ALT Two students smile for portraits in front of the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Library entrance at Cal Poly Pomona.

ALT Two students smile for portraits in front of the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Library entrance at Cal Poly Pomona.

ALT Black-and-white photograph of Cecil L. Edwards in a U.S. Army uniform seated outdoors beside Roadster, a Dalmatian. Roadster sits upright next to Edwards wearing a wide collar. An open field and a line of trees are visible in the background.

ALT Black-and-white historical photographs from Cal Poly Pomona’s past showing campus community events, including a speaker addressing an audience at a podium, students and faculty participating in an academic gathering, student organization tables and displays, orientation activities, social interactions among attendees, and a University Library dedication ceremony. The images capture students, faculty, and staff engaging in campus life, collaboration, and community-building activities in university spaces. The photographs have a vintage appearance with visible film texture and aging marks.

ALT Black-and-white historical photographs from Cal Poly Pomona’s past showing campus community events, including a speaker addressing an audience at a podium, students and faculty participating in an academic gathering, student organization tables and displays, orientation activities, social interactions among attendees, and a University Library dedication ceremony. The images capture students, faculty, and staff engaging in campus life, collaboration, and community-building activities in university spaces. The photographs have a vintage appearance with visible film texture and aging marks.

ALT Black-and-white historical photographs from Cal Poly Pomona’s past showing campus community events, including a speaker addressing an audience at a podium, students and faculty participating in an academic gathering, student organization tables and displays, orientation activities, social interactions among attendees, and a University Library dedication ceremony. The images capture students, faculty, and staff engaging in campus life, collaboration, and community-building activities in university spaces. The photographs have a vintage appearance with visible film texture and aging marks.

ALT Black-and-white historical photographs from Cal Poly Pomona’s past showing campus community events, including a speaker addressing an audience at a podium, students and faculty participating in an academic gathering, student organization tables and displays, orientation activities, social interactions among attendees, and a University Library dedication ceremony. The images capture students, faculty, and staff engaging in campus life, collaboration, and community-building activities in university spaces. The photographs have a vintage appearance with visible film texture and aging marks.

ALT Black-and-white historical photographs from Cal Poly Pomona’s past showing campus community events, including a speaker addressing an audience at a podium, students and faculty participating in an academic gathering, student organization tables and displays, orientation activities, social interactions among attendees, and a University Library dedication ceremony. The images capture students, faculty, and staff engaging in campus life, collaboration, and community-building activities in university spaces. The photographs have a vintage appearance with visible film texture and aging marks.

ALT Black-and-white historical photographs from Cal Poly Pomona’s past showing campus community events, including a speaker addressing an audience at a podium, students and faculty participating in an academic gathering, student organization tables and displays, orientation activities, social interactions among attendees, and a University Library dedication ceremony. The images capture students, faculty, and staff engaging in campus life, collaboration, and community-building activities in university spaces. The photographs have a vintage appearance with visible film texture and aging marks.

ALT Black-and-white historical photographs from Cal Poly Pomona’s past showing campus community events, including a speaker addressing an audience at a podium, students and faculty participating in an academic gathering, student organization tables and displays, orientation activities, social interactions among attendees, and a University Library dedication ceremony. The images capture students, faculty, and staff engaging in campus life, collaboration, and community-building activities in university spaces. The photographs have a vintage appearance with visible film texture and aging marks.

ALT A white commemorative L.A. County Fair coffee mug featuring an illustration of an early airplane and text reading “Celebrating ‘High Flying Fun,’” “100 Years of Powered Flight,” “L.A. County Fair,” “1922,” and “2003.”

ALT Illustrated poster showing three raised hands holding protest signs that together read "¡Sí Se Puede!" in large red letters against a blue sky with white clouds. The signs are mounted on wooden sticks and symbolize solidarity and the United Farm Workers movement.

ALT **Alt text:** Two photographs of a chestnut Arabian horse with a flaxen mane and tail at Cal Poly Pomona. One image is a close-up portrait showing the horse's white blaze and brown leather halter, while the other shows the horse standing in a grassy pasture with campus buildings and equine facilities in the background on a sunny day.

ALT **Alt text:** Two photographs of a chestnut Arabian horse with a flaxen mane and tail at Cal Poly Pomona. One image is a close-up portrait showing the horse's white blaze and brown leather halter, while the other shows the horse standing in a grassy pasture with campus buildings and equine facilities in the background on a sunny day.

