About the History Collection

Find out more about the collection, including strengths, locations, and formats.

Collection Description
Electronic Book and Text Collections
Electronic Journals
Purchase Recommendation Form

Collection Description

Berkeley’s historical collections are concentrated chiefly in the humanities and social sciences which are housed in the Gardner (MAIN) Stacks of the Doe Library. The collections are very strong in microfilm editions of important research materials, including personal papers, government documents, newspapers and organizational records. More specialized historical materials can be found in over 20 subject specialty libraries on campus, including the Education-Psychology, Environmental Design, Public Health, Anthropology, Business, and Law Libraries. In addition, the Bancroft Library’s holdings include original manuscripts, photographs, and fine first editions.

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Electronic Book and Text Collections

Books and other texts in electronic form, available online either individually or as part of larger collections.

• Electronic Resource Finder
• Early American Imprints Series I (1639-1800)
• Early American Imprints Series II (1801-1819)

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Electronic Journals

Journals in electronic form, available online either individually or as part of a larger collection. E-journals only available for the Berkeley campus are listed in Pathfinder. The California Digital Library maintains a list of e-journals available to all UC libraries.

• Harpweek 1857-1912 (full-text)
• The Nation - Digital Archive
• UC Berkeley Electronic Journals A-Z
• CDL Electronic Journals

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Purchase Recommendation Form

If you'd like to recommend an item to be added to the collection, please use the Purchase Recommendation Form.

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