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General History

Cal Poly: The First Hundred Years. San Luis Obispo: Robert E. Kennedy Library, 2001.

Print copies: LD729.6.S5 C344 2001

​Kennedy, Robert E. Learn by Doing: Memoirs of a University President: A Personal Journey with the Seventh President of California Polytechnic State University. San Luis Obispo: California Polytechnic State University, 2001.

Print Copy in library: LD729.6.S5 K42 2001

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Marx, Steven. Cal Poly Land: A Field Guide. San Luis Obispo: Cal Poly Foundation, 2002.

Print copy in library: LD729.6.S5 C3543 2002  

Internet access full text download: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/engl_fac/3/

Smith, Morris Eugene. A History of California State Polytechnic College: The First Fifty Years, 1901-1951. Dissertation. 1958.

Print copy: LD729.C99 S6 1958 

Internet access: https://archives.calstate.edu/concern/archives/p5547w230

Early History

Angel, Myron. History of the California Polytechnic School at San Luis Obispo, California. San Luis Obispo: Tribune Print, 1907.

Print copy: LD729.C99 A5 1908

Internet access: https://archive.org/details/historyofcalifor00ange 

Land and Ag History

Stechman, John. An Illustrated History of Land Acquisition and Development for Agricultural Education: California Polytechnic State University. San Luis Obispo: Cal Poly Foundation, 1985.

Print copy in library: LD729.6.S5 S7 1985

Internet access: https://archives.calstate.edu/concern/archives/th83m338r

College and Department Histories

• College of Architecture and Environmental Design: Fillip, Janice. The vision : founding the College of Architecture and Environmental Design at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 2001. Print Copy.
• Computer Science Department: Keller, Elmo A. History of Cal Poly Computer Science Department. 
• Dairy Science Department: Starkey, Gene. Rich Heritage of the Cal Poly Dairy Science Department. San Luis Obispo: Dairy Science Department, 1991. Print copies in library: LD729.6.S5 S68 1991
• Environmental Engineering: Cota, Harold. Environmental Engineering at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo: A Legacy of Learn by Doing. 2018.
• Ethnic Studies: Grace Yeh and Catherine Trujillo. Here for a Reason: 1969 to 2019 - Fifty Years of Ethnic Studies at Cal Poly. 2020. Online Access.
• Graphic Communication: Graphic Communication Department 60th Anniversary, 1946-2006.
• Ornamental Horticulture: Brown, Howard C. Memories of the Ornamental Horticulture Department: 1939 to 1976. 2004.
• Poultry: Pautz, Roland K. Poultry Instruction at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo: The first 100 years. 2009.