University Archives contains records about the history, growth and development of Cal Poly. The holdings chronicle the university from its beginning as a vocational school in 1903 to the present.
Types of records include master plans of the campus, annual reports, reports and speeches from the President’s Office, Academic Senate agendas and minutes, ASI records, college magazines and newsletters, office files of colleges and departments, and correspondence.
Scope of the University Archives
- Records of the administrative offices, academic departments, and governing bodies of the university, including minutes, correspondence, memoranda, reports
- University publications, general and special, including catalogs and bulletins, newsletters, press releases, and promotional material
- Audio and visual material, including photographs and photo albums, negatives, transparencies, motion pictures, audiotape
- Personal papers, including correspondence, memoirs, photographs, memorabilia and scrapbooks
- Records of student organizations and activities, including minutes, correspondence, publications, ephemera, memorabilia and realia, including scrapbooks, posters, and brochures
- Material from alumni and their organizations, including organizational records, publications and ephemera, when such materials are judged to reflect significant events and aspects of the university’s history
- Architectural and landscaping plans, blueprints, and artists’ renderings, maps, master plans and other campus planning documents
- Master copies of the microfiche of senior projects and master’s theses written by students at Cal Poly
- Monographs written by Cal Poly faculty and administrators
Download a PDF of the University Archives Register, or browse the list below The University Archives Register is the master inventory to the collections in University Archives. Some of the collections have their own inventories. Contact Special Collections and Archives for more assistance in searching the University Archives. 100.01 California State University System, 1902-1916 100.03 Circular of the California Polytechnic School 100.04 California’s Twentieth Century School 100.05 A Historical Sketch of the California State Polytechnic School 100.05.01 Miossi Collection, Polytechnic Journals, 1906-1908, 1913 100.06 The California Polytechnic School 100.07 Cal Poly Pocket Facts 100.10 An Illustrated History of Land Acquisition and Development for Agricultural Education 100.11 Cal Poly 65th Anniversary Year, 1966: Key to Historical Archives, Enrollment Figures 100.12 Founders Day 104 Time Capsule 1993 106 Charter Campus Report 141 Office of the President 141.01 Annual Reports, 1903-1980 141.01.02 Biennial Reports 1902-1908 141.02 Special Reports 141.02 Cal Poly Master Plan 141.03 Summary Progress Reports to Master Plan, 1968-1980 141.05 President – Office Files (some are in storage) 141.06 President’s Cabinet 142 President Selection Process 144 Presidential Papers/Speeches 144.01 Leroy Burns Smith, Leroy Anderson 144.01.02 Margaret Chase 144.01.03 Crandall Collection 144.02 Julian McPhee 144.03 Robert E. Kennedy 144.03.01 Robert E. Kennedy Emeritus (material generated after serving as President) 144.03.01.01 Speeches 144.04 Warren J. Baker 144.04.01 Baker Forum 145 Fall Conference, 1953-1980, 1991-1994 (formerly Faculty/Staff Conference) 145.01 Summer Conference 1968 145.01.01 Fall Conference 1995- 145.02 Outlook: Views from the Administration 145.02.01 Cal Poly President’s Update 145.03 Center for Teaching and Learning [CTL]
150 Reorganization 150.01 Vice President for Academic Affairs – Malcom Wilson office files 150.02 Vice President for Academic Affairs – Robert D. Koob 150.03 Vice President of Academic Affairs – Dr. Paul J. Zingg 150.04 Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs – Bob Detweiler 150.05 Vice President of Academic Affairs – William C. “Bill” Harris 150.06 Vice President of Academic Affairs – Bill Durgin 151.01 Cal Poly Fact Book 1994- 151.02 Oasis, 1989,1991-92 151.02.01 Guide to Oasis, 1989 151.02.02 Poly Review [administrative report]
151.02.03 Poly 151.03 Annual Report on Enrollment Trends 151.04 Retention and graduation reports 151.05 Quarterly Internal Report on Enrollment (four boxes) 151.05.01 Internal Report on Faculty Characteristics 151.05.02 Information Briefs: Enrollment 151.06 Quarterly Application Report 151.06.01 Information Briefs: Applications 151.10 Characteristics of Students enrolled – Polyview 151.11 Student Diversity – Polytrends [IA&P occasional pub.]
