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  1. Collection

    Scripps CO2 Program Data

    • This collection contains measurements of atmospheric CO2 concentration and isotopic abundances at an array of stations, from the Arctic to Antarctica.
    • Date: 1957 to present
  2. Collection

    Anthony Forge Films and Recordings

    • Films and sound recordings taken by British anthropologist, Anthony Forge (1929-1991), during his research with the Abelam and neighboring peoples of the Sepik River region in Papua New Guinea. The films depict Abelam life, particularly ritual and artistic aspects, such as the building of ‘haus tambaran’ (spirit cult houses).
    • Access: Restricted View
    • Date: 1958-1995
  3. Collection

    Harold Scheffler Collection

    • Photographs and sound recordings taken by anthropologist Harold Scheffler during field research with peoples of Choiseul, Rendova, Simbo and other islands of the Solomon Islands.
    • Access: Some items restricted
    • Date: 1958-1968
  4. Collection

    Meet the Scientist Lecture Recordings

    • Sound recordings and a small selection of typed presentations from a science lecture series sponsored by the Theatre and Arts Foundation of San Diego County.
    • Date: 1958-1963
  5. Collection

    Ben Yellen Papers

    • The Ben Yellen Papers document grassroots social and political activism on the subjects of farm labor, commercial agriculture, and western water policy in Southern California.
    • Date: 1959-1991
  6. Collection

    David Bromige Papers: Selections

    • Audiovisual recordings from the collection of poet David Bromige.
    • Access: Some items restricted
    • Date: 1960-2006
  7. Collection

    Paul Blackburn Audio Collection

    • A collection of sound recordings featuring poetry readings, conversations, lectures, and taped correspondence recorded by Paul Blackburn to create an oral history of the New York poetry scene between 1960 and 1971.
    • Access: Some items restricted
    • Date: 1960-1971
  8. 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
  9. Collection

    Tell Us How UC It: A Living Archive

    • The UC San Diego Library created a “living archive” as an alternative way to highlight awareness, provide a space for dialogue, preserve and document the events related to student activism at UC San Diego.
    • Date: 1960-2017
  10. Collection

    Tell Us How UC It: History of Student Activism Timeline

    • The Tell Us How UC It: History of Student Activism Timeline presents events and incidents from UC San Diego’s history that affected the campus climate for students in such a way that they were compelled to act or react.
    • Date: 1960-2016
  11. 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-
  12. Collection

    Will Forman Navy submersible film collection

    • Forty-five films digitally reformatted films from the collection of Will Forman on U.S. Navy submersibles, particularly the development of Deep Jeep at the Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) at China Lake, California.
    • Date: between 1960 and 1971
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. Collection

    Robert Mosher UC San Diego Architectural Image Collection

    • The Robert Mosher collection includes photographs of the interior and exterior of architectural structures as well as plans, drawings, elevations, models, studies, and materials samples of UC San Diego buildings and spaces. Development and master plans are also included. Most of the buildings and structures in this collection were designed by Robert Mosher but there are some images of UC San Diego structures that were designed by other architectural firms.
    • Date: 1961-1998
  16. Collection

    UC San Diego General Catalog

    • Selected volumes of the General Catalog or Course Catalog containing course descriptions, degree requirements and descriptions for colleges, departments, and schools offered by the University of California, San Diego.
    • Date: 1961 to 2011
  17. 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
  18. Collection

    Visual Arts and Architecture

    • Images, films, audio, and documentation of Southern California and Border Region art, architecture, and urban development.
    • Date: 1961-2015
  19. Collection

    Bear Facts

    • Bear Facts was the newsletter published by the Oceanids, a service and social organization promoting friendship and services to the UC San Diego community.
    • Date: 1962-2007
  20. Collection

    Stan Phillips Poetry Project Recordings Collection

    • Spoken word poetry sound recordings featuring James Broughton, Jess Collins, Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, Charles Olson, and Louis Zukofsky. Organized and edited by Stan Phillips.
    • Access: Restricted View
    • Date: 1962
  21. Collection

