Collection of architect and engineer Walter T. Steilberg, who worked for Julia Morgan in the 1920s and 1930s, including vintage photographic prints of Morgan projects and Steilberg's published and unpublished recollections of Morgan and her practice. Documents relate to Morgan's commissions in the Bay Area. Collection dates between 1908 and 1974. Collection is divided between Personal and Professional Papers. More information available at: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt7f59r17m/

Collection contains 9 mounted vintage images by famed architectural photographer Ezra Stoller of the Clark residence in Lake Placid, New York, taken in 1947. Residence designed by architect Douglass Haskell. More information available at: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt4n39r7s5/

Photograph prints of Gerber House and Garden located in Oceano, CA. Fifty-two color prints with introduction and map, and a DVD of Garden Walk tour. Documents date between 1958 and 1990. More information available at: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8vd74wc/

This collection contains black and white photographs taken by an unknown photographer – most likely a delegate – to the 40th annual National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Convention held in Los Angeles, California, from July 12-17, 1949. Photos take place around the Greater Los Angeles Area. More information available at: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt2z09r3nh

The Laumann Yosemite Collection consists of photographic prints and glass plate negatives of two of the Laumann family's visits to Yosemite National Park and the Sierra, the first in circa 1908 and the second in 1923. Photographs taken by Frank E. Laumann include familiar landmarks such as El Capitan, Mirror Lake, Vernal Falls, Half Dome and Hetch Hetchy as well as Laumann family and friends. More information available at https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt687033q9/

Eight travel sketches (reproductions) by Jacques Weismann. The sketches depict buildings in Nancy, France and Toul, France, in 1926.

Collection of periodicals created by and about Chicano and Latinos collected by Alejandro Murguia, faculty San Francisco State University, and founding member and first director of the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts. Documents date between 1975 and 2007. Finding aid available at: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8v98f7x/. ________________ Collección de revistas creadas por y sobre chicano y latinos coleccionado por Alejandro Murguia, facultad de la Universidad Estatal de San Francisco y miembro fundador y primer director del Centro Cultural de la Misión para las Artes Latinas. Los documentos datan entre 1975 y 2007. Encontrar ayuda: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8v98f7x/

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. More information available at: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt429032pc/

Contains 36 photographs of the 1901 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, NY. Includes candid snapshots of the Midway and various concessionaires, street views of the Exposition, and prominent buildings, including the Electric Tower. The photographer is unknown. More information available at: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8v12bk4/

This collection contains the correspondence, photographs, project files, and drawings of architect Carleton Winslow, Sr., who is known for his work on the Panama-California Exposition of 1915 in San Diego, the Los Angeles Public Library headquarters building, as well as churches and residences in Southern California and Santa Barbara. Collection materials date between 1910 and 1946. More information available at: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt6n39r9vs/

A science fiction and fantasy comic created by founder Leonard Mogel largely based on the French science-fiction magazine Métal Hurlant. Collection includes issues dated between 1980 and 2003. Collection is incomplete. Finding aid available at: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8125rmk/

The William F. Cody Papers 2 (MS0163) contains personal papers, student work, awards, architectural drawings and plans, office records, marketing and public relations materials, presentation drawings, photographs, correspondence, and project files from the architect's estate, acquired through purchase from his daughter in 2008-09. A related collection, donated to Cal Poly before this one, can be accessed at: https://digital.lib.calpoly.edu/rekl-cody-ms007.

The Norman Clyde-Robert C. Pavlik Collection contains the research notes, correspondence, interview notes, vital records, background materials, and secondary sources compiled and created by Pavlik in the course of writing his 2008 biography, Norman Clyde: Legendary Mountaineer of California's Sierra Nevada. Also included are original Norman Clyde materials given to Pavlik as he researched the mountaineer's life and career. Finding aid available at https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt067nf0bz

Includes commercial and residential architectural drawings and plans created by Luther Eskijian, an Armenian architect, whose work is located primarily in southern California. His work included the Pasadena Jewish Community Center and the Armenian Cilicia Evangelical Church in Pasadena. Collection is largely unprocessed. Documents date between 1974 and 1992. Finding aid available at: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8jd53jx/

The Louis Family Papers contains nineteenth- and early twentieth-century business records and personal papers of the Louis family, a prominent and pioneering mercantile family in San Luis Obispo, California. Born in China, Wong On (Ah Louis) migrated to the United States in 1861 and opened a Chinese mercantile store in San Luis Obispo in 1874. Included are the records of Louis' children, of which Howard Louis' records comprise the bulk. The collection is comprised of approximately 20 linear feet of family correspondence, financial and legal records, and business correspondence and financial records. More information available at https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8348mwz/

The San Luis Obispo County Regional Photographs Collection contains photographs, artwork, and postcards of San Luis Obispo City and County. The collection, comprised of both amateur and professional work, captures daily life and popular scenes and locations in the county. The bulk of the collection focuses on early twentieth-century San Luis Obispo. Collections dates between 1850-1980 (bulk 1890-1930). More information available at: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt6c6037qw/.