151.12 Student Diversity – general 152.01 Up to Data, 1968-1990 152.03 Information Systems – Computer Center Annual Report, 1969-1977 152.06 Computer Training Classes (See online website) 160.01 College Council, 1951-1962 (Dexter storage) 160.02 Administrative Council,1967-1977 (Dexter storage) 160.03 Academic Council, 1967-1977 161.01 Black Faculty & Staff Association See Academic Senate Register for specific box locations. All years of minutes and agendas are kept in the Archives 165 Office files for 1949-2001 are located in Dexter Storage: See Academic Senate 165.01 Minutes and Agendas, 1968 – 165.02 Distinguished Teaching Awards – Recipient List 1963-present 165.03 Budget Information/Reports 1987-1995 172.01 Academic Deans Council, 1981-1984, 2000 172.02 Academic Planning Committee 172.03 Athletic Advisory Commission, 1955-1982 172.04 Campus Planning Committee 172.05 Commencement Committee, 1980-81, 1996 172.06 Commencement Speaker Screening Committee (placeholder) 172.07 Computing Advisory Committee 172.07.01 Administrative Advisory Committee on Computing 172.07.02 Instructional Advisory Committee on Computing 172.08 Development Advisory Committee 172.09 Disabled Students Advisory Committee, 1974-1975, 1980 172.10 El Corral Bookstore Advisory Committee 172.11 Energy Conservation Committee (placeholder), 1973-74 172.12 Equal Opportunity Advisory Council, 1977-82 172.13 Extended Education Committee, 1980, 1984-85 172.14 Facilities Use Committee, 1970-72, 1975-76, 1979-81, 1983, 2000 172.15 Foundation Food Service Advisory Committee, 1980 172.16 Graduate Studies Committee, 1970-78, 1980 172.16.01 Research Committee 172.17 Instructional Department Heads Council, 1975-80 172.18 Liberal Studies Committee 172.19 President’s Council, 1951-1957 & 1966-present 172.19.01 President’s Advisory Committee on Budgets and Resource Allocati (PACBRA) 172.19.02 Advisory Committee on Instructional Program Resources 172.20 Public Safety Advisory Committee 172.21 Radiation Safety Committee (placeholder) 172.22 Registration and Scheduling Committee 172.23 Student Affairs Council, 1944-1974 & 1978-present (need) includes Student Personnel Council, 1974-1978 172.24 University Committee on Committees (placeholder) 172.25 University Union Advisory Board (began 1983) 172.26 Child Care Advisory Committee 172.28 Coordinating Committee on Teaching 172.30 Women’s Planning Committee 172.31 Women’s Week 172.33 Student Evaluation of Faculty, 1974-79, 1988 See current CAP online 191 Foundation Board of Directors 191.01 History of the Foundation 191.02 Minutes, Agendas and Memorandums 191.03 Financial Reports 191.04 Annual Reports, 1966-2003 (no longer published) 191.05 Foundation Audit Reports 191.06 Investment Reports 191.07 Budget Requests and Proposals 196.01 Alumni Lists 196.02 Homecoming 196.03 Alumni Press Releases 196.03.01 Alumni flyers, brochures, ephemera 196.04 Fund Raising, Advancement, Planned Giving 196.06 Alumni Publications 196.06.01 Green and Gold, 1949-57 196.06.02 Alumni News, 1958-62, 1997-98, 2000- 196.06.03 Round-Up 196.06.04 Alumni Directory 196.06.05 Parent Connection 196.07 Alumni logo 196.08 Alumni Accounts-Financial Accounts, 1948-1953 197 Director of Alumni Relations-Alumni Relations Office 197.01 Office Files 200.00 Land Acquisitions – Deeds 200.01 Land Acquisition – Correspondence 200.02 Land Leases 200.03 Water Supply 200.04 Water Rights – 1920s 200.05 Water Agreements – 1920s 200.06 Water Rights – Legal Contracts and Correspondence 200.07 Water Easement – City of San Luis Obispo, 1914-1975 205 Weather Data, 1927-89 210.01 Five Year Major Capital Outlay, 1975-80 210.02 California State College: Master Plan, 1966, 1987 210.03 Campus Plot Plans – Oversize 221 Restroom Modifications: Physically Handicapped Compliance, 1975 232.1 Asbestos on Campus, 1990-1992, 2005 233 Facilities List – See separate Blueprint Register for specific architectural drawings which are housed in Map Case 1, Archives Room 233.01 Report of Educational Facilities – Historical, 1951 233.27 Health Center Building 233.34 Dexter Building 233.35 Kennedy Library 233.40 Engineering South 233.61 Mustang Stadium 233.65 University Union 233.69 Power Plant, 1911, 1935-1941 233.70 Co-Generational Plant 233.XX Poly Canyon 233.71 Sports Complex 1998 233.72 Technology Park Pilot Project 233.73 Parking structure 234 Space Allocation Report, 1962, 1981-82 235.01 