Donald & Beverly Gerth Special Collections & University Archives
The Donald & Beverly Gerth Special Collections & University Archives (SCUA) serves as the principal location for the historical research collections at California State University, Sacramento. The primary strengths of the collection are post-World War II political, social, and environmental history of the Sacramento region and the history of the California State University, Sacramento. The Department's holdings include printed books, literary and historical manuscripts, photographs, and university archives. Subject collections include the Japanese American Archival Collection (JAAC), the Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection, the Mexican American community in the Sacramento region, the northern California Native American communities, and the Sexual and Gender Identity Collection. For more information about how to access our collections, please contact us by phone 916-278-6144 or send email to lib-scua@csus.edu
Explore Our Collections
Search through our manuscript and archival collections using these various tools.
Collections Guides
Our collection guides provide access to a growing number of finding aids for manuscript and archival collections at Sacramento State University Special Collections & University Archives. The collection guides describe the contents of a collection, including primary sources such as correspondence, diaries, university records, organizational records, photographs, and audio recordings.
Online Archive of California (OAC)
OAC provides access to our collection guides, along with those of other archival institutions in California.
Featured Collections
Japanese American Archival Collection
Chronicles the Japanese American experience of immigration and settlement to the United States, WWII Internment, redress, and reparations. Includes JAAC finding aid, digital collection, monographs, serials, oral histories, audiovisual materials, and more.
Manuscripts Collections and Papers
Manuscripts, personal papers, and organizational records document regional and national politics, as well as the literary, community, and cultural life in the Sacramento Region.
Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection
The premier research collection on Greek culture, ancient to modern, in the western U.S. and one of the largest of its kind in the country.
University Archives
University Archives is the official repository for the permanent, historical records of California State University, Sacramento.
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