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Pomona College Audiovisual Collection
PC.0036  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Scope and Contents of the Collection
  • Organization and Arrangement
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Pomona College Audiovisual Collection
    Dates: 1933-2017
    Collection number: PC.0036
    Extent: 9 Linear Feet (9 record cartons)
    Repository: Claremont Colleges. Library. Special Collections, The Claremont Colleges Library, Claremont, CA 91711.
    Abstract: A collection of audiovisual materials related to Pomona College documenting conferences, lectures, memorial services, commencement and convocation ceremonies, performances, and other Pomona College events on campus. An assortment of interviews, television appearances, and music by Pomona College-related individuals is also included.
    Physical Location: Please consult repository.
    Language of Material: Languages represented in collection: English.

    Administrative Information

    Access

    Collection open for research.

    Publication Rights

    All requests for permission to reproduce or to publish must be submitted in writing to the Archives.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Pomona College Audiovisual Collection (PC-0036). Pomona College Archives, Special Collections, The Claremont Colleges Library, Claremont, California.

    Provenance/Source of Acquisition

    Items acquired through various donations and transfers.

    Accruals

    Additions to the collection are anticipated and this finding aid will be updated periodically. Please visit our ArchivesSpace page for a more frequently updated container list: https://claremont.as.atlas-sys.com/repositories/9/resources/1146

    Scope and Contents of the Collection

    The Pomona College Audiovisual Collection is an artificial collection of audiovisual materials documenting conferences, lectures, memorial services, commencement and convocation ceremonies, performances, and other Pomona College events on campus. An assortment of interviews, television appearances, and music by Pomona College-related individuals is also included. Additionally, a selection of feature-length films and television episodes shot on the Pomona College campus are featured within the collection. The collected materials date from 1933 to 2017 and feature a wide range of analog and digital audiovisual formats including reel to reel tapes, cassette tapes, phonograph records, CDs, DVDs, VHS, Betamax, and U-matic tapes, and 16mm film. Materials within the collection are not currently digitized. The collection is current and is still accruing materials.

    Organization and Arrangement

    The collection is organized into the following two series:
    • Series 1: Audio recordings, 1933-2017
    • Series 2: Video recordings, 1938-2013

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library’s online public access catalog.

    Subject Terms

    Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.)
    Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.) -- Faculty
    Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.) -- Presidents
    Claremont Colleges (Claremont, Calif.)
    Alumni and alumnae
    Celebrities
    College buildings
    College students
    College trustees
    Commencement ceremonies
    Glee clubs
    Music -- Performance
    Musicians
    Songs

    Genre and Form of Materials

    Audio-visual materials
    Cassette Tapes
    Interviews
    Lectures
    Music
    Sound recordings
    Videocassettes