Automobiles-Societies, etc.; Blaisdell, James Arnold, 1867-1957; Boy Scouts; Claremont Colleges; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); College presidents; Engineers; Foothill Boulevard (Claremont, Calif.); Glee clubs; Griswold, George C.; Landscape...
Articles cover the opening of the recently-completed Foothill Boulevard and the multi-city celebration in its honor. Relates various details about the physical design of the road itself. Emphasizes Frank Wheeler's historical connection to the...
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...
American review of reviews; California; California Fruit Growers Exchange; Citrus fruit industry; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Doheny, Edward L. (Edward Laurence), 1856-1935; Drury College (Springfield, Mo.); Founding; Harwood, Charles E.;...
Newspaper clippings contain a history and photographs of Charles E. Hartwood, the 102 year old president of the Upland Lemon Growers' Association.
Marston, George White, 1850-1946; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); College bulletin; Letters; Portraits
A special issue of the Pomona College Bulletin in honor of George White Marston, on the occasion of his twenty-fifth anniversary as president of the college's Board of Trustees, and a congratulatory letter from Almon T. Richardson.
Architecture, Domestic; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company; Biography; Business enterprises; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Congregational Church (Claremont, Calif.); Obituaries; Palmer, Frank L.; Photographs; Portraits;...
Collection of obituaries, biographies, and photographs of Frank L. Palmer and Lewis Nathaniel Smith. Includes photograph of Mrs. Lewis Nathaniel Smith.
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...
American review of reviews; Architecture, Domestic; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Donkeys; Dwellings; Holabird, William Henry; Irrigation; Landscape and garden; Letterheads; Letters;...
Articles and letters on Colonel Henry Holabird, a real estate developer in early Claremont. Also includes a clipping from the American Review of Reviews.
Alcoholic beverages; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa fe Railroad Company; Business enterprises; California; Canyons; Census; Clerks; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); College publications; Cree, Ira J.; Diamond mines and mining; Duvall, Oliver...
A various collection of newspaper articles and records on land valuations, average rainfall, and historical happenings in Claremont. Its records include neighboring city records in order for comparison. Also contains an article on California...
Focused on the San Antonio Canyon, page contains images of homes, a toll booth, electric utilities, and water utilities. Also contains a history of Camp Baldy through photographs and a newspaper clipping.
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company; Bichowsky, Emmo C.; Billheimer, John S.; Business enterprises; Camps; Canyons; Citrus fruit industry; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Electric railroads-Rails; Engineers; Gates, George Augustus;...
Entitled "coming of the Pacific Electric," collection of articles present the various aspects that went into the construction of a Pacific Railway line through Southern California. Includes responses by cities affected and the business deals formed...
Newspaper article and balance sheet detail the activities of the Pomona Valley Protective Association and its work in irrigation and water conservation in Pomona and Southern California.
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Founding; Frontier and pioneer life; Garner, Herman H.; Gold; Horse-drawn vehicles; Land settlement; Landscape and garden; Letters; Martin, William T.; Mexicans; Mormons; Parties; Photographs; Portraits, Group;...
Captioned "Early history of Claremont by H. A. Palmer," page includes a collection of articles and short pieces on the history of El Alisal and Claremont's development.
Adams Express Company; Alvarado, Juan Bautista, 1809-1882; Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America; Apprenticeship programs; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company; Bible. O.T.; Bixby, Llewellyn; Bridges;...
Page contains articles relating to Frank Wheeler's activities and historical speeches. Also includes his obituaries. Last clipping shows image of Ontario's first, mule-driven street car.
Agriculture; Alvarado, Juan Bautista, 1809-1882; Animals, Fossil; Antiquities; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company; Banks and banking; Baptists; Barnes, E.; Bible. O.T.; Bixby, L. H.; Boards of trade; Church buildings; Church of the...
Page contains articles on activities in La Verne, particularly its union with the city of Lordsburg and a fight between citrus growers and the California Citrus Union. Also contains articles on various archeological finds in Claremont and Lordsburg
Alvarado, Juan Bautista, 1809-1882; Architecture, Domestic; Carrion, Saturino; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Dams; Famines; Fruit growers; Irrigation; Land grants-California; Mortgages; Obituaries; Palomares, Ignacio; Photographs; Ranchers;...
Reverse page contains an obituary, photograph, and short histories on the Carrions and the land grant they received from Ignacio Palomares and Ricardo Vejar.
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.
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...
Census; Citrus fruit industry; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Fire stations; Municipal bonds; Municipal incorporation; Pamphlets; Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.); Public officers; Ranchers; Roads Design and construction; School buildings;...
Titled "Private opinions publicly expressed at election time," articles present an array of viewpoints concerning Claremont's upcoming bond election and possible incorporation as a city.
