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It is open Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm, no appointment required.</span></div> <p> </p> <p>UC San Diego faculty, staff, students, and the general public are able to view materials in Special Collections Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m, except University holidays. Appointments are not necessary, but many materials are stored offsite and need to be paged to Special Collections & Archives prior to your visit. <a href="https://library.ucsd.edu/research-and-collections/special-collections-and-archives/resources/index.html">Select items</a> have also been digitized and are available for viewing remotely.<br /> <br /> Special Collections can provide scanning services to non-UC San Diego researchers in accordance with the <a href="https://library.ucsd.edu/research-and-collections/special-collections-and-archives/policies/duplication-policy.html">duplication policy</a>. Please visit the <a href="https://library.ucsd.edu/research-and-collections/special-collections-and-archives/services/index.html">Special Collections & Archives Services page</a> for information about requesting materials.<br /> <br /> Special Collections & Archives contains a number of collections of distinction including the following. Please click on collection titles for more information regarding contents and access.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://library.ucsd.edu/research-and-collections/special-collections-and-archives/collections/american-institute-of-wine-and-food-culinary-collection.html">American Institute of Wine & Food Culinary Collection</a></li> <li><a href="https://library.ucsd.edu/research-and-collections/special-collections-and-archives/collections/archive-for-new-poetry.html">Archive for New Poetry</a></li> <li><a href="https://library.ucsd.edu/research-and-collections/special-collections-and-archives/collections/baja-california-collection.html">Baja California Collection</a></li> <li><a href="https://library.ucsd.edu/research-and-collections/special-collections-and-archives/collections/california-and-history-of-the-west.html">California, San Diego, & the History of the West</a></li> <li><a href="https://library.ucsd.edu/research-and-collections/special-collections-and-archives/collections/don-cameron-allen-renaissance-collection.html">Don Cameron Allen Renaissance Collection</a></li> <li><a href="https://library.ucsd.edu/research-and-collections/special-collections-and-archives/collections/the-dr-seuss-collection.html">Dr. Seuss Collection</a></li> <li><a href="https://library.ucsd.edu/research-and-collections/special-collections-and-archives/collections/hill-pacific-voyages.html">Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages</a></li> <li><a href="https://library.ucsd.edu/research-and-collections/special-collections-and-archives/collections/hist_contemporary_science.html">History of Contemporary Science & Technology</a></li> <li>Oceanography & Marine Science</li> <li><a href="http://libraries.ucsd.edu/sdta/">The San Diego Technology Archive</a></li> <li><a href="https://library.ucsd.edu/research-and-collections/special-collections-and-archives/collections/southworth.html">Southworth Spanish Civil War Collection</a></li> <li><a href="https://library.ucsd.edu/research-and-collections/special-collections-and-archives/collections/melanesian.html">Tuzin Archive for Melanesian Anthropology</a></li> <li><a href="https://library.ucsd.edu/research-and-collections/special-collections-and-archives/collections/ucsd-archives.html">UC San Diego Archives</a></li> </ul></div> </div> <div class="s-la-faq-links col-md-2"> <h3>See Also</h3> <ul class="list-unstyled"><li id="faqlink594711" class="s-la-alink"> <a href="https://ucsd.libanswers.com/faq/403543" target="_blank" title="Opens in new window"> <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i> Learn About Library Access and Borrowing Privileges for Guests</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="s-la-faq-action-bar-79877" class="s-la-faq-action-bar"> <div class="navbar navbar-default s-la-color-bars s-la-color-bars-border"> <div class="navbar-header"> <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#s-la-faqbar-collapse-79877" aria-hidden="true"> <span class="fa fa-bars"><span class="sr-only">Toggle action bar</span></span> </button> <a class="navbar-brand" href="#" onclick="return false;">FAQ Actions</a> </div> <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="s-la-faqbar-collapse-79877"> <ul class="pull-right list-inline mg-top"> <li id="s-la-faq-printlink"> <a href="#" onclick="window.print();"> <i class="fa fa-print"></i> <span class="sr-only icon-label"> Print</span> </a> </li> <li id="s-la-faq-tweetlink"> <a href="#" onclick="faqHit(403500, 2542, 2); 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