Searching Collections

Use the UC Library Search to search for rare books, manuscript collections, University Archives collections, and Center for Oral History Research transcripts.

The Online Archive of California (OAC) is a Web-accessible, digital gateway to information about materials such as manuscripts, photographs, and works of art held in libraries, museums, archives, and other institutions across California. The OAC allows patrons to view finding aids, i.e., inventories of collection content, which provide detailed information about collection content that is readily accessible and searchable.

UCLA Library Special Collections has more than 2300 collections.

Search LSC finding aids on the Online Archive of California:

The UCLA Digital Library and Library Special Collections have worked together to digitize thousands of items from collections. Search the Digital Library site for digital objects, including text, images, audio, and video.