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Historic photograph of Cal Poly Pomona students gathered outdoors on campus

University Archives

Vintage Italian Vineyard Company wine label from Los Angeles and Guasti, California

Southern California Wine and Wine Industry Collection

Historic photograph of a person standing with an Arabian horse at the W.K. Kellogg Ranch

W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Library

Historic flyer or hand-drawn poster from the Pomona Valley featuring community event artwork

Pomona Valley Historical Collection

Cover of a 1969–70 California State Polytechnic College library catalog

Cal Poly Pomona University Library Digital Collections

Dust jacket of The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

Rare Books Collection

Special Collections and Archives

Special Collections

Fairplex Records

Photograph of the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds in 1935

Polly Knoll Papers

Photograph from the Polly Knoll Papers

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Athletic Department Records

Football Team, 1980s

Southern California Wine and Wine Industry Photograph Collection

Workers harvesting grapes in Guasti, California, 1936-1937

Douglass Adair United Farm Workers Collection

Flyer, circa 1975

Special Collections and Archives collects, organizes, preserves, and makes accessible Cal Poly Pomona’s rare books and archival collections for use by current and future researchers. These unique interdisciplinary collections center around themes relevant to the mission of the university and the history of the region. Available to researchers from the university and general community, a key part of our mission is to engage researchers of all levels and promote learning, discovery, and scholarship. Taking pride in our role of preserving the history of these areas, we actively collect and welcome all interested users including students, faculty, staff, the general research community, and scholars from around the world on an annual basis.