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Claremont, California 91711
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Aborn (Edward) Collection

Correspondence concerning Edward Aborn's shipping business and family matter. (1798-1822). Includes personal letters, business documents, shipping from U.S. East Coast, Lisbon, Gibralter.

 
Allen (Hollis P.) Collection of Japanese-Philippine materials

Hollis P. Allen, Professor of Education at the Claremont Graduate University (1929-1960) served in the Philippines in World War II. Allen realized the historical importance of the Japanese propaganda being produced during the occupation, and the destruction of Philippine documents...

 
American Missionaries and Educators in China Collection

The collection contain correspondence, diaries, writings, photographs, reports, article clippings, and booklets that document the experiences of American missionaries and educators in China. This collection was assembled through the China Missionaries Oral History Project at Claremont Graduate School from 1969-1971....

 
Asian Newspaper Clippings Collection

This collections contains newspaper articles about foreign relations between Japan, China, India, Korea, Mongolia; Russia, Germany and America, and internal politics in Japan, China, India, Korea, Mongolia.

 
Ault (Phillip H. Ault) Aviation Collection

Photographs of Charles Lindbergh and the in France at the conclusion of his 1927 trans-Atlantic flight, including photographs of Lindbergh with other famous aviators and of the dismantling of the Spirit of St. Louis for inspection and shipment back to...

 
Ayer (Yearbook) Collection, 1948-2008

Published annually, in print, by the Associated Students organization of Claremont Men's College from 1948 through 2081 and then by the Associated Students organization of Claremont McKenna College from 1982 through 2008, is the yearbook for the college. Originally started...

 
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Baldwin (Alice) Papers

This collection contains documents created by Alice Baldwin, Pomona College Class of 1913. An author, artist, and extensive traveller, Baldwin produced many diaries, drawings, stories, and other works during her life. This collection contains materials produced during and shortly...

 
Baldwin (Cyrus Grandison) Papers

The Cyrus Grandison Baldwin papers consist of 11 folders on the early history of Pomona College. There is correspondence, and bank notes, invoices relating to financial aspects of Pomona College from 1890 to 1899.

 
Baldwin (Cyrus Grandison) Papers, Water Resources Collection

This collection contains documents about Cyrus Grandison Baldwin's involvement with water issues in the Pomona Valley and San Bernardino Mountains from 1897-1937.

 
Bernath (Kathleen) Papers

Kathleen Bernath, the great-granddaughter of Harris Newmark, was the Americana Cataloguer at the Henry E. Huntington Library for 16 years before serving as Director of the Upland Public Library. She and her husband moved into Claremont Manor and she spent...

 
Bogigian Fruit Ranch Receipts Collection.

This collection comprises tax returns, receipts, and a legal document (that documents H. C. Anderson's ownership to the Bogigian Fruit Ranch).

 
Bolsa Chica Papers

The Bolsa Chica Collection comprises primarily the financial records of the six Bolsa Corporations, Bolsa Pacific, Bolsa Mesa, Bolsa Los Patos, Bolsa Laguna, Bolsa Huntington, and Bolsa Grande. All of the corporations are located in Southern California. There is additional...

 
Boulé (David) California Orange Collection

This collection contains materials related to orange and citrus cultivation in California in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Items include advertisements, vendor guides, labor documents, photographs, artifacts relating to production and packing, and a sizable collection of souvenirs...

 
Boulder Water Company papers, Water Resources Collection

The Boulder Water Company was incorporated October 25, 1919 as a mutual water company and was officially dissolved in June 1979. Located in Claremont, California, the Company operated one well and two reservoirs for the benefit of its stockholder members....

 
Bowen (Edward R.) Papers, Water Resources Collection

The collection contains Edward R. Bowen's memorandum, letters, and a report on the water supply and water rights of various areas in Southern California. An employee of the Spring Valley Water Company, Bowen worked as a consulting engineer for water-related...

 
Boynton (Charles and Edmund) Papers

The Boynton papers include ephemera, scrapbooks, albums, photographs, diaries, correspondence and clippings from childhood, Pomona College days, and the time Charles spent in China as a missionary....

 
Brackett (Frank P.) Collection

The Frank P. Brackett collection include his manuscript for Granite and Sagebrush and the History of Pomona Valley; documents about the Belgium Relief Fund; his students' papers, tests, and homework with the syllabi for the classes he taught at Pomona...

 
Brackett (Frank P.) Papers

Dr. Frank Parkhurst Brackett was born in Provincetown, Mass. in 1865. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1887. Immediately after he graduated he moved to California. In 1887, he taught at the McPherron Academy for boys in Los Angeles....

 
Brookins (Walter R.) Aviation Collection

Photographs of the Wright glider and flyer, 1900 and 1902, and of various air meets circa 1910-circa 1912, as well as of reunions of the Early Birds, and of Walter Brookins; a loose-leaf binder containing typed transcripts of newspaper articles...