    Archive for New Poetry: Cataloged sound recordings

    • Sound recordings of poetry readings and events that emphasize the experimental and collaborative nature of poetry, from the Archive for New Poetry collection at the UC San Diego Library.
    • Access: Restricted View
    • Date: 1963-1984
  22. Collection

    Charles H. Graves Photographs and Films

    • Film and color slides created for and used in a photographic documentary of early UCSD events.
    • Date: 1963-1967
  23. Collection

    Jane Goodale Recordings

    • Jane C. Goodale was an American anthropologist and photographer who conducted ethnographic research on Kaulong-speaking people of New Britain Island in Papua New Guinea. The sound recordings document the details of the social life, customs, and song performances of the Kaulong recorded by Goodale in Umbi and Angelek.
    • Access: Restricted View
    • Date: 1963 to 1974
  24. Collection

    Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections

    • Audiovisual recordings from the collection of poet and performer Kenward Elmslie.
    • Date: 1963-2010
  25. 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
  26. Collection

    Camp Matthews Buildings Photos

    • Photographs and plans of Camp Matthews buildings after Camp Matthews closed operations.
    • Date: 1964-1967
  27. 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
  28. Collection

    John Huber Photograph Collection

    • The John Huber photograph collection is a small selection of images digitized from Huber’s original color slides, dating from 1964-1971. The images focus on significant UC San Diego events and feature prominent members of the campus community.
    • Date: 1964-1971
  29. Collection

    Robert Glasheen Photographs

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

    Jerome Rothenberg Papers: Digital files and sound recordings

    • Digital files from the collection of Jerome Rothenberg.
    • Access: Some items restricted
    • Date: between 1965 and 2005
  31. Collection

    Leslie Scalapino Papers: Digital selections

    • Digital selections from the papers of Leslie Scalapino, San Francisco Bay Area poet, scholar, experimental prose writer and founding editor of O Books. Content includes poetry, essays, interview transcripts, photographs, and sound and videorecordings reformatted or captured from digital media.
    • Access: Restricted View
    • Date: circa 1965-2014
  32. Collection

    Mikhail V. Propp Negatives

    • Photographic negatives taken by Russian marine biologist Mikhail V. Propp, documenting a Soviet Antarctic expedition (1965-1966) at Mirny Observatory, Antarctica.
    • Date: 1965-1966
  33. Collection

    Susan Howe Radio Program Sound Recordings

    • Sound recordings from poet Susan Howe's radio show, Poetry, originally broadcast on WBAI New York.
    • Date: 1965, 1971-1981
  34. Collection

    Thurgood Marshall College. Office of the Provost Records

    • Photographs documenting UC San Diego's Thurgood Marshall College participation in campus and San Diego community events, provost office staff, and college programs.
    • Date: 1965-2000
  35. Collection

    Chinese Cultural Revolution Posters

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

    Andrew Strathern and Pamela J. Stewart Recordings

    • Andrew Strathern and Pamela J. Stewart are a husband and wife research team who carry out long-term fieldwork in Papua New Guinea. The two tapes, recorded in 1967 in Pangia, Papua New Guinea, document Namasu sing-sing, a celebration for an opening of a store, stories of tambaran cults told by local informants, and woman and man stories.
    • Access: Restricted View
    • Date: 1967
  37. 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
  38. 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-
  39. Collection

    Cinewest Archive

    • Materials documenting the several Cinewest production initiatives including Border Brujo, Murals off the Walls, and Mexico History and Image and others.
    • Date: 1969-1992
  40. Collection

    History of the UC San Diego Visual Arts Department

    • Images documenting the history of Visual Arts Department at UC San Diego from 1969 to 1989.
    • Date: 1969-1993
  41. Collection

    Joel E. Dimsdale, M.D. Holocaust Survivor Interview Collection

    • Interviews collected in the 1970s discussing coping behaviors and stress experienced by Holocaust survivors.
    • Access: Restricted View
    • Date: 1969-1973
  42. Collection

    Anne Tardos Papers: Selections

    • Audiovisual recordings from the papers of poet and artist Anne Tardos.
    • Date: 1970-1990
  43. Collection