Classroom Scheduling, 1961, 1964, 1974 238 El Corral Bookstore 241.01 On Campus Housing – Administration and Residence Halls 241.04 Resident Hall Directory, 1972-91 244 Off Campus Housing 1966 – 1979 246 University Food Service – Foundation For blueprints and architectural drawings, see Blueprint Register 264 Plant Operations 265 Campus Maps 300 Personnel Policy – General Information 300.01 Faculty Personnel Handbook (Formerly the Faculty Handbook) 1975 – present 300.03 Affirmative Action 300.03.01 Sexual Harassment 300.05 Management Guide for the H.E.E.R.A. 300.06 Staff Personnel Handbook, 1989-92, see online Cal Poly directories 300.06.01 Sexual Assault Policy Guidelines, 1991 300.06.02 Safe and Responsive Campus Guidelines, 1996 300.08 Work Schedule – Calendar Year 300.10 Faculty/Staff Telephone Directories, Campus Telephone Directories, Employee Lists, Faculty Lists – 1947 – present 313 History of Policy, Qualifications and Regulations for Secretarial and Clerical Personnel, 1952, 1954 322 Salary Cuts and Increases 322.01 Salary Schedules, 1946-1995, 1998-2000 323 Payroll Calendar 323.01 Ledgers – Payroll 340 Promotions, Reappointment, Tenure, Termination 360 Grievance Procedures – see also current CAP online 370 Working Conditions and Employee Responsibilities – see also current CAP online 380.01 Retirement: Public Employees Retirement System, Social Security, PERS Spectrum, PERSpective 384.01 University Club, 1978-1990 384.01 Staff Awards 384.02 Cal Poly Women’s Club (formerly Wives’ Club) 384.02.01 Pushing Hubby (Honey) Through, 1958-80 384.03 Staff Senate / Staff Council Bylaws and Agenda (pre-1993 stored in Dexter) 384.04 Staff Council Update (pre-1993 stored in Dexter) 392 Faculty Advisory Committee – Faculty Meetings, 1941-51 392.01 Faculty-Administration Relationship – College Council Committee 395 Unions 395.01 CFA (California Faculty Association) 395.01.01 CFA Bulletin, 1992-96 395.01.02 CFA Professor, 1988, 1996 395.02 CSEA (California State Employees Association) 395.02.01 CSEA publications, bulletins and flyers 395.03 UPC (United Professors of California) 395.03.01 UPC Views, 1971-74, 1977-80 395.03.03 UPC Hot Line, 1973-75, 1978 396 Nominations of Outstanding Professor Awards, 1977-80 401 Accreditation, Cal Poly Campus 401.02 Campus Self-Evaluation, 1997-2000 402 Professional Accreditation – Departments and Schools 402.01 Academic Programs 410.01 College of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences 410.01.01 Agriculture Division: Course Outlines, 1941 410.01.02 Dept. Memos and Correspondence 410.01.03 Council Minutes 410.01.04 Instructional Materials Committee 410.01.05 Graduation Requirements 410.01.06 Publications and Promotional Materials 410.01.07 Reports 410.01.09 Agricultural Education & Communication Dept. [Formerly Agricultural Education Dept.]
410.01.10 BioResource & Agricultural Engineering Dept. [Formerly Agricultural Engineering Dept.]
410.01.11 Agricultural Systems Management Dept. [Formerly Agricultural Management Dept.]
410.01.12 Crop Science Dept. 410.01.13 Dairy Science Dept. 410.01.14 Food Science and Nutrition Dept 410.01.15 Natural Resources Management Dept. 410.01.16 Horticulture and Crop Science [Formerly Ornamental Horticulture Dept.] 410.01.17 Poultry Dept., 1948-56, 410.01.18 Earth and Soil Sciences Dept. [Formerly Soil Science Dept.]
410.01.19 Animal Science 410.01.20 Swanton Pacific Ranch 410.01.21 Costa Rica Project [E.A.R.T.H.]
410.02 College of Architecture and Environmental Design 410.03 Orfalea College of Business 410.04 College of Engineering 410.04a Aerospace Engineering [Formerly Aeronautical Engineering]
410.04b Mechanical Engineering: Aeronautical & Human Powered Helicopter collection [Dexter storage]
410.04.01 College of Engineering Publications 410.04.04 Office files of the School of Engineering 410.05 College of Liberal Arts 410.05.01 Art and Design Dept. 410.05.02 English Dept. 410.05.03 History Dept. 410.05.04 Journalism Dept. 410.05.04b Graphic Communications Dept. 410.05.05 Music Dept. (See also Music Dept. Memorabilia Register) 410.05.05 Soundboard (newsletter) 410.05.05.01 Harold P. Davidson 410.05.06 Social Science Dept. 410.05.07 Communication Studies [Formerly Speech Communication Dept.]
410.05.08 Theatre & Dance Dept. 410.05.09 Women’s and Gender Studies Dept. 410.05.10 Modern Languages & Literatures [Formerly Foreign Languages Dept.]
