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A group tour for the project “As California Goes, So Goes the Nation.”

Library Exhibit Tells Cal Poly Pomona’s Story

Posted April 17, 2019 / PolyCentric Editor

For anyone who has traced their family tree, it can be a time-traveling, time-consuming puzzle of assorted unrelated photographs, letters and documents. Imagine tracking the 80-year history of Cal Poly Pomona through items in its Special Collections and Archives. That…

Rob Strauss, a project archivist, was hired in October as part of a federal grant the University Library’s Special Collections and Archives received for a project that involves processing close to 600 boxes or archival materials.

Library Special Collections to Tap Federal Grant for Archival Project

Posted March 6, 2018 / Melanie Johnson

Researchers wanting to know more about the history of wine in Southern California or delve deeper into the early roots of the university or the Pomona Valley will soon have easily accessible collections to peruse. The University Library’s Special Collections…