Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Essays; Libraries; Photographs; Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.). Library; Portraits; Speeches, addresses, etc.
Two articles written by Willis Holmes Kerr and Albert Daniel Stauffacher and published in the Pomona College Magazine. Kerr writes about the importance of history and the preservation of libraries. Stauffacher's article is his 1934 convocation...
Artesian wells; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company; Baldwin, Cyrus Grandison; Banks and banking; Belcher, Harry T.; Bell Telephone Company; Bent, H. K. W.; Blanchard, Nathan W.; Boards of trade; Bonds; Brackett, Frank Parkhurst, b....
Collection of newspaper clippings present a chronological history of the development of Claremont. Acknowledgement for much of the source material is made to Frank Wheeler and his scrapbook. The scrapbook is reported as housed in the Claremont...
Carnegie libraries; Citrus; Claremont (Calif.)-Maps; College buildings; Fruit growers; Judges; Land grants; Land grants-California; Land tenure; Maps; Real property; Real property-California; Street names
Maps on page show Claremont and North Claremont properties. Map of North Claremont gives information on land tracts with citrus groves.
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company; Boards of trade; City maps; Fire stations; Foothill Boulevard (Claremont, Calif.); Hill, Merton Earle; Land grants; Land grants-California; Land subdivision; Land tenure; Libraries; Maps; Pacific...
Page contains a folded map of Upland addressed to Frank Wheeler from the Upland Chamber of Commerce.
Alfalfa; Apples; Apricot; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company; Automobile repair shops; Beans; Beets; Business enterprises; Citrus; Crop insurance; Dairy products industry; Electric utilities; Hotels; Irrigation; Land grants; Land...
Page contains a complete map and partial maps of areas in Southern California. Maps mostly highlight the area's agricultural qualities.
Abernethy, Martin; Advertising; American Legion of California; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company; Athletic fields; Banks and banking; Belcher, Harry T.; Betterments; Boards of trade; Bonds; Brooks, Raymond C.; Business enterprises;...
Materials laid on top of, but not affixed to, page 420 consist of four Claremont maps. First map, created by Frank Wheeler, has two sides and gives a detailed description of Claremont and its qualities on back. Last map shows Claremont in 1897.
Abbott, Lyman, 1835-1922; Authors; Brackett, Frank Parkhurst, b. 1865; Clergy; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); College buildings; College presidents; College students; Deans (Education); Fong, Foo Sec, 1869-1938; Gates, George Augustus;...
Photographs and clippings refer to various important figures in Claremont's early educational history. Mostly focuses on Claremont's first grammar school and the people involved in its development.
Advertising fliers; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company; Banks and banking; Belcher, Harry T.; Boards of trade; Citrus fruit industry; City attorneys; Clerks; Cree, Ira J.; Directories; Engineers; Geer, Francis Heman; Griswold, George...
Collected Claremont City Directories for the years 1912-1913, 1914, 1914-1915, 1916-1917, and 1919-1920. Also includes a 1912 advertisement for the city of Claremont.
Airplanes; Architecture, Domestic; Archives; Beekeepers; Botany; Brackett, Frank Parkhurst, b. 1865; Citrus fruit industry; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Dwellings; El Alisal (Claremont, Calif.); Flood damage; Flood damage prevention;...
Articles cover William T. Martin, Claremont's first American settler, as well as the early history of Claremont floods and flood damage. Other pieces describe the unique history of specific areas in early Claremont including Palmer Canyon, El...
Airplanes; Architecture, Domestic; Automobiles; Banks and banking; Bells; Brackett, Frank Parkhurst, b. 1865; Business enterprises; Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908; College teachers; Duvall, Oliver Harvey; Dwellings; Eastman Kodak Company; Electrical...
Articles recount tales by older members of Claremont community who were active in the founding and modernizing of the city. Focuses on college faculty, the general neighborhood, the first Claremont store, and establishment of the city's water...
Scrapbook journaling; Printed ephemera; Portraits; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Gates, George Augustus
The page contains a portrait of George Augustus Gates, Pomona College President from 1901 to 1909, and a statement from Gates on being "A Christian Gentleman."
Pamphlets; Portraits; Obituaries; Norton, Edwin Clarence; Spalding, Phebe Estelle; Sumner, Charles Burt; Neely, Charles Gracchus; Brackett, Frank Parkhurst, b. 1865; College teachers; Memorial service; College presidents; Pomona College (Claremont,...
A booklet honoring Daniel Herbert Colcord and photographs of the Claremont and Pomona College community.
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); El Alisal (Claremont, Calif.); Horse-drawn vehicles; Horses; Landscape and garden; Scrapbook journaling
Captioned, "Claremont in 1884", the page has an image of "early Claremont" and a brief description of El Alisal. Depicted in the image are (left to right): Phil G. Klein, John Urbanus, R. A. Burke, Charles French, H. A. Palmer, and W. V. Burke. ...
Baldwin, Cyrus Grandison; Brackett, Frank Parkhurst, b. 1865; College teachers; Photographs; Scrapbook journaling
Captioned "Claremont Camping Party in Bear Canyon 1894," group photograph of Pomona College professors and families. Includes Geo[rge] Sumner, former member of California State Assembly. Identification of individuals is typed below photo.
Architecture, Domestic; Athletic fields; Boys; Children; Dwellings; Girls; Landscape and garden; Norton, Edwin Clarence; Photographs; Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.); Portraits, Group; High school buildings; Scrapbook journaling; Signs and...
Photographs of homes in Claremont. Many are noted as homes of professors. Includes a picture of Pomona's athletic field, the high school, and a smaller school.
Architecture, Domestic; Automobile repair shops; Business enterprises; Church buildings; College buildings; College stores; Commercial buildings; Drugstores; Duvall, Oliver Harvey; Dwellings; Fleming, Peter; Grocers; Holabird, William Henry;...
Photographs of residences, a natural landmark, and important buildings in and around Claremont. Includes a picture of President Theodore Roosevelt's speech at Pomona College's Pearsons Hall and a picture of two other Pomona College halls.