 
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California Citrus Industry Collection

This collection contains documents relating to the citrus industry from various vendors and growers associations in Southern California. It was collected by Claremont Heritage and gifted to Special Collections in the Honnold Mudd Library in 2015. Although the dates range...

 
Carpenter (Ford Ashman) Collection

The collection includes Carpenter's publications on weather and air travel, with emphasis on the climate in California.

 
Carroll (Harry and Olive) Papers and Scrapbooks

This collection contains the papers of Pomona College Classics professor Harry J. Carroll Jr. Professor Carroll taught at Pomona from 1949 until 1983, and was a key actor in the development of Pomona's art history program. He taught classes on...

 
Carruthers (James) Memorial Aviation Collection of the Institute of Aeronautical History

The collection consists of prints and drawings, handbills, photographs, postcards, printed materials (including books, periodicals, bibliographies, journal articles, newspaper clippings, event programs, conference agenda and reports, manuscripts, telegrams, letters, press kits and releases, corporate overviews, investment prospectuses, sales brochures, technical...

 
Chappell (Beverly C.) Collection

This collection of papers consist of information about wine and wine vineyards in Rancho Cucamonga, California.

 
Ch'en (Shou-yi) Papers

Professor Ch'en Shou-yi (Chinese: 陳受頤, 1899-1978) was a Chinese scholar known for his groundbreaking contribution to the comparative cultural studies of modern China and the historical studies of Sino- western cultural exchange. He was born into a prestigious literati family...

 
Claremont Colleges Chicano Latino Student Affairs Records

Includes records of the Chicano Latino Student Affairs (Chicano Studies Center) beginning with the establishment of the center in 1969. Records have been added consecutively every year and include a range of materials, from publications to financial statements, as well...

 
Claremont Colleges Oral History Collection

This collection contains the coursework produced by students of the Claremont Colleges' oral history classes. Currently, the collection contains materials from the oral history courses at Claremont Graduate University. The CGU History 304/Introduction to Oral History Methodology course trains graduate...

 
The Claremont Colleges Special Collections Autograph and Manuscript Collection

The Claremont Colleges Special Collections Autograph and Manuscript Collection collection was formed by Special Collections of The Claremont Colleges Library to house its various singular manuscript materials created by authors, politicians, and scientists, and other notable figures. The collection includes...

 
The Claremont Colleges Special Collections Visual Materials Collection

This is an artificial collection created by Special Collections staff to contain the various visual materials purchased or donated that do not fit into other collections. Currently, the collection contains photographs, artist screenprints and photos, posters, historical broadsides, and artifacts....

 
The Claremont Colleges Special Collections Zines Collection

The collection contains zines created in California between 1980 and 2014. Represented titles include Baitline, Cholo, Dum Dum Zine, Hot Bottoms!, Night Voices, Queer Zine Explosion, and Unsound. The collection also contains correspondence and ephemera relating to the later years...

 
Claremont Heights Irrigation Company Papers, Water Resources Collection

The Claremont Heights Irrigation Company was incorporated on March 14, 1913, as a mutual water company and was dissolved on August 1, 1977. Located in Claremont, California, the company provided water services for its stockholders. The collection consists of administrative...

 
Cole (Reverend Walton E.) Papers

The Reverend Walton E. Cole Papers consist of correspondence, clippings, and publications on the radio battle fought in the late 1930s between Reverend Cole and Father Charles E. Coughlin.

 
Commission for Relief in Belgium Collection

This collection comprises serials, publications, reports, and correspondence related to the American Relief Administration and the Commission for Relief in Belgium [C.R.B.] Educational Foundation from 1920 to 1934.

 
Congregational Church Papers

The Congregational Church Papers brings together records from a number of Southern California Congregational Church organizations. The earliest records include those of the Congregational Ministerial Union of Los Angeles and vicinity, 1908-1934; Woman's Home Missionary Union of Southern California, 1888-1925;...

 
Cooper (Catherine) papers

The Catherine Cooper Papers offer an in depth insight into the life of one woman living in the early 20th Century, preserving her reflections on life, love, and education. Cooper was an avid writer from an early age who submitted...

 
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Davis (Angela) Materials, 1970-1972

Angela Yvonne Davis (born January 26, 1944) is an American political activist, scholar, and author. She emerged as a nationally prominent counterculture activist and radical in the 1960s as a leader of the Communist Party USA. In 1970 she became...

 
DeCaprio (Albrecio) Papers

This collection contains original handwritten sheet music, a small amount of published sheet music, newspaper clippings and personal papers of Alberico DeCaprio.

 
Decora Ceramics Records

This collection contains catalogs, price lists, designs, photographs, and ceramic objects documenting the history of Decora Ceramics, and its predecessor, Ylyne Studio, makers of Smithware and Florencita, circa 1947-1953. The firms were founded and co-owned by Smith Russell (1895-1979), Pomona...

 
Dockweiler (John Henry) Papers, Water Resources Collection

John Dockweiler was a consulting engineer for water and power companies in Northern California near the San Francisco area. He represented Spring Valley Water Company, Cuyumaca Water Company, San Francisco's City Distribution System, and Marin County Water and Supply company....

