News: Local history

New Resource to Find Historic Maps Online

FIMo (Fire Insurance Maps online) is a user-friendly online research platform for finding historic maps. Through the UC Davis Library, researchers, students

50 Features of Special Collections: the World’s Greatest Wine Library

43/50 Don’t take our word as the world’s greatest wine library. Take it from the man who wrote the book on wine, Hugh Johnson, author of World

Davis: Then & Now

As the exhibit celebrating the centennial of the City of Davis enters its final weeks on display, we were inspired to add one more piece to it with the

Stop by Shields on Picnic Day!

Don’t miss the Library Open House from 11am-2pm on Picnic Day, this Saturday, April 22! All activities take place in the main lobby of Shields. Davis 1917-2017: Celebrating 100 Years

Happy 100th Birthday, City of Davis!

Happy 100th birthday to the City of Davis which was incorporated exactly a century ago today on March 28, 1917! Prior to the city’s incorporation in 1917, the town’s citizens

50 Features of Special Collections: Holland Land Company Records

30/50 With the recent rains, the opening of the Sacramento Weir, and the flooded Yolo Bypass, we thought that it was fitting to feature the Holland Land