University Archives Audio-Visual Collection

Recording of speech made by Bobby Seale (co-founder of the Black Panther Party and activist for the Civil Rights Movement).

Q and A after Bobby Seale speech on Cal Poly campus.

Speech by William Randolph Hearst Jr. at the Cal Poly Campus. Speaks about his grandfather and father and his personal travels. At 00:08:09 the audio drops to a very low level, almost inaudible, until 00:08:36.

[00:00:01] Explanation of the “Convocation Series” and the purpose for the series by Dr. Dale Andrews. [00:07:20] Introduction by student Fred Johnson. [00:09:08] Fred Johnson introduces Myrlie Evers. [00:14:45] Myrlie Evers begins her speech by thanking Fred Johnson and being at Cal Poly. [00:16:55] Explains the use of the title ‘For us the living’ with remarks towards her late husband Medgar Evers. [00:19:45] Reflection on the death of her husband. [00:21:08] Internal difficulties of leaving the state of Mississippi and the realization of a national problem. [00:22:29] The cancers of our society and refusing to admit there is a problem. [00:25:22] Progress and where the nation is going. [00:29:00] The constant reminder that things have not really changed. [00:30:20] The mood of moving from the 60s to the 70s and the lack of apathy. [00:34:37] Disappointment with the youth vote. [00:35:20] The discouraged feeling of leadership and the struggle of the movements. [00:39:20] “We sit back, and we do nothing until it becomes too hot”. [00:41:30] “What can we do?”. [00:47:00] Being asked to run for congress. [00:50:50] Getting the young people interested. [00:52:00] Final remarks regarding ‘For us the living’ and making America a better place to live. [00:56:12] Myrlie Evers speech ends. [00:56:40] Questions and Answers with Myrlie Evers. [00:57:22] What are the most significant changes that have occurred in the evolution of the black man in Southern politics? [01:03:15] What do I think is the primary role of the Black woman in terms of furthering the cause of Blacks? [01:11:45] Do you think mass action is the most effective means of change in our society? [01:15:19] Do you feel that all minority groups should band together and fight for their right on a common ground? [01:18:37] Would you agree at least in part that Vietnam is an extension of America’s racism? [01:21:00] Can you see the time in the near future that we may respect and enjoy each other without the great barriers of race and religion that seem to be distrust and insensitivity to often today? [01:24:30] Is there a young emerging leader among the Black culture who hopes to continue where Martin Luther King left off? [01:28:52] Now that the intense racial strife of the sixties is over, do you feel that less emphasis should be applied to desegregation and more on solving urban decay and the improvement of the human environment? [01:32:57] Questions from the audience. [01:38:44] Recording ends.

Footage from the 1985-86 school year, including footage of the Rose Parade float, Poly Royal, and Week of Welcome.
[00:00:00] Introduction and aerial views of Cal Poly campus.
[00:00:34] Videos of WoW groups
[00:04:30] Students at football game
[00:04:53] Cal Poly's Rose Float
[00:05:00] Cal Poly football game
[00:05:53] Girl's Volleyball game
[00:06:17] Drama production
[00:06:26] Clip of the sandwich shop
[00:06:35] Inside classroom
[00:07:00] Cal Poly dance program
[00:07:32] Baseball game
[00:07:48] Unidentified man giving speech
[00:07:54] View of the beach and downtown
[00:08:29] Swim team
[00:08:35] Various locations around San Luis
[00:08:43] Basketball Game
[00:08:56] Softball game
[00:09:10] Basketball victory celebration
[00:09:15] Track meet
[00:09:48] Students dance to live music on Dexter lawn
[00:10:10] Women's recreational dancing
[00:10:18] Students listen to live music on Dexter Lawn
[00:10:35] Poly Royal
[00:11:14] Women's synchronized swimming
[00:11:20] Diving
[00:11:27] Beach Races
[00:11:52] Poly Royal
[00:12:10] Fraternity's Luau
[00:12:26] Parade around Cal Poly's campus
[00:13:01] View of the ocean and pier
[00:13:20] North Mountain dorms
[00:13:35] People gathering on a lawn
[00:13:52] Beach view
[00:13:57] Cal Poly Rodeo
[00:14:10] Students in various places around campus
[00:14:40] WoW groups
[00:15:21] Football game
[00:15:39] Brief clips of live music, dance shows, sports games, rodeo
[00:16:13] Student life on campus
[00:17:22] Campus aerial
[00:17:30] Commencement

A brief history of the Cal Poly football team from its beginnings until the 1990s.