 
Dole (Arthur M.) Papers, 1815-1958

Arthur Macdonald Dole graduated from Pomona College in 1896. Throughout his life he was invested in the college as well as numerous other community organizations. This collection includes his family, civic, and business papers. There is correspondence relating to the...

 
Dorsey (Kewen) Collection

This collection contains the diaries of early California resident Kewen Hilliard Dorsey. Born in El Monte in 1857, Dorsey grew up in the town of Spadra with his grandfather, W.W. Rubottom, and later lived in Los Angeles and Fontana. Dorsey...

 
Douglas (Howard T.) Records

Diary, appointments and awards, letters of condolence, writings, and published and newspaper accounts, 1917-1921, relating to the life and career of Howard T. Douglas and to the Alaska Flying Expedition of 1920.

 
Drake (Barbara) Collection

Assembled by Barbara Drake (1940-2020), Gabrieleño/Tongva Elder, cultural ambassador, and educator, this collection contains Barbara Drake's personal files including biographical information and documents from her many speaking/teaching engagements at local schools, museums, and other community events, as well as her...

 
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Ellsworth (Frank) Papers

This collection contains the papers of Pitzer College's third president, Dr. Frank L. Ellsworth. A graduate of University of Chicago, Dr. Ellsworth's career has included both teaching and administrative roles at colleges across the country. Materials include speeches, addresses, comments...

 
Elsbree (Langdon) Papers

This collection contains the professor's handwritten lecture notes, syllabi, handouts, and some tests and quizzes focusing mainly on British and American Literature after WWII. Some of Professor Elsbree's articles and reviews are also present. The materials are mainly from the...

 
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Felsch (Fred) collection

Professor Fred Felsch (1932-1998) taught history at Mt. San Antonio Community College during the school year and traveled for 22 summers with his family to Yellowstone National Park where he was a seasonal park ranger. An outdoorsman who cherished the...

 
Feminist Publications Collection

This is an artificial collection created by Special Collections of The Claremont Colleges Library that holds various publications related to feminism and the Feminist movement. Currently, the collection contains articles, booklets, underground comic books, magazines, newspapers, pamphlets, and reference materials,...

 
Finkle (Fred C.) Papers, Water Resources Collection

Finkle (b. 1865) worked in California, Colorado and Oregon. Chief engineer of the North Riverside Land and Water Co., Jurupa Land and Water Co. and Vividino Water Co. (1887). Later became the chief engineer of the San Bernardino Water Works...

 
Ford (Stella Mae) Collection

This collection contains manuscripts, sheet music, concert programs, and materials relating to the Pomona College School of Music. ...

 
Françoise (Annette Thorley) Collection

This collection includes materials that trace and span the career of artist Annette (Thorley) Françoise. The collection features public relations materials, press releases, interview transcripts, exhibition proposals, reviews, and correspondence related to Françoise and her artwork, as well as photographic...

 
Frey (Charles S.) Memorial Bicycle Collection

The Charles S. Frey collection contains materials related to bicycling and bicycle enthusiasts ranging from pamphlets and periodicals to illustrations and comic books. It was created by Ruth Frey Axe in honor of her nephew, an airman who lost his...

 
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Galt (Howard S.) Collection of Chinese School Textbooks

Howard Spilman Galt, long term missionary and founder of the Education Department, Yenching University (1920-1949), amassed this collection of Chinese school textbooks published in the late Qing dynasty and the Republican era in China. These textbooks were written for different...

Garcia (Matt) Papers

The collection consists of research, writing, and teaching materials created by author, educator, and historian Matthew J. Garcia. The materials document Dr. Garcia's work on topics related to agriculture, labor, food, immigration, ethnicity, and popular culture in California. Primary subjects...

 
Gill (Dr. Charles) Papers

Dr. Charles Gill Papers, Pomona College class of 1924, contains articles on medicine, WWII in Hawaii, Hawaiian stamps, artifacts and wooden objects from Hawaii from the 1930s to 1941.

 
Gleason (John H.) Papers

This collection contains the papers of John Howe Gleason, Pomona College professor of English History. Gleason led a distinguished teaching career and authored texts on English and British history. He travelled extensively in Europe, studied at Oxford University, and earned...

 
Gomez (Fernando R. and Enriqueta) Collection in Mormon Mexican History

This collection covers the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mexico both from the native and missionary perspectives, starting in the mid-19th century to the early 21st century. This collection also includes a significant amount...

 
Gomperz (Theodore and Heinrich) Collection

The collection consists mainly of correspondence of Theodore Gomperz and his son Heinrich Gomperz with friends and associates including Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Hendrich Jaques, Lily and Heinrich Braun, Hermann Diels, and Ernst Mach.

 
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H and H Photograph Company Collection

Photographs by H and H Photo Company, collection donated by Ollie B. Hiett, one of the owners and photographers of the company. Photographs and negatives of the Claremont Colleges and Claremont landscapes and buildings, circa 1940s, 1950s, and 1970s.

