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Happy Spring!

March 20th, 2012 by Sara Gunasekara

In celebration of the first day of spring, here is an image from our Eastman Originals Collection.

Dogwood in bloom, 1943.

Pi[e]

March 14th, 2012 by Patricia Inouye

It is 314159. Enjoy your pi[e].  This is one of over 5000 images we have from the great photographer, Hal Halberstadt as part of the Milton Halberstadt Papers and Photograph Collection, D-468.

Recently Processed Collections

January 17th, 2012 by Sara Gunasekara

Special Collections announces that the following collections have been processed during February 17, 2011-January 6, 2012 and now have finding aids on the Online Archive of California (OAC). To view any of these finding aids, click on the collection name which will automatically take you to finding aid on the OAC site. To view the list of all UCD finding aids on OAC, click here.

Allewelt, William F. Papers

Akins, Samuel. Papers

Bainbridge, David. Papers

Big Little Books Collection

C.H. Street and Co. Scrapbooks Collection

Craig, Edward Gordon. Collection

Del Rio Winery Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

Halberstadt, Milton. Papers and Photographs

Hays, Peter L. Papers

Henchey, Paul L. Photographs

Heringer, Robert. Recollections of Clarksburg, California

Herrington, Fred S. Menu Collection

Li, Jon. Papers

Maria y Campos de Armando Collection

Mazarinades Collection

Miller, Loye. Typescripts

Nevada Theatre Collection

Nursery and Seed Catalog Collection

Nyhus, Paul O. Papers

Open Ring Galleries Records

Owens, Rochelle. Papers

Peattie, Noel. Papers

Power, Robert H. Collection

Prokopovitch, Nikola P. Papers

Quire, Joseph H. Papers Relating to Peter J. Shields

Rothchild, Donald S. Writings

Tomes, Joseph. Papers

Underground Comic Book Collection

Happy Winter!

December 21st, 2011 by Sara Gunasekara

In celebration of the first day of winter, here is an image from our Eastman’s Originals Collection.

Up and Over, 1941

World Smile Day

October 7th, 2011 by Sara Gunasekara

In celebration of World Smile Day, here is an image from our Eastman’s Originals Collection.

Happy World Smile Day!

Unidentified portrait of a young child, undated.

Happy Fourth of July!

June 30th, 2011 by Sara Gunasekara

In honor of the Fourth of July, here is an image of July 4, 1912 in Alturas, California from our Eastman’s Originals Collection.

Alturas-On-The-Fourth, 1912

Wouldn’t it taste good?

June 15th, 2011 by Patricia Inouye

Ice Cream on a hot day taste so good. This photograph taken by Hal Halberstadt makes the ice cream look good enough to eat. Halberstadt was acclaimed as a genius for photographing ice and ice cream. A Jack Keeler cartoon in the collection implies that the photograph was taken in a walk-in freezer, using a blowtorch to melt the ice cream.

National Train Day

May 5th, 2011 by Sara Gunasekara

In celebration of National Train Day on May 7, here is an image from our Eastman’s Originals Collection.

S.P. Trestle at Redding, California, 1945.

A Glimpse into Special Collections.

May 3rd, 2011 by Jenny Hodge

Ever wonder what exactly is stored in Special Collections?  Well the link below provides a visual overview of just a few examples of the kinds of materials we work with and work to make accessible to students and researchers like you.  Next time you are in the area stop by!

Treasures in Special Collections

May is Bike Month: Sampling of Bicycle Collections

May 2nd, 2011 by Sara Gunasekara

Since May is Bike Month, here is a sampling of some of our collections that focus on bicycles and bicycling.

The William Clauson Cycling Collection contains bicycling books, journals, trade publications and directories, racing programs, rule books, posters, comics and other materials relating to bicycling.

The Matthew Sarna-Wojcicki Collection contains periodicals that focus on bicycles and cycling. Titles include: Velo-News, Winning, Berkeley Bike Club Newsletter/Pneusletter, Cycle, Cycling USA, NCNCA (Northern California/Nevada Cycling Association) Newsletter, and NORBA News: official publication of the National Off-Road Bicycle Association.

Dale Lott (1933-2004), Professor of Psychology and Wildlife and Fisheries Biology, worked on the design of bicycle paths in Davis. His Papers contain some materials related to the usage, design, and evaluation of bicycle lanes, as well as 35mm slides of bicycle lanes.

Our University Archives Photographs contain images of bicycles and bicyclists on campus. Below is one image from that group.

Students riding bicycles, University of California, Davis, circa 1960