Selected Digital Library Collections
For addtional items, search the UCSD Libraries Digital Collections Website.
Adhesive Propaganda: Stamps of the Spanish Civil War
Stamps shed light on life in Spain during the Spanish Civil War. They were used to indicate payment for postage fees, tax collection, food rationing, publicity, the celebration of cultural initiatives, and much more. (Mandeville Special Collections Library)
The Advertising Artwork of Dr. Seuss
Drawn from the Dr. Seuss archives at UC-San Diego, this site illustrates many examples of the advertising work done by Theodor Seuss Geisel from the 1920s through the 1960s. In addition to promoting the Standard Oil products of Esso and Flit, Dr. Seuss's creations have hawked such diverse goods as ball bearings, beer, sugar, and paper cups. (Mandeville Special Collections Library)
Baja California, 1949-1950: Photographs by Marquis McDonald
McDonald's photographs documents the peninsula's mission and archeological ruin, as well as the rugged landscape of Baja California. (Mandeville Special Collections Library)
Baja California, 1950-1967: Photographs by Howard E. Gulick
Gulick shot hundreds of photographs of Baja California's landscapes, coastlines, cities, and built environment, a selection from which are posted here. Gulick's Baja California-related papers, including his original travel journals, correspondence, map materials, and photographic slides, are held in the Mandeville Special Collections Library.
Baja California, 1967-1992: Photographs by Harry Crosby
This sampling of Crosby's photographs includes images of peninsular mission architecture, historic sites, everyday life on remote ranches, and landmarks along the unpaved trans-peninsular highway. (Mandeville Special Collections Library)
California Explores the Ocean
This collection provides access for the citizens of California to a diverse array of resources about the ocean and ocean exploration from the unique collections of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Archives and Library and to a selection of ocean related photographs and oral histories from the collections of the San Diego Historical Society.
Call to Arms: Communist Ephemera of Madrid during the Spanish Civil War
The Partido Comunista de Espana (PCE)a prominent organ of propaganda, produced many flyers during the Spanish Civil War. This site represents a selection from thousands of pieces held in the Mandeville Special Collections Library.
Dr. Seuss Went to War: A Catalog of Political Cartoons
Theodor Seuss Geisel was an editorial cartoonist for PM magazine in 1941-1943. Drawn from the extensive Dr. Seuss archives at UC-San Diego, these cartoons continue to delight and educate with their Seussian representations of inflation, Congress, taxes, and governmental red tape. (Mandeville Special Collections Library)
The Missions of Alta California: Photographs by William Henry Jackson
This selection of Jackson's original albumen photographs, dated 1885-1890, was originally in the collection of Kenneth E. and Dorothy V. Hill, longtime supporters of the Mandeville Special Collections Library. The photographs were generously loaned to UCSD for permanent exhibition on the web.
Notes from the Field: Postcards of the Spanish Civil War
Postcards were used as a personal form of propaganda during the Spanish Civil War. Many of the designs were derived from the large-scale posters prevalent during the conflict. (Mandeville Special Collections Library)
Scripps Archives' historical resources on the history of Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Thousands of photographs of people, ships, oceanographic instruments, expeditions, etc collected by or associated with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Includes panorama photos, film, and audio. Textual materials on the history of Scripps Institution of Oceanography and of oceanography, including oral histories, histories of the Institution, autobiographies, biographies, and memoirs. Includes legacy publications converted to digital.
Scripps eScholarship repository
A variety of texts on oceanography. Includes legacy monographs and reports by Scripps authors converted to digital format by Scripps Library; contemporary texts written by Scripps authors and posted to the Scripps Repository by the Scripps Library.
Shots of War: Photojournalism During the Spanish Civil War
These 99 photographs were shot largely by British photographers during the Spanish Civil War, for potential inclusion in British newspapers. (Mandeville Special Collections Library)
Spanish Civil War Memory Project: Audio-Visual Archive of the Francoist Repression
Video testimonies from survivors of the Spanish Civil War and the Francoist repression were made by UCSD students through a joint project between the UCSD Libraries and UCSD”s Literature Department. (Mandeville Special Collections Library)
They Still Draw Pictures: Drawings made by Spanish Children During the Spanish Civil War
The more than 600 drawings in this collection were made by Spanish children in camps and colonias during the Spanish Civil War. Made under the auspices of an international group hoping to raise money for the war effort, the drawings reflect the effects of war on its smallest victims. (Mandeville Special Collection Library)
The Visual Front: Posters of the Spanish Civil War
Mandeville Special Collections Library's online collection of eighty-four graphic propaganda posters published during the Spanish Civil War.
Weathering the Weather: The Origins of Atmospheric Science
This site reflects the title pages and selected illustrative work from early and important works on meteorology. Originally in the private collection of Kenneth E. and Dorothy V. Hill, the books were gifted to UCSD in 2000. (Mandeville Special Collections Library)