Kennedy Library’s central location is perfect for promoting student organizations, events, signups, and other campus happenings. Below are a number of ways we are happy to help our campus community share information. The library is frequently visited by patrons of…
Manuscript Collecting Areas Personal papers, business and organizational records, records of architectural practices, and architectural drawings of architects and landscape architects documenting the built environment of California, with a special emphasis on California architects Original records documenting the intellectual, multicultural, social, political,…
The news arrived on the last Saturday of October, 1960, desolating families, stunning the campus, and shocking the country. The Arctic-Pacific chartered plane carrying the Cal Poly Mustang football team had crashed and burned on takeoff at the Toledo, Ohio,…
A Tribute: 1915-2010 From college professor to librarian to public relations director to university president to president emeritus, Dr. Kennedy served Cal Poly for 70 years. More about Dr. Kennedy Robert E. Kennedy (Cal Poly Presidents) Robert E. Kennedy Biography (Library History)…
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…
Kennedy Library faculty and staff comply with the provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law (17 USC 107) and its amendments. The library strongly endorses the “Fair Use” section of the U.S. Copyright Law (17 U.S.C. 107), which permits the rights…
Special Collections and Archives > Collections > University Archives University Archives The University Archives is the repository for the historical papers of Cal Poly’s administration, faculty and staff, colleges and departments, and students on campus. University Archives is a rich…
My library account The Kennedy Library building is closed for a two-year transformation project and will re-open on September 15, 2025. View updated information about services on this guide: Library Services During Building Transformation Project. If you’re looking for library…
