Charlie Williams (BA, ‘19) is a student assistant in Special Collections and Archives. Special Collections and Archives recently acquired several titles for an interesting new collection. For the chefs out there and food lovers alike, come in and check out…
Written by Courtney Thompson a few weeks ago
Happy Valentine’s Day from Special Collections and Archives
Valentine’s Day seems to have polarized Cal Poly’s student body for decades. While some students are enthusiastic on the prospects of love, others mark its existence as the “most depressing day of the year.” For the past 100 years, the…
Written by Hailey Koetz two months ago
Archives and Archiving in the Digital Age: What do you do with your 1996 CD-ROM?
Kennedy Library houses many things. It is a second home to thousands of students and an office to its staff and faculty. The library is also home to Special Collections and Archives, the official repository for university records, campus history,…
Written by Charlie Williams three months ago
SLOmecoming: A look at Cal Poly’s Homecoming traditions
Charlie Williams (BA, ‘19) and Courtney Thompson (MA, ‘20) are student assistants in Special Collections and Archives. They curated an exhibit on Homecoming traditions through Cal Poly’s past. The original exhibit was placed on the second floor of Kennedy Library and…
Written by Ella Worley four months ago
Spooky Season in Special Collections
Halloween is upon us, so we’ve dug up some spooky (and a few not-so-spooky) books in Special Collections and Archives to set the tone. Everything previewed below, plus a few extra titles, are available at Special Collections and Archives on the…
Written by Hailey Koetz four months ago
Textbook Match: Decreasing Textbook Cost, Increasing Student Access and Inclusion
Libraries represent different things to different people, but at the core of their mission, they are a means by which people gain access to knowledge. That’s one reason Kennedy Library has implemented Textbook Match, a program designed to lower costs…
Written by Laura Sorvetti four months ago
October is California Archives Month!
Every October we celebrate California Archives Month, part of the national American Archives Month, a collaborative effort by archivists and repositories across the nation to highlight the importance of archival records. Learn more about California Archives Month here. Special Collections and Archives…
Written by Courtney Thompson five months ago
The Evolution of Musty the Mustang
Can you imagine? “Ride high, mules!” Well, neither can we here at Special Collections and Archives. Be glad that the Class of 1925 determined the mustang a better fit for their mascot. Cal Poly, established in 1901, did not have a…