News: Archives and special collections

Featured Maps! Bodies of Water

Theme for the week: Bodies of Water Date: March 9-26, 2020 The Map Collection room is featuring maps of rivers, lakes, and oceans of the world. Maps showing the

Why Australian Wine Historian Julie McIntyre is Conducting Her Fulbright Research at the UC Davis Library

“I fell in love with wine, from the grape to its fragrance, before I was legally able to drink it,” explains Dr. Julie McIntyre, historian, scholar and self-proclaimed

Speaker Series Celebrates Women’s Suffrage Centennial

UC Davis Library’s Archives and Special Collections and the Yolo County Archives invite the community to “Battle for the Ballot: A Speaker Series to Celebrate 100 Years of Women’s

Featured Maps! Raised Relief Maps

Raised Relief Maps Date: February 3-21, 2020 Maps are always a rich source of information about any region they depict. Some maps give a glimpse into the history of

Featured Maps! Colonial and Early American Cities

Theme for the week: Colonial & Early American Cities Date: January 13-31,  2020 The first-ever U.S. presidential election occurred from December 15, 1788, to January 10, 1789. George

UC Davis Library Receives Gift to Preserve Work of One of History’s Top Viticulturists

Larkmead Vineyards Celebrates 125 Years with Donation to Digitize Work of Harold Olmo The UC Davis Library announced today that it received a $200,000 gift from the owners of Larkmead