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Special Collections & University Archives

Special Collections contains unusual and valuable materials including:

  • Examples of early printing and binding as well as contemporary fine press publications

  • Original photographic prints from such artists as Ansel Adams and Edward Weston
  • Fine art prints from such artists as Daumier, Kollwitz, Johns, Currier & Ives, and many others
  • Rare editions and letters related to such authors as D. H. Lawrence, Robinson Jeffers, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Virginia Woolf, and many more.
  • Collections of writings by CSULB faculty (such as the Gerald Locklin Collection) or collections initiated by CSULB Faculty (The Venice Collection, The Oral History Collection, and The Howard Sherain Collection).

A descriptive listing of all of CSULB's Special Collections is available. Images from the Fine Arts Collection are also available for viewing via the Web.


 
University Archives contains materials which chronicle the history of the Library and the University and its surrounding community, including:

  • A complete set of back issues of the CSULB student newspaper, the Daily Forty-Niner
  • Minutes and official records of academic departments and campus governance organizations
  • Official papers of local political figures, such as Vincent Thomas and Mark Hannaford.

Certain documents in University Archives, notably pages from historical CSULB catalogs, schedules of classes, yearbooks, and course syllabi, usually can be photocopied without harm to the original. Please review our Photocopying Services Policy [ Word ] or [ PDF ].

Kristie French is the University Archivist and Records Manager. Special Collections and University Archives is located on the 3rd Floor (Room 300) of the Library.

 Special Collections / University Archives Hours

Fall / Spring Semester Hours

 
Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.; 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday Closed

Holiday Hours

  
December 15th, 2008 - January 4th, 2009 Closed

Spring Break  

Monday through Friday By appointment only. For appointment please call: 562-985-7829.
Saturday and Sunday

Closed
Summer Session - 2009 June 2nd - August 21st
Monday through Friday 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.; 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday Closed

Library Building Hours and closings

 On the web

When Special Collections is closed, see the Library Administration office on 4nd Floor for general information. Note that Library Administration is closed evenings and weekends.

For further information, please call (562) 985-4087.