News: Local history

Trying Times: A Century Between Global Pandemics

Long ago, in the early days of UC Davis (actually, before it was UC Davis — when it was still the University Farm), the Davis community faced

Zoom Backgrounds

Following the footsteps of other institutions, we also want to offer Zoom backgrounds based off images from Archives and Special Collections. Feel free to personalize your next virtual meeting by

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