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Boulder Water Company papers, Water Resources Collection
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-0139
Abstract
The Boulder Water Company was incorporated October 25, 1919 as a mutual water company and was officially dissolved in June 1979. Located in Claremont, California, the Company operated one well and two reservoirs for the benefit of its stockholder members. The collection, which came from the corporate secretary, consists of correspondence, legal documents and financial records of the Company and is most complete in the company’s last 15 years, 1964-1979. Minutes from the meetings are...
Dates:
1918-1979; Majority of material found within 1964 - 1979
Harry and Olive Carroll Papers and Scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-0168
Abstract
This collection contains the papers of Pomona College Classics professor Harry J. Carroll Jr. Carroll taught at Pomona from 1949 until 1983, and was a key actor in the development of Pomona's art history program. He taught classes on ancient Greek and Roman art and lectured both at Pomona and Claremont Graduate University for the Fine Arts program. Materials in the collection include lectures, notes, articles, photographs, correspondence, and scrapbooks created by himself and his wife Olive...
Dates:
1891-1992 and undated
Ch'en Shou-yi Papers
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-0176
Abstract
Professor Ch'en Shou-yi (Chinese: 陳受頤, 1899-1978) was a Chinese scholar known for his groundbreaking contribution to the comparative cultural studies of modern China and the historical studies of Sino-Western cultural exchange. He was born into a prestigious literati family in Panyu, Canton (Guangdong). Ch'en Shou-yi graduated from the Canton Christian College (later Lingnan University) in 1920. In 1929 he received a Ph.D. degree in comparative literature from the University of Chicago. He...
Dates:
1857-1997 and undated
Claremont Colleges Oral History Collection
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-1093
Abstract
This collection contains the coursework produced by students of the Claremont Colleges' oral history classes. Currently, the collection contains materials from the oral history courses at Claremont Graduate University. The CGU History 304/Introduction to Oral History Methodology course trains graduate students in both the theoretical and practical aspects of conducting oral histories. Themes for the courses in the collection include "Women in Claremont" and "Women of Color in Southern...
Dates:
2017-2019
Claremont Heights Irrigation Company Papers, Water Resources Collection
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-0204
Abstract
The Claremont Heights Irrigation Company was incorporated on March 14, 1913, as a mutual water company and was dissolved on August 1, 1977. Located in Claremont, California, the company provided water services for its stockholders. The collection consists of administrative files, financial records, and operational materials of the company between its founding in 1912 and its closing in 1977, with some supplemental materials dating between 1909-1981. The collection also contains materials...
Dates:
1909-1981 and undated
Arthur M. Dole Papers
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-0268
Abstract
Arthur Macdonald Dole graduated from Pomona College in 1896. Throughout his life he was invested in the college as well as numerous other community organizations. This collection includes his family, civic, and business papers. There is correspondence relating to the history of Pomona College, a Civil War era diary by William B. Dole, and artwork by Arthur's wife, Fanny. There are also records and correspondence relating to the financial interests of the Dole family, including a furniture...
Dates:
1815-1958
Matt Garcia Papers
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-1096
Abstract
The collection consists of research, writing, and teaching materials created by author, educator, and historian Matthew J. Garcia. The materials document Dr. Garcia’s work on topics related to agriculture, labor, food, immigration, ethnicity, and popular culture in California. Primary subjects of interest include the citrus industry and Mexican-American laborers in Southern California, especially the Farm Labor movement under Cesar Chavez. The collection is comprised of research materials,...
Dates:
1883-2016 and undated
Willis S. Jones papers, Water Resources Collection
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-0449
Abstract:
His papers contain field notebooks when Willis S. Jones was superintendent of Claremont Domestic Water Company and consulting engineer Vail Company, legal cases on water rights and supply, maps of Southern California, photographs of San Gabriel Valley, rainfall and run-off records from Southern California, reports on water use in Southern California, the San Gabriel investigation, an water rights and water supply in Southern California from 1919-1979.
Dates:
1919-1979
E. Wilson and Carolyn Bartel Lyon papers
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-0493
Abstract
The collection consists of the papers of E. (Elijah) Wilson Lyon (1904-1989) and his wife, Carolyn Bartel Lyon (1908-2006). E. Wilson Lyon was appointed the sixth President of Pomona College in Claremont, California, in 1941 and led the college for almost three decades - the longest serving president in the college’s history - retiring in 1969. E. Wilson Lyon’s papers consist of files from his scholarly and administrative work, extensive file material bearing on his scholarly interests in...
Dates:
1824-1991 and undated; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1980
Robert Guy McCutchan papers
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-0517
Abstract
Robert Guy McCutchan was an educator, noted hymnologist, and a collector of hymnals. This collection of papers includes miscellaneous correspondence in addition to his biographical scrapbook.
Dates:
1898-1968