Since 1982, Nancy E. Loe has served as Head of Special Collections and University Archives at Cal Poly. Loe was educated at Aurora College in Aurora, Illinois, and graduated from The Catholic University of America with master's degrees in American History and Library Science with an archives administration specialization. She served as an intern at the Smithsonian Institution and has worked in a number of library settings. She has published extensively on the life and work of California architect Julia Morgan (1872-1957). Loe recently directed a half-million dollar NEH Access and Preservation grant to create and publish finding aids for 31 collections relating to Morgan held at Cal Poly. Loe also appeared in the Oscar-nominated documentary “The Battle Over Citizen Kane.” She has published five books, including a history of Cal Poly published for the centennial celebration in 2001. Her other research interests include rights management for the commercial use of archival materials and the built environment of California in the twentieth century.
Articles
Avoiding the Golden Fleece: Licensing Agreements for Archives, Library Faculty Scholarship (2004)
The need to negotiate licenses protecting the rights to intellectual property in archives is an...
Reports
Increasing Accessibility of Kennedy Library Materials for Individuals with Disabilities: A Task Group Report (with Jennifer Allen-Barker, Nikki DeMoville, Deborah McArdle, Michael Price, and Frank Vuotto), Office of the Dean (Library) (2009)
Institutional Repository Annual Report to the Provost AY 2007-2008 (with Robert E. Kennedy Library, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo), Office of the Dean (Library) (2008)
Grants
Final Grant Performance Report (PA-51183-05), Arrangement and Description of the Julia Morgan Architectural Archives, Library Faculty Scholarship (2007)
The Julia Morgan Architectural Archives project concluded under budget and on time on April 30,...
NEH Grant Proposal: Arrangement and Description of the Julia Morgan Architectural Archives, Library Faculty Scholarship (2004)
This proposal describes the significance and depth of scholarship afforded by Special Collections Department of...
Finding Aids
Guide to the William F. Cody Papers 2, 1918-1980 (with Laura Sorvetti), Special Collections and University Archives (2009)
The William F. Cody Papers 2 (MS 163) contains personal papers, student work, awards, architectural...
Guide to the William F. Cody Papers, 1924-1975 (with Laura Sorvetti), Special Collections and University Archives (2009)
The papers of California architect William Francis Cody, FAIA, contain student work, architectural drawings and...
Guide to the Carleton Winslow, Sr. Papers, 1910-1946 (with Ken Kenyon), Special Collections and University Archives (2009)
This collection contains the correspondence, photographs, project files, and drawings of architect Carleton Winslow, Sr.,...
Guide to the Ezra Stoller Collection, 1947, 1987 (with Ken Kenyon), Special Collections and University Archives (2008)
Collection contains 9 mounted vintage images by famed architectural photographer Ezra Stoller of the Clark...
Guide to the Pan-American Exposition Photograph Collection, 1901 (with Laura Sorvetti), Special Collections and University Archives (2008)
Contains 36 photographs of the Pan-American Exposition, including candid snapshots of the Midway and various...