410.05.11 Philosophy Dept. 410.05.12 Political Science Dept. 410.05.13 Ethnic Studies Dept. 410.06 College of Education 410.06.01 Marjorie Martinson (office papers) Home Economics Dept. 410.07 College of Science and Mathematics 412 Senior Project Microfiche (2nd copy) 412.00 Guidelines to Senior Projects, 1977 420 Master’s Thesis (microfiche backup copy) 420.01 Graduate Programs publications 431 External Degree Programs 451 International Education, A.I.D. Programs 452.01 National Youth Administration for California (NYA), n.d., 1941-42 452.02 Naval Flight Preparatory School, California Polytechnic (keywords: Navy) see also: 461.01 Continuing Education & University Outreach publications Performing Arts Center 475.01 Annual Report, Departments and Library, 1940 – Present 475.01.01 Annual Report, College Librarian, 1949 – 1976 475.02.02 Faculty Library Committee (Also see Academic Senate Register) 475.03 Library Administrative Manual and Policy and Procedure 475.03.01 Librarian Personnel Manual 475.04 Budgets 475.05 Library committees/membership lists 475.05.01 Library Advisory Council, 1976-1997 475.05.02 Librarian’s Council 475.05.03 Leadership Team (LT) 475.05.04 Library Technology Advisory Committee 475.05.05 Library exhibits 475.05.06 Press releases about library 475.05.08 Books at High Noon 475.05.09 Library Development Advisory Committee 475.05.10 Faculty Library Handbook, 1968-1990, 2004 475.05.14 Long Range Planning Committee 475.07.01 Loan Services 475.07.02 Interlibrary Loan 475.07.03 Current Periodicals 475.07.04 Circulation 475.07.04.01 Computer Services, The Learning Commons, DTL (Collaboration with ITS and CTL) 475.07.04.02 Learning Commons 475.07.05 Reserve 475.07.06 Reference 475.07.09 Special Collections and University Archives 475.07.09.01 Digital Commons 475.07.10 Acquisitions 475.07.11 Collection Development (Policy & Booklists) 475.07.12 Cataloging 475.07.13 Library Policy 475.08 Dean’s Office 475.08.01 Personnel/Roster of Personnel 475.08.02 Norman Alexander 475.09 Goals/Mission Statements/Strategic Plan 475.10 Grants 475.10.01 NEH Grant, Special Collections 475.12 Internal Publications 475.12.01 Library Staff Bulletin 475.12.02 Library publications, ephemera 475.13 Statistics 475.14 Reports 475.15 Theft 475.15.01 Book theft: Gustav Hasford 475.16 Audio tapes and slides: Kennedy Library groundbreaking 1978 476: Library Associates 477: Council of Library Directors 480.01 Proposed Summer Quarter Elimination, Summer Quarter 1969-70, 1975 481 Academic Calendar 482 Master Curricular Planning, Curriculum Proposals 486 Honors Program 486.01 Dean’s List – Honor List 486.02 President’s List 486.04 Commencement Address 486.05 Commencement Programs 486.06 Commencement Certificate 486.07 Graduation: Tree Planting Ceremony: Class Spade 490.01 University Catalog (formerly The Bulletin) 490.02 Class Schedules 490.10 The Bulletin 491 Graduate Studies Bulletin, Graduate Studies Issue 500 Ledgers of early Finances in Dexter Storage in original form 500.01 Budget Requests 501 Budget Hearing Reports 501.01 Budget Proposals, 1966-71 501.02 Budget Information Reporting, 1988-89 502.01 Financial Reports, 1941 502.01.01 Audit Reports 542 Research Development Office, Annual Reports, 1968-91 542.01 Grants and Research News, 1984-95 549.01 Cal Poly Cat Program – The Mew Times Newsletter 550 Public Safety 550.04 Campus crime statistics 550.05 Environmental and Occupational Safety 551 Parking 556 Disaster Preparedness Plan 556.01 Diablo Canyon Response Plan 570 Transportation and Travel 599 Departments in Division of Student Affairs 599.01 Publications 599.02 Events, Provocative Perspectives 601.01 Admissions publications, 1973-2001 601.02 Admissions Handbook, 1990 601.03 Articulation Agreements with Community Colleges: (current agreements online) 602 Matriculation 603 Registration 603.01 Registration Procedures 606 Evaluations of Student Records 611 Records Office 612.02 Enrollment Records, 1916-1986, n.d. 612.03 Foreign Students, Enrollment List *614 Student Directories 614.10 ASI Student Directory – formerly called Herdbook (see also series 241.04 Resident Hall Directories) (New Student Directory) 617.05 Grade Frequency Distribution Tables, 1960-62, 1965, 1976 617.10 Persistence to Graduation Reports 619 Candidates for Graduation, Summary of Graduates, 1906-1995 620.01 Counseling and Testing Center 620.05.01 Notes for Counselors (Announcements), 1972-87 630.02 Student Government Bylaws and Constitution, 1930-77, 1996 630.03 ASI Minutes and agendas (formerly Student Senate) 630.04 ASI Financial Statement 630.04.01 ASI Children’s Center 630.04.02 ASI Annual Report (Financial Summary) 630.04.03 ASI Midyear Review 630.04.05 ASI Instructionally related Activities Financial Statement 630.07 ASI WOW Week [Week of Welcome]