 
Haskett Family Photograph Collection

The Haskett Collection contains family papers, correspondence, photographs, postcards, scrapbooks, slides, blueprints, and ephemera. Varying widely in their subjects and unified by their passing to Jon Haskett. These documents pertain to the past three generations of the Haskett and...

 
Hazeltine (Martin Mason) stereoview collection

Fifty-three stereoviews, plus one duplicate, of Yosemite Valley and the California Big Trees scenic views. All marked with the studio imprint of John P. Soule. This "California" series of photographs was produced by the photographer Martin Mason Hazeltine (1827-1903), though...

 
Hemingway (Ernest) Collection

Articles by and about Ernest Hemingway published in magazines.

Henze (Christopher) Collection

The collection includes personal letters, memoirs, and documents related to Christopher Henze and his uncle Carlo Henze. Christopher Henze served as a member of the Peace Corps in Côte d'Ivoire, before embarking on a lengthy career in the United States...

 
Herman-Green Postcard Collection

Black-and-white and tinted postcards dating from 1906 to 1969 (bulk 1920 to 1939). The bulk of the collection is arranged geographically. The materials for Europe are particularly extensive, in particular for England, France, Italy, and Spain; there are also postcards...

 
Holtom (Daniel Clarence) Papers

The Daniel C. Holtom Papers include letters, published and unpublished articles, printed items, photographs, clippings, and manuscript writings.

 
Honnold (William L.) papers

This collection contains correspondence, reports, maps, plans, photographs, realia, and ephemera relating to the life and career of William L. Honnold (1866-1950), a pioneering American mining engineer in South Africa, who later became a major benefactor to the Claremont Colleges,...

 
Hunter (George W.) Papers

This collection contains materials from the papers of George W. Hunter, a biology professor and textbook author active in the early part of the twentieth century. Items include questionnaires, correspondence, and reports regarding school health education curricula. Hunter held many...

 
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Imperial Valley Records, Water Resources Collection

The Imperial Valley Records contains documents from the Imperial Irrigation District, All-American Canal, and Imperial Water Company. In addition, the colleciton contains Charles N. Perry's, an engineer from the Imperial Valley, papers. Finally, there are reports, maps, and articles about...

 
Iwanaga (George S.) Papers

A collection of 33 original photographs from the Japanese internment camp at Heart Mountain, Wyoming. The black and white images depict the people of the camp, their living quarters, and daily life. The Heart Mountain War Relocation Center opened in...

 
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Jackson (Roland) Papers

The collection contains correspondence and personal papers relating to the academic research, teachings, and career of Roland John Jackson. Jackson was a professor at Claremont Graduate School (CGS) from 1970 to 1994. During the 1980s, Jackson contributed to expanding the...

 
Japanese Women's Contemporary Artist Zines

Collection of 124 zines, all created by young female Japanese artists. These publications represent the entire output of the "Feminine" show - an exhibition of zines curated by Tokyo store , presented exclusively at the 2011 New York Art Book...

 
Jones (Joseph Talmage and Vera Jean) Collection

The J. Talmage and Vera Jones Collection mostly covers the decades of the 1930s through the 1970s. The photos and documents in this collection are personal, family, and church involvement records ranging from the US Southwest to Singapore and Canada....

 
Jones (Willis S.) Papers, Water Resources Collection

His papers contain field notebooks when Willis S. Jones was superintendent of Claremont Domestic Water Company and consulting engineer Vail Company, legal cases on water rights and supply, maps of Southern California, photographs of San Gabriel Valley, rainfall and...

 
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Kemble (John Haskell) Papers

The John Haskell Kemble papers contains research materials and notes, typescripts about maritime history. In addition, there are his students' papers, course work, and documents about the organizations he participated in at Pomona College from 1936 to 1990. Also, there...

 
Kilbracken (Arthur Godley, Baron) Letters

This collection contains the letters of Arthur Godley, Baron Kilbracken to his adult daughter Helen from the years of 1898-1899, along with two photographs of Helen from 1875. An additional autograph letter signed by Catherine Gladstone (wife of Prime Minister...

 
Knox (Ronald) Papers

The Ronald Knox Papers contain over five hundred items, including personal letters, published and unpublished articles, broadcast transcripts, sermons, a few photographs and some manuscript writings.

 
Koike (Kenzo Robert) Papers

Kenzo R. Koike was a Japanese American, born in 1920 in Seattle, Washington. At the age of 12, his family moved to Los Angeles, where he attended middle school, high school, and college. In 1942, the Koike family was removed...

 
Kruska Japanese Internment Collection

Dennis G. “Denny” Kruska, a graduate of University of California, Los Angeles, Hughes Aircraft physicist, venture capitalist researcher, printing consultant, historical author and bibliographer and collector of Yosemite and Sierra Nevada materials amassed this collection of Japanese American internment items....

