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From the Archives
Celebrate the new year!
Dear friends,
From the Archives welcomes you to the new year! 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).
Join us as we celebrate the acquisition of two new collections, including the Vampire Collection donated by Melinda Hayes and Wayne Shoaf and the Harry Smith Glaze, Jr. Early Opera Recordings Collection donated by Catherine Glaze; the beginning of a brand new Library program, the Early Recordings Initiative, created by donor and audio cylinder collector John Levin; and a look back on our first in-person event of the year, Why Archives Matter: A Discussion with Anne Louise Bardach and Lou Cannon, which highlighted the importance of archives for journalism. Canon and Bardach are also included in an article published by the Montecito Journal that features the hidden gems of our Department of Special Research Collections. Finally, we invite you to participate in our upcoming event with Geoff Rusack, owner of Rusack Vineyards, as he discusses grape growing and winemaking throughout the Channel Islands.
Additionally, we are pleased to introduce our new Middle East Studies Librarian and Area Studies Collection Strategist, Farshad Sonboldel. Sonboldel is an accomplished poet, writer, literary critic, and researcher who was attracted to UCSB because of the University's interdisciplinary nature, particularly in the area of Persian Studies.
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

Collection Highlights

Valuable Early Opera Recordings Collection Donated to UCSB Library
About 2,000 rare early opera recordings, including cylinders and 78 RPMs valued at $300,000, were recently donated to the UCSB Library Performing Arts Collection. The collection was donated by Catherine Glaze who inherited it from her father, Harry Smith Glaze, Jr., an enthusiastic traveler and opera aficionado, who passed away in April 2021. 
library.ucsb.edu/news/valuable-early-opera-recordings-collection-donated-ucsb-library
Learn More About the Opera Collection
Woody Welch's oil painting of Gina as portrayed by Andree Melly in
Meet the Vampire Connoisseurs of Southern California
After 30 years of collecting everything from books to figurines, University of Southern California librarians Melinda Hayes and Wayne Shoaf have amassed a fascinating and scholarship-worthy collection of vampire ephemera that will find a new home in UC Santa Barbara Library’s American Religions Collection.
library.ucsb.edu/news/meet-vampire-connoisseurs-southern-california 
Learn More About the Vampire Collection

What's New in SRC

Audio cylinder collector John Levin, benefactor of the Early Recordings Initiative, in his home collection
The Sounds of Our World Heritage 
In a quest to make early recorded sounds accessible to the wider world, audio cylinder collector John Levin created the Early Recordings Initiative at the UCSB Library, which is the first public/private partnership to promote the preservation, access, understanding and appreciation of pre-1903 sound recordings.
library.ucsb.edu/news/new-initiative-will-help-preserve-rare-early-sound-recordings
Learn More About the Recordings Initiative
Farshad Sonboldel
Meet Farshad Sonboldel, Middle East Studies Librarian
Farshad Sonboldel joined the UC Santa Barbara Library in October as the Middle East Studies Librarian and Area Studies Collection Strategist. An accomplished poet, writer, literary critic, and researcher, Sonboldel brings a unique depth and breadth of knowledge to the role.
library.ucsb.edu/news/meet-farshad-sonboldel-middle-east-studies-librarian
Meet Farshad

SRC Events

RUSACK Vineyards
Upcoming Virtual Event: The History of Winemaking in the Channel Islands with Geoff Rusack
February 1 at 4:00pm
Pour a glass of wine and join the UCSB Library for a virtual presentation on the history of winemaking on the Santa Cruz and Catalina Islands, as well as a review of the viticultural tie-in between the two islands. This lecture will be presented by Geoff Rusack, owner of RUSACK Vineyards and CEO of the Santa Catalina Island Company.
RSVP: ucsb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4Rf6bNN3QVKrAA1L9_nyLg 
RSVP to the Winemaking Event
Journalists Lou Cannon and Ann Louise Bardach
Past Event: Rubbing Elbows with Reagan and Fraternizing with Fidel: Why Archives Matter
As its first in-person event of the year, the Library hosted famed journalists Lou Cannon (author of President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime) and Anne Louise Bardach (author of Cuba Confidential: Love and Vengeance in Miami and Havana) in a panel discussion to explore their storied careers and archived legacies within Special Research Collections.
hfa.ucsb.edu/news-entries/2021/11/23/rubbing-elbows-with-reagan-and-fraternizing-with-fidel-why-archives-matter 
Learn More about Why Archives Matter
Thank you for staying connected with the Library! Our Department of Special Research Collections relies heavily on the support and generosity of our donors. Please consider making a gift to support SRC today!
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