Winter Break Hours and Services
Shields Library is closed through January 4, 2026. Digitization and interlibrary loan requests will be fulfilled after the library reopens on January 5.
Answers to Peter J. Shields Trivia
Here are the answers to our Peter J. Shields trivia questions from yesterday:
- Besides the Library name two other campus landmarks that are named for Shields. A: Shields Oak Grove is located in the Arboretum and Peter J. Shields Avenue is located directly north of the Library.
- How old was Shields when he passed away? A: Shields passed away on September 28, 1962 at the age of 100.
- What year was the Library named for Shields? A: The Library was named in memory of Shields in 1972. The naming ceremony took place in May 1973.
- Name Shields’ occupation for the majority of his life. A: He was a Sacramento County Superior Court Judge from 1900 until his retirement in 1949.
- What was the name of Shields’ wife? A: He married Carolee Wilsey in 1901. The Carolee Shields White Flower Garden and Gazebo in the Arboretum is named for her.
- Where was Shields born? A: He was born in Hangtown Crossing, a small farming town fourteen miles east of Sacramento, California.