ALT Flyer for a free Ontario City Library history program titled “From Agriculture and Horses to Concerts, Food, and Rides: A History of the LA County Fair.” A vintage nighttime photo of the Los Angeles County Fair is featured in the center with photos of presenters David Castro and Andrew Kopp from Cal Poly Pomona. The event takes place Thursday, July 30, 2026, from 6:30–7:30 p.m. at Ovitt Family Community Library, 215 E. C St., Ontario, CA 91764. The presentation explores the history of the L.A. County Fair and Fairplex using historic photographs and memorabilia from Cal Poly Pomona’s Fairplex Records collection, with additional items from the Model Colony History Room. Ontario City Library logos and contact information appear along the bottom.

ALT Close-up of a gray Olympia typewriter keyboard. Several keys are marked with bright orange tactile paint, added to help poet Virginia Hamilton Adair navigate the keyboard after losing her sight. The Olympia logo is visible above the keys.

ALT A staff member reviews archival materials from the Fairplex Records collection at Cal Poly Pomona University Library's Special Collections & Archives. Boxes and documents are spread across a worktable during the archival ingest process.

ALT Black-and-white photograph of a massive artificial ski jump at the Los Angeles County Fair in 1951. Workers spray water and ice onto the steep ramp to create snow, while several people stand on the slope and around the structure. The towering jump, supported by scaffolding and lift machinery, rises high above the fairgrounds, illustrating the scale of the temporary attraction built from millions of pounds of ice.

ALT Illustration of a Wilson Creek Winery red wine bottle beside a filled wine glass, with purple grapes and green leaves in the foreground. The label reads “Wilson Creek” and “1992 Temecula California.” Watercolor-style artwork on a light background.

ALT Black-and-white scanned page titled “PROGRAM” from the 1957 California State Polytechnic College commencement booklet. The page lists the order of events for the graduation ceremony, including the processional “Coronation March” by Meyerbeer, flag salute, invocation, college vocal ensemble performance, farewell address by Earl Philip Gosswiller, presentation of the senior class gift, a solo performance of “Pilgrim’s Song,” commencement address by Dr. Roy E. Simpson, presentation of diplomas by Dr. Julian A. McPhee, alma mater, benediction, and recessional. Speaker and participant names are printed beneath each section in formal serif typography.

ALT Duplicate black-and-white scan of the same “PROGRAM” page from the 1957 California State Polytechnic College commencement booklet. The page outlines commencement ceremony events and participants, including musical selections, speeches, diploma presentation, and closing recessional.

ALT Black-and-white scanned page titled “The First Annual Commencement of California State Polytechnic College” for a baccalaureate service held Sunday, June 9, 1957, at Voorhis Chapel in Pomona–San Dimas. The page lists the religious service program, including prelude, processional, invocation, hymns with printed lyrics, scripture and prayer, anthem, sermon by Dr. Robert C. Campbell, benediction, and recessional. Clergy, musicians, and vocal ensemble members are credited throughout the page.

ALT Black-and-white cover page for the “First Annual Commencement” of California State Polytechnic College, Kellogg-Voorhis Campus. The minimalist design features tall narrow lettering, the college seal centered below the title, and text stating the ceremony took place in the Kellogg Campus Rose Garden in Pomona, California, on the afternoon of June 14, 1957, at two o’clock.

ALT A 1968 Los Angeles County Fair scene featuring a mid-century “Fair Information” booth with tall white poles and curved canopy panels. Visitors gather at the counter while palm trees line the walkway. In the background, the suspended monorail track and a yellow monorail car pass above nearby buildings and vendor stands.

ALT Black-and-white newspaper clipping with the headline “Chi ties world 220 mark.” The main photo shows a young female track athlete sitting on the ground, tying her running shoe. She wears a dark tracksuit with white stripes down the sleeves and a patch that reads “Los Angeles Track Club.” Her expression is focused as she looks down at her shoe. To the right of the image is a column of text describing her achievement—matching the women’s 100-meter world record with a time of 11 seconds during a meet in Vienna, Austria—and mentioning other recent performances and records. A caption beneath the photo identifies her as Chi Cheng, a Cal Poly track athlete and world record holder, preparing for a race in Orange County before a European trip where she tied or broke multiple world marks. A small boxed advertisement appears in the lower right corner of the page.

