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Publications Based on Research Conducted in SCUA
This list highlights publications that have used or cited materials held by Special Collections & University Archives.
We hope you find this list to be a valuable resource for your own research. We regularly add new publications to this list, so please check back often.
Robert L. Forward Papers
Located in: Special Collections & University Archives
The Robert L. Forward papers contain official documents, literary works, correspondence, memorabilia, scientific research, and the personal library of Dr. Robert L. Forward, an American physicist and prolific science-fiction author. The bulk of the papers pertain to Dr. Forward's scientific and literary careers, though material regarding personal accomplishments and activities is also included.
Transcribing the Imaginary
Science fiction, fantasy, and other fantastical genres frequently incorporate - and sometimes even build from scratch – complex linguistic systems that can help orient readers in an unfamiliar setting. These languages help answer some of the questions of how an imaginary society, even an imaginary species, functions.
This exhibit showcases a broad range of imaginary languages across multiple media: film, television, comic, novel, and short story. Amongst the materials on display here, you’ll come across a reality-warping alien language that alters the human relationship with time; ancient, mythic languages spoken by equally ancient and mythic races; and languages constructed to be ‘universal’, speaking across cultures and geographies.
Visit Special Collections & University Archives to view the exhibit or learn more by downloading the exhibit guide here.
| Event | Transcribing the Imaginary |
| Location | Tomás Rivera Library, 4th floor, Special Collections & University Archives |
| Dates | July 7, 2023 - September 22, 2023 |
| Hours | 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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Walter L. Huber Papers
Located in: Special Collections & University Archives
This collection documents the professional career of Walter L. Huber (1883-1960) engineer, mountaineer, and conservationist. Much of his work was devoted to structural, hydroelectric, and irrigation projects; he also made special studies of flood control, municipal water supplies, and seismic forces and earthquake resistance. Huber’s involvement with the Sierra Club helped lead to the creation of the Devils Postpile National Monument in 1911.
Rupert and Jeannette Costo Papers
Located in: Special Collections & University Archives
This collection documents the work, research, and activism of Rupert and Jeannette Henry Costo.
Riverside's Chaucers
View a selection of UCR's Chaucerian materials. This exhibit, curated by SCUA graduate student intern Christopher Queen, will be on display during winter quarter 2023.
View the exhibit Monday through Friday in Special Collections & University Archives (Rivera Library, 4th floor) from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
| Event | Riverside's Chaucers |
| Location | Tomás Rivera Library, 4th floor, Special Collections & University Archives |
| Dates | Jan 27, 2023 - Mar 24, 2023 |
| 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: Lot 6 Blue Lot 13 Blue Big Springs Parking Structure 2 Lot 26 Gold Lot 30 Gold Lot 50 Gold Paid Visitor Parking information can be found here. |
Limited in-person services for summer 2021
The UCR Library plans to offer limited in-person services for UCR affiliates during summer 2021, even as the campus continues remote instruction for the summer sessions.
Starting June 21, 2021, UC faculty, students, and staff will be able to:
- Make an appointment for in-person use with Special Collections and University Archives.
- Access the microforms collection in the Special Collections Reading Room, also by appointment.
- Get physical Interlibrary Loan items via curbside delivery, to the extent possible, considering that many other campuses have not resumed lending materials.
These increased services will operate in tandem with the remote patron services the library has been offering throughout the campuswide closure.
The library expects to reopen the buildings in the very late summer, shortly before the 2021 fall quarter begins.
If you have questions, please send them through our Ask Us page.
University Archivist
The UCR Library is delighted to announce that Andrea Hoff joined our team on June 17, 2019 as the University Archivist.
Andrea will be located in Special Collections and University Archives, on the fourth floor of Rivera Library, reporting to Cherry Williams, the Director of Distinctive Collections.
Andrea earned her BA in Art History from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and her Master’s in Library Science from St. Catherine University in St. Paul, MN.
Most recently, Andrea served as the Archives & Exhibits Specialist for Santa Clara University. Prior to working at Santa Clara University, Andrea worked at the Golden Gate National Park Conservancy as a Project Archivist. She also served as a Project Archivist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the Center for the Curation and Management of Archeological Collections.
Please join us in welcoming Andrea to the library!