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  1. Collection

    Charles Atwood Kofoid Papers

    • Photographs taken and collected by the University of California, Berkeley zoologist Charles Atwood Kofoid and his wife, Carrie Winter Kofoid. Subjects include the Kofoids; their families, friends and colleagues; travel; the 1904-1905 Albatross Expedition; and many freshwater and marine biological research stations.
    • Date: circa 1860-1936
  2. Collection

    Ed Fletcher Papers

    • The papers of Ed Fletcher a noted San Diego land developer, civic leader, and member of the California State Senate.
    • Date: 1870-1955, bulk 1920-1950
  3. Collection

    Hall Family Papers and Sugar Plantation Records

    • Family papers and sugar plantation records (1709-1835) of the Hall family of England and Jamaica. The collection contains primary source material on 18th and early 19th century Jamaican plantation economy and culture.
    • Date: 1709-1892
  4. Collection

    Data from: Carbonic Anhydrases, EPF2 and a Novel Protease Mediate CO2 Control of Stomatal Development

    • RNA-Seq experiments analyzing the Arabidopsis response to low and elevated carbon dioxide growing conditions were conducted to capture early signaling events as seedlings were adapting to stress.
    • Date: 2012 to 2013
  5. Collection

    Scientific Voyages & Expedition Reports

    • This collection contains 90 oceanographic voyages and scientific expedition reports from various countries and institution from around the world dating from the 19th and 20th centuries. They were collected by the former Scripps Institution of Oceanography Library.
    • Access: Restricted to UC San Diego use only
    • Date: 1881-1971
  6. Collection

    Data from: Multiscale Estimation of Binding Kinetics Using Brownian Dynamics, Molecular Dynamics and Milestoning

    • The kinetic rate constants of four biochemically relevant ligand-receptor systems were estimated and described in a publication. This collection includes input files, output files, trajectories, and statistics associated with the study.
    • Date: 2013 to 2015
  7. Collection

    Heavy Metals in the Ocean Insect, Halobates

    • Data on 7 heavy metals are available from samples of Halobates collected from the Pacific Ocean: Cr (chromium), Cu (copper), Pb (lead), Mn (manganese), Ni (nickel), Ti (titanium) and Zn (zinc).
    • Date: 1961 to 1978
  8. Collection

    SWellEx-96 Experiment Acoustic Data

    • SWellEx96 was an ocean acoustic experiment, conducted off San Diego, May 1996. It collected broadband/multitone signals between 50 and 400 Hz on horizontal, vertical, and tilted line arrays.
    • Date: 1996-05-10 to 1996-05-18
  9. Collection

    Leo Szilard Letters to Gertrud Weiss

    • The Leo Szilard Letters to Gertrud Weiss contains documents written between 1937 and 1959 from Szilard to Weiss.
    • Date: 1937-1959
  10. Collection

    Edna Watson Bailey Photographs

    • Photographs collected by Edna Watson Bailey, a graduate student at the Marine Biological Association of San Diego. Subjects include Bailey and members of her family, work colleagues, La Jolla, early Scripps laboratory facilities, and the July 25, 1906 wreck of the research vessel Loma.
    • Date: 1905-1940
  11. Collection

    California Tobacco Survey (CTS)

    • The objective of these surveys is to collect representative statewide data on cigarette smoking behavior, attitudes towards smoking, media exposure to smoking, and use of tobacco products other than cigarettes, from populations living in California.
    • Date: 1990 to 2011
  12. Collection

    Leo Szilard and Aaron Novick Research Files

    • The Leo Szilard and Aaron Novick Research Files document experiments on bacterial populations performed jointly by Szilard and Novick at the Institute of Radiobiology and Biophysics, University of Chicago.
    • Date: 1948-1964
  13. Collection

    Leo Szilard Papers

    • A selection of documents, photos, and audio-visual materials of the nuclear physicist and inventor Leo Szilard.
    • Access: Some items restricted
    • Date: 1898-1998
  14. Collection

