Archives and Special Collections

On October 8, Archives and Special Collections will re-open by appointment, for in person services to UC Davis students, faculty and staff only. Appointments must be made 72 business hours prior to your visit. Due to the COVID-19 public health crisis, services will be limited and delayed. Please submit all questions and requests to SpecColl@ucdavis.edu or leave a message at (530) 752‑1621. Learn more.

Archives and Special Collections welcomes students, faculty, visiting scholars and members of the general public to explore the Library’s rare books and pamphlets, manuscript collections, photographs, the University Archives, and the Map Collection. The Department’s major purposes are to acquire these materials, make them available for use, and preserve their integrity for future generations.

Shields Library is open for UC Davis students, faculty and staff only.

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Archives and Special Collections: available to support online classes

Now that the beginning of the fall quarter is well underway, Special Collections has a message about assisting faculty and other instructors at UC Davis with their remote classes. Watch...

October 12, 2020

Archives and Special Collections re-opens by appointment

Archives and Special Collections re-opens this week, by appointment only, to UC Davis faculty, students, and staff. Appointments are available Tuesday-Friday from 1:30-4:30pm and must be made 72 hours in...

October 05, 2020

New faculty book features images from Archives and Special Collections

Congratulations to Professor Frances Dolan on her latest book, Digging the Past: How and Why to Imagine Seventeenth-Century Agriculture, published by the University of Pennsylvania Press. Professor Dolan completed a good deal...

August 24, 2020

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