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1901

  • Shields Library (Lobby - Archives and Special Collections)
  • September 24, 2025 - March 20, 2026
Susan Gilmore Pierce (1858-1918) was one of the owners of Glen Alpine Springs, a historic resort located in the Lake Tahoe area. She took over...

1938-1941

  • Shields Library (Lobby - Archives and Special Collections)
  • September 24, 2025 - March 20, 2026
Ada Hall (1914-1997) was a Chinese American woman living in Vallejo, California. According to the 1940 census, Hall was 24 years old at the time...

1927-1930

  • Shields Library (Lobby - Archives and Special Collections)
  • September 24, 2025 - March 20, 2026
Alice Ring Smythe (1882-1975) was born the daughter of a bookseller in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. She lived in San Luis Obispo, California, for the later...

1936-1943

  • Shields Library (Lobby - Archives and Special Collections)
  • September 24, 2025 - March 20, 2026
Shizuko "Skeets" Kayashima (1923-1977) was a young Japanese-American woman who grew up in California. Shortly after graduating from high school, she was interned at the...

1938: June 19-July 7

  • Shields Library (Lobby - Archives and Special Collections)
  • September 24, 2025 - March 20, 2026
On the beautiful morning of June 19th, 1936, four Honored Ladies set out by automobile to attend the Supreme Council, Order of Amaranth, at Los...

1956-1957

  • Shields Library (Lobby - Archives and Special Collections)
  • September 24, 2025 - March 20, 2026
Dr. Eleanor Rodgerson (1909-2007) was an obstetrician-gynecologist in private practice in Sacramento, California. She also served on the faculty of the University of California, Davis...

Making Our Mark: Queer Visual Art and Culture in the Modern Era

  • Shields Library (Lobby - Archives and Special Collections)
  • April 18, 2025 - September 19, 2025
With candor and veracity, this exhibit displays how queer communities across the United States are using visual art and poetry to render themselves larger than...

Food Cooperatives

  • Shields Library (Lobby - Archives and Special Collections)
  • May 15, 2023 - January 8, 2024
In 1972, residents and students in Davis, California, formed a buying club to access a wider range of natural, whole foods and ethically sourced products...

Farmers Markets

  • Shields Library (Lobby - Archives and Special Collections)
  • May 15, 2023 - January 8, 2024
In 1977, California passed the Direct Marketing Act, which enabled small farms to sell at certified farmers markets by eliminating the requirement for standard packing...