UC Riverside Library, Special Collections and University Archives
Library, Special Collections and University Archives
UC Riverside
- Location: Riverside, CA
- Phone: (951) 827-3233
- Email: specialcollections@ucr.edu
- Website: http://library.ucr.edu/libraries/special-collections-university-archives
Special Collections & University Archives at the UC Riverside houses rare books, manuscripts, archival records, audiovisual materials, and other formats covering a wide range of special subject areas.
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Collections at this institution
Edith Hipkins collection of British artists' letters
Correspondence from numerous British artists during the 19th and early 20th century received and collected by British painter Edith Hipkins. The majority of the correspondence consists of personal letters sent to Hipkins and her father, musician Alfred J. Hipkins.
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51 Items
Esther Klotz collection on Miné Okubo
This collection contains correspondence, artwork, brochures, and other material by and about Japanese American artist and author Miné Okubo (1912–2001). Okubo was born in Riverside, California, and is best known for her book "Citizen 13660" of drawings and text on her experiences of incarceration at Tanforan and Topaz camps during World War II. The material was collected and donated to UCR by Esther Klotz, a historian of the Riverside area and longtime friend of Okubo.
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36 Items
Fujimoto family diaries
Diaries of Toranosuke "George" Fujimoto and his son George Fujimoto Jr., including the World War II period when their family was forcibly removed from their home in Riverside, California to an incarceration camp in Poston, Arizona. The diaries kept by Toranosuke between 1913-1968 are in Japanese. The diaries kept by George Jr. between 1942-1948 are in English.
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46 Items
Geoffrey Chaucer Collection
The works of our ancient, learned, & excellent English poet, Jeffrey Chaucer : as they have lately been compar'd with the best manuscripts, and several things added, never before in print : to which is adjoyn'd, The story of the siege of Thebes, by John Lidgate, Monk of Bury : together with the life of Chaucer, shewing his countrey, parentage, education, marriage, children, revenues, service, reward, friends, books, death : also a table, wherein the old and obscure words in Chaucer are explained, and such words (which are many) that either are, by nature or derivation, Arabick, Greek, Latine, Italian, …
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1 Item
H. L. Ripley papers
This collection includes photographs and an unpublished diary written by H. L. Ripley while he traveled on horseback through Mexico in 1888-1889. A handwritten essay by Ripley from 1868 on the topic of manliness is also included.
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14 Items
Halpern collection of music documentaries
Documentaries on DVD produced by SMH Music, focusing on various classical musical composers, groups, and performers, including Spanish composers Enrique Granados, Manuel de Falla, and Federico Mompou. The collection also includes multiple documentaries on violinist and teacher Aaron Rosand, which include performances, interviews, and master classes taught by Rosand.
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18 Items
Historical Artifacts Collection
The Historical Artifacts Collection contains examples of both manuscript and printed leaves and gatherings in Western and non-Western languages, calligraphy and scripts. Included are documents dating from the medieval period to the modern era, approximately 12th century to the 20th century.
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77 Items
Jay Kay Klein photographs and papers on science fiction fandom
Photographs taken by Jay Kay Klein documenting Science Fiction & Fantasy fandom. The majority of images were taken by Klein while attending various Science Fiction & Fantasy conventions and events, including many from the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon). NOTE: To submit additional information or corrections for descriptions of photographs in this collection, please use the commenting feature available on Calisphere for this collection. To read and post comments, select an image and click "Join the Discussion" at the bottom of the page.
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5,933 Items
Juan Silvano Godoi papers
Correspondence, documents, publications, and other material pertaining to the personal and professional life of Juan Silvano Godoi (1850-1926), a Paraguayan politician, journalist, jurist, and historian. Includes correspondence with many prominent political figures and scholars of the era as well as political and financial documents.
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889 Items
Margaret Cavendish Collection
To the Duchesse of Newcastle, on her new Blazing world / William Newcastle -- To all noble and worthy ladies -- The description of a new world, called the blazing world -- The second part of the description of the new blazing world -- The epilogue to the reader. View in the library catalog: https://search.library.ucr.edu/permalink/01CDL_RIV_INST/1a599u0/alma991033753179604706
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