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Morgan in the 1920s and 1930s, including vintage photographic prints of Morgan projects and Steilberg's published and unpublished recollections of Morgan and her practice.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/