University Archives Collections

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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

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

University Archives Register

Download a PDF of the University Archives record series, or browse the list below

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: General history

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

140: Administration

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: Organizational structure

150                  Reorganization

150.01            Vice President for Academic Affairs – Malcom Wilson office files

150.02            Vice President for Academic Affairs – Robert D. Koob

  1. Strategic Planning Document, 1991-
  2. Instructionally Related Activities
  3. Inclusive Excellence
[David Conn becomes Associate Vice President for Inclusive Excellence and Director of Ombuds Services]

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

  1. Access to Excellence

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: Information Systems (Information Technology Services ITS)

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: University Councils, 1961-1968

160.01          College Council, 1951-1962 (Dexter storage)

160.02          Administrative Council,1967-1977 (Dexter storage)

160.03          Academic Council, 1967-1977

161: Faculty staff associations

161.01    Black Faculty & Staff Association

    • Black Commencement Programs, 1996-
165: Academic Senate

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

    •  Register for specific box numbers
    •  Academic Senate – Diversity, 1990-1995

165.01            Minutes and Agendas, 1968 –

165.02            Distinguished Teaching Awards – Recipient List 1963-present

    • Note:  For additional information see Academic Senate Register

165.03            Budget Information/Reports 1987-1995

170: Campus-wide standing committees

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

    • Includes Executive Council, 1957-1966

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

180.01: Campus Administrative Manual

See current CAP online

191: Cal Poly Corporation (formerly Cal Poly Foundation)

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: Alumni Association

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: General administrative affairs

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: Major Capital Outlay Programs: Master Plan

210.01             Five Year Major Capital Outlay, 1975-80

210.02            California State College: Master Plan, 1966, 1987

210.03            Campus Plot Plans – Oversize

220: Minor Capital Outlay

221                 Restroom Modifications: Physically Handicapped Compliance, 1975

    • Transition Plan IV: Americans with Disabilities Act, 1999
230: Use and allocation of facilities

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

240: Housing and feeding facilities

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

250: Alcohol policy
260: Building and grounds

For blueprints and architectural drawings, see Blueprint Register

264                Plant Operations

    • Recycling guide, n.d. – see Facilities Planning online
    • Sustainability

265                   Campus Maps

300: Policy

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.

    • (Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act)

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: Employee benefits

380.01       Retirement: Public Employees Retirement System, Social Security, PERS Spectrum, PERSpective

    • Insurance:  Health Insurance, Unemployment Insurance, Disability Insurance, Workman’s Compensation, Personal Accident Insurance Program

384.01           University Club, 1978-1990

    • Faculty Club
    • Staff Club

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

    • Call for Action, 1998-2003

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

    • UPC Advocate, 1971-79

395.03.03     UPC Hot Line, 1973-75, 1978

396                 Nominations of Outstanding Professor Awards, 1977-80

400: Accreditation

401                 Accreditation, Cal Poly Campus

    • Box 1 – 1927-1956
    • Box 2 – 1957-1980
    • Box 3 – 1989, Self-Study Report, Volumes I, II, III

401.02  Campus Self-Evaluation, 1997-2000

402                 Professional Accreditation  – Departments and Schools

402.01          Academic Programs

410: Undergraduate 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

    • Agriview newsletter, 1996 – (incomplete)

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

    • Department Memos and Weekly Bulletins
    • Journals, Newsletters, Publications
    • School Departments
    • Architectural Engineering Dept.
    • Architecture Dept.
    • City and Regional Planning Dept.
    • Construction Management Dept.
    • Landscape Architecture Dept.
    • Self Evaluation, 2008 (returned by request by K Mastako 07262011)

410.03  Orfalea College of Business

    •  Accounting Dept.
    •  Business Administration Dept.
    •  Economics Dept.
    •  Management Dept.
    •  Industrial Technology

410.04    College of Engineering

    • Civil and Environmental Engineering
    • Computer Science Dept.
    • Electrical Engineering Dept

410.04a              Aerospace Engineering [Formerly Aeronautical Engineering]

    • Engineering Dept.
    • Engineering Technology Dept.
    • “Welding Memorabilia at Cal Poly” by Enrico Bongio
    •  3 volumes containing scrapbooks of Engineering Technology Department. [Note: located w/scrapbooks]
    • Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Dept.
    • Mechanical Engineering Dept.

410.04b              Mechanical Engineering: Aeronautical & Human Powered Helicopter collection [Dexter storage]

410.04.01              College of Engineering Publications

    • Engineering Advantage 2001-
    • News to ME 2009 –

410.04.04              Office files of the School of Engineering

410.05   College of Liberal Arts

    • Publications, memorabilia
    • College of Liberal Arts Magazine

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)

    • Collegians/Glee Club

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.]

    • Puppeteers of America, 38th National Festival – Brochure

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

    • Education Dept.
    • Graphic Communication Dept. [Now in College of Liberal Arts]
    • Home Economics Dept.

