California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
- Location: San Luis Obispo, CA
- Phone: (805) 756-5760
- Email: library@calpoly.edu
- Website: https://lib.calpoly.edu/
Collections at this institution
Grace E. Barneberg Papers
Papers of San Luis Obispo civic leader Grace E. Barneberg, comprised of correspondence, organizational records, legal documents, newspaper clippings, photographs, and ephemera. The collection documents her official activities as president of the Monday Club and activities in regional and statewide women's and service organizations, including the California State Hospital Libraries, San Luis Obispo Free Public Library, Board of Women's Prisons, San Luis Obispo Dental Clinic, San Luis Obispo Mitchell Park, County Health Center, and the Red Cross. Also included are Barneberg family records.
Institution: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
91 Items
Guadalupe Speaks Oral History Collection
Collection contains transcriptions, audio cassette and video tape interviews of long-time residents of Guadalupe, California. The interviews were recorded in 2003 and 2004 by California Polytechnic State University students and faculty. The stories reflect history, culture, and life in Guadalupe and reflect the multicultural mix of residents including Swiss-Italian, Portuguese, Filipino, Chumash, Mexican, Chinese, and Japanese ancestry. Materials in English and Spanish.
Institution: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
7 Items
Hayes Perkins San Simeon Diaries
Five volumes of typescript diary entitled 'Here and There: The Diary of Hayes Perkins.' Perkins worked for publisher William Randolph Hearst at both his San Simeon and Wyntoon estates. Biographical ephemera, photographs, and correspondence are also included in the collection.
Institution: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
1 Item
Hearst Caricatures Collection
Institution: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
27 Items
Hearst Ranch and Cayucos Photograph Collection
The Hearst Ranch and Cayucos Photograph Collection contains nine vintage snapshots and 1 mounted print believed to have been taken by longtime Central Coast resident Clayton Leonard Morss (1891-1967). Includes black-and-white snapshots of construction of the Hearst Ranch in San Simeon, California, in the 1920s, and albumen prints of the town of Cayucos, California in the 1890s, both in San Luis Obispo County.
Institution: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
10 Items
Hearst-Grand Canyon Collection
Photographs, photocopies, and microfiche of federal records relating to property on the south rim of the Grand Canyon once owned by William Randolph Hearst.
Institution: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
12 Items
Horner Architectural Photography Collection
The Horner Architectural Photography Collection contains 307 vintage, black and white mounted photographs taken by Benjamin Bean Horner (1893-1971), an architect who practiced in Southern California, primarily Los Angeles and Santa Barbara. The photographs are from the 1920s; the majority of the images are of historic structures in England and California.
Institution: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
81 Items
Jack Family Papers
The Jack Family Papers (circa 1860-1969 with bulk dates of 1860-1915) contain correspondence, business records, and photographs relating to the Jack Family of San Luis Obispo, California.
Institution: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
134 Items
Julia Morgan Papers
Papers, 1835-1958 (bulk 1896-1945), contain architectural drawings and plans, office records, photographs, correspondence, project files, student work, family correspondence, and personal papers from the estate of California architect Julia Morgan, who practiced in San Francisco during the first half of the twentieth century.
Institution: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
3,712 Items