630.08 University Union Financial Statements (UUFS) 630.11 ASI Audit 633 Student Activity Planning Center 633.02 ASI Calendar of events 633.03 ASI Speaker’s Forum 634.50 Tournament of Roses Parade Float Committee [See also series 775]
636.01 Mustang Boosters 636.05 Media Guide 636.08 Programs 636.09 Rosters, Schedules, and (all sports) 1994 – 636.10 Sports Activity Reports 1952-60 637 Faculty Advisors 638 Student Life and Leadership 638.01 Student Orientation, Advising & Resources (SOAR) 651 Accident Reporting Procedure 652 Coordinating Committee on AIDS and HIV infection 652.02 Health Center 661.00 Graduate Status Report. 2000 670 Coed Discipline (guidelines for reentry of women students, 1957) [aka “Cues for Coeds”]
670.01 Coed Discipline, Special Resolution Committee, 1963-64 701 Public Affairs – Office files: see Public Affairs Register for more information 701.01 Cal Poly Speakers [=experts guide for the media]
701.02 Campus Reflection: World Trade Center/Pentagon Tragedy, September 11, 2001 710.01 Correspondence 710.02 Tip Sheet, 1992-93 711 Cal Poly News – Press Releases 711.01 ASI Press Releases 712 Photographs – of Cal Poly: See UA Photo Collection Guide 712.01 Slides of Cal Poly, 1940s 713 Radio and Television Broadcast – See also Audio-Visual Materials (series 3000) 721 Official University Publications 721.01 Catalog Books are located under 490.01 721.03 Promotional Brochures and Pamphlets 722 Cal Poly Report – formerly the Campus Staff Bulletin 722.01 Cal Poly Report – Student Edition 722.02 Cal Poly Report Digest [abridged version of the Cal Poly Report]
722.1 The Credit Report 723 Mustang Daily [Formerly The Polygram Journal, El Mustang] 723.01 The Alternative [on microfilm with the Mustang Daily]
723.02 The Polytechnic Journal, [1906-1912 monthly news & literary publication, including annual yearbook (June edition is “Commencement Edition;” 1913-1926 annual yearbook]; Includes 1916-1921 committee minutes. See also El Rodeo 723.02.01 El Rodeo [Annual Yearbook, 1927-1990 (gaps)]
723.03 The Poly Review [newspaper]
723.04 Spectrum – Published by the Multi-Cultural Center 723.05 SLO ROW – Greek Magazine 723.06 Voice XIII – Voice of the Thirteenth Generation 723.07 Campus Authors 723.08 Development Update 723.09 Cal Poly Bio Sciences Newsletter 725 Publications approved 725.01 ASI Student Organization Publications 725.01.01 Mustang Handbook & The Frosh Bible 725.01.02 The Pony 725.01.03 Song Books 725.01.04 Mustang Roundup 725.01.04.01 Mussed-up Roundup 725.01.05 Directory for Cal Poly Women 725.01.06 Tree Walk 725.01.07 New Seed 725.01.08 Pegasus 725.01.09 El Mustang (now the Mustang Daily) 725.01.10 Mustang Newsletter 725.01.11 Alternative Magazine 725.01.12 Poly Syllables 725.01.13 In Focus 725.01.14 The Mustang Messenger 725.01.XX Polysup 725.01.15 Poly Ink 725.01.16 The Pholio 725.01.17 El Gelding 1952 725.02 University Organization Publications 725.02.01 Factotum 725.02.02 Broadside 725.02.03 Horse Unit Update 725.02.04 C.P. Business 725.02.05 Professional Development Opportunities 725.02.06 Cal Poly Magazine (Today) 725.02.07 Endeavors 725.02.08 Looking Glass 725.02.09 Impression 725.02.10 Announcements 725.02.11 Ag Circle 725.02.12 Cal Poly Dairy Yearbook 725.02.13 Outpost 725.02.14 Crops Club Yearbook 725.02.15 Ornamental Horticulture Yearbook Newsletter 725.02.16 Cal Poly Wellness Newsletter (EAP Communique and Peak Wellness: published infrequently) 725.02.17 Trim Tab 725.02.18 Java Gram 725.02.19 Poltical Science Newsletter 725.02.20 Country Garden Gram (later Campus Garden Gram) 725.02.21 Bridges– Ethnic Studies Newsletter 725.02.22 Culturelines – Multicultural Magazine 725.02.23 The Credit Report 725.02.24 The Advocate (Disability Resource Center newsletter) 728 Articles about Cal Poly from off-campus sources [secondary sources]