 
Kuhner (David) Papers on Tom Mix Bookplate

Text, correspondence, and photographs produced and acquired by David Kuhner, Librarian at Norman F. Sprague Memorial Library, during the course of his research for an article published in , No. 136 (September 1979), concerning a bookplate of cowboy and motion...

 
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Leonelli (Elisa) Photographs and Essays Collection

The collection contains 35mm photographic travel slides and international fashion magazine clippings by photo-journalist Elisa Leonelli. The slides cover a wide range of subjects and geographic locations, including extensive coverage of the Los Angeles 1984 Olympics. The fashion magazines are...

 
Lindley (Dr. Walter) Scrapbooks

The Dr. Walter Lindley Scrapbooks document through clippings, correspondence, and ephemeral materials Dr. Lindley’s most notable endeavors, including the formation and management of the California Hospital and nursing program, his candidacy for mayor of Los Angeles, the development of the...

 
Lowman (Hubert A.) Photographic Archive

The Hubert A. Lowman Photographic Archive consists of photographic materials, papers, books, magazines, printed matter, business archives, and other property representing the body of work of Hubert A. Lowman, photographer and publisher, and the Lowman Publishing Company. The Archive spans...

 
Lummis (Charles) Photographs

The bulk of the Charles Lummis Photographs are of Peru, Native Americans in New Mexico, central Mexico, the San Fernando Mission in California, and portraits of friends and acquaintances of Lummis.

 
Lyman (Edward Dean) Papers

This collection consists of Edward Lyman's diaries, his financial documents and typed manuscripts. His personal documents include travel diary about their trips to Yosemite, Mexico, and Hawaii, genealogy, correspondence between family members, theatre playbills, and pamphlets. ...

 
Lyon (E. Wilson and Carolyn Bartel) papers

The collection consists of the papers of E. (Elijah) Wilson Lyon (1904-1989) and his wife, Carolyn Bartel Lyon (1908-2006). E. Wilson Lyon was appointed the sixth President of Pomona College in Claremont, California, in 1941 and led the college for...

 
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Marriott (Joseph S.) Papers

Writings and speeches, photographs, correspondence, and printed matter, relating to Joseph S. Marriott's career in the Civil Aeronautics Administration and its predecessor, the Bureau of Air Commerce, with special reference to the states of California, Hawaii, Arizona, and Utah.

 
Maytorena (Jose Maria) Papers

A protagonist of the 1910 Mexican revolution, General Maytorena (1867-1948) was governor of Sonora, a province of northern Mexico, and an ardent supporter of the short-lived presidency of Francisco Madero. Caught in the internecine conflict between the revolutionaries following Madero's...

 
McCarthy (Barbara) Papers

This collection contains materials relating to Barbary McCarthy's time on the Citizens Advisory Committee of the Joint Committee on the Public Education System. These materials include a variety of correspondence, reports, and other administrative papers. The committee was charged with...

 
McPherson (William) Papers

Correspondence, diaries, photographs, account books and journals, land and tax records, manuscripts, scrapbooks, notes, transcripts, reports, newspapers, clippings, promotional materials, and ephemera, relating to the family, life, career, and intellectual pursuits of Orange County, California, avocado rancher and historian William...

 
McQueen (Elizabeth Lippincott) Papers

Photographs, correspondence, writings, clippings, and other materials, primarily from 1927-1949, relating to women in aviation, created and collected by Elizabeth L. McQueen (Mrs. Ulysses Grant) in the course of her activities as founder and honorary president of the Women's International...

 
Meadows (Donald C.) Collection

Historical account books of mining companies and businesses (1861-cira 1900), photograph album (circa 1890s-1940s, diary, correspondence, Meadows miscellany (1960s-1980s), Honnold Library Society (1973-1979).

 
Merritt Collection of Jose Clemente Orozco

Correspondence, manuscripts, and newspaper clippings regarding the painting of Jose Orozco's mural "Prometheus" in Frary Hall at Pomona College.

 
Metate (Yearbook) Collection, 1895-2012

Published annually, in print, by Pomona College from 1895 through 2012, is the yearbook for the college. The juniors in 1895 chose the name "Metate", which is a Native American word meaning "mortar or grinding stone." The name was chosen...

 
Miller (Joaquin and Juanita) Collection

The collection contains correspondence, photographs, printed materials, and manuscript materials from 1878-1941. Among the manuscript material is an unpublished manuscript titled �When I was Emperor.� All of the photographs are of Joaquin Miller, some accompanied by his daughter and Dr....

 
Miller (Joaquin) Collection

The Joaquin Miller (1837-1913) Collection of manuscripts and printed books was assembled by Willard Samuel Morse and purchased by the library in 1938. Morse's correspondence and typewritten notebooks concerning the collection are included. Printed matter includes approximately 125 items, either...

 
Millier (Arthur) Archive

This collection contains materials relating to Arthur Henry Thomas Millier, Los Angeles Times art critic, and his family. Highly active in the early twentieth century Los Angeles art scene, Millier was responsible for helping to establish the reputations of California...

