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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Wilson Popenoe papers
Field notebooks, photographs, and documents of botanist and agronomist Wilson Popenoe (1892-1975). Popenoe studied avocados and other fruit and plant life, primarily in Latin America. He worked for the United States Department of Agriculture in the role of agricultural explorer from 1914-1925, including work with the University of California College of Agriculture. In 1925, he became chief agronomist of the United Fruit Company in Honduras.
Institution: UC Riverside, Library, Special Collections and University Archives
11 Items
Wine and Viticulture Conference and Workshop Presentations
Institution: Sonoma County Library
27 Items
With Our Own Eyes / Con Nuestros Propios Ojos Documentary Photography Project
Institution: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
43 Items
Wofsy (Constance) Papers
Constance Wofsy M.D. (1943-1996) was a prominent physician, researcher, and leader in the HIV/AIDS field. The collection contains correspondence, research papers, journal articles, travel arrangements, teaching material, and audio/visual material. Call number: MSS 98-51
Institution: UC San Francisco, Library, Special Collections
122 Items
Women Against Violence Against Women (WAVAW) collection, 1964-1994
The Women Against Violence Against Women(WAVAW) Collection is a mixture of papers and organizational records, publications, ephemera and audio-visual materials collected by organization member Dani Adams (national office in Los Angeles). Of particular interest are the internal memos and complete run of national newsletters produced by the Los Angeles Chapter for national chapter distribution and slides and scripts from the WAVAW slide show, the presentation that chapter members showed to audiences nationwide. There is also extensive coverage of WAVAW's actions against the film "Snuff" and the Rolling Stones's "Black and Blue" advertising campaign and national boycott of Warner Communications, Inc. …
Institution: June Mazer Lesbian Archives
180 Items
Women Aviators Collection
Photographs and documents related to members of the San Luis Obispo Chapter of the Ninety Nines, an international organization of licensed women pilots.
Institution: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
7 Items
Women of Aviation
This collection focuses on women and their contributions to aviation. Many of the women highlighted in this collection have strong ties to California.
Institution: San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives
238 Items
Women's AIDS Network (WAN) Records
WAN was the first women's organization among the community service organizations that sprung up around the AIDS crisis. The Women's AIDS Network (WAN) was informally established in June of 1983 at the second National AIDS Forum in Denver. In March of 1984, women involved in AIDS services in the Bay Area began meeting as a support group. From this initial support group, WAN evolved into an advocacy organization and informational resource, both for women affected by HIV and for the providers who serve them. WAN provided a forum for information exchange among members who included women in the medical, mental …
Institution: UC San Francisco, Library, Special Collections
92 Items
Women's Employment, United States and Great Britain in the Early 20th Century
The Women's Employment, United States and Great Britain in the Early 20th Century Collection is held in the Macpherson Collection by and about Women at the Ella Strong Denison Library, Scripps College. Contents include magazine articles, flyers, song lyrics, pamphlets, studies, and clippings, published by labor unions, women’s groups, consumers’ leagues, and government bureaus. With the earliest dating from the 1890s, these documents focus primarily on wage inequality, work environments, and emerging labor legislation in the United States prior to World War II, from the sweatshops of New York to canning factories in Wisconsin. A smaller selection of British materials …
Institution: Claremont Colleges Library
194 Items
Women's Healthy Eating and Living (WHEL) Study
The Women's Healthy Eating & Living (WHEL) Study was an NIH-supported clinical trial. In compliance with the terms and conditions of NIH's Data Sharing Policy as well as to promote the concept of data sharing, these data are being made publicly available. Also in accordance with NIH policy, the datasets include only de-identified data and documentation. All personally identifiable health information such as dates or study sites has been removed in accordance with the HIPAA privacy rule. The Women's Healthy Eating and Living (WHEL) Study was a multisite randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of a high-vegetable, low-fat diet, aimed …
Institution: UC San Diego, Research Data Curation Program
1 Item
