Below are News items in the category of Special Collections

Picturing Community Poster Exhibit from California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives on View Now

Currently on view on the main floor of Davidson Library is Picturing Community: Posters, Photography, and Poetry from the Kearny Street Workshop Archives.
Exhibits, Special Collections, General News
January 3, 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, Exhibition Events, 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

Don't Forget Maps in Artists' Books

Artist Agnes Denes' current exhibition at the Santa Monica Museum of Art reminds us that the Arts Library is another great location on campus to find maps.
Arts Library, Map & Imagery Laboratory, MIL News, Special Collections
September 30, 2012

KDB-93.7/FM Radio: UCSB Celebrates the Golden Age of Opera (1850’s-1920)

David Seubert, Acting Head of Special Collections, recently spoke with KDB-93.7/FM about the current exhibition in Special Collections--"Stars of the Opera Stage: ‘Golden Age' Images from the William R. Moran Collection."
Events, Exhibits, Lectures & Talks, Library Employees, Special Collections, General News
August 9, 2012

Stars of the Opera Stage: "Golden Age" Images from the William R. Moran Collection

An exhibit featuring the stars of opera's "Golden Age" is now on display in Special Collections.
Collections, Exhibits, Humanities, Special Collections, Special Collections Exhibits, Special Collections News
July 9, 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