728.01 U.S. News & World Report: America’s Best Colleges 730.01 Inter – office Operations 730.02 Letterhead and Logos 730.03 Seal (includes blind emboss seal) 900 First Graduating Class of Cal Poly 1906 900.01 T-Shirts 900.01.01 Poly Royal 50th Anniversary T-Shirt 900.01.02 Open House T-shirts 900.02 Sweaters 900.02.01 “Block P” Club Sweater, 1923-24 900.02.02 Women’s “Circle P” Club Sweater, 1923-24 900.02.03 Rally Committee Sweater, 1952 900.02.04 Track Suit – Everett Chandler 900.02.05 Everett Chandler Athletic Hall of Fame sweater 900.03 Jackets 900.03.01 Men’s Glee Club Jacket, 1951 900.03.02 Cal Poly European Band Jacket 1975 900.04 Headgear 900.04.01 Cal Poly beanie 900.04.02 Cal Poly freshman cap 900.04.02 Cal Poly cap (1) Chandler gift 2010 900.05 First Class Pin, 1906 900.05.01 Poly “P” Watch Fob 900.05.02 Alumni Life Membership Card-Truesdale 900.05.03 Class Ring, early, gift of Don Snyders 900.06 Rally Committee Bow Tie, 1949-53 900.07 Football Shoes, 1933 900.08.01 Rose Parade Float Buttons 900.08.02 Homecoming Buttons 900.08.03 Poly Royal Buttons 900.08.04 Miscellaneous Buttons 900.08.05 Pins 900.09 Future Farmers Of America 900.09.01 FFA Hats (2, blue with gold letters, FFA logo) 900.09.02 FFA Felt Arm Band 900.09.03 FFA Aprons (6, President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Advisor, Reporter) 900.09.05 An Album of Portraits 1928-1963 900.10 Bumper Stickers 900.10.01 Poly Royal Bumper Stickers 900.11 Box of Cal Poly Souvenirs 900.12 Record Albums 900.12.01 Collegians (Glee Club), 1949-1951 900.12.02 Home Concerts, 1952, 1966-1975 900.12.03 Symphonic Band, 1969-1981 900.13 Emblems / standards 900.13.01 Glee Club Banners 900.14 Merchandising realia & tableware 900.14.01 Metal placards (Poly Royal ‘88 & ETMP) 900.14.02 Ashtray 900.14.03 Loan from Bill Minshull (CP Plate, Cap, matchbook, and lantern slide) 900.14 CP Plate (donated by alumnus Gail Constantine Gallagher) 900.15 Furniture 900.15.01 Office Set: Belonging to Julian A. McPhee 900.16 Artwork [located in oversize flat cases in Dexter storage]
900 Mustang Medallion Plaster Cast [ca. 1946]
900 Stadium Blanket [ca. 1950] (Donated by Byron Culver) 900.17 Flags 900.17.01 American Flag & Case 1010 CSU Trustees’ Minutes and Agendas 1010.01.04 Committee on Educational Policy 1010.05 Budget Information 1012 Institutional Research Studies and Reports-Statewide (Institutional Studies) 1012.02 Enrollment Records – Statistical Abstract 1012.03 Enrollment Records – Statistical Report 1012.05 Foreign Students 1013 Statewide Academic Senate 1013.01 Statewide Academic Senate Minutes and Agenda 1013.02 Report from Statewide/Stateline 1013.03 The Academic Senator 1013.04 PCS Reports 1013.05 Special Reports 1015 State Directory – CSU Directory, CSU Librarians Personnel Roster 1015.01 CSU President Roster 1016 Newsletter of the California State University System – Institute for Teaching and Learning – Exchanges 1020 Personnel Office – The Register 1030 CSU Information and Promotional materials 1030.01 CSU Leader 1030.02 CSU updates, news releases 2000 Sexual Harassment Policy, 1993 2001 Index to Executive Orders, 1989 2001.01 Executive Order: Interim Disciplinary Action Procedures for Academic Personnel of the California State University and Colleges, 1976 2010.01 Departmental handouts 2010.02 Memorabilia – buttons, stickers, ribbons 2010.03 Planning – committees and groups, policies and procedures 2010.04 Publicity – press releases news articles 2010.05 Queen contest 2010.06 Rodeo 2010.07 History 2010.08 Posters 3001 Poly Royal Rodeo 1989 (2 tapes) 3002 Retired Faculty Club 1989 3003 Las Pilitas Fire 1987 3004 Poly Royal Parade, Engineering West Fire, 1986 3005 Cal Poly Yearbook Video 3006 Poly Royal 1930s 3007 Poly Royal 1987 (2 tapes) 3008 Poly Royal Ambassadors’ Coronation 1988 3009 Poly Royal Events 1988 (4 tapes) 3010 Poly Royal 1988 “The Movie” 3011 Poly Royal 1988 – Queen Candidate Interviews and General Board Meetings 3012 Poly Royal – Queen Pageant, January 13, 1988 3013 “56 Years of Royal Style,” 1988 KSBY Executive Board Yearend slide show, 1988 3014 Poly Royal History 1989 3014.01 Poly Royal History 1989 (overlay) 3015 Fairs Collection-Better fairs (2 tapes) 3016 June Commencement 1983 (2 tapes) 3017 June Commencement 1984 (2 tapes) 3018 Winter Commencement 1984 (2 tapes) 3019 June Commencement 1985 (3 tapes) 3020 Winter Commencement 1985 (3 tapes) 3021 June Commencement 1986 (3 tapes) 3022 Cal Poly Men’s Basketball 3022.01 Cal Poly vs. Wayne St., 12/3/88 3022.02 Cal Poly vs. Millersville, 1/9/89 3022.03 Cal Poly vs. CSU Bakersfield, 1/13/89 3022.04 Cal Poly vs. CSU Los Angeles, 1/19/89 3022.05 Cal Poly vs. CSU Northridge, 1/21/89 3022.06 Cal Poly vs. Chapman 3022.07 Cal Poly vs. CSU Dominguez Hills, 2/4/89 3022.08 Cal Poly vs. Riverside, 2/16/89 3022.09 Cal Poly vs. Pomona, 2/18/89 3022.10 Cal Poly vs. CSU Bakersfield, 2/3/90 (2 tapes) 3022.11 Cal Poly vs. Stanford, 11/24/90 3023 Cal Poly Women’s Volleyball 3023.01 Cal Poly vs. Pepperdine, 9/19/88 3023.02 Cal Poly vs. UC Santa Barbara, 10/5/88 3023.03 Cal Poly vs. Pacific, 10/28/88 