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Alexis Adkins explains the history of Cal Poly Pomona during a talk at the University Library.

Library Archivists Use Sleuthing Skills to Shape Collections

Posted April 18, 2019 / Mercedes Quiroz

Cal Poly Pomona’s Special Collections and Archives was selected in 2017 to receive an 18-month, federally funded grant project from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the project “As California Goes, So Goes the Nation.” The project…

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…