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Selected Links on Archives and Special Collections

General

A Guide to Deeds of Gift (Society of American Archivists)
Donating Your Personal or Family Records to a Repository (Society of American Archivists)
Donating Your Organization's Records to a Repository (Society of American Archivists)

Other Collections and Exhibits on Campus

University Library

Don B. Huntley Gallery
- A space for curated exhibitions of emerging and mid-career professional artists, while also being a facility for the College of Environmental Design’s departmental, faculty and student-based projects, related lectures and events.

College of Agriculture

Agriscapes Visitor Center
- An education and demonstration center devoted to food, agriculture and the urban environment.
Raymond Burr Orchid Collection
- A teaching and research collection of over 50,000 specimens of orchids, primarily Cattleya, housed in the Horticulture Dept. nursery facilities. Contact the Dept. at 909-869-2214

College of Environmental Design

ENV Archives Special Collections
- Archival Collections of architects Craig Elwood, Richard Neutra, Raphael Soriano, and Donald Wexler - contact Robert Alexander at 909-979-5596 or e-mail ralexander@cpp.edu
ENV Art Special Collections
- (Raymond Burr, Col. James Jones, Channing Gilson, Ink & Clay Exhibit, etc.) - Contact: the ENV Dean's Office, Building 7, Room 107 (909-869-2666).
W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery
- The W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery presents visual art exhibitions of significance to three specific communities:
  - The Cal Poly Pomona University campus community.
  - The local communities surrounding Pomona.
  - The greater Los Angeles area art communities.

Biological Sciences Department

Biodiversity Collections
- Teaching and research collections of amphibians, reptiles, birds, fishes, fungi, insects, lichens, mammals, and vascular plants.
Rain Bird BioTrek
- Rainbird Rain Forest, Ethnobotany Learning Center, and Aquatic Learning Center.

Other Campus Collections

Black Resource Center Library
- Located within the African American Student Center, the AASC Library is a private collection of books, magazines, and videos relating to African American topics and issues.
Document Resource Center
- Facilities Planning and Management
Native American Student Center
- Native American Library

Special Collections and Archives

Special Collections and Archives

Special Collections

Photograph of the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds in 1935

Fairplex Records

Photograph of the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds in 1935

Photograph from the Polly Knoll Papers

Polly Knoll Papers

Photograph from the Polly Knoll Papers

Football Team, 1980s

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Athletic Department Records

Football Team, 1980s

Workers harvesting grapes in Guasti, California, 1936-1937

Southern California Wine and Wine Industry Photograph Collection

Workers harvesting grapes in Guasti, California, 1936-1937

Farm Workers Flyer, circa 1975

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.

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