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  1. Collection

    Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Communications Office Records

    • The Scripps Institution of Oceanography Communications Office Records contain public relations materials collected, created, and distributed by that office. The records document the history, research, and the other activities of Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
    • Access: Some items restricted
    • Date: 1950-2009
  2. Collection

    James Stewart Papers

    • A selection of images from the James Stewart Papers, including portraits, group photos and photographs from diving and research expeditions.
    • Date: 1951-1994
  3. Collection

    UC San Diego History

    • Photographs, student newspapers, oral histories, campus news releases, news clippings, and publications that document the development and history of the campus.
    • Access: Some items restricted
    • Date: 1956-
  4. Collection

    Anti-Confucian Book Collection

    • The Anti-Confucius Book Collection consists of 747 titles donated by UCSD PhD alumnus Matthew Wills. They were largely political propagandas produced during 1960s-1970s, also known as the Cultural Revolution period in China.
    • Date: Between 1952 and 1982
  5. Collection

    Capricorn Expedition Photographs

    • The Capricorn Expedition (1952-1953) was part of a series of oceanic expeditions in the Pacific conducted by the US Navy and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
    • Date: 1952-1953
  6. Collection

    Data from Scripps Research Expeditions 1953-2005

    • Data and documents from Scripps Institution of Oceanography research vessel expeditions from 1953-2005, including geophysical, water column, and sea surface measurements.
    • Date: 1953 to 2005
  7. Collection

    Theodore Schwartz Recordings

    • A collection of sound and video recordings from Theodore Schwartz, Melanesian anthropologist, UC San Diego Professor and specialist on the Manus people of Papua New Guinea. Includes interviews, ceremonies, lectures, songs and linguistic studies relating to his expeditions to the Admiralty Islands.
    • Access: Restricted View
    • Date: 1953 - 1998
  8. Collection

    Jackson Mac Low: Selections

    • A selection of content from the Jackson Mac Low papers, focused on reformatted sound recordings and a presentation of the digital files captured off the poet's collection of floppy disks and zip drives.
    • Access: Some items restricted
    • Date: circa 1955-2005
  9. Collection

    Joanne Kyger Papers: Selections

    • Digitized and born-digital selections from the papers of poet Joanne Kyger.
    • Access: Some items restricted
    • Date: 1955-2017
  10. Collection

    Robert Crosson Papers: Selections

    • Audiovisual recordings from the collection of poet and actor Robert Crosson.
    • Date: 1955-1991
  11. Collection

    UC Academic Senate. San Diego Division Records

    • The University of California Academic Senate, San Diego Division digital records contain meeting materials and reports created by the San Diego Division, the Representative Assembly, and various committees.
    • Date: 1955-
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. Collection

    David Bromige Papers: Selections

    • Audiovisual recordings from the collection of poet David Bromige.
    • Access: Some items restricted
    • Date: 1960-2009
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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-
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. Collection

    Jan B. Lawson Slides: Selections

    • Scans of color slides taken by Scripps Institution of Oceanography marine technician Jan B. Lawson on research expeditions in the 1960s.
    • Date: 1961-1966
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. Collection

    Visual Arts and Architecture

    • Images, films, audio, and documentation of Southern California and Border Region art, architecture, and urban development.
    • Date: 1961-2015
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. 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: Some items restricted
    • Date: 1963-1984
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. Collection

    Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections

    • Audiovisual recordings from the collection of poet and performer Kenward Elmslie.
    • Date: 1963-2010
  40. 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
  41. Collection

    Camp Matthews Buildings Photos

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

    Herman Baca Collection

    • A selection of documents illustrating the work and activities of Chicano activist Herman Baca and the Committee on Chicano Rights.
    • Access: Some items restricted
    • Date: 1964-2006
  43. 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
  44. Collection

    Philip Newman Recordings

    • Recordings of Anthropologists Phillip Newman and David Hayano during their field work with Awa speakers in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea.
    • Access: Restricted View
    • Date: 1964-1970
  45. Collection

    Robert Glasheen Photographs

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

    UC San Diego. Associated Students Records

    • The Associated Students records document undergraduate student government activities at UC San Diego; including meeting materials, bills and resolutions, election publicity and results, and events.
    • Date: 1964-2009
  47. Collection

    Armand Schwerner Papers: Selections

    • Audiovisual recordings from the collection of poet and translator Armand Schwerner.
    • Date: 1965-2000
  48. Collection

    Jerome Rothenberg Papers: Digital files and audiovisual recordings

    • Digital files from the collection of Jerome Rothenberg.
    • Access: Some items restricted
    • Date: 1965-2005
  49. Collection

