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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
Virginia Judy Esterly Papers
Collection
Identifier: D-Mss-0295
Abstract
The Virginia Judy Esterly Papers contain correspondence, documents, newspaper clippings, periodicals, printed material, pamphlets, and ephemera that document Mrs. Esterly's varied interests in women. The items reflect her interest in domestic workers and household employment, and the national effort to organize these women into unions in the period between the First and Second World Wars. As a Scripps College faculty member and administrator, Mrs. Esterly's syllabi and lectures on her course...
Dates:
1900-1972
Found in:
02 - Ella Strong Denison Library
John H. Gleason Papers
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-1087
Abstract
This collection contains the papers of John Howe Gleason, Pomona College professor of English History. Gleason led a distinguished teaching career and authored texts on English and British history. He travelled extensively in Europe, studied at Oxford University, and earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University. This collection contains book reviews authored by Gleason, reviews by others of his own work, research notes, correspondence, news clippings, navy training manuals, and maps.
Dates:
1940-1992 and undated
Christopher Henze Collection
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-1132
Abstract
The collection includes personal letters, memoirs, and documents related to Christopher Henze and his uncle Carlo Henze. Christopher Henze served as a member of the Peace Corps in Côte d'Ivoire, before embarking on a lengthy career in the United States Foreign Service. An Austrian immigrant, Carlo Henze served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a member of the top-secret Alsos Mission in Europe. Christopher Henze's personal memoirs and letters and Carlo Henze's letters are available in...
Dates:
1944-2020
Suzanne Macpherson Papers
Collection
Identifier: D-Mss-0029
Abstract
The Suzanne Macpherson Papers include correspondence, photographs, periodicals, journals, notebooks, manuscripts, and artifacts documenting Macpherson's experience as an American Red Cross Clubmobile girl during World War II from 1941-1945, and her subsequent travels and career as an author.
Dates:
1915-1975 and undated
Found in:
02 - Ella Strong Denison Library
Arthur Millier Archive
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-1100
Abstract
This collection contains materials relating to Arthur Henry Thomas Millier, Los Angeles Times art critic, and his family. Highly active in the early twentieth century Los Angeles art scene, Millier was responsible for helping to establish the reputations of California artists such as Emil Kosa and Millard Sheets, among others. This archive contains correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, diaries, and other personal materials from the Millier family. Items of note include original etchings...
Dates:
1921 - 1975
William B. Simpson World War II Pacific Theater collection,
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-0849
Abstract
Emeritus Professor of Economics (Claremont Graduate School, Ph. D., 1971), William Brand Simpson served as Special Agent in the Counter Intelligence Corps, U.S. Army during World War II, mainly in the Philippines and Japan. The manuscript and published materials contained within this collection were collected and assembled by Simpson and consist of newspapers, periodicals, correspondence, maps, military documents, including declassified items, and a variety of publications - government,...
Dates:
1935-1994
Yamano Japanese Internment Collection
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-1049
Abstract
The Yamano Japanese Internment collection contains materials pertaining to the life of Japanese Americans before, during, and after World War II. Many of the materials in the collection document their time in relocation and internment facilities. Sakae and Matsuzo Yamano emigrated from Japan to California in the 1920’s and 1930’s. They were interned at Granada Relocation Center and Tule Lake Relocation Center during World War II and remained interned until 1946. The collection contains...
Dates:
1904-2014 and undated