Cal Poly Pomona, University Library Special Collections id180
Mailing Address:
University Library Special Collections, Cal Poly Pomona
3801 West Temple Avenue
Pomona, CA 91768Phone: 909-869-2087
Fax: 909-869-6922
Email: dcadamson@csupomona.edu
Contact: Danette Cook-Adamson, Special Collections Librarian
Web site: http://www.csupomona.edu/~library/specialcollections/
Institution Type: Archive, College/University, Library
Location of Institution: Pomona
Archive and Collections
Description: Cal Poly Pomona was originally founded in San Dimas in 1938, as an all male agricultural/horticultural adjunct college of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. In 1949 the college acquired the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch in Pomona where it moved the campus in 1956. In 1961 it went coed and in 1966 separated from San Luis Obispo. In 1972, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona was awarded full university status. The University Archives, which document this history include: photographs, books, records, memorabilia, architectural drawings, sound video recordings, newspaper clippings and scrapbooks. The University Archives also include materials from the Voorhis School for Boys--the San Dimas institution for orphaned and underprivileged boys that originally inhabited the site of what later became the San Dimas/Voorhis adjunct college of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Charles Voorhis built the school and his son H. Jerry Voorhis was headmaster. The school operated from 1928 to 1938, when Jerry Voorhis was elected to Congress. In 1938 Charles Voorhis donated the school facility to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo to be its Southern California college. Materials include photographs, books, files, memorabilia, and architectural drawings. Another interesting collection in the University Archives is the Wine and Wine Industry Collection, which documents all aspects of the wine industry in Southern California, beginning with the Missions. This collection includes books, journals, newspapers, photographs, oral histories, posters, files, winery memorabilia, video recordings, news clippings, wine labels, wine bottles, medals, and wine club newsletters.
Time Periods: 1848-1899, 1900-1920, 1921-1949, 1950-1963, 1964-1980, 1981-Present
Sectors of the Population Represented in the Collection: Education, Youth
Access
Year Round Access: Yes
OnSite Technology: Yes
Workspaces: Yes
Open to the Public: Yes
Public Hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon; 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Other Hours by Appointment Due to limited staffing, visitors are encouraged to call before coming. Reservations not required.
Reservations not requiredOpen for Research: Yes
Research Hours: Monday - Friday: 10 AM - 12 PM; 2:00 - 4:00 PM. Other hours by appointment. Due to limited staffing, visitors are encouraged to call before coming. Reservations not required.
Reservations not requiredAccess Procedures: No special approval is required.
Management
Catalogue System: OCLC/WorldCat is used for cataloged records. For those holdings not cataloged, in-house finding aids and physical organization is used.
Digital Format: 5%
Repository/Depository: Yes
Loan To Others: No
Exhibited: Yes
Exhibition Frequency: Continually
Makes Purchases: Yes
Formalized Purchases: No
Last Updated Date: 11/17/2003
