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Turtle Island Collection of Environmental and Nature Writing

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Collection Information

Size of the Collection

Over 1,800 volumes.

History of this Collection

Established in 1990s, built through a combination of donations and purchases. There are a significant number of books from Gary Snyder’s library (identified with provenance notes) housed in this collection.

Overview/Highlights of Collection

Large collection focused on American nature and environmental writing and featuring many inscribed copies of books from the library of Pulitzer Prize winning poet and environmental writer Gary Snyder.

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

turtle island collection of environmental and nature writing

Collections About the Department

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.

Step-by-Step Instructions