    Armed Revolutionary Organizations in Mexico

    • Collected material, including periodicals and ephemera, created by revolutionary groups in Mexico between 1965 and 1998.
    • Date: 1965-1998
  44. Collection

    Bill Mohr Papers: Selections

    • Audiovisual recordings from the collection of poet, editor, and educator Bill Mohr and Momentum Press.
    • Access: Some items restricted
    • Date: 1970-2015
  45. 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
  46. Collection

    ECE Distinguished Lecturer Series

    • Lectures in Electrical and Computer Engineering recorded in 1991 and 1992 at UC San Diego.
    • Access: Restricted to UC San Diego use only
  47. 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
  48. Collection

    Robert Peters Papers: Selections

    • Sound recordings of poetry readings and lectures from the papers of poet Robert Peters.
    • Date: 1970-2009
  49. 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.
  50. Collection

    Social Sciences Data Collection

    • The Social Sciences Data Collection includes an assortment of numeric and textual datasets collected by the Library to support the research and learning needs of UC San Diego students, staff, and academics. Some datasets are open access, while others are licensed by the Library and restricted to UC San Diego IP addresses.
    • Access: Some items restricted
  51. 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
  52. Collection

    William Rodman and Margaret Critchlow Photographs

    • Photographs taken by Canadian Anthropologists Margaret Critchlow and William Rodman during research trips conducted in Vanuatu.
    • Date: 1970 to 1995
  53. Collection

    Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars Friendship Delegations

    • Slides and documents contributed by members of the Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars (CCAS) friendship delegations that traveled to China in 1971 and 1972.
    • Slides and documents contributed by members of the Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars (CCAS) friendship delegations that traveled to China in 1971 and 1972.
    • Date: 1971 - 1972
  54. Collection

    Hannah Weiner Papers

    • The papers of Hannah Weiner, an experimental New York City poet. Materials include scanned notebooks, journal entries, original manuscripts, and sound recordings documenting her writing and creative process.
    • Date: 1971-1997
  55. Collection

    John LeRoy Photographs

    • Photographs created by American anthropologist John D. LeRoy, in the context of field research with the Kewa people of the Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
    • Access: Some items restricted
    • Date: 1971-1972
  56. Collection

    Paul Pickowicz Collection

    • Slides and documents contributed by Paul Pickowicz, member of the Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars (CCAS) Friendship Delegation that traveled to China in 1971.
    • Date: 1971 - 1972
  57. Collection

    UCSD Audio Visual Theses and Dissertations

    • A subset of the dissertations produced by students at UC San Diego which contain audio and visual components.
    • Access: Restricted to UC San Diego use only
    • Date: between 1971 and 2009
  58. Collection

    CCHDO Hydrographic Data Archive

    • The CCHDO Hydrographic Data Collection contains high quality, global, vessel-based CTD and Niskin bottle data from GO-SHIP, WOCE, CLIVAR and other repeat hydrography programs past and present.
    • Date: 1972 to present
  59. Collection

    Gloria Frym Papers: Selections

    • Audiovisual recordings from the collection of poet and educator Gloria Frym.
    • Date: 1972-2000
  60. Collection

    New Writing Series: Recordings

    • Recordings of readings from the UC San Diego New Writings Series.
    • Date: 1972 - Present
  61. Collection

    Stephen MacKinnon Collection

    • Slides and documents contributed by Stephen MacKinnon, member of the Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars (CCAS) Friendship Delegation that traveled to China in 1972.
    • Date: 1972
  62. Collection

    Wantok Niuspepa

    • Wantok Niuspepa is the only Tok Pisin language newspaper in Papua New Guinea.
    • Date: 1972 to 2016
  63. Collection

    William A. Joseph Collection

    • Slides and documents contributed by William A. Joseph, member of the Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars (CCAS) Friendship Delegation that traveled to China in 1972.
    • Date: 1972
  64. Collection

    Robert Entenmann Collection

    • Robert Entenmann’s travel notes and government documents related to his 1972 visit to China.
    • Date: 1972
  65. 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
  66. Collection

