Collections in Calisphere
All of the items in Calisphere are organized into collections. Collections bring context to images, documents, videos, and audio recordings. Some collections represent a particular topic or format, some have items created by the same person, and some showcase an institution’s special project or initiative. Use the tabs below to explore the hundreds of collections in Calisphere.
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Data from: Wave-tide interaction for a strongly modulated wave field
This collection contains the data sets and code required to generate each figure presented in the publication Ho, A., Merrifield, S. M., and Pizzo, N. (2022). Wave-tide interaction for a strongly modulated wave field. Journal of Physical Oceanography. Observations from Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP) moored buoys off the coast of Florida reveal tidally-driven wave current interactions that modify significant wave heights by up to 25% and shift peak periods by up to a second. A case study at Fernandina Beach, Florida shows surface waves steepening on following tidal currents and becoming less steep on opposing tidal currents, with the …
Institution: UC San Diego, Research Data Curation Program
1 Item
Compton (Eugene) Collection - Miscellaneous Stereoviews
Consists of 30 stereographic prints taken during the years 1870 to 1890. Various photographers are represented, including William A. Bell, M. Dickson, Duhem Brothers, M.M. Hazeltine, William Henry Jackson, Andrew Price, Savage & Ottinger, J.C. Scripture and Charles Weitfle.
Institution: UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library
30 Items
University Archives Photographs
This digitized collection consists of thousands of scanned photos from the University Archives photograph collection. The photos date from the founding of the university to the present and cover a range of academic and collegiate activity and events. The University Archives is the official repository for the historical records of the university. It serves to document the functions and activities of the university community since its inception.
Institution: California State University, Fresno
12,177 Items
Transportation Image Collection
Photos of Lockheed and airport facilities and employees, and airplanes.
Institution: Burbank Public Library
100 Items
Mill Valley - Jim Staley Postcard Archive, Phil Rhodes Collection
Photo postcards depicting Mill Valley, circa 1905-1953. Postcards originally belonged to collector Jim Staley. Digital copies and metadata have been provided by their current owner, Phil Rhodes.
Institution: Marin County Free Library
27 Items
Art of Science
Data curators at the UC San Diego Library have the privilege of working with researchers from a wide range of scientific disciplines as they prepare data for the Library’s Research Data Collections repository. The visually stunning nature of some of these research data sets has inspired the Library’s Research Data Curation Program (RDCP) to host its inaugural Art of Science contest, which aims to celebrate the beauty that can emerge during scientific exploration and raise awareness of the Library’s data curation services. In February 2021, UC San Diego and affiliate students, postdoctoral and faculty researchers were invited to submit images …
Institution: UC San Diego, The UC San Diego Library
52 Items
California Revealed from Sisters of the Presentation, San Francisco
California Revealed is a State Library initiative to help California’s public libraries, in partnership with other local heritage groups, digitize, preserve, and provide online access to archival materials - books, newspapers, photographs, audiovisual recordings, and more - that tell the incredible stories of the Golden State. We also provide free access and preservation services for existing digital collections for partner organizations with in-house digitization programs. California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
Institution: Sisters of the Presentation, San Francisco
12 Items
McLean family papers
Papers of the McLean family of California. Includes correspondence and other papers of Edward McLean, his wife Sarah E. McLean, and three of the McLean children: Agnes, Fannie, and Francis. The bulk of the collection consists of Fannie McLean's correspondence, scrapbooks, subject files, and McAlpine Mine records.
Institution: UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library
7 Items
Indigenous Writers and Their Critics--Escritores indígenas y sus críticos
This collection brings together programmatic, descriptive textual materials and video-recorded proceedings of unique presentations (including readings and recitations of original literature and literary analysis) at the “Indigenous Writers and Their Critics” Symposium held at the University of California – San Diego on Feb. 24 and 25, 2020. The event convened indigenous authors and academics specializing in critical examination of such authors’ literary production, with the goals of profiling the importance of all participants’ work and creating a space for them to dialogue and collaborate at UCSD. Such conversations allow indigenous writers to critically intervene in academic discussions and thereby ensure …
Institution: UC San Diego, The UC San Diego Library
1 Item
