Below are News items in the category of Special Collections Announcements

Curator's Talk: "Who Freed the Slaves?" & Lincoln Birthday Celebration (Feb. 12)

Join us for a curator's talk about the current Special Collections exhibit -- "Who Freed the Slaves?"
Events, Exhibits, Lectures & Talks, News for Faculty, News for Graduate Students, News for Students, Special Collections, Special Collections Announcements, Special Collections Exhibits, Special Collections News
February 5, 2013

Los Angeles Times Article Highlights UCSB Library's Eddie Davis Collection

An article in the Jan. 8 issue of Los Angeles Times highlights the UCSB Library's collection of Eddie Davis photos, scrapbooks, and memorabilia.
Collections, Special Collections, Special Collections Announcements, Special Collections News
January 18, 2013

History Affiliates Lecture Thursday on the Emancipation Proclamation

There will be a lecture on Thursday commemoratig the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, offered in conjunction with the exhibit currently on view in Special Collections on the 3rd floor of Davidson Library.
Events, Exhibits, Lectures & Talks, News for Faculty, News for Students, Special Collections, Special Collections Announcements, Special Collections News
January 7, 2013

Library Receives $239K to Catalog Historic Sound Recordings

The UCSB Library just received $239,600 from the Mellon-funded "Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives awards program" administered by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR).
Collections, Grants, Special Collections, Special Collections Announcements, Special Collections News
January 2, 2013

Lincoln Comes to Life in Special Collections

Did you see the movie "Lincoln" and want to know more about our 16th president? Check out our Special Collections.
Collections, News for Faculty, News for Students, Special Collections, Special Collections Announcements, Special Collections News
January 1, 2013

Sam Brylawski Appointed to the National Recording Preservation Board

Sam Brylawski, Editor of UCSB's Encyclopedic Discography of Victor Recordings and the American Discography Project has been appointed to the National Recording Preservation Board (NRPB) and also to serve as the Board's Chair.
Library Employees, Special Collections, Special Collections Announcements, Special Collections News
November 6, 2012

The Compact Disc Turns 30: Library Employee Sam Brylawski on NPR

Sam Brylawski from Special Collections was interviewed on NPR. He shared his insights on the anniversary of the compact disc.
Lectures & Talks, Library Employees, News for Faculty, News for Students, Special Collections, Special Collections Announcements, Special Collections News
October 3, 2012

Flying A Studios Centennial Celebration

Rare documents from Flying "A" Studio from Special Collections will be on display in the Pollack Theater in conjunction with the Flying "A" Studio Centennial Celebration on Saturday, July 7.
Events, Exhibits, Humanities, Special Collections, Special Collections Announcements, Special Collections Exhibits, Special Collections News
July 6, 2012

Robert B. Moran and William R. Moran Papers Now Available for Research

The collection relates primarily to early oil exploration in California, other parts of the United States, and abroad, with a large photograph component to the collection.
Collections, Sciences & Engineering, Special Collections, Special Collections Announcements, Special Collections News
June 25, 2012

New Digital Collection: Ronald H. McPeak Underwater and Coastal California Photographs Collection

Over 2,000 color slides relating to marine biology have been digitized and are now online.
Collections, Sciences & Engineering, Special Collections, Special Collections Announcements, Special Collections News, Technology
May 30, 2012