    Sam Hinton Papers

    • Images from the University of California Division of War Research, Sam Hinton’s caricatures and sketches of SIO faculty, and original drawings of ocean plants and animals.
    • Date: 1937-2006
  15. Collection

    Roger Reynolds Ping Collection

    • Ping is a 1968 multimedia work by Roger Reynolds on a text by Samuel Beckett. This collection is an illustrative portion of the components and related documentation, including compositional sketches and diagrams, films, interviews with Reynolds, and photographs from both the 1968 and 2011 performances at UCSD.
  16. Collection

    Pacific Basin Nautical Charts

    • Charts of the Pacific Ocean
    • Date: circa 1910-1960
  17. Collection

    San Diego History Center Photographs

    • Over 3,000 images from the San Diego History Center that document the rise and decline of the California fishing industry. These historical photographs from the 1870s to the 1980s represent the work of many important San Diego photographers.
    • Date: 1880-1980
  18. Collection

    Fish Catch Statistics. California Department of Fish and Game

    • Amounts and values of marine resources caught/landed by California's commercial fisheries.
    • Date: 1916-1986
  19. Collection

    California Explores the Ocean

    • A collection of diverse resources about the ocean and ocean exploration.
    • Date: circa 1860 to 2008
  20. Collection

    Scripps Institution of Oceanography Letters, Clippings, Ships' Logs

    • Images of historical documents about Scripps expeditions.
    • Date: 1873-1987
  21. Collection

    San Diego History Center Oral Histories

    • The San Diego Historical Society owns dozens of oral histories that document the rise and decline of the California fishing industry. Over 50 oral history transcripts on topics of popular interest such as tuna fishing, lobster harvesting, agar processing, and whaling, have been made available here.
    • Date: 1957-1999
  22. Collection

    Bee Research Methods: Video Demonstrations

    • This collection shows bee behaviors and methods used to study bee behaviors.
    • Date: 2005 to 2014
  23. Collection

    Teaching Bee

    • This collection of documents provides teaching exercises and information for instructors of students ranging from junior high school through college.
    • Date: 2005 to 2013
  24. Collection

    UC San Diego Department of Music Concert Archive

    • UCSD Department of Music recordings from 1967-2006 of degree-required concerts, faculty concerts, most class concerts, and other selected events.
    • Access: Restricted to UC San Diego use only
  25. Collection

    Center for Music Experiment Recordings Archives

    • Audio recordings from the Center for Music Experiment Archive. Includes conferences, computer music, and performances.
    • Access: Some items restricted
  26. Collection

    Kelco Aerial Photograph Collection

    • A selection of Kelco's scanned black and white, color, and infrared aerial photographs and slides. The images document kelp beds and coastline primarily from Central and Southern California, and the Channel Islands.
    • Access: Restricted to UC San Diego use only
    • Date: circa 1931-1992
  27. Collection

    Roy Rappaport Collection

    • Photographs taken by anthropologist Roy A. Rappaport during fieldwork with the Tsembaga Maring people of Madang Province in the highlands of Papua New Guinea. The images document aspects of Maring culture.
    • Access: Some items restricted
    • Date: 1960-1963
  28. Collection

    Edwin Cook and Susan Pflanz Cook Collection

    • Photographs and sound recordings taken by anthropologists Edwin Cook and Susan Pflanz during fieldwork in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, with the Narak-speaking people of Western Highlands Province.
    • Access: Some items restricted
    • Date: 1961-1972
  29. Collection

    Khirbat en-Nahas Project (Jordan)

    • A collection of archaeological artifacts and data for the excavation of the Khirbat en-Nahas site, and exploration of Iron Age state formation in southern Jordan.
    • Date: 2002 to 2009
  30. Collection

    North Korean Propaganda Posters

    • Reproductions of North Korean propaganda posters.
    • Date: 1985-2002
  31. Collection

    UCSD Student Newspapers

    • Scans of students newspapers, other than the UCSD Guardian. Includes Black Voices, California Review, New Indicator, Revellations, Third World, and Ujima, among others.
    • Date: 1960-
  32. Collection

