The Institutional Research Office gathers data and compiles readable and useful reports about Cal Poly, including sizes of entering classes, student demographics, etc. You can also contact them to request information.

Records prior to 1998 from the Office of Institutional Research are available in the University Archives, including enrollments, demographics, etc.

Keyword searches can take you back through original Mustang News online content.

Kennedy Library's Special Collections has digitized original printed campus newspaper issues under various titles from 1916 to 2011.

The Tribune contains many stories about Cal Poly. Some access is online, older access is via microform. Click here to view the possibilities.

A brief history of Cal Poly with links to photos and other information.

View digital versions of the El Rodeo Yearbook from 1927-1990! And other annual publications!

View course catalogs from 1903-2015 here.

View archived catalogs from 2015 onward.

Documents, maps, photographs, sound records, and video that document the history of Cal Poly in the University Archives.

A variety of departmental newsletters, academic senate documents, and more.


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Housed on the fourth floor of Kennedy Library with University Archives, Special collections has a variety of materials including some pertaining to local history.

Since 2015, University Archives has been archiving Cal Poly web content.