August 14, 2015
Hundreds of Seuss Fans Visit Geisel to Celebrate New Dr. Seuss Book
Hundreds of Dr. Seuss fans paid a visit to Geisel Library on July 28 to celebrate the release of the new Dr. Seuss book, What Pet Should I Get?. At …
Tag Archive: Special Collections
July 22, 2015
Library to Hold Book Launch for New Dr. Seuss Book July 28
Posted On: July 22, 2015 Join us on Tuesday, July 28 in the Geisel Library’s Seuss Room Foyer from 11 am – 1 pm to celebrate and buy a copy …
June 2, 2015
Seuss Room Screening – 1915 Expo
Posted On: June 2, 2015 Bring your lunch for a virtual picnic in the Park with a vintage screening of the original opening ceremonies of Balboa Park! Step back …
May 11, 2015
‘San Diego Welcomes the World’ Salutes Centenary of Panama–California Exposition of 1915
San Diego Welcomes the World, an exhibition of materials from the Library’s Special Collections & Archives, celebrates the 100th anniversary of the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, which commemorated the opening of …
April 28, 2015
Archive for New Poetry Previews Audio Clips from Blackburn Collection
Join us for this “virtual reading” that will feature newly digitized recordings from the large archive of poetry readings created by poet and translator Paul Blackburn [1926-1971]. Blackburn played an …
March 26, 2015
New Collection Endowments Provide Vital Support for the Library
Collection endowments have been critical in supporting and growing the Library’s collections, ensuring that the Library’s information resources will be maintained and enhanced in perpetuity. Over the years, supporters of …
March 10, 2015
"Germans in the Pacific World" Examines Influence of Explorers
Germans in the Pacific World, an exhibition of materials from the Library’s Special Collections & Archives, traces the trajectories of German explorers, missionaries, entrepreneurs, and others, who ventured into the Pacific …
July 24, 2014
New Exhibition of Dr. Seuss’s Original Drawings
The UC San Diego Library is proud to feature a new exhibition of selected original drawings by beloved children’s author, Theodor Seuss Geisel, on the main floor of the Geisel …
March 19, 2014
UC San Diego Library Receives Personal Papers of Jonas Salk
Media Contact: Dolores Davies, 858-534-0667 or ddavies@ucsd.edu The University of California, San Diego Library has become the official repository for the papers of Jonas Salk, noted physician, virologist, and humanitarian, …
February 25, 2014
UC San Diego Library Receives Gift of New Dr. Seuss Materials
Annual birthday celebration set for March 3rd with exhibit of new materials. Every year the University of California, San Diego Library, the world’s repository for the original works of Dr. …