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The David Alexander Collection contains a wide-range of materials relating to Pomona College’s institutional history, including administrative correspondence, event materials, and building and campus organization files. The bulk of the collection includes materials previously housed in the Pomona College President’s Office and spans over a century in scope, from 1888 to 2001.

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Manuscript of Pomona in Smyrna article on Pomona College alumni who taught in Izmir, TurkeyPomona College 1928- ministry

Abstract This collection contains documents created by Alice Baldwin, Pomona College Class of 1913. An author, artist, and extensive traveller, Baldwin produced many diaries, drawings, stories, and other works during her life. This collection contains materials produced during and shortly before her time at Pomona College, as well as later correspondence to her daughter, Ruth McCuaig. Noteable materials include travel diaries, Baldwin's artwork and writings, and correspondence regarding Claremont...

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The Hawkins Family Collection of Pomoniana includes an assortment of Pomona College and high school materials belonging to Pomona College alumni Vera Hawkins ('09), Georgia Hawkins ('12), Joseph Hawkins (x’19), and JoAnn (Hawkins) Hayward (’42).

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...

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The collection contains correspondence regarding Iolene Lund's involvement in the Pomona College Alumni Association, photographs of the Pomona College campus, and printed materials from on and off-campus events.

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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.

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The Poe Family Collection of Pomoniana features materials belonging to alumni Arlo David Poe (’23), Nadine Lucille (Merriam) Poe (’24), and Joan (Poe) Lowry (’49) that highlight campus life and events at Pomona College from 1920 to 1949.

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The collection includes video recordings of oral history interviews and panel discussions that took place during the World War II Symposium, “Focus on a Generation: Pomona College and the WWII Years” over Alumni Weekend on April 27th and 28th, 2001. The collected video recordings feature Pomona College alumni discussing civilian life, including life on campus, as well as military and other experiences during the war years.