1929-1931
box 2, folder 20
Short Story by Autumn Shade
circa 1942-1945
box 2, folder 21
Sir Winsom - Clippings
circa 1942
box 2, folder 22
Sir Winsom - Contract
1941
box 2, folder 23
Stationery
circa 1930-1941