Records of artist Robert S. Densham, Cal Poly Emeritus Professor, commercial artist, and former Cuesta College advisor. Primarily includes designs created by Densham for businesses in San Luis Obispo. Collection is largely unprocessed. Processed documents date between 1969 and 2005. Finding aid available at https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8h99btk/

Kenneth L. Waller Bataan Prisoner of War Collection contains materials recording Waller's years as a prisoner of war (POW) in the Pacific Theater, from September 1941 to August 1945. The materials include photographs, an excerpt from a book, an annotated map, and a transcript of an oral history compiled by Waller and Sandy McKennon in 1980. The oral history describes the Japanese occupation of the Philippines and their treatment of POWs. More information available at: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt229034dk/

Papers of environmental activist Kathleen Goddard Jones, including correspondence, photographs, a manuscript, and newspaper clippings, primarily relating to her years as a student and in her first marriage. Documents date between 1918 and 2002. Divided into seven subsections within collection. More information available at: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt367nf20p/

The papers of Architect Mark Mills are comprised of correspondence, legal documents, photographs, architectural drawings and plans, marketing and public relations materials for his practice, and presentation drawings. Architectural plans and drawings for single-family residences, ranging from 1950-1995 make up the bulk of the collection. Entire collection dates between 1939 and 2010. Collection is divided into four series. More information available at: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8zc84d2/

Blueprints and specifications of masonry, millwork, carpentry, plumbing, and electrical Work, for the 'Saratoga Foothill Club House,' July 1915. Designed by architect Julia Morgan. Collection is not arranged. More information available at: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8028q8h/

Approximately 1,000 postcards and images of buildings throughout Europe. Includes postcards from Steilberg family members to Walter Steilberg.

Farmers' Market Association materials including scrapbook, association records, advertising and publicity materials, photographs, and newspaper clippings.

The Women's Zine Collection contains zines that were featured in a 2007 exhibit at the Wignall Museum at Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga titled 'Girly Show: Pin-Ups, Zines & the So-Called Third Wave,' and includes exhibit programs. The zines reflect the exhibit theme and include topics such as feminism, sexuality, gender, erotica, burlesque, food, religion, and personal experience. Includes zines published between 1995 and 2007. Finding aid available at: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8833z6f/

Records of the City of San Luis Obispo Police Department, including affidavits, letters, summons, arrest records, and sentencings relating to the Police Courts, Recorder's Office, and jail of the City of San Luis Obispo. Published between 1881 and 1978. 36 bound ledgers in total. Finding aid available at https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8cn78k2/

Photographs related to the Sister's Inn restaurant located in San Luis Obispo, California and owners Annabelle Warren, Alice E. Harris, and James Bowers. Magazines and newspaper clippings related to model and actress Annazette (Annacetta) Williams Chase. Collection materials date between 1950 and 1982. Finding aid available at: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8n58s2k/

The Re/Collecting Project (Re/Co for short) is an 'ethnic studies memory project of California's Central Coast.' The project's aim is to digitally capture and make publicly accessible the rich history of the diverse - yet under-documented - communities of the region, which includes San Luis Obispo and northern Santa Barbara counties. To collect the materials that make up these histories, the project would organize 'Re/Collecting Days', and make house calls, where the project team would invite families and individuals to recollect their stories as well as to participate in collecting their story materials (images, documents, mementos) for digital preservation and access. The digital collection available on this site is only a selection of the Re/Collecting Project Archive. Learn more about the archive at: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8qc09ph/

Photographs, diaries, diary transcripts, and correspondence related to Ms. Gaydon Moore Brundridge (1897-1974) and her experience as a teacher at Carrizo Plain (Carrisa Plains) in 1918. Information on the Garcia and Van Meter (Van Metre) families, along with other contemporary ranchers, is also available. Finding aid available at https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8rx9hqp/

Documents, printed email correspondence, and meeting minutes related to the Carrizo Plain National Monument Advisory Committee and the California Condor project. Includes various correspondence and newspaper clippings of various Carrizo Plain-related events, including communications between committee members Robert Pavlik and Bob Binnewies. Collection also includes documents relating to Poetry Festival and to history awards. Finding aid available at: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8wm1k40/

Documents, plans, published articles, and photographs collected and created by David A. Bainbridge between 1976 and 2017 relating to water wall passive solar design, passive solar architecture, and renewable energy. Includes documents published for the Department of Commerce and Office of the State Architect. Finding aid available at: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8c53s09/

Records, documents, photographs, ephemera related to the activities of the San Luis Obispo Mother for Peace created between 1969 - 2017 regarding their work around Diablo Canyon and related projects. Documents published to educate and inform the public of the dangers of nuclear power, weapons, and waste as well as legal resistance to eliminate the propagation of nuclear power. Includes CDs, audio tapes, and DVDs containing Diablo Canyon applications and plant records as well as MFP related material. Collection not entirely processed. Finding aid available at: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c83t9pf7/