    Edwin Hutchins and Dona Hutchins Collection

    • Materials created by American anthropologist, Edwin Hutchins, and his wife, Dona Hutchins, during research in the Trobriand Islands of Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea in 1975-1976.
    • Access: Some items restricted
    • Date: 1973-1976
  67. Collection

    1973 Guardian Tour of China

    • The photographic slides in this collection, taken in August of 1973, depict people’s daily lives and scenes of cities and villages in Northeast China in the midst of the Cultural Revolution.
    • Date: Between 1973-08-09 and 1973-08-30
  68. Collection

    Alice Notley Artworks

    • A selection of artworks by American visual artist and poet Alice Notley. Images include collages, fans, masks and sketches.
    • Date: 1974-2004
  69. Collection

    Charles Bernstein Papers: Selections

    • Digital files from the personal papers of poet Charles Bernstein.
    • Access: Some items restricted
    • Date: 1974 - 1998
  70. Collection

    Lyn Hejinian Papers: Selections

    • Selected reformatted materials from the Lyn Hejinian Papers.
    • Date: 1974-2010
  71. Collection

    Zambian Storytellers

    • Images, video and audio recordings, and images from professor of African and Comparative Literature Robert Cancel's research in Zambia and other regions of Africa.
    • Date: Between 1976 and 1997
  72. Collection

    American Friends Service Committee - U.S.-Mexico Border Program Records: Selections

    • Redacted abuse and complaint files from the records of the American Friends Service Committee - U.S.-Mexico Border Program.
    • Date: 1977-2001
  73. Collection

    UC San Diego LGBT Campus Historical Collection

    • The UC San Diego Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Historical Collection documents the experiences of LGBTQIA+ community at UC San Diego, and reflects the activities and interests of students, staff, faculty, and alumni.
    • Date: 1977-2020
  74. Collection

    Center for Research in Computing and the Arts Collection

    • UC San Diego Center for Research in Computing and the Arts (CRCA) collection documents the activities of the experimental music and art research unit. Contains produced works, event recordings and photographs, and writings produced by the CRCA and its affiliates.
    • Access: Some items restricted
    • Date: 1978-2010
  75. Collection

    Latin American Political Campaign Ephemera Collection

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

    Stuart Collection Photographs

    • Photographs and design drawings of the site-specific public sculptures in the UC San Diego Stuart Collection.
    • Date: 1981 - 2015
  77. Collection

    Stuart Collection Records: Selections

    • Video and audio recordings of the UC San Diego Stuart Collection site-specific public sculptures and interviews with the artists.
    • Date: 1982 - 2006
  78. Collection

    Chinese News

    • The Chinese News is a weekly newspaper in San Diego containing local and international news articles written in Chinese in addition to advertising in English and Chinese.
    • Date: 1983-1996
  79. Collection

    Stephen Leavitt Recordings

    • Field recordings created by American anthropologist Stephen Leavitt include interviews and events related to the ethnography of the Bumbita Arapesh people of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.
    • Access: Restricted View
    • Date: 1984-1989
  80. Collection

    UCSD Oral Histories

    • Oral history interviews, with various persons involved with the establishment and development of the UC San Diego, and the development of various campus academic programs.
    • Date: 1984-1999
  81. Collection

    Norma Cole Papers: Selections

    • Digital and digitized selections from the papers of Norma Cole, San Francisco based poet, painter, translator and educator.
    • Access: Some items restricted
    • Date: circa 1985-2014
  82. Collection

    North Korean Propaganda Posters

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

    Cell Centered Database

    • A collection of high resolution 2D, 3D and 4D data from light and electron microscopy of tissues from the nervous system and other systems.
    • Date: 1986 to 2012
  84. Collection

    Slab City

    • Interviews with residents, various community activities (swap meets, holiday parties etc.) of the Sonoran Desert community of Slab City (Imperial County, California).
    • Access: Some items restricted
    • Date: 1986-1997
  85. Collection

