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Past Exhibits

2008

• Recent Acquisitions: 2008
  July - October, 2008
  The exhibit in Special Collections displayed highlights from book and manuscript collections acquired during the past year.

• “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

• 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

• 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