ALT Green and gold Cal Poly Pomona University Library recruitment graphic announcing “Cal Poly Pomona University Library Is Hiring!” Large white lettering appears on a dark green triangular background with a gold diagonal border. The upper-right portion features a photograph of historical books related to grape cultivation, including Grapes and Grape Vines of California and Mead's Grape Culture. The design highlights the University Library's Special Collections & Archives holdings.

ALT Colorful promotional graphic for “From Clues to Discovery: Navigating Finding Aids in Archives,” presented by Amy Roberts and David Castro. Large black text appears above four interlocking puzzle pieces in orange, blue, green, and purple. The orange puzzle piece lists Thursday, October 22, 2026, from 12–1 PM. The blue puzzle piece lists the University Library Special Collections & Archives Processing and Instructional Lab, Room 4434, as the location. The lower puzzle pieces feature the Online Archive of California (OAC) and OneSearch logos. A pale pink grid pattern forms the background.

ALT Four black-and-white archival photographs from the 1970s documenting families and children at the Cal Poly Pomona Pumpkin Patch. The first shows a young child holding a large pumpkin with other visitors in the background. The second features three children posing with pumpkins, including one holding two stacked pumpkins and two lifting pumpkins overhead. The third shows a smiling girl holding a pumpkin while interacting with a woman holding another pumpkin. The fourth features a woman carrying a toddler in a backpack-style carrier while holding a large pumpkin. The photographs capture family activities and fall traditions at the Pumpkin Patch.

ALT Four black-and-white archival photographs from the 1970s documenting families and children at the Cal Poly Pomona Pumpkin Patch. The first shows a young child holding a large pumpkin with other visitors in the background. The second features three children posing with pumpkins, including one holding two stacked pumpkins and two lifting pumpkins overhead. The third shows a smiling girl holding a pumpkin while interacting with a woman holding another pumpkin. The fourth features a woman carrying a toddler in a backpack-style carrier while holding a large pumpkin. The photographs capture family activities and fall traditions at the Pumpkin Patch.

ALT Four black-and-white archival photographs from the 1970s documenting families and children at the Cal Poly Pomona Pumpkin Patch. The first shows a young child holding a large pumpkin with other visitors in the background. The second features three children posing with pumpkins, including one holding two stacked pumpkins and two lifting pumpkins overhead. The third shows a smiling girl holding a pumpkin while interacting with a woman holding another pumpkin. The fourth features a woman carrying a toddler in a backpack-style carrier while holding a large pumpkin. The photographs capture family activities and fall traditions at the Pumpkin Patch.

ALT Four black-and-white archival photographs from the 1970s documenting families and children at the Cal Poly Pomona Pumpkin Patch. The first shows a young child holding a large pumpkin with other visitors in the background. The second features three children posing with pumpkins, including one holding two stacked pumpkins and two lifting pumpkins overhead. The third shows a smiling girl holding a pumpkin while interacting with a woman holding another pumpkin. The fourth features a woman carrying a toddler in a backpack-style carrier while holding a large pumpkin. The photographs capture family activities and fall traditions at the Pumpkin Patch.

ALT Photograph of the entrance to the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Library at Cal Poly Pomona. Large silver lettering above the wooden entrance canopy reads “W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Library.” Glass double doors feature images of Arabian horses, while a bronze-colored relief sculpture depicting horses and a person is displayed on the blue wall to the right.

ALT Three promotional graphics for the University Library's Special Collections & Archives presentation, “Rides, Ribbons, and Regional Roots: More Than a Century of the Los Angeles County Fair.” The first slide features vintage LA County Fair advertisements over a faded historical photograph of fairgoers. Event details: Thursday, October 15, at 12 PM in University Library Room 4434, presented by Andrew Kopp and David Castro. The second slide features historical fair memorabilia, including 1955 award ribbons and souvenir buttons, and announces a guided exhibition tour and question-and-answer session with curator Andrew Kopp following the presentation. The third slide features a vintage illustrated pig mascot holding a Los Angeles County Fair sign and provides the exhibition location: W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Library, Room 1734, on the University Library's 1st floor, next to Starbucks.

ALT Three promotional graphics for the University Library's Special Collections & Archives presentation, “Rides, Ribbons, and Regional Roots: More Than a Century of the Los Angeles County Fair.” The first slide features vintage LA County Fair advertisements over a faded historical photograph of fairgoers. Event details: Thursday, October 15, at 12 PM in University Library Room 4434, presented by Andrew Kopp and David Castro. The second slide features historical fair memorabilia, including 1955 award ribbons and souvenir buttons, and announces a guided exhibition tour and question-and-answer session with curator Andrew Kopp following the presentation. The third slide features a vintage illustrated pig mascot holding a Los Angeles County Fair sign and provides the exhibition location: W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Library, Room 1734, on the University Library's 1st floor, next to Starbucks.

