Manuscripts and archives can be critical sources for in-depth research, particularly in fields such as history and literature. The UCSD Libraries have extensive collections for on-site use, as well as selective access to manuscripts and archives held in other repositories--either online or in microform.
The databases and other resources listed below will help you find out what’s available at UCSD and beyond.
Resources with this icon may be accessed through on-campus computers, including those located in the Libraries. However, off-campus access is restricted to current UCSD students, faculty, and staff.
| Mandeville Special Collections Library |
| Scripps Institution of Oceanography Archives |
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SPECIALIZED MANUSCRIPT & ARCHIVES COLLECTIONS AT UCSD * (Located in the Mandeville Special Collections Library) |
| University of California, San Diego Records |
| Archive for New Poetry: Manuscripts |
| Chicano Studies |
| Melanesian Archive |
| Mexico and Baja California |
| Twentieth Century Science and Medicine |
| United States & California History |
| DATABASES THAT INDEX MANUSCRIPTS AND ARCHIVES * |
| Online Archive of California |
| Melvyl (WorldCat) |
| ArchiveGrid |
| MANUSCRIPTS AND ARCHIVES ONLINE * |
| Calisphere |
| JARDA: Japanese American Relocation Digital Archives |
| Manuscript Women’s Letters and Diaries |
| Mass Observation Online |
* Partial listings. For a more complete list go to:
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