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Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 77 Collections and/or Records:

Darlene Nicgorski papers on the Sanctuary Movement

 Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-1011
Abstract Writings, correspondence, newspaper and periodical clippings, legal papers, audio- and videotapes, and graphic materials relating to the life and career of Darlene Nicgorski, a leader in the Sanctuary movement for Central American refugees in the United States in the early 1980s, and a defendant in the Arizona Sanctuary Trial of 1985-1986. The materials focus in particular on her involvement in the Sanctuary Movement, 1981-1987, her defense in the Sanctuary Trial, and her relations with the...
Dates: circa 1968-2011.; Majority of material found within 1980 - 1987

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

Gloria Oden Papers

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Identifier: H-Mss-1112
Abstract

This collection contains materials relating to the poet Gloria Oden, created between 1955 and 2010. The collection predominantly consists of correspondence and poetry, but also includes photographs, newspapers clippings, and VHS tapes. A majority of the correspondence consists of letters from poetry critic Donald Hall to Gloria Oden written between 1974 and 1979, and letters from Gloria Oden to Claremont McKenna College humanities and government professor Jay Martin from 1999 to 2010.

Dates: 1955-2010

Katherine Gillette Osborne Collection

 Collection
Identifier: D-Mss-0976
Abstract Compiled by Katherine Gillette Osborne (1847–1943), who was both the founder and resident director of the Boston Students’ Union from 1910 until her death in 1943, the Katherine Gillette Osborne Collection includes two religious manuscripts of either southeast Asian or Middle Eastern origin and four scrapbooks, containing maps, photographs, correspondence with several government officials, and select art documenting Osborne's travels in Quebec, Switzerland from 1910-1932, and India,...
Dates: 1910-1943

Marion Parks papers

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Identifier: H1985.7
Abstract The papers of Marion Parks, a talented and resourceful personality in Los Angeles during the early 1900s, relate to the history of Southern California. Parks described herself as "a California historian." Her principal contributions in this capacity were a series of still-useful booklets published while she was publicity writer for Security-First National Bank, and the organization of colorful historical pageants (in the Spanish style) in several California towns. Her local history files...
Dates: 1909-1940 (bulk 1926-1940); Majority of material found within 1926 - 1940

Pomona College Biographical Files

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Identifier: PC-0015
Abstract

A collection of biographical materials relating to Pomona College (and Claremont Colleges) individuals, including faculty, staff, students/alumni, trustees, and campus speakers.

Dates: 1887-2021

Pomona College Clubs and Organizations

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Identifier: H-Mss-0673
Abstract

This collection contains the correspondence and financial records of various clubs, associations, organizations, and publications of Pomona College. Organizations include the Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC), Glee Club, and The Student Life newspaper. The majority of the materials date from the early 20th century.

Dates: 1896-1967 and undated; Majority of material found within 1920-1939

Edith Potter Papers

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Identifier: D-Mss-0984
Abstract Edith Potter (1920-1999) was a Professor of German at Scripps College from 1967 to 1990. The Edith Potter Papers include Potter's manuscripts, typed and handwritten notes, photocopies of academic literature, correspondence, photographs, awards, and microfilm. These materials document Potter’s life in Germany before and after World War II as well as her career as a professor and distinguished scholar in the United States. Potter was beloved and honored by the Scripps community for her...
Dates: 1705-2000 and undated; Majority of material found within 1949-2000

President's Office Papers

 Collection
Identifier: PC-0011
Abstract

The President’s Office Papers include materials that originated from the Pomona College President’s Office covering a wide range of College affairs. The collection includes leadership materials and organizational documents with a focus on the academic departments of the College, the Pomona College Board of Trustees, campus events and conferences, and the College administration and advancement.

Dates: 1897-1984

John Bell Rae papers

 Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-0703
Abstract This collection contains the papers of John Bell Rae, a historian of industry and tecchnology and one of the first members of the Harvey Mudd faculty. Besides teaching at both the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvey Mudd College, Rae authored seminal texts on the history of industry and performed research for engineering projects and committees such as the NASA Historical Advisory Committee and Harvard University’s Research Center for Entrepreneurial History. This collection...
Dates: 1936-1988 and undated