Past Exhibits
2008
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Recent Acquisitions: 2008
July - October, 2008
The exhibit in Special Collections displayed highlights from book and manuscript collections acquired during the past year.
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“Voyage Imaginaire”
January 7 to March 28, 2008
Artist books published by Gunnar A. Kaldewey were on display in Special Collections, 3rd floor, UCSB’s Davidson Library. The exhibit was titled “Voyage Imaginaire: from China to Paris.” -
“Sounds Latino!”
April 15- June 30, 2008
This exhibit, on display from to , recognizes some of the legendary music makers whose collections were established in CEMA. It traces the genesis and evolution of Chicano and Latino music through the past seventy years. The Bolero, the Mambo, the Corrido, Swing, Boogie, Tex/Mex-are all woven into the fabric of the Latino cultural heritage. These include Lalo Guerrero, often called the “Father of Chicano Music, Don Tosti, known as the “Godfather of Latin Rhythm and Blues,” and Adelina García, fondly remembered as the “Queen of the Mexican Bolero.” The exhibit showed how these artists were masters of cultural innovation as well as musical adaptation.
2007
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Documenting The Lands Of The Silk Road
January 12- March 30, 2007
Selections from UCSB's Department of Special Collections related to the various lands and cultures associated with the Silk Road. This exhibit was being held in conjunction with various campus wide events presented by the Department of Arts & Lectures and other departments relating to the history, culture, arts and music of the Silk Road. -
In the Limelight: Diversity on Stage
April 13- June 30, 2007
This exhibit featured works from CEMA’s growing performing arts collections. This exhibit included original scripts, photographs, graphic art and collectibles autographed by the likes of Cesar Chavez, Luis Valdez, and Jane Fonda.
2005
- Ninja Press at Twenty
January 10 - March 26, 2005 An exhibit of artists books and related work by Carolee Campbell, creator of Ninja Press and alumna of UCSB College of Creative Studies. -
East Asian resources in the Department of Special Collections
April 1 - June 30, 2005
This exhibit featured items from various areas in the Department of Special Collections that pertain to East Asia, primarily China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, but including some other locations as well. In addition to some early monographs, mainly of a geographical nature, we exhibited a number of unique photograph albums and collections, historical documents and pamphlets and representative works of various aspects of the region's history, politics, and culture. Collections featured included Bernath, Wyles, the American Religions Collection, and Printers among others. -
Recent Acquistions in Special Collections
July 11- September 23 2005
2004
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Recent Additions to Special Collections
April 14- June 14, 2004
2003
- The Future in the Past: Works of Science Fiction and Fantasy From the
19th and Early 20th Centuries
January 27 - April 18, 2003 - Die-Cut Advertising Literature,
ca. 1880-1960
April 28 - June 30, 2003 - Goldshlak
(Leon A.) Gilbert & Sullivan Collection.
July 1 - August 15, 2003 - Comision
Feminil Mexicana Nacional
September 1 - November 17, 2003
2002
- 58th Annual Western Books Exhibition, Rounce &
Coffin Club of Los Angeles
November 18, 2002 - January 15, 2003 - Lincoln Lives! An Exhibit
of The Wyles Collection
January 7 - March 1, 2002 - The Indefatigable
Willem Blaeu (1571-1638) Seventeenth Century Mapmaker
March 4 - April 26, 2002 - Sound Recordings from the Performing Arts Collections
May 1 - June 28, 2002 - The
History of Asian America On Stage: Highlights from the California
Ethic and Multicultural Archives
July 1 - August 30, 2002 - The
UCSB Libraries: Celebrating 50 Years of Growth and Service
September 1 - November 15, 2002
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2001
- Illuminated Manuscripts
January 8- April 15, 2001 - Santa Barbara Authors
April 16 - July, 2001 - Historical Maps in Special Collections
August 1- September 30, 2001 - Lotte Lehmann: Portraits and
Portrayals: Selected Photographs from the Lotte Lehmann Collection
October 8- November 19, 2001 - 59th Annual Western Books Exhibition, Rounce &
Coffin Club of Los Angeles
November 20 - December 31, 2001
2000
- Millennial Dreams and Utopian Visions: Literary Representations
through the Ages
January - Febrary 2000 - Humanistic Psychology: An Introduction
March- April 2000 -
Vogue Picture Records, 1946-1947
May-June 2000 - Back to the 60s and 70s: The
Alternative Press Collection
July 3- August 11, 2000 - Western History: The William
Wyles Collection
August 21- November 12, 2000 - 58th
Annual Western Books Exhibition, Rounce & Coffin Club of Los Angeles
November 13- December 31, 2000
1999
- Ethnic California:
Parallel Histories and Alternative Voices
1999 - 75 Years at the Lobero Theatre
1999
An exhibit showcasing the 75th anniversary of the opening of the new Lobero Theater in downtown Santa Barbara and the beginning of Fiesta. -
Selections from The Isaac Foot
Collection
September 1 - November 14, 1999 -
57th Annual Western Books
Exhibition, Rounce & Coffin Club of Los Angeles
November 15- December 31, 1999
1998
- The Legacy of the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions
Winter 1998 - Selections from the Romaine Trade Catalog Collection
1998 - Best Western Books Exhibition, a travelling exhibit
by Rounce & Coffin Club, Los Angeles
November 5-December 4, 1998
1997
- Art Through the Mail: The Eternal
Network
Winter 1997 - Performing Arts Collections
Spring 1997 - What's In the Wyles Collection:
Non-Book Materials
Summer 1997 - Best Western Books Exhibition, a travelling exhibit
by Rounce & Coffin Club, Los Angeles
November 5-December 4, 1997
1996
- African American Materials in Special Collections
Winter 1996 - Cultural Aspects of Death
Spring 1996 - The UCSB Campus: From Schoolhouse
to University
Summer 1996 - Dressing the Text: The Fine
Press Artists' Book
Fall 1996
1995
- American Women Poets
May- June 1995 - The American Civil War-A Personal Account
July- September 1995 - Japanese Experience in California
October- December 1995

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