The Department of Special Research Collections acquires, preserves, and makes accessible rare, valuable, or unique materials that support UC Santa Barbara students, faculty, and research programs, as well as the scholarly community. The department's holdings are non-circulating but are available for research in the reading room by appointment Monday through Friday 9AM to 12PM and 1PM to 4PM.
Collections include:
- American Radio Archives
- American Religious Collection
- Bernath Memorial Collection
- California Ethinic and Multicultural Archives (CEMA)
- Darwin / Evolution Collection
- Film and Television Collection.
- General Manuscripts Collection
- Humanistic Psychology Archive
- Oral History Collection
- Performing Arts Collection
- Printers Collection
- Rare Books and Printed Collection
- Romaine Trade Catalog Collection
- University Archives
- William Wyles Collection (American Civil War and Westward Expansion)
For more information, see the Special Research Collections pages