“The Kellogg Horse Ranch and the Cal Poly Arabians”
Rob Strauss & Alexis Adkins
Speaker – Alexis Adkins, Archivist for Special Collections, and Rob Strauss, Project Archivist, Cal Poly Pomona –
During World War II, the ranch was taken over by the U.S. Army, which still had a small contingent of horses. After the war, the Army had no use for the ranch and it seemed destined to be abandoned. Through the efforts of Kellogg, the ranch was obtained by the State of California in 1949. The San Dimas Voorhis Campus of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo began transferring to the new site, eventually becoming Cal Poly Pomona and a home for the Arabians.
Today the horses reside at the W.K. Kellogg Horse Center and the breeding program supports the College of Agriculture curriculum. The horse shows are a monthly attraction.
Alexis Adkins joined the University Library as Archivist for Special Collection and Archives in 2016. She previously worked at the Getty Research Institute and Stanford University.
Rob Strauss is a project archivist, working on an 18-month grant project funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. He previously processed archival collections at the Center for American War Letters at Chapman University.
Introduction: Art Parker
Fellowship: Donna Bernard
Greeter: Anne Sonner
Birthdays: Dick Newton