    UCSD Guardian

    • Primary student newspaper of UCSD campus. Includes earlier versions of the Guardian, such as the Triton Times and special issues titled Hiatus.
    • Date: 1967-
  33. Collection

    Chinese Cultural Revolution Posters

    • Propaganda posters created during the Cultural Revolution by various Chinese agencies.
    • Date: 1966-1989
  34. Collection

    History of Oceanography and Marine Science

    • Selections from archival collections held by the UC San Diego Library that document the history and activities of Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
    • Access: Some items restricted
    • Date: circa 1850 to 2010
  35. Collection

    Dr. Seuss Advertising Artwork

    • Advertising artwork created by Theodor Seuss Geisel, author and illustrator known internationally as Dr. Seuss.
    • Date: 1920s-1950s
  36. Collection

    Spanish Civil War Communist Ephemera

    • Ephemera printed by the Communist Party of Spain, Partido Comunista de España (PCE), or groups affiliated with the PCE in Madrid during the years of the Spanish Civil War.
    • Date: circa 1936-1939
  37. Collection

    Spanish Civil War Posters

    • Propaganda posters produced during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) by a variety of Spanish political parties and labor organizations.
    • Date: 1936-1940
  38. Collection

    University Communications & Public Relations Materials: News Releases

    • News releases of UC San Diego adminstrators and faculty, campus events, major campus buildings, and aerial views of campus.
    • Date: 1956-2023
  39. Collection

    Papua New Guinea Highlands Dissertations

    • Dissertations and theses, written between 1946 and 2001, documenting social life, customs, history and other topics pertaining to the Highlands Region of Papua New Guinea.
    • Date: 1946-2001
  40. Collection

    Latin American Political Campaign Ephemera Collection

    • Political campaign materials from elections in various Latin American countries.
    • Date: 1980-2009
  41. Collection

    Herman Baca Collection

    • A selection of documents illustrating the work and activities of Chicano activist Herman Baca and the Committee on Chicano Rights.
    • Date: 1964-2006
  42. Collection

    Baja California

    • Images of Baja California digitized from original photographs held by UC San Diego Library. Includes landscapes, missions, the built environment, and ranch life.
    • Date: 1938-1997
  43. Collection

    Harry Crosby Photographs

    • Photographs of UC San Diego taken during the mid-1960s, including photographs of Baja California (1967-1962), and photographs of Sonora, Mexico (1958-1986).
    • Date: 1967-1992
  44. Collection

    Roger M. Keesing Collection

    • Photographs and sound recordings taken by anthropologist Roger M. Keesing during field research with the Kwaio people of Malaita, Solomon Islands.
    • Access: Some items restricted
    • Date: 1963-1989
  45. Collection

    Sylvester M. Lambert Photographs

    • Photographs of Pacific Islanders taken by American physician Sylvester Maxwell Lambert. Many images taken in Papua New Guinea, Solomn Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, Kiribati and Tuvalu.
    • Access: Some items restricted
    • Date: 1919-1939
  46. Collection

    Robert Glasheen Photographs

    • Photographs of University of California, San Diego faculty, staff, campus life, buildings, and events.
    • Date: 1964-1986
  47. Collection

    Camp Matthews Buildings Photos

    • Photographs and plans of Camp Matthews buildings after Camp Matthews closed operations.
    • Date: 1964-1967
  48. Collection

    University Communications & Public Relations Materials: Photographs

    • Photographs of UC San Diego administrators and faculty, campus events, major campus buildings, and aerial views of campus.
    • Date: 1956-2001
  49. Collection

    UCSD Health Sciences Communications Public Relations Materials

    • The Health Sciences Communications Public Relations Materials records include news releases, features, and photographs produced by the office.
    • Date: 1961-2015
  50. Collection

    Ann Skinner-Jones and Joan Larcom Photographs

    • Anthropologist Joan Larcom traveled with Photographer Ann Skinner-Jones in 1981 to create a photographic essay of the people and culture of Vanuatu during the first anniversary of the country's independence.
    • Date: Between 1973 and 1985