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University Archives Photograph Collection
Digitized photographs from various campus departments and university alumni documenting San Diego State University history. Subdivisions include: pre-1931 photographs (original campus), post-1931 photographs (current campus) and Faculty/Staff portraits.
Works Progress Administration Murals
An inventory and photographs of murals created by Works Progress Administration artists in California. A grant from the SDSU University Grant Program funded the project.
John and Jane Adams Trade Card Collection
Trade cards, also known as advertising cards were popular collectibles in the latter half of the 19th century. They advertised a wide range of manufactured goods and often contain a separate advertisement for the local seller of the product.
Carmen Sandoval Fernandez Poster Collection
The collection contains 62 posters, broadsides, and advertisements related to the Chicano movement. The materials are from the early 1970s through the 1980s.
San Diego Photograph Collection
Approximately 600 images of San Diego and the local area, primarily from the 20th century.
Stephanie Mirkin digitized and described the collection for her SJSU internship.
Stephanie Mirkin digitized and described the collection for her SJSU internship.
Arturo Casares Papers 1968-2008
The collection consists of correspondence, photos and other documents on the establishment of Barrio Station and Casares' involvement in the Chicano Movement. Digitized by Colleen Oates for MLIS field experience at Rutgers University.
Old Globe Theatre Photograph Collection
The Old Globe Theatre opened for the 1935-36 California Pacific International Exposition on May 29, 1935, and is California's oldest professional theater. Digitized here are photographs of the annual Shakespeare Festival, first celebrated in 1949.
Other Voices: Alternative Periodicals at San Diego State University
A collection of alternative and underground newspapers connected to San Diego State University. The project was conducted by by Leo Stezano as an internship for an MSLIS degree at Syracuse University (IST-971).
Hotel del Coronado Records, 1888-1995
The Dining at the Del project was created by Aisha Salmi as her internship for LIBR 294 at San Jose State University.
This set of documents focuses on food and drink at the Hotel from 1888-1894.
The Vince Meades Popular American Sheet Music Collection, a Visual Index
The Vince Meades Popular American Sheet Music Collection, a Visual Index.
John and Jane Adams Postcard Collection
The postcards document over 100 years of history and communication. The collection includes over 4,000 postcards of San Diego County, and over 200,000 cards from all over the world.
Map Collection Selections
Selections of older maps of San Diego and California from the Library's map collection. Digitized by Sara Franqui, Rutgers University School of Communication and Information.
SDSU Student Newspapers
The independent student newspaper. The collection starts with the first edition of the newspaper titled the Normal News in 1913 and continues through the current Daily Aztec. New issues are added approximately twice per year.
World War II Servicemen's Correspondence Collection, 1941-1945
A collection of approximately 5,000 original letters sent by San Diego State students on active duty in the armed forces during World War II, or their families, to Professor Lauren Post who compiled and distributed the Aztec News Letter.
Asa Sackman Diaries
This collection consists of seven manuscript diaries written while Asa Sackman, a private age 22, was serving in the 44th Regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War. The diaries were scanned and partially described by Addison Griede.
The Aztec News Letter, 1942-46
Intended to provide information about current and former Aztecs dispersed around the world, the Aztec News Letter became a crucial lifeline throughout World War II for Aztec servicemen and women facing difficulty and danger wherever they were stationed.
John Adams Papers, 1943-1946
Letters, often poignant, to John and Jane Adams from SDSU students serving in WWII, telling of their experiences, hopes, and fears.
Aztec Alumni News
The Aztec Alumni News was the State College alumni publication from 1946-53 that replaced the Aztec Newsletter compiled and edited by Dr. Lauren Post during World War II.