Descriptive Summary
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Organization and Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Pomona College Audiovisual Collection
Dates: 1933-2017
Collection number: PC.0036
Extent:
9 Linear Feet
(9 record cartons)
Repository:
Claremont Colleges. Library. Special Collections, The Claremont
Colleges Library, Claremont, CA 91711.
Abstract: A collection of audiovisual materials
related to Pomona College documenting conferences, lectures, memorial services, commencement
and convocation ceremonies, performances, and other Pomona College events on campus. An
assortment of interviews, television appearances, and music by Pomona College-related
individuals is also included.
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], Pomona College Audiovisual Collection (PC-0036). Pomona College
Archives, Special Collections, The Claremont Colleges Library, Claremont, California.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Items acquired through various donations and transfers.
Accruals
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/1146
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Pomona College Audiovisual Collection is an artificial collection of audiovisual
materials documenting conferences, lectures, memorial services, commencement and convocation
ceremonies, performances, and other Pomona College events on campus. An assortment of
interviews, television appearances, and music by Pomona College-related individuals is also
included. Additionally, a selection of feature-length films and television episodes shot on
the Pomona College campus are featured within the collection. The collected materials date
from 1933 to 2017 and feature a wide range of analog and digital audiovisual formats
including reel to reel tapes, cassette tapes, phonograph records, CDs, DVDs, VHS, Betamax,
and U-matic tapes, and 16mm film. Materials within the collection are not currently
digitized. The collection is current and is still accruing materials.
Organization and Arrangement
The collection is organized into the following two series:
- Series 1: Audio recordings, 1933-2017
- Series 2: Video recordings, 1938-2013
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.)
Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.) -- Faculty
Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.) -- Presidents
Claremont Colleges (Claremont, Calif.)
Alumni and alumnae
Celebrities
College buildings
College students
College trustees
Commencement ceremonies
Glee clubs
Music -- Performance
Musicians
Songs
Genre and Form of Materials
Audio-visual materials
Cassette Tapes
Interviews
Lectures
Music
Sound recordings
Videocassettes