Collections
The University Library contains a wide range of diverse and unique collections that can be explored below. Some archival collections may be in the process of being arranged and may take longer to access.
Featured Collections
98 narratives revealing a layered understanding of the Chicana/o movement in Northern California, specifically Sacramento.
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, personal papers, and organizational records document regional and national politics, as well as the literary, community, and cultural life in the Sacramento Region.
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Publications, articles, and flyers pertaining to the Sacramento Valley Local Democratic Socialists of America, including a run of the newsletter, "Our Struggle / Nuestra Lucha," from 1983-2003.
Sports and fraternal memborabilia from Sacramento State, collected by Bart Carlson between 1955-1988.
Paper lottery tickets with Chinese and English characters, circa 1950s.
Papers contain Sacramento NOW Political Action files, FOCUS Feminist Saturday morning lecture series, KOVR files regarding women's issues, and subject files regarding ratification of the ERA.
The papers of Costa Couvaras (1913-1987), a photographer, spy, author, and entrepreneur. Includes materials relating to his involvement in the OSS Mission Pericles, 1944-1945.
Personal papers of peace activist May d'Marie, a founding member of the Auburn Chapter of Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, a contributor to the Sacramento Community Housing Project, and an advocate for Solar Cookers, International.
Papers of Roland B. Dickison, assistant dean of the College of Curriculum Development (1961-1962), associate professor in the English Department (1962-1969), and full professor(1969-1983), after which he continued to teach as professor emeritus.
Meeting minutes, course syllabi, examinations, and lectures by William Dillon, Professor of Government at Sacramento State (1964-2007).
Contains original photographs and posters created by Sacramento-based photographer Francisco J. Dominguez.