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Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

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

E. Wilson and Carolyn Bartel Lyon papers

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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

Kenneth Morgan Slide Collection

 Collection
Identifier: PC-0049
Abstract

The Kenneth Morgan Slide Collection features an assortment of 35mm slides related to the Pomona College Class of 1919 and its reunion activities, as well as images of campus buildings, student activities, and the early City of Claremont.

Dates: 1969-1974

E. C. Norton Papers

 Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-0580
Abstract

This collection contains documents relating to Edwin Clarence Norton, the first Dean of Pomona college. Norton served as Dean from 1893 until his retirement in 1926, but was active at the college since 1888. These papers contain autobiographical materials, speeches, correspondence, and other materials relating to Norton's life and especially his time at Pomona College and in the Claremont area.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1890-1940

Jose Clemente Orozco scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-0448
Abstract:

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Dates: 1932 - 1953

Pomona College Ghosts Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-0330
Abstract

This collection contains two minute books (1929-1940 and 1941-1967) documenting programs and announcements of Pomona College Ghosts, a student organization.

Dates: 1929-1967

Pomona College Subject Files

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Identifier: PC-0016
Dates: 1887-2013

Smith and Florence Russell Family Papers

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Identifier: H-Mss-0722
Abstract

The collection comprises scrapbooks, photographs, a family history, and miscellaneous items relating to the lives of Smith Lafayette Russell (1895-1979) and his wife Florence Mildred Dodge (1895-1998), both Pomona College Class of 1917 graduates. In particular, the collection documents academic and social student life at Pomona College from 1913 to 1917.

Dates: 1903-1982; Majority of material found within 1913-1917