Pom Pom

Name/Title

Pom Pom

Entry/Object ID

1.06.158 a,b

Description

Janet Wolske Pom Poms. Material: plastic, wood, metal. Size: 22" W. x 15" H. Description: (a) yellow plastic ribbons form round ball - white painted wooden post with clear plastic handle extends from pom head - three metal staples at top of handle - printed on handle: "Janet Wolske". (b) maroon plastic ribbons form round ball - white painted wooden post with clear plastic handle extends from pom head - three metal staples at top of handle.

Context

University of Minnesota (UMW) cheerleading gear. In August 1912, the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents purchased 246 acres of land half a mile to the south and west of Waseca on the edge of the city limits. The Southeast Demonstration Farm and Experiment Station began operations in 1913. In 1925, the Southeast Demonstration and Experiment Station became the Southeast Experiment Station. In 1941, with an additional land purchase, the station totaled 598 acres. Land was set aside for the Southern School of Agriculture (SSA) which admitted its first students in 1953. In 1969, the Southern School of Agriculture evolved into the University of Minnesota Technical College-Waseca then it was renamed as the University of Minnesota-Waseca (UMW), sharing land with the newly named Southern Experiment Station (SES). In 1992, UMW graduated its final class and then the UMW campus buildings were sold to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. In 1999, the Southern Experiment Station became the Southern Research and Outreach Center (SROC).

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Pom Pom

Class

Sports Equipment

Category

Recreational Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

May 4, 2006

Update Date

July 25, 2025