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From the Archives
Our one-year anniversary (and what a year it's been)!
Dear friends,
From the Archives is celebrating its one-year anniversary since our first issue last September! We are sincerely grateful to those who have continued following the updates, activities and acquisitions at the UC Santa Barbara Library’s Special Research Collections (SRC), and greatly look forward to another year of fascinating discoveries.
Over the 2020-2021 academic year, the Library acquired several unique collections, including memorabilia from an opera legend, 78rpms from one of the first truly independent record labels, underwater photography and diving technology materials, historic photos of California beaches, one hundred-year-old radio broadcasts, and much more.
For this issue we are featuring the influence of our donors and collections from four different perspectives: longtime friend Allen Cohen, who has avidly supported acquisitions in Special Research Collections for decades; first-time donor and nationally celebrated poet Michael Hannon whose archive showcases the beautiful collaboration between poet and artist; doctoral candidate Brian Chidester, whose research using the Bob Bertram collection in the Performing Arts Collection has been made possible by the Library’s Kenneth Karmiole Endowed Research Fellowship; and conceptual artist RT Livingston, whose work has been curated into an online exhibition as a 20th anniversary memorial for the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Additionally, we are pleased to introduce Marisol Ramos, our new Latin American and Iberian Studies, Spanish and Portuguese, and Chicana/o Studies Subject Librarian, who has plans to connect primary sources to the classroom and spotlight small presses for Indigenous groups.
We hope that you enjoy learning more about the UCSB Library’s Special Research Collections and its role in providing access to primary source materials that support excellent scholarship and research.
Many thanks for your continued interest in and support of the Library,
Kristin Antelman's Signature
Kristin Antelman 
University Librarian

Featured Collections

Allen Cohen headshot
The Continuous Quest for Learning
“I have a deep feeling for libraries,” says UC Santa Barbara Library supporter Allen Cohen. “They’ve been a major part of my life.” As a retired Librarian, book collector, and author, Cohen knows firsthand the value of the Library for students and for lifelong learners like him. Learn more about what influenced Cohen's passion for the Library.
library.ucsb.edu/news/continuous-quest-learning
Learn More About Allen Cohen
Michael Hannon headshot
An ‘Un-Career’ of Poetry: The Michael Hannon California Poet and Literary Papers
In what he refers to as his “un-career” in poetry, New American poet Michael Hannon used the art of verse to express his thoughts on spirituality, religion, philosophy, and nature, often publishing them in collaboration with various visual artists who were inspired by his words. Hannon recently donated his collection of books, chapbooks, artist books and broadsides, among other materials, that document his lifelong affair with poetry, which he continues to write to this day.
library.ucsb.edu/news/michael-hannon-california-poet-and-literary-papers
Learn More About Michael
Brian Chidester
The Magic of Primary Source Materials 
The Kenneth Karmiole Endowed Research Fellowship program enables scholars and post-doctorate students to pursue research lasting from one to three months in the UCSB Library’s Special Research Collections. With the help of this program, fellowship recipient Brian Chidester and research partner John Winer used the Library’s Bob Bertram collection to conduct research on Eden Ahbez, which will support a feature-length documentary about Ahbez.
library.ucsb.edu/news/magic-of-primary-source-materials
Learn More About the Project
RT Livingston with camera
The Many Faces of RT Livingston
Conceptual artist RT Livingston, who vows to use “whatever creative vehicle she deems fit to get her point across,” added her extensive collection of artwork to the Library’s Special Research Collections in 2018. Three years later, her collection continues to inspire and influence, with a portion of it featured most recently in the 9/11 RENEWAL / REBIRTH project, an online Library exhibition featuring her eyewitness account of the year following the tragic events of September 11, 2001.
library.ucsb.edu/news/donor-spotlight-rt-livingston
Learn More About RT Livingston's Collection

Who's New at the Library

Marisol Ramos
Meet Marisol Ramos, Latin American & Iberian Studies Subject Librarian
Marisol Ramos joined the UCSB Library last year as the subject librarian for Latin American and Iberian Studies, Spanish and Portuguese, and Chicana/o Studies. Her focus is to connect primary sources to the classroom and spotlight small presses for Indigenous groups. 
library.ucsb.edu/meet-marisol-ramos 
Meet Marisol
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