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Remembering September 11

“The events of September 11, 2001 will stay with us for the rest of our lives,” wrote the leaders of the UC Davis Jewish Student Union three weeks

Whole Earth Festival in a Whole New Light

This time of year — Mother’s Day, and what would have been the Whole Earth Festival, were we not sheltering in place — always reminds me of my

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

Aggie Archives Go Digital

Partnership between library and campus newspaper opens new window into UC Davis history This spring, the UC Davis Library and The California Aggie have

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

Cupcakes and trivia for Peter J. Shields birthday

April 4, 2019 marks what would have been Peter J. Shields 157th birthday. Shields, considered one of the founding fathers of the University Farm (now UC Davis), helped to