Frank Wheeler Scrapbook Collection

Collection

Identifier: H-Mss-1136

Staff Only

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Wheeler Scrapbooks chronicle life at Pomona College and in the city of Claremont from 1884 to 1938. The scrapbooks were assembled by Frank Wheeler with the assistance of Pomona College faculty member and its first dean, Edwin Clarence Norton, as well as various other members of the community. The scrapbooks include newspaper clippings, photographs, maps, plans, pamphlets, and other items affixed onto roughly 300 pages.

Dates

Creation: 1884-1938

Creator

Wheeler, Frank (Person)
Norton, Edwin Clarence (Person)

Language of Material

Languages represented in the collection: English.

Access

Access to the original scrapbooks is determined on a case by case basis. Please contact Special Collections for further information.

Publication Rights

All requests for permission to reproduce or to publish must be submitted in writing to Special Collections.

Biography / Administrative History

Frank Wheeler was born in Nottingham, England on December 20, 1856 and came to the United States in 1882. After working in New York City and Chicago as a steamfitter, Wheeler moved to Claremont in 1893 becoming a citrus rancher and realtor. As secretary of the Foothill Boulevard Association, Wheeler played an important role in conceiving and planning for the major thoroughfare, while also helping to connect it with the rest of the highway (U.S. Route 66). In addition to his work locally in Claremont and the Pomona Valley, Wheeler also served as president of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of San Gabriel Valley. His son Stuart Wheeler served as a Claremont city councilmember from 1930 to 1954 and grandson Roger Wheeler helped found Wheeler Steffen Real Estate in 1960.

Source:

Brackett, Frank Parkhurst, and Historic Record Company, Los Angeles. History of Pomona Valley, California: With Biographical Sketches of the Leading Men and Women of the Valley Who Have Been Identified with Its Growth and Development from the Early Days to the Present. Los Angeles, Cal: Historic Record Company, 1920.

Extent

7.3 Linear Feet (4 flat boxes)

Additional Description

Abstract

The Wheeler Scrapbooks chronicle life at Pomona College and in the city of Claremont from 1884 to 1938, compiling newspaper clippings, photographs, maps, plans, pamphlets, and other materials.

Physical Location

Please consult repository.

Provenence/Source of Acquisition

Gift of Frank Wheeler.

Accruals

No additions to the collection are anticipated.

Alternative Forms of Material Available

The scrapbooks have been digitized and added to the Claremont Colleges Digital Library as the Wheeler Scrapbook Collection. Follow the link to browse through the scrapbooks.

Processing Information

Through age and many years of use, the scrapbooks have become fragile, particularly the highly acidic pages of newspaper which are brittle and very easily torn. As such, the scrapbooks have been digitized in their entirety and added to the Claremont Colleges Digital Library. This preservation effort was designed to provide online access to the scrapbooks and help limit the handling of the original copies, which are now too delicate for casual browsing.