    Data from: The Agricultural Productivity Gap

    • Dataset contains data by country for about 150 countries on GDP per capita, employment share in agriculture, value added share in agriculture, agricultural productivity gap, average hours worked, years of schooling, and human capital.
    • Date: 1988 to 2011
  86. Collection

    Franja de Propaganda Electoral de Chile en 1988

    • This Collection is composed of thirteen hours of Chilean television programming known as the "Franja de Propaganda Electoral" produced and aired in 1988 in the 27 days preceding the plebiscite resulting in the transition from the military rule of Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte to democratic governance. 
    • Date: 1988
  87. Collection

    Data from: Machine learning for daily forecasts of Arctic sea-ice motion: an attribution assessment of model predictive skill

    • MATLAB R2021b, Python and bash files used for data download and analysis. Processed data and MATLAB R2021b plotting files.
    • Date: 1989 to 2021
  88. Collection

    Scripps O2 Program Data

    • The Scripps O2 Program website at https://scrippso2.ucsd.edu provides access to openly available atmospheric O2/N2 ratio and CO2 concentration data from various sources along with graphics. Redundant copies of the atmospheric O2/N2 and CO2 data from 12 sampling stations are being deposited here, through the UC San Diego Library, to provide enhanced discovery, long-term accessibility, and preservation. The latest data archives from the 10 active stations are added to this collection as they become available.
    • Date: 1989 to present
  89. 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
  90. Collection

    CONNECT

    • CONNECT is a premier innovation company accelerator in San Diego that creates and scales great companies in the technology and life sciences sectors.
    • Date: 1990-
  91. Collection

    Data from: Plankton energy flows using a global size-structured and trait-based model

    • This collection includes a global 20 year (1990-2009) climatology of diagnostic and prognostic variables for the Size-based Plankton Ecological TRAits (MARBL-SPECTRA) model.
    • Date: 1990 to 2009
  92. Collection

    Ernst Krenek Newsletter

    • The Ernst Krenek Newsletter contains original and reprinted articles concerning composer Ernest Krenek’s life, analysis of his works, his place in twentieth century music, as well as information concerning performances of his music, and book reviews.
    • Access: Restricted to UC San Diego use only
    • Date: 1990-1998
  93. Collection

    Underway Shipboard Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (SADCP) Data Archive

    • Underway shipboard acoustic Doppler current profiler (SADCP) database assembled from the public archive of CODAS post-processed data.
    • Date: 1990 to 2020
  94. Collection

    Tracings: A Newsletter of the University Library - University of California, San Diego

    • Internal newsletter published by the UC San Diego Library every week; informing staff, students, and faculty on various campus events.
    • Date: 1991-1999
  95. Collection

    Data from: Ocean Surface Salinity Response to Atmospheric River Precipitation in the California Current System

    • Oceanic and atmospheric measurements, reanalysis and modeled outputs in the California Current System.
    • Date: 1992 to 2019
  96. Collection

    inSite Archive

    • A selection of records from the InSite Archive, documenting the arts organization's collaborative contemporary public art projects in the San Diego-Tijuana region, and Mexico City.
    • Date: 1992-2018
  97. Collection

    inSite Archive: Selections

    • A selection of documents, images, video, and sound from the inSite Archive at UC San Diego’s Special Collections & Archives.
    • Access: Some items restricted
    • Date: 1992-2006
  98. Collection

    Data from: The Seasonal Cycle of Significant Wave Height in the Ocean: Local Versus Remote Forcing

    • This collection consists of NetCDF files that contain intermediate products derived from observer and modelled data produced by the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER) and Remote Sensing Systems, corresponding to analysis by Colosi et al. (2021).
    • Date: 1993-01-01 to 2016-12-31
  99. Collection

    UC San Diego Campus Notices and Flyers

    • Campus Notices and Flyers distributed information to a large segment of the campus community.
    • Date: 1993-2022
  100. Collection

    Data from: Interannual variations in meltwater input to the Southern Ocean from Antarctic ice shelves

    • Height changes and basal melt rates of Antarctic ice shelves from satellite remote sensing, 1994–2018.
    • Date: 1994 to 2018