This article was written by Isabel Brady (ECON, ’20), Student Assistant in Special Collections and Archives. Learn more about the history of on campus housing here. As a new class of freshman move into the dorms this week, we thought…
Written by Laura Sorvetti two months ago
Need a little dorm room inspo? Check the University Archives!
Written by Courtney Thompson two months ago
Week of Welcome: A look back at a Cal Poly tradition
Class of 2023, welcome to the 62nd annual Week of Welcome! In Special Collections and Archives, located in Kennedy Library, there are many items documenting WOWs of the past. Maybe one day you will also be recorded in the archives?!…
Written by Laura Sorvetti five months ago
A Look Back at Commencement: Fascinating Facts from the University Archives
It is the end of Spring Quarter which means that it is time to celebrate our graduates at Commencement! The Special Collections students assistants team has helped us gather a variety of interesting commencement facts and stories they discovered in…
Written by Courtney Thompson nine months ago
Dexter: Cal Poly’s First Library
In anticipation of Kennedy Library’s renovation, let’s take a walk down memory lane and reminisce about Cal Poly’s first library building, the Walter F. Dexter Memorial Library. Cal Poly had a library space since the campus opened in 1903. The…
Written by Courtney Thompson nine months 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 eleven 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,…