Poly Royal

Records related to the preparation, promotions, and events of Poly Royal and Poly Royal Rodeo.

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6th Annual Poly Royal Program
Local Identifier
0052_ua_000001
Date Created
1938
Description

The official program for Poly Royal in 1938, created by students organizing Poly Royal. Includes a map of campus with activities, a schedule of Poly Royal, and other information about the school and the event. Includes signatures of students involved in Poly Royal. The theme for Poly Royal was 'Follow Poly's Progress.' See a full scan of the map (ua-sel_00000391) here: https://digital.lib.calpoly.edu/rekl-11949

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Poly Royal Program, 1933
Local Identifier
ua-sel_00000311
Date Created
1933-03-31
Description

The program to the first Poly Royal in 1933 including a map of campus. This was the first year the phrase 'Poly Royal' was used to refer to the annual celebration and showcase previously known as Farmer's Picnic. This was also the year the celebration returned after a ten year span of time when lack of funding prevented Farmer's Picnic from taking place.

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Riot Rocks Poly Neighborhood
Local Identifier
ua-sel_00000334
Date Created
1990-04-28
Description

Newspaper covers the riot centered around SLO's Bottle Shoppe that resulted in celebration of Poly Royal where police were called to subdue the violence using water hoses, tear gas, force, and megaphones.

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Invitation to First Poly Royal in 1933
Local Identifier
ua-sel_00000310
Date Created
1933-03-31
Description

An invitation to the first Poly Royal in 1933. This was the first year the phrase 'Poly Royal' was used to refer to the annual celebration and showcase previously known as Farmer's Picnic. This was also the year the celebration returned after a ten year span of time when lack of funding prevented Farmer's Picnic from taking place.

[1938 Campus Map]
Local Identifier
ua-sel_00000391
Date Created
1938
Description

A comedic campus map included as part of the Sixth Annual Poly Royal brochure. Drawn by Edward R. Wiley, an Air Conditioning student at Poly. The map depicts a number of buildings that were added between 1927 and 1938, including four new residence halls, more engineering and ag facilities, and the President's House. See the entire program here: https://digital.lib.calpoly.edu/rekl-93365

1936 Campus Map
Local Identifier
ua-sel_00000390
Date Created
1936
Description

A map of campus facing east, from the Horse Barn to the Hog Unit. A directory is included under the map, which came as part of the Fourth Annual Poly Royal brochure.

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