University History
The founding of California Polytechnic State University, with its "learn-by-doing" philosophy, began when local journalist Myron Angel gathered a group of citizens in 1894 to lobby for a state school in San Luis Obispo. For a complete history of Cal Poly visit the following online University Archives History pages:
Cal Poly History
Cal Poly Directors and Presidents
Highlights in the History of Cal Poly - by decade
History of the Poly P
Tragic Flight: The 1960 Football Team Plane Crash
Poly Royal
Cal Poly's Rose Float Tradition