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Unexpected Artifacts
Over decades of care, UCR Special Collections & University Archives (SCUA) has accumulated materials the public (and even sometimes SCUA staff) may not expect to find in a library.
From protest armbands to ballet shoes and family quilts to Cuban cigars, the selections on display in this exhibit demonstrate the rich diversity of materials available within our collections. Capturing unique moments, exchanges, and encounters, sometimes joyful, sometimes somber or strange, these materials represent aspects of our eclectic past and future.
| Event | Unexpected Artifacts |
| Location | Tomás Rivera Library, 4th floor, Special Collections & University Archives (enter the double glass doors) |
| Dates | Monday, September 23 - Friday, March 21, 2025 |
| Hours | View this exhibit during SCUA's operating hours. Monday - Friday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
| Parking | Free Visitor Parking is available on Fridays, starting at 12:00 PM through 6:00 AM Monday morning in the unreserved spaces of the following parking lots/structures:
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Jesús Salvador Treviño Science Fiction Collection
Located in: Special Collections & University Archives
This collection consists of scripts, call sheets, storyboards, crew lists, set plans, and other material pertaining to science fiction television shows directed by Jesús Salvador Treviño, an American television director and writer. Includes material from Seaquest DSV, Babylon 5, Star Trek: Voyager, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Governing the future of the Inland Empire Memories project
At the beginning of fall quarter 2018, University Librarian Steven Mandeville-Gamble invited delegates from various local cultural heritage institutions to Orbach Library to discuss the Inland Empire Memories project.
More than 20 groups attended the event, including representatives from the Riverside African American Historical Society, Sherman Indian High School Museum, Riverside Metropolitan Museum, San Bernardino County Museum, San Bernardino County Historical Archives, March Field Air Museum, and more.
At this meeting, it was determined that the next step would be the formation of a small working group to develop a recommendation for the structure and funding of the group. The working group is comprised of representatives from academic institution libraries, museums, archives and galleries, who would help the UCR Library propel Inland Empire Memories forward into its next phase.
That group has since been formed and will meet again in January 2019 to develop the framework for building a sustainable network and structure to govern the Inland Empire Memories project moving forward.
Those interested in the Inland Empire Memories project should contact the UCR Library’s Assistant University Librarian for Content and Discovery, Tiffany Moxham for information.
New Cartier-Bresson photos exhibition debuts
An exhibition with selections from The Breck Collection of Photographs by Henri Cartier-Bresson is now on display at the UCR Library.
Free and open to the public, the exhibition, “Picturing the World: The Work of Henri Cartier-Bresson” is open in the Reading Room of the Special Collections and University Archives Department, located on the fourth floor of the Tomás Rivera Library. Visitors can attend Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. from Monday, Oct. 18 through December 17, 2021.
In November 2019, Special Collections received a generous donation from Dennis and Pamela Beck of thirty eight vintage prints created by the renowned French photographer, Henri Cartier-Bresson. The COVID-19 campuswide closure forced SCUA to delay the launch of this exhibition until campus reopened in fall 2021.
“UCR Special Collections & University Archives was privileged to receive the Beck Collection of Photographs,” said Cherry Williams, Director of Distinctive Collections. “Chronicling decisive moments of human life around the world, Cartier Bresson’s work epitomizes a clarity of vision and intellectual rigor that few can rival. We are delighted to be able to share these wonderful photographs in this exhibition.”
Cartier-Bresson, an early pioneer of wartime photojournalism in the 1940s, was also a seminal figure in the establishment of humane, spontaneous photojournalism as an art form. About his work, Cartier-Bresson wrote: “The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to level the camera and to trap the fleeting prey in your little box… To photograph is to hold one’s breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It’s at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy.”
All members of the UC Riverside community are invited to explore the work of this masterful photographer on the fourth floor of the Rivera Library.
Collection of Citrus Labels
Located in: Tomás Rivera Library, Special Collections & University Archives
The collection contains crate labels (originals and reproductions) primarily from packing and shipping companies in Southern California, primarily in Riverside, San Bernardino, and Orange counties.
Jay Kay Klein Photographs and Papers on Science Fiction Fandom
Located in: Special Collections & University Archives
Jay Kay Klein (1931-2012) began reading Science Fiction at a young age and joined the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society at the age of 14. During his lifetime he was an avid photographer and amassed an extensive photograph collection of Science Fiction & Fantasy conventions and events. Throughout his life Klein lectured on Science Fiction as literature, social commentary, and as a window into the future.
Eaton at the Movies
A celebration of science fiction film and television-related materials from the Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy.
This exhibit takes up the themes of wonder and terror as it relates to SF film and television, and showcases a variety of materials from the Eaton Collection.
From periodicals to intimate photographs, rare books to concept art, many of these items are being exhibited for the first time, and represent holdings from multiple archival and print collections.
Visit Special Collections & University Archives to view the exhibit or learn more by downloading the exhibit guide here.
| Event | Eaton at the Movies |
| Location | Tomás Rivera Library, 4th Floor in Special Collections & University Archives (SCUA) |
| Dates | Monday, February 12, 2024 - Summer 2024 |
| Hours |
View this exhibit during SCUA's operating hours. Please note, SCUA will be closed on Monday, February 19 in observance of Presidents' Day. SCUA's normal operating hours are below: Monday - Friday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
| Parking |
Free Visitor Parking is available on Fridays, starting at 12:00 PM through 6:00 AM Monday morning in the unreserved spaces of the following parking lots/structures:
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