A program from Action News (Blair Broadcasting) about the fires in San Luis Obispo County during the summer of 1985.

[00:00:00] An MC introduces the Solid Lead Dancers, a comedy dance group
[00:00:55] Dancers introduced, begin dancing to top hits of 1986
[00:04:52] View of Breakin' the ice rose float mascot penguin on pickup truck with skateboarders trailing behind
[00:06:35] View of fire in engineering west building as people crowd the street to watch

Members of the Retired Faculty Club meet and share their experiences.
[00:00:00] Howard Brown asks people to recognize plants and tools on cards
[00:01:05] Brown introduces Paul Tritenbach, author of San Luis Obispo Discoveries
[00:01:57] Harold Wilson talks about Vard Shepard and his state of affairs
[00:02:58] Arlene Busey, Secretary/treasurer, says a few words
[00:04:00] Enrico Bongio takes the stand and introduces panel
[00:07:26] Moderator and retired Cal Poly President Robert E. Kennedy talks about rationale for the panelist selection
[00:08:42] Lionel Middlecamp introduced by moderator
[00:09:01] Middlecamp describes his earliest time at Poly, starting in 1932
[00:10:26] Middlecamp displays a painting of the campus with the beef unit/horse barn
[00:11:16] Middle camp talks about how horses were still used when he came to Cal Poly
[00:13:20] Middlecamp talks about the agricultural makeup of the school and early Poly Royal
[00:14:20] Bill Troutner introduced
[00:15:31] Troutner talks about his decisions after graduating high school
[00:18:27] Troutner talks about the people who had just arrived at campus: C. O. McCorkle, Carl . "Gus" Beck, Ted Howes, George Drumm, Dick Leach
[00:20:00] Troutner talks about his early duties on campus alongside teaching
[00:21:28] Spelman Collins, sheep expert, introduced
[00:22:27] Collins talks about his early experience and salary, how he got into acting in So Dear to My Heart
[00:26:23] Collins talks about his experience with sheep around campus
[00:27:18] Harold Wilson introduced
[00:28:50] Wilson talks about his time with Spelman and the Hearst Castle swimming pool incident
[00:31:50] Wilson talks about his work with the Voorhis campus
[00:39:50] Howard "Howie" O'Daniels introduced
[00:40:51] O'Daniels talks about his initial hiring
[00:43:50] Kennedy and O'Daniels talk about O'Daniels' first season at Poly
[00:49:42] O'Daniels talks about an early Santa Barbara game
[00:50:50] Richard Hall introduced
[00:51:20] Hall talks about his early time at Poly and the aeronautics department
[00:55:00] Hall talks about his journey in a primitive school bus traveling around San Luis Obispo county
[00:56:16] Howard Brown introduced
[00:58:00] Brown talks about the Ornamental Horticulture department, originally located where Vista Grande was as of 1989
[00:59:55] Brown talks about his marriage during the war years
[01:02:40] Brown talks about his military service in the defense of San Luis Obispo
[01:04:00] Brown talks about moving a shipment of plants and bees overland
[01:06:47] Bongio talks about Richard Leach, retelling an anecdote about a dance during the Depression years
[01:09:00] Discussion of the funds of the university during the Depression
[01:10:04] Harold Wilson talks about the first Poly Royal - George Drumm, Vard Shepard, J. I. Thompson as founders
[01:11:10] Wilson talks about how the first Poly Royal involved a huge campus cleanup effort to remove debris and overgrowth
[01:11:45] Bill adds to the discussion of first Poly Royal - Ornamental Horticulture contest - Masaji Eto, Eddie Yao, Hank Dunning
[01:12:30] Middlecamp talks about building the barbecue pit
[01:13:15] Kennedy talks about Don Fluger - writing a history of southern campus with some inaccuracies
[01:15:35] Kennedy talks about horse racing (parimutuel) as a major source of income
[01:17:40] Wilson adds more information about race money funding for campus
[01:18:18] Kennedy continues on the topic of funding legislation
[01:19:00] Bongio wraps up program
[01:19:25] Brown explains what the trivia questions were, awarding prizes