ALT Three promotional graphics for the University Library's Special Collections & Archives presentation, “Rides, Ribbons, and Regional Roots: More Than a Century of the Los Angeles County Fair.” The first slide features vintage LA County Fair advertisements over a faded historical photograph of fairgoers. Event details: Thursday, October 15, at 12 PM in University Library Room 4434, presented by Andrew Kopp and David Castro. The second slide features historical fair memorabilia, including 1955 award ribbons and souvenir buttons, and announces a guided exhibition tour and question-and-answer session with curator Andrew Kopp following the presentation. The third slide features a vintage illustrated pig mascot holding a Los Angeles County Fair sign and provides the exhibition location: W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Library, Room 1734, on the University Library's 1st floor, next to Starbucks.

ALT Green, white, and gold Cal Poly Pomona University Library flyer titled “Join Us for Archives Month: Discover Special Collections and Archives.” The flyer lists three events celebrating American Archives Month in October 2026. The 21st Annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar takes place Saturday, October 10, from 10 AM–3 PM at the Golden Eagle Ballroom, Cal State LA, and is free and open to the public. The exhibition opening for “Ribbons, Rides, and Regional Roots: More Than a Century of the Los Angeles County Fair” takes place Thursday, October 15, at 12 PM in University Library Room 4434, followed by a guided tour at the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Library, Room 1734. “From Clues to Discovery: Navigating Finding Aids in Archives” takes place Thursday, October 22, at 12 PM in University Library Room 4434. For additional information, visit cpp.edu/library/special-collections or email [email protected].

ALT Two students smile for portraits in front of the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Library entrance at Cal Poly Pomona.

ALT Two students smile for portraits in front of the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Library entrance at Cal Poly Pomona.

ALT Black-and-white photograph of Cecil L. Edwards in a U.S. Army uniform seated outdoors beside Roadster, a Dalmatian. Roadster sits upright next to Edwards wearing a wide collar. An open field and a line of trees are visible in the background.

ALT Black-and-white historical photographs from Cal Poly Pomona’s past showing campus community events, including a speaker addressing an audience at a podium, students and faculty participating in an academic gathering, student organization tables and displays, orientation activities, social interactions among attendees, and a University Library dedication ceremony. The images capture students, faculty, and staff engaging in campus life, collaboration, and community-building activities in university spaces. The photographs have a vintage appearance with visible film texture and aging marks.

ALT Black-and-white historical photographs from Cal Poly Pomona’s past showing campus community events, including a speaker addressing an audience at a podium, students and faculty participating in an academic gathering, student organization tables and displays, orientation activities, social interactions among attendees, and a University Library dedication ceremony. The images capture students, faculty, and staff engaging in campus life, collaboration, and community-building activities in university spaces. The photographs have a vintage appearance with visible film texture and aging marks.

ALT Black-and-white historical photographs from Cal Poly Pomona’s past showing campus community events, including a speaker addressing an audience at a podium, students and faculty participating in an academic gathering, student organization tables and displays, orientation activities, social interactions among attendees, and a University Library dedication ceremony. The images capture students, faculty, and staff engaging in campus life, collaboration, and community-building activities in university spaces. The photographs have a vintage appearance with visible film texture and aging marks.

ALT Black-and-white historical photographs from Cal Poly Pomona’s past showing campus community events, including a speaker addressing an audience at a podium, students and faculty participating in an academic gathering, student organization tables and displays, orientation activities, social interactions among attendees, and a University Library dedication ceremony. The images capture students, faculty, and staff engaging in campus life, collaboration, and community-building activities in university spaces. The photographs have a vintage appearance with visible film texture and aging marks.

ALT Black-and-white historical photographs from Cal Poly Pomona’s past showing campus community events, including a speaker addressing an audience at a podium, students and faculty participating in an academic gathering, student organization tables and displays, orientation activities, social interactions among attendees, and a University Library dedication ceremony. The images capture students, faculty, and staff engaging in campus life, collaboration, and community-building activities in university spaces. The photographs have a vintage appearance with visible film texture and aging marks.

ALT Black-and-white historical photographs from Cal Poly Pomona’s past showing campus community events, including a speaker addressing an audience at a podium, students and faculty participating in an academic gathering, student organization tables and displays, orientation activities, social interactions among attendees, and a University Library dedication ceremony. The images capture students, faculty, and staff engaging in campus life, collaboration, and community-building activities in university spaces. The photographs have a vintage appearance with visible film texture and aging marks.

ALT Black-and-white historical photographs from Cal Poly Pomona’s past showing campus community events, including a speaker addressing an audience at a podium, students and faculty participating in an academic gathering, student organization tables and displays, orientation activities, social interactions among attendees, and a University Library dedication ceremony. The images capture students, faculty, and staff engaging in campus life, collaboration, and community-building activities in university spaces. The photographs have a vintage appearance with visible film texture and aging marks.

