<p>Scripps was the money behind Scripps College. The vision for the Claremont Colleges was that of James Blaisdell, President of Pomona from 1910 on. In 1925, he opened the second school, The Claremont Graduate School. In the 1920's, he had sold Eleanor Scripps (of the newpaper Scripps) on his idea. She purchased most of the land adjacent to Pomona the colleges now sit on and made a $500,000 donation to found a woman's college as the third school. Claremont Men's College (was added in 1947).</p>
<p>Here's a little blurb on Blaisdell:</p>
<p>Here's a more detailed account (starting on page 4 of the PDF) including quotes from fund-raising letters Blaisdell wrote to Scripps and her replies. The first step in actually implementing his plan was acquiring land surrounding Pomona. Eleanor Scripps purchased much of the needed land.</p>
<p>I think it's accurate to say that both Pomona (Blaisdell) and Scripps played instrumental roles in the founding of the women's college.</p>