 
Mills (Howard D.) Papers on the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Water Resources Collection

Metropolitan Water District reports, publications, correspondence, clippings, and meeting minutes.

 
Mojave Water Agency Collection, Water Resources Collection

The Mojave Water Agency collection contains memorandum and meeting minutes of the board of directors about water-supply and water-rights in the Mojave, California region during the 1960s.

 
Mount Hollywood Congregational Church Records

This collection contains information related to the operation and activities of the Mount Hollywood Congregational Church from its founding in 1905 until 2012. Located in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles, the church was both highly involved in its...

 
Mudd Family Papers

This collection contains personal papers, business and financial records about the mines and real estate, especially Cyprus Mines, the Mudd family owned and operated, books and records about mining in Southern California as well as in Cyprus, field journals, correspondence...

 
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Nicgorski (Darlene) papers on the Sanctuary Movement

Writings, correspondence, newspaper and periodical clippings, legal papers, audio- and videotapes, and graphic materials relating to the life and career of Darlene Nicgorski, a leader in the Sanctuary movement for Central American refugees in the United States in the early...

 
Norton (E.C.) Papers

This collection contains documents relating to Edwin Clarence Norton, the first Dean of Pomona college. Norton served as Dean from 1893 until his retirement in 1926, but was active at the college since 1888. These papers contain autobiographical materials, speeches,...

 
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Oden (Gloria) Papers

This collection contains materials relating to the poet Gloria Oden, created between 1955 and 2010. The collection predominantly consists of correspondence and poetry, but also includes photographs, newspapers clippings, and VHS tapes. A majority of the correspondence consists of letters...

 
Oglesby Citrus Label Collection

This collection of over 80 citrus labels from southern California date from as early as the 1890s and was collected by Alice and Professor Larry Oglesby, long-time Claremont residents. Professor Oglesby was Professor Emeritus of Biology at Pomona College. The...

 
Olson (Reuel) papers on the Colorado River Compact, Water Resources Collection

Materials in this collection consist of Reuel Olson's notes, letters, newspaper clippings, government-related documents, and other research materials that became his doctoral thesis on the Colorado River Compact: a seven state agreement on the allocation of water resources in the...

 
Oriental Study Expedition Archive

The Oriental Study Expedition Archive contains records and memorabilia from a year-long expedition embarked in 1929 by ten Pomona College students to immerse themselves in Chinese life, culture, and religion. The students traveled and studied throughout China, primarily in the...

 
Owens Valley Collection, Water Resources Collection

Collection consists of newspaper clippings, government publications, reports, a map, and other documents related to the Los Angeles Aqueduct and conflict with Owens Valley residents. Papers represent the voices of Los Angeles County government officials, disgruntled Owens Valley residents, engineers,...

 
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Pacific Coast Steamship Companies Collection

When the Pacific Steamship Company went out of business in 1936, the surviving records of the company were offered to The Claremont Colleges if someone would go to Seattle to sort the papers and select what was to be kept....

 
Panama Pacific International Expostion, 1915, San Francisco Collection

San Francisco hosted the Panama Pacific International Exposition in 1915. Officials from the Exposition printed postcards for the tourists who visited the Exposition. Because San Francisco suffered a major earthquake in 1906; and the earthquake destroyed many buildings, the postcards...

 
Parks (Marion) Papers

The papers of Marion Parks, a talented and resourceful personality in Los Angeles during the early 1900s, relate to the history of Southern California. Parks described herself as "a California historian." Her principal contributions in this capacity were a series...

 
Philbrick (Norman D.) Working Files 1737-1987 (bulk 1950-1985)

The Philbrick Working Files include Norman Philbrick's correspondence with book dealers and scholarly colleagues, an appraisal of his library, accession ledgers, invoices from dealers, newspaper and magazine clippings, mailings from his numerous social and scholarly organizations, photographs, and other...

 
Pitzer College Yearbook Collection, 1964-1998

Published annually, in print, by Pitzer College from 1964 through 1998, without a formal title, this is the yearbook for the college.

 
Pitzer History Project collection

Collection consists of documents from a variety of departments within Pitzer College including but not limited to Admissions, Registrar's Office, Financial Aid and President's Office; faculty and course documentation; student papers; college publications; oral histories; and photographs....

 
Pomona College Associated Women Students Mortar Board

This collection contains materials relating to the Pomona College chapter of the National Mortar Board Society. Incorporated as the 46th chapter on March 28, 1903, the women's society for college seniors who exemplify the principles of leadership, scholarship, and service....

 
Pomona College Rembrandt Club Papers

Collection consists of paperwork and materials collected over the course of normal business of the Pomona College Rembrandt club. Documents span 123 years of club history and include materials regarding the club’s history and documents on how it conducts its...

 
Prendergast (Joseph Jeffrey) Papers, Water Resources Collection

This collection of papers was assembled by Jeffry Pendergast. The Prendergast papers include documents about water rights and water supply in California from 1944-1962. Subjects include California Division of Water Resources, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, and the Areas/Counties...

