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From the Archives
Spring 2022
Welcome to the Spring 2022 issue of From the Archives, the UCSB Library’s newsletter highlighting all things related to Special Research Collections (SRC). A trove of manuscripts, photographs, audio-visual materials and more, SRC is the University’s home for scholarship surrounding our most valuable and rare materials. We hope you enjoy learning more about SRC and its role in providing access to primary source materials that support excellent scholarship and research.
This quarter, we review the exceptional musical legacy of composer and conductor Arthur B. Rubinstein, whose archives are housed in the Performing Arts Collection; the recent Albert & Elaine Borchard Foundation grant to digitize the Marcel Nicolle Collection of 19th-century exhibition catalogs; and a recording of the Library's recent event, "Relive the 1890s with Hancock's California Orchestra."

SRC Spotlights
Arthur Rubinstein
Acquisition Spotlight: The Archives of Composer Arthur B. Rubinstein
The archives of Arthur B. Rubinstein, an Emmy award-winning composer and conductor with over 40 years of experience creating scores for film, theater, and concert performances, were donated to UCSB in 2019 by his daughter, Ali Rubinstein. 
library.ucsb.edu/news/arthur-b-rubinstein-archives
Learn more about Arthur B. Rubinstein
Art catalogs opened on top of each other
Grant Spotlight: Albert & Elaine Borchard Foundation Grant Will Help Digitize Rare Art Exhibition Catalogs
The Albert & Elaine Borchard Foundation issued a $10,000 grant to the UCSB Library for the digitization of a portion of the Marcel Nicolle Collection, which consists of more than 1,000 rare 19th-century exhibition catalogs in Western European languages.
library.ucsb.edu/news/borchard-foundation-grant-will-help-digitize-rare-art-exhibition-catalogs
Learn more about the grant
Dye sublimation prints on aluminum by Jane Gottlieb
Exhibit Spotlight: Art in the UCSB Library
In order to complement and enrich UCSB Library physical spaces, the Library is proud to display original fine art to inspire visitors and further establish itself as the University’s intellectual and cultural hub. See the online spotlight of art in the Library.
spotlight.library.ucsb.edu/starlight/library-art
Learn more about art in the library

SRC Events
Colin Hancock
Past Event: Relive the 1890s with Hancock’s California Orchestra
The Library hosted an evening of music from the 1890s performed by Hancock’s California Orchestra, to celebrate the launch of the Library’s Early Recordings Initiative (ERI). Watch the live recording to enjoy the sounds of the American past, complete with a live wax cylinder recording demonstration.
vimeo.com/698272090
Watch the recording
RUSACK Vineyards
Past Event: The History of Winemaking in the Channel Islands with Geoff Rusack
The Library hosted a lecture by Geoff Rusack, owner of Rusack Vineyards, discussing the rich and challenging history of winemaking on the Channel Islands and his family's personal viticulture experiences on Catalina Island. 
vimeo.com/675004167
Watch the Recording

SRC in the News
Jelly roll blues edison disc and cover
National Park Service: Thousands of Rare Edison Disc Phonograph Recordings Released Online
Thomas Edison National Historical Park announces the release of 2,400 historic Edison disc sound recordings, digitized and made available online in cooperation with the UCSB Library Special Research Collections and their Discography of American Historical Recordings program.
nps.gov/edis/learn/news/disc-recordings-released-online
Read more about the release
A Call to Action flyer
Santa Barbara Independent: UCSB Library Exhibits a Community 'Call to Action’
Since October 2021, the Library has been showcasing artistic responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter movement in the exhibit A Call To Action. The exhibit is a collection of photography, writing, audio, and digital graphics submitted by community members.
independent.com/ucsb-library-exhibits-a-community-call-to-action
Learn more about the exhibition
Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation
The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation Announces Winners of Its Research and Preservation Grant Program 
Funding has been awarded to the UCSB Library for the California Preservation and Assessment of the Astor Piazzolla Materials in the Edouard Pecourt Collection. Piazzolla was a musical revolutionary and an immensely popular composer of tango and Latin American music.
businesswire.com/news/The-Latin-GRAMMY-Cultural-Foundation
Read more about the grant
A Call to Action flyer
KCLU Covers the Library's Wax Cylinder Collection & Event
Long before digital downloads, CDs, cassettes, or even records, wax cylinder recordings were the first commonly used way of recording sound. UCSB’s Library has one of the largest cylinder collections in the United States, with some 20,000 cylinders dating back to the late 1800s.
kclu.org/wax-cylinders-played-music-ucsb
Learn more about UCSB's cylinders
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