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California Collection

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Collection Number: CAL

Size of the Collection

A collection of over 3,000 volumes of pamphlets and smaller sized books, including a substantial collection of California promotional publications from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

History of this Collection

Established in the 1990s to house smaller sized California publications.

Overview/Highlights of Collection

Many scarce and rare California titles.

Related Collections

There are also substantial collections of books relating to California held in the Michael and Margaret B. Harrison Western Research Center Collection, and within the Richard Blanchard Rare Book Collection, including a significant number of rare titles.

Items in the collection may be located through the library catalog by searching:

California Collection

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How to Access Materials

To request an item,​ look for the “Request from Special Collections” link located in the “Get It” section of the item record in UC Library Search. This will initiate a request form for that item within the Aeon request system.

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