Printed publications and ephemera related to California Nuclear Power Plants and environmental activism. Most documents regard the promotion of alternative energy sources and sustainable resources. Materials produced between the years 1980-1989. Documents published by Livermore Action Group, East Bay Anti-Nuclear Group, and The Abalone Alliance. Finding aid available at https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c83202px/

Documents related to the development and activities of the Central Coast Queer Archive Project. Includes photographs and personal statements used for an interactive exhibit during Central Coast Pride 2017. More information available at https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8251qpw/

Sixty complete issues of 'It's About Times' newsletter and newspaper published from January 1978 to April 1985. The collection also includes 168 black and white photographic negatives and 14 corresponding contact sheets, photographed by Martin Litton during construction of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant; images of 1978 civil disobedience rally protesting Diablo Canyon, photographed by Mark Evanoff; and Abalone Alliance and Sierra club ephemera including newsletters.

Historic American Engineering Records Report HAER CA-358 for the Morro Bay Power Plant. Contains the contents of the Historic American Engineering Record for the Morro Bay Power Plant including the written report as submitted to the National Park Service, internal and external photographs of the plant, and photographs of architectural plans and engineering plans.

Student and student-press produced newspapers, journals, magazines, and newsletters. Includes The Polygram (1916-1932), The Polytechnic Californian (1940), El Mustang (1938-1939, 1941-1942, 1946-1967), Mustang Daily (1967-2013), and Mustang News (2013- ), monthly Polytechnic Journals (1906-1912), Mustang RoundUp (1942-1948), and The Alternative (1986-1987). Not produced between 1933-1937 and 1943-1945. Newspapers cover local and international events from the perspective of Cal Poly students. A more comprehensive collection of the student newspapers and a finding aid can be found at https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/studentnewspaper/ and https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8mc94qc/

Yearbooks, annuals, class directories, and annual journals published by the Cal Poly student body annually. Published as The Polytechnic Journal between 1906-1927 and El Rodeo between 1927-1990. No annuals were published between 1943-1945. Yearbooks provide student/faculty directories, along with recaps of yearly events. Finding aid available at https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c89310cn/

Records created by the Office of the President and Office of the Director between 1901 and 1924 relating to university operations, administration, promotion, international relations, and development, including campus life and commencement. Records include correspondence, meeting minutes, speeches, publications, audio/visual materials, and objects. Includes the papers of Director Leroy Anderson (1902-1907), Director Leroy Burns Smith (1908-1914), Robert Weir Ryder (1914-1921), and Nicholas Ricciardi (1921-1924).

Records created by the Office of the President during the term of President Benjamin R. Crandall (1924-1933) relating to university operations, administration, promotion, international relations, and development, including campus life and commencement. Records include correspondence, meeting minutes, speeches, publications, audio/visual materials, and objects.

Records created by the Office of the President during the term of President Julian A. McPhee (1933-1966) relating to university operations, administration, promotion, international relations, and development, including campus life and commencement. Records include correspondence, meeting minutes, speeches, publications, audio/visual materials, and objects.

Records created by the Office of the President during the term of President Robert E. Kennedy (1967-1979) relating to university operations, administration, promotion, international relations, and development, including campus life and commencement. Records include correspondence, meeting minutes, speeches, publications, audio/visual materials, and objects.

Records created by the Office of the President during the 30-year term of President Dr. Warren J. Baker (1979-2010) relating to university operations, administration, promotion, international relations, and development, including campus life and commencement. Records include correspondence, meeting minutes, photographs, speeches, publications, and audio/visual materials. Finding aid available at https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8xg9wx0/.

Records related to the administration and programming of KCPR student radio station. Includes manuscript, analog, and digital records.

Records of the administration and programs of the campus library.

Records created or collected by the office of the president but not specific to one president (i.e. annual reports, committee reports, etc.).

Records relating to the administration, marketing, and program management of the Athletics department including sports schedules, programs, photographs, and team data, as well as records related to Title IX. Collection is unprocessed and requires advance notice for research access. Related photographs can be found in the UA0099 University Archives Photograph Collection. Limited finding aid available at https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8t72q18/

Records created or collected by the Cal Poly Public Affairs Office, before the office split circa 2015 into University Communications (http://www.calpolynews.calpoly.edu/communications.html) and University Marketing (https://universitymarketing.calpoly.edu/). Significant publications produced by the Public Affairs Office include the Cal Poly Report, press releases, and Cal Poly Magazine.

Photographs and documents related to the development, programs, and curriculum of the College of Engineering. Includes memorabilia, projects, and excerpts, along with personal materials of engineer Enrico Bongio. Finding aid available at https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8jw8m0x/admin/

Includes records, photographs, research documents, and academic fraternity Pi Alpha Xi materials.