410.06.01          Marjorie Martinson  (office papers) Home Economics Dept.

    • Industrial Technology Dept. [Now in Orfalea School of Business]
    • Liberal Studies [Now in College of Liberal Arts]
    • Military Science Dept [Now in College of Agriculture]
    • Physical Education and Recreation Administration Dept. [Kinesiology Dept. now in College of Science and Mathematics]
    • Psychology and Child Development Dept. [Now in College of Liberal Arts]

410.07  College of Science and Mathematics

    • Biological Sciences Dept.
    • Chemistry Dept.
    • Mathematics Dept.
    • Physics Dept. (Newsletters, 1993-2008)
    • Statistics Dept. (no records)
    • Kinesiology

412              Senior Project Microfiche (2nd copy)

412.00  Guidelines to Senior Projects, 1977

420: Graduate programs

420                Master’s Thesis (microfiche backup copy)

420.01         Graduate Programs publications

430: General education

431                   External Degree Programs

440: Teacher education
450: Related instructional programs

451                   International Education, A.I.D. Programs

452: Federal/State Bodies on Cal Poly Campus

452.01          National Youth Administration for California (NYA), n.d., 1941-42

    • Los Lecheros Presents National Defense Dance, Feb. 28, 1942

452.02            Naval Flight Preparatory School, California Polytechnic (keywords: Navy)

    • Artwork: cartoon
453: Communications / media productions

see also:

  • 3000 – Video Cassettes
  • 4000 – Slides
  • 5000 – Photographs
  • 6000 – Films
454: KCPR Radio
456: Cooperative education
461: Cal Poly Continuing Education (formerly Extended Education)

461.01    Continuing Education & University Outreach publications

463: Cal Poly Arts (Cal Poly Center for the Arts)

Performing Arts Center

471: Audiovisual Services (campus department)
475: Library

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

    • Technical Services

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: Academic planning and instruction
[See also Academic Planning, series 172.02]

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: University Announcements

490.01                 University Catalog (formerly The Bulletin)

490.02                 Class Schedules

490.10                 The Bulletin

491                       Graduate Studies Bulletin, Graduate Studies Issue

500: Financial Operations

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

    • Nuclear Regulations located in Dexter Storage

570                   Transportation and Travel

    • Campus Ride Share
599: Student Affairs

599                   Departments in Division of Student Affairs

599.01     Publications

599.02            Events, Provocative Perspectives

600: Admissions

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

610: Academic 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: Grade processing and procedures

617.05            Grade Frequency Distribution Tables, 1960-62, 1965, 1976

    • Grade Point Averages, 1964- 1976

617.10            Persistence to Graduation Reports

619                Candidates for Graduation, Summary of Graduates, 1906-1995

620: Counseling testing, and advising services

620.01    Counseling and Testing Center

620.05.01          Notes for Counselors (Announcements), 1972-87

630: Student co-curricular activities and organizations

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

    • Activity Guide, 1972, 1980

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

    • Board of Directors
    • Executive Director
    • Financial Records
    • Membership
      • Fund Drives
      • Scholarships

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)

640: Scholarships, loan grants and work study - Financial Aid office
646: Educational Opportunity Program News & Views, 1979-80
646.01: Disabled Student Services
646.02: Student Community Services
650: Health Services

651                Accident Reporting Procedure

652                Coordinating Committee on AIDS and HIV infection

    • HIV and AIDS Awareness Week

652.02           Health Center

660: Placement Center
661.02: Employment Status Report, 1958-77, 1982, 1989-95

661.00          Graduate Status Report. 2000

661.03: Surveys of Graduates, Graduate Follow-Up Program Survey
670: Student Discipline

670          Coed Discipline (guidelines for reentry of women students, 1957) [aka “Cues for Coeds”]

    • Rules Book, 1978-79

670.01             Coed Discipline, Special Resolution Committee, 1963-64

700: Public Affairs/Public Relations - Communications/Special Events

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: Media Relations

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

    • San Luis Obispo La Fiesta, 1951
    • Rose Parade, graduation, 1973
    • Homecoming, 1989-90, 1992, 1995, 1998, n.d.

713                Radio and Television Broadcast – See also Audio-Visual Materials (series 3000)

720: Publications

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 JournalEl 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

    • Keywords: Minna No Anime, Iroiro, Prototypes, calendars

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: Use of University name, seal, symbols, or letterhead

730.01                       Inter – office Operations

730.02                       Letterhead and Logos

730.03                       Seal (includes blind emboss seal)

751.03: Retired Faculty and Staff Club Newsletter
775: Tournament of Roses Parade Float Administration (See also series 634.50)
800: Records under seal
900: Cal Poly Memorabilia

900            First Graduating Class of Cal Poly 1906

    • Graduation Program
    • Announcement & Cards
    • Righetti, Irene Inez – Portrait
    • Righetti, Irene Inez – Diploma with cover
    • Polytechnic Journal – 1906
    • First Catalogue – 1903

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

    • Wood desk & file cabinet

900.16       Artwork [located in oversize flat cases in Dexter storage]

    • “Congratulations!” by B.R. 4/28/67
    • Folder 1: Shelby Stover (artist)
    • Folder 2: Lucia Pearce (artist)
    • Folder 3: Gladys Gray (artist)
    • Folder 4: Betty Middlecamp (artist)

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

    • Used in dedication ceremony of the War Memorial bronze plaques on November 11, 2001. Donated by Jack Spaulding
1000: Chancellor's Office

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: Administrative bulletins

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

2009: Farmer's Picnic
2010: Poly Royal

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

2011: Open House
3000: Video Cassettes

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

    • 80 Years of Mustang Memories

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

5000: Photographs

See below to explore the University Archives Photograph Collection

7000: Cal Poly Athletics (Sports)

Learn more about the Records of the Athletics Department.

University Archives Photograph Collection

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.

Aston Postcard Collection

aston75When 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.

Cal Poly Authors

booksUniversity 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

catalogs_75Cal 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.

Student Newspapers

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.

History

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 RoundupEl 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.

Scope & Content

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.

Access

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.

KCPR Student Radio

University Archives holds the historic records of the student radio station KCPR 91.3. Learn more about the collections and history of KCPR.

Yearbooks

yearbook

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

pr1968University Archives contains all of the Poly Royal buttons from when the buttons first appeared in 1958 through 1987.

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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