ALT Black-and-white photograph of a well-groomed horse standing in a stable courtyard with arched buildings in the background. A woman wearing a cloche hat and long coat gently places her hands on the horse’s side, while a man in a suit, bow tie, and round glasses stands nearby holding a hat and the horse’s reins. The scene appears formal and staged, likely from the early 20th century.

ALT A light green, tri-fold pamphlet from Cal Poly Pomona titled “Cal Poly Pomona Women’s Center Reaching Out,” printed in black text. The right panel features the large vertical title and location details, noting it is located across from the bookstore in Building 95 and open Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm. The center panel includes a “Campus Phone Guide” listing various campus services and phone numbers such as Career Planning, Financial Aid, Police, Women’s Center, and Associated Students. Below are sections explaining student rights, including federal protections against discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, or handicap, and information on how to report discrimination or file grievances. The left panel contains a section titled “Scholarships and Loans” describing financial aid opportunities for women through the Business and Professional Women’s Foundation. It also includes a short poem titled “Teach Me” by June Guethlein, a statistic about increasing numbers of

ALT The reverse side of the same light green pamphlet, also printed in black text. The left panel features a poem titled “Rain Me No Rain” by June Guethlein, followed by a biographical section on author Doris Lessing, describing her background and major literary works. A small notice at the bottom invites volunteers for a “Big Sisters” program through the YWCA. The center panel is titled “Women & Finances” and presents statistics comparing women’s and men’s income based on 1977 data, noting lower median earnings for women, limited business ownership, and financial challenges faced by older women. Below this is a section outlining the long effort required for women to gain the right to vote, listing decades of campaigns, referenda, and legislative efforts. The right panel, titled “The Guide,” promotes a resource for information on topics such as birth control and women’s organizations, with contact details for Planned Parenthood and Pomona Valley NOW. Beneath that is a section describing th

ALT A pink newsletter titled “Women’s/ReEntry Resource Centers Newsletter/Calendar, Winter 1985,” with a Cal Poly Pomona logo in the upper left corner showing two stylized figures. A library date stamp reads January 24, 1985. The main heading says “Welcome to Winter Quarter.” The text welcomes new and returning students, describing the center as a warm, supportive space during winter where students can relax, build friendships, and access resources. It emphasizes student-led programming that supports personal growth, education, and changing roles in society. The newsletter notes that the center is located in Building 95 across from the bookstore and offers coffee and tea for visitors. A section lists operating hours for each weekday, with extended hours midweek. The right side includes staff names and student assistants. The tone emphasizes community, accessibility, and support for those entering or returning to higher education.

ALT A second pink newsletter page titled “Quarter Highlights.” The top section announces “Happy Birthday!!!” and explains that Winter Quarter includes birthdays of Martin Luther King Jr., George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Susan B. Anthony, noting Anthony’s role in the women’s suffrage movement and the historical fight for voting rights. It also announces the ninth birthday of the Women’s Center, with planned speakers, an open house, refreshments, and a special evening event. On the left is a section titled “Self-Power: A New Impact for A New Year,” promoting a workshop led by Sheffra Williams-Sam focused on empowerment, personal growth, and skill-building, with registration details and fees. The center section highlights a film series co-sponsored with Ethnic and Women’s Studies, featuring discussions on topics such as population control, U.S. policy, and women, politics, and revolution. On the right is a section titled “Women’s History Week March 3–9, 1985,” explaining the importanc

ALT Green and gold Cal Poly Pomona University Library banner reading “Thank You Broncos!” with a message that every five donors unlocks $10,000 toward a $100,000 challenge sponsored by Avanade, supporting preservation of the university’s stories, voices, and history. Tagline at bottom reads “When Broncos Give, Broncos Preserve.”

ALT Black-and-white portrait of a woman seated indoors, holding an open book or manuscript. She wears a patterned jacket over a light blouse and looks toward the camera, with bookshelves visible in the background.

ALT A yellow “Broncos Give” poster with green text promoting support for the Cal Poly Pomona University Library’s Special Collections and Archives. Circular images show historic black-and-white photos of Arabian horses and people, along with a display case featuring horseshoes and a horse illustration. Text reads “Supporting the library’s Special Collections and Archives,” “Make a difference,” and “Unlock history, support libraries, preserve our stories.”