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California State Polytechnic University, Pomona University Archives Oral History Collection
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  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Preferred Citation
  • Immediate Source of Acquisition
  • Scope and Contents
  • Arrangement
  • Related Materials
  • Sponsor
  • Processing Information

  • Title: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona University Archives Oral History Collection
    Creator: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Special Collections and Archives
    Identifier/Call Number: 0023
    Contributing Institution: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Special Collections and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 4.42 Linear Feet (9 boxes)
    Date (inclusive): 1960-2008
    Abstract: The collection contains interviews conducted by faculty, staff, and students from Cal Poly Pomona about the history of the university, including interviews about the Voorhis School for Boys and the Voorhis Unit in San Dimas, which were on the land that eventually became the first campus of Cal Poly Pomona; the development of the Kellogg campus in Pomona; the hiring of the first female faculty members at Cal Poly Pomona in 1957; the Cal Poly Women's Club; and the university's athletics programs.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Advance notice required for access.

    Conditions Governing Use

    Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.

    Preferred Citation

    [Box/folder# or item name], California State Polytechnic University, Pomona University Archives Oral History Collection, Collection no. 0023, 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.

    Scope and Contents

    The collection contains interviews conducted by faculty, staff, and students from Cal Poly Pomona about the history of the university, including interviews about the Voorhis School for Boys and the Voorhis Unit in San Dimas, which were on the land that eventually became the first campus of Cal Poly Pomona; the development of the Kellogg campus in Pomona; the hiring of the first female faculty members at Cal Poly Pomona in 1957; the Cal Poly Women's Club; and the university's athletics programs. The interviews are on various formats including 1/4 inch audio tape, audiocassette, compact disc, and in written form as transcripts. Some of the interviews were combined with other interviews in this collection when they were duplicated onto other formats.

    Arrangement

    The collection is arranged alphabetically by folder title.

    Related Materials

    Beall, Robert S. "History of the Voorhis School for Boys 1928-1938". Senior Project, California State Polytechnic College, Kellogg-Voorhis Campus, 1960.
    Cal Poly Women's Club Records, Collection no. 0081, University Archives, Special Collections and Archives, University Library, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
    California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Athletic Department Records, Collection no. 0001, University Archives, Special Collections and Archives, University Library, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
    California Polytechnic State University, Pomona Commencement Collection, Collection no. 0039, University Archives, Special Collections and Archives, University Library, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
    Chester O. McCorkle Papers, Collection no. 0096, University Archives, Special Collections and Archives, University Library, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
    Donald H. Pflueger Cal Poly Pomona History Papers, Collection no. 0007, University Archives, Special Collections and Archives, University Library, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
    Hugh O. La Bounty Papers, Collection no. 0086, University Archives, Special Collections and Archives, University Library, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
    Kenneth Haun Kitch Papers, Collection no. 0085, University Archives, Special Collections and Archives, University Library, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
    Voorhis Family Collection, Collection no. 0090, University Archives, Special Collections and Archives, University Library, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

    Sponsor

    The processing of this collection and the creation of this finding aid was funded by the generous support of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

    Processing Information

    The collection was processed by Rob Strauss in February 2019.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    California State Polytechnic University, Pomona -- History
    Oral histories