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Exhibits by Archives and Special Collections
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Current Exhibits
Brewed Awakening: The Evolution of the Coffee Industry
Shields Library (Lobby – Left Side of Main Staircase)
October 28, 2025 – March 20, 2026
Bound in Time: Exploring Women’s Journeys through Scrapbooks and Photo Albums
Shields Library (Lobby – Archives and Special Collections)
September 24, 2025 – March 20, 2026
In Camps, Under Trees and Evicted: Farmworkers and People Living Close to the Line in Northern California
Shields Library (Lobby – Archives and Special Collections)
September 13, 2025 – March 30, 2026
Permanent Exhibits
Curated by Archives and Special Collections
- Shields Library (Lower Level)
- Ongoing
Curated by Archives and Special Collections
- Shields Library (Lobby – Archives and Special Collections)
- Ongoing
Online Exhibits
Curated by Archives and Special Collections
A 50-year journey through the Whole Earth Festival at UC Davis through posters, historical photographs, and more.
Curated by Archives and Special Collections
Journey through the process of how a group of old papers becomes a research collection.
Curated by Archives and Special Collections
This exhibit showcases the journeys of various women who traveled through or lived in California between 1901 and 1956. The exhibit recreates pieces of their…
Curated by Archives and Special Collections
Photographs and manuscripts provide a view of activities in Mexico and California during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Curated by Archives and Special Collections
Welcome to By Any Means Necessary: Marginalized Students Give Voice in the Third World Forum, an exhibition highlighting a student-run, student-produced, student-published newspaper at UC…
Curated by Archives and Special Collections
Highlights from the department’s first century curated for the centennial celebration gala dinner held at at Shields Library in 2015.
Curated by Archives and Special Collections
This U.S. Olympic Rugby player was the first University of California, Davis alumnus to win an Olympic gold medal.
Curated by Archives and Special Collections
In 1940, amid rising fascism in Europe, German philosopher Walter Benjamin penned Theses on the Philosophy of History, a work that profoundly reshaped how we…
Curated by Archives and Special Collections
Democracy by Participation highlights the life and career of Cruz Reynoso (1931-2021), the first Chicano Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court, former professor at…
Curated by Archives and Special Collections
A selection of dog-themed art donated to the UC Davis Library by the Sheila Grant Fleetfield Dog Museum and Library.
Curated by Archives and Special Collections
The story of wine comes to life through research materials, vintage wine labels and menus, photographs and rare books on wine.
Curated by Archives and Special Collections
The life of Aloysius John McKinnon, M.D., a physician and rancher in the California Delta region during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Curated by Archives and Special Collections
Northern California and the Central Valley were the birthplace of a national conversation about the food we eat, how it is produced, and the lives…
Curated by Archives and Special Collections
Photographs highlighting over a hundred years of the University’s annual event, Picnic Day.
Curated by Archives and Special Collections
Mondavi’s personal papers illustrate how the influential winemaker rose to prominence and how he saw his role in promoting wine, fine food, and the arts.
Curated by Archives and Special Collections
Showcases the Saratoga Horticultural Research Foundation Collection and chronicles the Foundation’s role in creating ornamental landscapes perfectly suited to California’s challenging climates.
Curated by Archives and Special Collections
UC Davis student traditions, activities and academics during a period spanning the late 20th century to the present era.
Curated by Archives and Special Collections
The “Aggie Spirit” is a term that emerged in the early days of UC Davis, when it was still the University Farm, to describe the…
Curated by Archives and Special Collections
This exhibit celebrates the talent and hard work of California Aggie student photojournalists.
Curated by Archives and Special Collections
A geologist whose work involved investigating the geology and geochemistry of California statewide water projects, including the Central Valley Project and the Solano Project.
Past Exhibits
Records of library exhibits from the past.