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WILLIAM KEITH KELLOGG
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In 1932, Kellogg donated the ranch (750 acres) to the University of CA
- During World War II, the ranch was taken over by the U.S. War Department and was known as the Pomona Quartermaster Depot (Remount)
- In 1948, the ranch was transferred to the U.S. Department of Agriculture
- In 1949, the land was deeded to the W. K. Kellogg Foundation
Born: April 7, 1860, Battle Creek, MI
Died: October 6, 1951, Battle Creek, MI
In 1949, title to the then 813-acre ranch and horses was passed to the State of California, with the provision that the herd of Arabian horses must be maintained.
The ranch became part of the Voorhis unit of what was then known as the California State Polytechnic College in San Luis Obispo; known as the Kellogg Campus,
In 1966, it was separated to form California State Polytechnic College Pomona
- American industrialist in food manufacturing; founder of the Kellogg Company,
- Founded the Kellogg Arabian Ranch and made it into a renowned establishment for breeding of Arabian horses,
- Started the Kellogg Foundation in 1934 with $66 million in Kellogg company stock and investments and continued to be a major philanthropist throughout his life.
Cal Poly Pomona began as the southern branch of the California Polytechnic School (today known as Cal Poly San Luis Obispo) in 1938 when a completely equipped school and farm in the city of San Dimas were donated by Charles Voorhis and his son Jerry Voorhis.
The philanthropy of W. K. Kellogg is recognized as instrumental to the founding of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona -
Cal Poly Pomona
WILLIAM KEITH KELLOGG
In 1925, W.K. Kellogg purchased 377 acres for $250,000 in Pomona, California, to establish an Arabian horse ranch.
THANKS W. K. KELLOGG
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