 
Punk Archive

The Punk archive contains materials relating to the punk scene of the late 1970’s and 1980’s. Flyers depict punk bands and famous punk venues from San Francisco and Rancho Cucamonga. These flyers display unique art and designs representative of the...

 
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Rae (John Bell) Papers

This collection contains the papers of John Bell Rae, a historian of industry and tecchnology and one of the first members of the Harvey Mudd faculty. Besides teaching at both the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvey Mudd College, Rae...

 
Reed (Ethel M. and Nancy E.) Papers

This collection is comprised of the writings, artwork, and memorabilia of Ethel M. Reed and her adopted daughter, Nancy E. Reed. These two women lived in Claremont, California for most of the twentieth century. Ethel was a homemaker and Nancy...

 
Reed (T. Palmer and Lewis F. ) Photographs of California and the West

The Reed Photographs include images of California and the West with photographs of Palm Springs, Yosemite, Owens Valley, San Gabriel Mountains, Lake Tahoe, Sequoia and King's Canyon National Parks. The collection contains two photo albums and 220 loose photographs.

 
Roosevelt (Franklin Delano) Collection

This collection contains articles and pamphlets by and about President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, ephemera, photographs, and songs from 1933 to 1949.

 
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San Gabriel Mission Matrimonial Investigation Records

The matrimonial investigation records, or "diligencias matrimoniales", are part of a collection of California materials gathered by William F. McPherson, an Orange County rancher, scholar and collector. Predominantly though not exclusively the records of Mission San Gabriel (other California missions...

 
Schumann-Heink (Ernestine) Orchestral Music Scores Collection, 1938

This collection consists of orchestral scores by Schumann-Heink and other composers.

 
Scott (S. Dell) Papers of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Water Resources Collection

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California materials (financial reports, board minutes, directors handbook, clippings, agendas, telephone directories) and water periodicals.

 
Seaver (Carlton) Papers, Water Resources Collection

This collection contains properties deeds and documents related to water rights in Claremont, California. ...

 
Shoemaker (J. Ralph) Papers, Water Resources Collection

This collection contains the papers and reports of hydraulic engineer J. R. Shoemaker. He worked for the Pomona Valley Protective Association, and various Southern Californian water companies. He was also involved with legal suits related to water and water rights....

 
Simpson (William B.) World War II Pacific Theater collection

Emeritus Professor of Economics (Claremont Graduate School, Ph. D., 1971), William Brand Simpson served as Special Agent in the Counter Intelligence Corps, U.S. Army during World War II, mainly in the Philippines and Japan. The manuscript and published materials contained...

 
Smith (Elden) Papers

This collection contains the papers of Elden Smith, a prominent Los Angeles banker and community leader in the City of Riverside. Smith emphasized leadership, mentorship, and good citizenship, and gained great respect from his colleagues and community. Elden's wife Harriet...

 
Social Movements Collection

This collection is made up of materials from multiple social movements throughout the 20th century. Especially in the 1960s, a boom of social movements erupted across the globe and in the United States formed by groups of people feeling frustrated...

 
Sonderegger (A. L.) Papers, Water Resources Collection

Metropolitan Water District reports, publications, correspondence, clippings, and meeting minutes. He was the Los Angeles Consulting Engineer. Reuel Olson mentioned him in his book In addition he was vice President of the Los Angeles Section of the American Society of...

 
Spectrum (Yearbook) Collection, 1961-2008

Published annually, in print, by the Associated Students organization of Harvey Mudd College from 1961 through 2008, is the yearbook for the college.

 
Speeches in House and Senate, 1854, on Kansas and Nebraska Territorial Bill Collection

This collection contains speeches given in the United States House and Senate in 1854 by senators and house of represenatives, on the question to pass or reject the Kansas and Nebraska Territorial Bill.

 
Spofford (Leo Griffin) Papers

Leo Griffin Spofford worked for a variety of government agencies from 1932-1947, including the WPA, the War Public Services Division of the Federal Works Agency, and the New Orleans Department of War Emergency Children's Service. In 1946, Leo became the...

 
Stonehill (Brian) Papers

The Brian Stonehill Papers contain correspondence, reports, notes, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, graduate school materials, and teaching materials. Documents relating to Brian Stonehill's establishment of the Media Studies Program and his eighteen years as a professor in the English...

 
Student Activism at The Claremont Colleges

This collection contains materials related to student activism and political protests at the Claremont Colleges, as well as the responses to current events and student actions made by campus administration. Beginning with protests sparked by events at Claremont McKenna College...

 
Student Life (Newspaper) Collection, 1889-present

Published weekly by the Associated Students of Pomona College, is the oldest college newspaper in Southern California. The paper is student-managed and written for the Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, Pitzer, Pomona, and Scripps colleges.

 
Sultan (Paul) Papers

Paul Sultan's, Professor of Economics at the Claremont Graduate School (1959-1974), papers include his publications on economics.