3023.04 Cal Poly vs. San Jose St., 10/29/88 3023.05 Cal Poly vs. Brigham Young, 10/31/88 3023.06 Cal Poly vs. Hawaii, 11/7/88 3023.07 Cal Poly vs. Hawaii, 11/8/88 3023.08 Cal Poly vs. U. of Iowa, 11/18/88 3023.09 Cal Poly vs. U. of Texas, 11/19/89 3023.10 Cal Poly vs. Fresno State, 1989-90 3023.11 Cal Poly vs. UC Santa Barbara, 1989-90 3023.12 Cal Poly vs. UC Santa Barbara, 1989-90 3023.13 Cal Poly vs. Long Beach, 1989-90 3023.14 Cal Poly vs. Santa Clara, 1989-90 3023.15 Cal Poly vs. Fresno State, 1989-90 3024 Cal Poly Football 3024.01 Cal Poly vs. UC Davis, 10/8/83 (2 tapes) 3024.02 Cal Poly vs. Cameron St., 9/10/88 3024.03 Cal Poly vs. Angelo St., 9/24/88 3024.04 Cal Poly vs. CSU Sacramento, 10/8/88 3024.05 Cal Poly vs. CSU Hayward, 10/22/88 3024.06 Cal Poly vs. Portland State, 10/7/89 3024.07 Cal Poly vs. Santa Clara, 11/11/89 3024.08 Cal Poly vs. Humboldt State, 1989-90 3024.09 Cal Poly vs. Kearney State, 1989-90 3024.10 Cal Poly vs. Santa Clara, 1989-90 3024.11 Cal Poly vs. Kearney State, 1989-90 3024.12 Cal Poly vs. UC Davis. 1989-90 3024.13 Cal Poly vs. W. Texas State, 1989-90 (2 tapes) 3024.14 Cal Poly vs. CSU Northridge, 1989-90 3025 Cal Poly Wrestling 3025.01 Cal Poly vs. Ohio State, 12/16/88 3025.02 Cal Poly vs. Oregon State, 12/30/88 3027 Farming at Cal Poly 1932 and Voorhis Unit Field Trip 3028 Veteran’s Day-Cal Poly November 11, 2001 Gift of Don Morris 3100: Film strips, Agriculture Department, 1950s 3200: ‘The Real Stuff’ – PBS ‘Frontline’ Series – KCET-LA — Robert L. ‘Hoot’ Gibson and Rhea Seddon” 3500 KSBY-TV “Viewpoint“, with Robert E. Kennedy and Mary Kennedy, 1/13/77 3501 KSBY-TV “Viewpoint”, with President Baker, 9/30/79 3502 KSBY-TV interviews with Dr. Robert E. Kennedy, 1/22-26/79 See below to explore the University Archives Photograph Collection Learn more about the Records of the Athletics Department. The University Archives Photo Collection contains images of Cal Poly from its beginning as a vocational school in 1903 through the 1990s. For more photographs from 1962 through the 1990s, contact the Special Collections and Archives department directly. The photographs chronicle the growth and development of colleges and departments, campus events and student life, including Poly Royal, Homecoming, the annual Rose Float, and athletics. The collection also includes campus views and aerial photography, buildings and grounds, students and faculty in classroom settings, or involved in “learn-by-doing” field work. Portraits of some administrators, faculty members, students, athletes, and well-known alumni and visitors are also included in the collection. To learn more about the photo collections and search the collection, check out the University Archives Photograph Collection finding aids. Many photos from the collection are digitized and searchable at the Online Archive. University Archives contains a full run of the campus newspapers, beginning with the first issue of the Polygram in 1916 to the latest issues of the Mustang News. Front page of the first issue of the Cal Poly student newspaper, April 25, 1916. The Polytechnic Journal, Cal Poly’s first student publication, made its debut in 1906 as a monthly news and literary publication. By 1912, the Polytechnic Journal was no longer a monthly, having evolved into the campus yearbook. The first student newspaper at Cal Poly, The Polygram, began as a biweekly. It filled the need for news from 1916 to 1932, a period in which Cal Poly expanded from a strictly vocational school to include an academic high school and junior college. Due to a shortage of advertisers and, therefore, cash, the first Polygram staff relied on the school director’s mimeograph machine to generate copies of each issue. By 1924, a printshop had been established on campus and the school publications, including The Polygram were printed by a student organization known as “The Galley Slaves.” In 1932-33, a drastic reorganization of the Cal Poly School closed the high school, the junior college and related programs. The Polygram vanished in the wake of this reorganization. After a six-year hiatus, campus news found a new vehicle in a weekly paper, El Mustang. As was its predecessor, El Mustang was printed by the student body. A change in title to the Polytechnic Californian was attempted but lasted only a year, after which El Mustang returned to the masthead. During WWII, to economize on manpower and supplies, Cal Poly temporarily replaced El Mustang and the yearbook, El Rodeo, with a monthly news magazine, Mustang Roundup. El Mustang returned shortly after the