The Reading Room is open Monday through Friday from 10am-12pm and 1-4pm. Contact Special Collections & Archives with questions.
Welcome to the UCSC Special Collections Request System
All requests to use Special Collections materials are made through this system.
With this system you can:
- Submit requests for books, journals/newspapers, manuscript and archives materials via:
- Search our Catalog
- Our finding aids on the Online Archive of California (OAC)
- Selected collections in the UCSC Library’s Digital Collections
- A manual form for unprocessed collections
- Submit requests for reproductions of special collections materials
- Submit requests for permission to publish special collections materials
- Track the status of requests, and access detailed information about past requests
UC Santa Cruz Members
UCSC Members include current students, faculty, staff, and affiliated researchers.
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Guests and Alumni
Guests include all those who are not current student, faculty or staff.