ALT A white commemorative L.A. County Fair coffee mug featuring an illustration of an early airplane and text reading “Celebrating ‘High Flying Fun,’” “100 Years of Powered Flight,” “L.A. County Fair,” “1922,” and “2003.”

ALT Illustrated poster showing three raised hands holding protest signs that together read "¡Sí Se Puede!" in large red letters against a blue sky with white clouds. The signs are mounted on wooden sticks and symbolize solidarity and the United Farm Workers movement.

ALT **Alt text:** Two photographs of a chestnut Arabian horse with a flaxen mane and tail at Cal Poly Pomona. One image is a close-up portrait showing the horse's white blaze and brown leather halter, while the other shows the horse standing in a grassy pasture with campus buildings and equine facilities in the background on a sunny day.

ALT **Alt text:** Two photographs of a chestnut Arabian horse with a flaxen mane and tail at Cal Poly Pomona. One image is a close-up portrait showing the horse's white blaze and brown leather halter, while the other shows the horse standing in a grassy pasture with campus buildings and equine facilities in the background on a sunny day.

ALT Flyer for a free Ontario City Library history program titled “From Agriculture and Horses to Concerts, Food, and Rides: A History of the LA County Fair.” A vintage nighttime photo of the Los Angeles County Fair is featured in the center with photos of presenters David Castro and Andrew Kopp from Cal Poly Pomona. The event takes place Thursday, July 30, 2026, from 6:30–7:30 p.m. at Ovitt Family Community Library, 215 E. C St., Ontario, CA 91764. The presentation explores the history of the L.A. County Fair and Fairplex using historic photographs and memorabilia from Cal Poly Pomona’s Fairplex Records collection, with additional items from the Model Colony History Room. Ontario City Library logos and contact information appear along the bottom.

ALT Close-up of a gray Olympia typewriter keyboard. Several keys are marked with bright orange tactile paint, added to help poet Virginia Hamilton Adair navigate the keyboard after losing her sight. The Olympia logo is visible above the keys.

ALT A staff member reviews archival materials from the Fairplex Records collection at Cal Poly Pomona University Library's Special Collections & Archives. Boxes and documents are spread across a worktable during the archival ingest process.

ALT Black-and-white photograph of a massive artificial ski jump at the Los Angeles County Fair in 1951. Workers spray water and ice onto the steep ramp to create snow, while several people stand on the slope and around the structure. The towering jump, supported by scaffolding and lift machinery, rises high above the fairgrounds, illustrating the scale of the temporary attraction built from millions of pounds of ice.

ALT Illustration of a Wilson Creek Winery red wine bottle beside a filled wine glass, with purple grapes and green leaves in the foreground. The label reads “Wilson Creek” and “1992 Temecula California.” Watercolor-style artwork on a light background.

ALT Black-and-white scanned page titled “PROGRAM” from the 1957 California State Polytechnic College commencement booklet. The page lists the order of events for the graduation ceremony, including the processional “Coronation March” by Meyerbeer, flag salute, invocation, college vocal ensemble performance, farewell address by Earl Philip Gosswiller, presentation of the senior class gift, a solo performance of “Pilgrim’s Song,” commencement address by Dr. Roy E. Simpson, presentation of diplomas by Dr. Julian A. McPhee, alma mater, benediction, and recessional. Speaker and participant names are printed beneath each section in formal serif typography.

ALT Duplicate black-and-white scan of the same “PROGRAM” page from the 1957 California State Polytechnic College commencement booklet. The page outlines commencement ceremony events and participants, including musical selections, speeches, diploma presentation, and closing recessional.

ALT Black-and-white scanned page titled “The First Annual Commencement of California State Polytechnic College” for a baccalaureate service held Sunday, June 9, 1957, at Voorhis Chapel in Pomona–San Dimas. The page lists the religious service program, including prelude, processional, invocation, hymns with printed lyrics, scripture and prayer, anthem, sermon by Dr. Robert C. Campbell, benediction, and recessional. Clergy, musicians, and vocal ensemble members are credited throughout the page.

ALT Black-and-white cover page for the “First Annual Commencement” of California State Polytechnic College, Kellogg-Voorhis Campus. The minimalist design features tall narrow lettering, the college seal centered below the title, and text stating the ceremony took place in the Kellogg Campus Rose Garden in Pomona, California, on the afternoon of June 14, 1957, at two o’clock.

ALT A 1968 Los Angeles County Fair scene featuring a mid-century “Fair Information” booth with tall white poles and curved canopy panels. Visitors gather at the counter while palm trees line the walkway. In the background, the suspended monorail track and a yellow monorail car pass above nearby buildings and vendor stands.