war, and in 1967 became the Mustang Daily. The Mustang Daily was published and printed by students in the Journalism and Graphic Communications Departments of Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Issued daily during the academic year, the Mustang Daily limited publication during the summer quarter to a weekly edition. The Mustang Daily averaged about 140 issues per year, not including special editions for annual events such as the Week of Welcome, Homecoming, and Open House. In Fall Quarter of 2013, the Mustang Daily became the Mustang News. The campus newspapers cover a broad range of topics from campus events, policies, issues and debates; arts and entertainment; athletics; local news and issues; and occasionally, national and international news. More recently, original articles are interspersed with articles from the Associated Press and the University Wire. Letters to the editor and opinion pieces reveal a wide and involved readership, not limited to the campus but extending throughout the county of San Luis Obispo and beyond. Photos and cartoons were introduced in the later years of The Polygram, and have been a regular feature of El Mustang and the Mustang Daily. University Archives contains a full run of the campus newspapers and provides access to the digitized print copies and the archived Mustang News website. Learn more about access at our University Archives Research Guide. University Archives holds the historic records of the student radio station KCPR 91.3. Learn more about the collections and history of KCPR. The Polytechnic Journal, Cal Poly’s first student publication, made its debut in 1906 as a monthly news and literary publication. By 1912, the Polytechnic Journal was no longer a monthly, having evolved into the campus yearbook. In 1927 the Polytechnic Journal was renamed the El Rodeo. The El Rodeo yearbook series is complete from 1927 to 1980, excepting 1943-1945, when publication was suspended during World War II, and between 1972-1976, when it was not published. El Rodeo was published one last time in 1990. Find the physical copies of the Polytechnic Journal and the El Rodeo yearbooks in Special Collections and Archives. Find the digital versions of the Polytechnic Journal and the El Rodeo yearbooks online. Poly Royal buttons were first introduced in 1958 by the Cal Poly Collegiate Future Farmers of America. Dale Andrews, the CFFA advisor, who would go on to become vice president and acting president at Cal Poly, got the idea from the University of Minnesota while studying for his doctorate degree. He observed that the clubs there raised funds by selling buttons. He initiated the idea at Cal Poly, and students found a new way to raise money, support and promote Poly Royal, and work on projects. The original button, the Poly Royal Queen holding a T-square while sitting on top of a horse, represented the three divisions at Cal Poly in 1958 — agriculture, engineering and math. The first square button appeared in 1975. In the beginning buttons were limited to the colors green and gold, but have over the years been created in a variety of colors.
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When the fledgling California Polytechnic School was founded on the outskirts of San Luis Obispo in 1901, school administrators emphasized two courses of study: agriculture and mechanics. After nearly six years of operation, local photographer Frank Aston was hired to photograph students at work and play. There are more 200 photographic images of Cal Poly and its environs, including ranches, buildings, views of the campus, livestock, special events, and athletics from those early days included in this collection, offering a rich visual record of life at this rural vocational school. Learn more about the Aston Postcard Collection.
University Archives includes commercially published monographs written or compiled by members of the university’s faculty. In addition, Digital Commons acquires and manages scholarly, intellectual, and creative work produced by members of the Cal Poly community. Learn more about the Cal Poly Authors collection.
Cal Poly Course Catalogs have been published since 1903. All print editions of the Cal Poly Course Catalog are available online at the Online Archive and digital edition since 2015 are available at the library’s web archive.History
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University Archives contains all of the Poly Royal buttons from when the buttons first appeared in 1958 through 1987.Click on images to see them larger