    Leslie Scalapino Papers: 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: Some items restricted
    • Date: circa 1965-2014
  50. 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
  51. 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
  52. Collection

    UC San Diego Yearbook Collection

    • Collection of UC San Diego yearbooks documenting student life and portraits, campus events, residential halls, faculty and staff, and colleges.
    • Date: 1965-2001
  53. Collection

    UC San Diego. Thurgood Marshall College. Office of the Provost Records

    • The Thurgood Marshall College Provost records document educational programs, curricula, campus buildings, faculty and staff, events, student activism, and student life; including correspondence, proposal, reports, and photographs.
    • Access: Some items restricted
    • Date: 1965-2016
  54. Collection

    Chinese Cultural Revolution Posters

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

    UC San Diego. Office of the Chancellor Subject Files: Selections

    • A selection of records from the Chancellor's subject files maintained by the Policy and Records Administration documenting all aspects of the administration of UC San Diego; including records from the Office of the Chancellor, the Office of the Associate Vice-Chancellor for Business Affairs, as well as selected materials from the offices of the Vice-Chancellor for Administration and the Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs.
    • Access: Some items restricted
    • Date: 1966-1972
  56. 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
  57. Collection

    Harold Ross Recordings

    • Harold Ross conducted research among the Baegu people of Malaita in the Solomon Islands. The recordings capture the Baegu performing traditional vocal and instrumental music, modern music, and reciting folklore.
    • Access: Restricted View
    • Date: 1967
  58. 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
  59. Collection

    UC San Diego. John Muir College Office of the Provost records

    • The John Muir College Office of the Provost records document the administration, educational programs and courses, buildings, events, and student life.
    • Access: Some items restricted
    • Date: ca. 1967-2018
  60. 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-
  61. Collection

    UC San Diego. University Art Gallery Records: Selections

    • The University Art Gallery Records Selections document individual exhibitions curated between 1968 to 2004.
    • Date: circa 1968-2004
  62. 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
  63. 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
  64. 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
  65. Collection

    Anne Tardos Papers: Selections

    • Audiovisual recordings from the papers of poet and artist Anne Tardos.
    • Date: 1970-1990
  66. 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
  67. 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
  68. 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
  69. Collection

    East Asia Film Collection - Underground & Independent films

    • Access: Restricted to UC San Diego use only
  70. Collection

    ECE Distinguished Lecturer Series

    • Lectures in Electrical and Computer Engineering recorded in 1991 and 1992 at UC San Diego.
  71. Collection

    Kathleen Fraser Papers: Selections

    • Digitized materials from the collection of poet Kathleen Fraser.
    • Access: Some items restricted
    • Date: 1970-2007
  72. Collection

    Paul Vangelisti Papers: Selections

    • Audiovisual recordings and born digital content from the collection of poet, editor, and translator Paul Vangelisti.
    • Date: 1970-2010
  73. Collection

    Robert Peters Papers: Selections

    • Sound recordings of poetry readings and lectures from the papers of poet Robert Peters.
    • Date: 1970-2009
  74. 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.
  75. 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
  76. 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
  77. 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
  78. 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
  79. 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
  80. 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
  81. 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
  82. 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
  83. 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
  84. Collection

    Gloria Frym Papers: Selections

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

    New Writing Series: Recordings

    • Recordings of readings from the UC San Diego New Writings Series.
    • Date: 1972 - Present
  86. 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
  87. Collection

    The Guardian Newspaper Tours of China

    • Material from 1972 & 1973 tours of China sponsored by the The National Guardian Newspaper.
    • Date: 1972-1974
  88. Collection

    Wantok Niuspepa

    • Wantok Niuspepa is the only Tok Pisin language newspaper in Papua New Guinea.
    • Date: 1972 to 2016
  89. 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
  90. Collection

    James Sanford Collection

    • A collection of color slides documenting James Sanford and Jean Doyle’s trip to China in 1972 as members of the Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars (CCAS)’s 2nd Friendship Delegation.
    • Date: 1972
  91. Collection

    Robert Entenmann Collection

    • Robert Entenmann’s travel notes and government documents related to his 1972 visit to China.
    • Date: 1972
  92. 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
  93. 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
  94. Collection

    August 1973 Guardian Newspaper 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
  95. Collection

    December 1973 Guardian Newspaper Tour of China

    • Original journals hand written by Gene Guerrero during his trip to China from December 1973 to January 1974 as part of a Guardian Newspaper sponsored tour of China.
    • Date: Between December 1973 and January 1974
  96. 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
  97. Collection

    Charles Bernstein Papers: Selections

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

    Lyn Hejinian Papers: Selections

    • Selected reformatted materials from the Lyn Hejinian Papers.
    • Date: 1974-2010
  99. 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