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   Richard Dering Letters

   • Letters from Richard Dering, which provide a detailed account of his activities and travels in Sonora, Baja California, the islands of the Gulf of California, and up the Pacific Coast to San Francisco. The letters are primarily written from Isla Elide, Georges Island, Guaymas, Magdalena Bay, and San Francisco.
   • Date: 1858-1879
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   Ex-Mission of Santa Catarina Legal File

   • Correspondence, legal documents, expense statements, and sales agreements compiled to demonstrate rightful ownership of the lands deriving from the Ex-Mission of Santa Catarina, a large tract of land in northern Baja California originally the possession of the Catholic Church.
   • Date: 1856 - 1916
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   Ephraim Morse Papers

   • Documents from the Ephraim W. Morse Papers, San Diego pioneer, businessman, and civic leader. Materials include financial records for Morse's Old Town and New Town stores; correspondence; cased daguerreotypes and an ambrotype; and scrapbooks.
   • Date: 1839-1884
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   Pablo Macedo Collection of Mexican Notarial, Mining and Colonial Documents

   • Mexican colonial documents written in Spanish, relating to land tenure, legal matters and mining interests in the Itzmiquilpa region of Mexico.
   • Date: 1600-1908
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   Posters of the Chinese Independent Film Festivals

   • Posters from Chinese independent film festivals from 2004 to 2016.
   • Date: 2004-2016
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   Live Well, Be Well

   • Live Well, Be Well podcast episodes present candid information about all things wellness! Their goal is to inspire listeners, to help them feel connected, and to discover new ways to live their best life.
   • Date: 2020-2021
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   Triton Tools and Tidbits

   • Triton Tools & Tidbits is a podcast that is focused on discussing topics to engage and enrich student life and education. Produced by the UC San Diego Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs.
   • Date: 2020-2021
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   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
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   California Historic Landmark Project Collection

   • Historical essays, research notes, and a small number of photographs created between 1936 and 1940 on California landmarks, monuments and state parks.
   • Date: 1936-1940
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    SIO Photographic Laboratory Collection: Selections

    • The Scripps Institution of Oceanography Photographic Laboratory was established in 1949 to provide photographic services to the SIO community. Subjects included aerial views of La Jolla and the Scripps campus, artifacts, campus buildings and events, faculty and staff at work, marine specimens, research ships, and scientific instruments.
    • Date: 1905-2003
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    George A. Shumway Jr. Photographs

    • Photographs from the collection of George A. Shumway Jr, Ph.D, former Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) researcher.
    • Date: 1950-1959
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    Pauline Oliveros Papers

    • Papers of Pauline Oliveros (1932-2016), American experimental musician, composer and key figure in the development of contemporary electronic music.
    • Access: Some items restricted
    • Date: 1937-1983
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    Norman Spencer Photographs

    • Norman A. Spencer, Ph.D., professor at SUNY, Nassau, documents artists, writers, directors, actors and other notable personalities in the underground and independent Chinese film and art scenes. His photographs were taken between the years 1999-2019.
    • Date: 1999-2019
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    Topolobampo Collection

    • Business records and promotional materials by Albert Kimsey Owen, related to the colony and railroad enterprise established on Topolobampo Bay, Sinaloa, Mexico between 1871 and 1910.
    • Date: 1872 to 1910
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    Walter Munk Papers: Selections

    • A selection of still images, slides, and reformatted sound and moving image recordings from the papers of oceanographer Walter Munk.
    • Access: Some items restricted
    • Date: between 1920 and 2003