 
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Tamura (Ken) Papers

This collection consists of a variety of materials from Ken Tamura’s life. Ken Tamura was 2nd generation Japanese American born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, in 1923. After the attack on Pearl Harbor in December of 1941, his family was sent to...

 
Tranquada (Robert E.) Papers

This collection contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, and other materials documenting Robert E. Tranquada's service as Chairman of the Pomona College Board of Trustees, 1991-2000; as member of the Claremont University Center Board of Fellows, 1991-2000; and as first Chairman...

 
Treanor (John) Papers of the San Diego Water Company, Water Resources Collection

John Treanor was vice-president of the San Diego Water Company. He purchased the land to build Henshaw Reservoir and then later Hodges Dam and reservoir. In addition, he was on the Board of Trustees at Pomona College in the early...

 
Trelawny (Edward John) Collection

This collection was compiled by Donald Prell as a result of his research on Edward John Trelawny. The collection, therefore, contains primary and secondary source information about Edward John Trelawny and his relationships with Percy B. Shelley, Mary Shelley,...

 
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Urso (Camilla) Collection

This collection contains clippings and pamphlets about Urso's life and career, a program from one of her concerts, a photograph, and an autograph. ...

 
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Vischer (Edward) Papers

Includes four published portfolios, The Mammoth Tree Grove (1862), The Washoe Mining Region (1862), Pictorial of California Landscape (1870), and Missions of Upper California (1872), along with an important file of original Vischer drawings and paintings; two scrapbooks of California...

 
Voorhis (Jerry) Papers

The collection includes books and papers related to Jerry Voorhis' political campaigns and years in Congress; research material for his books and subject files related to his political, economic, and social interests; Voorhis School for Boys materials; and Voorhis family...

 
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Walton (Jean) Papers

The Jean Walton Papers consists of articles, correspondence, and periodicals used to inform the establishment of the Women's Studies program at The Claremont Colleges and chronicles the history of Intercollegiate Women's Studies of The Claremont Colleges.

 
War Relocation Authority records

The collection contains material used by Carey McWilliams in writing the book, Prejudice: Japanese Americans, symbol of racial intolerance (Little, Brown, 1944). It includes U.S. War Relocation Authority records, confidential reports, bibliographies, clippings and compilations of articles, legal papers, correspondence...

 
Ward, (Humphry, Mrs.) Papers

This collection contains the papers of Mrs. Humphry Ward (1851-1920), a British writer at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries. The collection consists of letters between Mrs. Ward and her publishers, family and friends, photographs,...

 
Wells / Hajjar Central America Solidarity Collection

The Wells / Hajjar Central America Solidarity Collection represents the grass-roots organizational, operational and public relations efforts of a network of political action groups founded in the late 1970s by former California State University, Fullerton professor of history and art...

 
Westbrook Scientology Collection

Donald A. Westbrook (1985-) received his Ph.D. in Religion from Claremont Graduate University (CGU) in 2015. His dissertation, “A People’s History of the Church of Scientology,” was produced with logistical assistance from the Church of Scientology International in Los Angeles...

 
Weymouth (Frank Elwin) Papers, Water Resources Collection

This collection contains Weymouth's personal papers including correspondence, his publications and speeches, and photographs all relating to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the construction of Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam) and the Colorado River Aqueduct from 1894-1941.

Wheeler (Frank) Scrapbook Collection

The Wheeler Scrapbooks chronicle life at Pomona College and in the city of Claremont from 1884 to 1938, compiling newspaper clippings, photographs, maps, plans, pamphlets, and other materials.

 
Wister (Owen) Collection of Photographs

In 1894 and 1895 Owen Wister, in search of authentic Western material for his writing, spent some time on a ranch at Apache Tejo in southwestern New Mexico. The people he met at Apache Tejo were the inspirations for his...

 
World War II Propaganda Collection

This collections contains a variety of ephemera regarding propaganda used during World War II. The materials are written in a variety of languages including English, German, French, Japanese, Italian, Spanish, and Russian. There are newspaper clippings, pamphlets, broadsides, posters, a...

 
World War Poster collection

This collection consists of propaganda posters from both World War I and World War II from the perspective of the Allied powers. While the majority of the posters in this collection are products of the United States government, this collection...

 
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Yamano Japanese Internment Collection

The Yamano Japanese Internment collection contains materials pertaining to the life of Japanese Americans before, during, and after World War II. Many of the materials in the collection document their time in relocation and internment facilities. Sakae and Matsuzo Yamano...

 
Yao (Norman Gan-chao and Anne Lee Yao) papers

Norman Gan-chao 姚淦潮 (1913-1980) and Anne Lee Yao 姚李勤芳, both from China, immigrated from Hong Kong to Claremont, Califorinia in 1956 under the Refugee Relief Program with their two children, Peter Yao and Margaret. Norman Yao, a lifelong enthusiast of...

 
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Zamorano Club Keepsakes Collection

This collection contains announcements and invitations for Zamorano Club events; publications, posters, and broadsides from published by Zamorano Club members. ...