March is Women’s History Month which celebrates the contributions of generations of women to history.  Special Collections houses many collections about extraordinary Tucson women who have contributed to UA and Tucson history.  One local author, Rosemary Drachman became a bestselling author who defied the norms for women of her time.  She came from a pioneer Tucson family, the daughter of Mose and Ethel Drachman, the 3rd generation of Drachmans to live in Tucson.  Rosemary became the bestselling author of several books based on her childhood in Tucson including Chicken Every Sunday: My

The UA Libraries are introducing a better way to search. Summon is a new tool that gives you credible, relevant results and quick access to items from the library’s vast collections. From a single search box on the library’s homepage, Summon enables you to search the library catalog, databases, unique digital collections, open access materials, and so much more.

A new exhibit, "Mars Madness: Sci-Fi, Popular Culture and Ray Bradbury's Literary Journey to Outer Space" is on display in Special Collections from January 21st through August 1st.

New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance will be giving a two-week intensive non-credit course for aspiring writers.

Ken Wolfgang was born in Toledo, Ohio in 1931. In 1958 he founded Kensharo Productions and in 1964 he moved to Sonoita, AZ to make filmmaking his full time profession. The travelogue films Wolfgang produced between 1958-1982 document a breadth of regions and their cultures ranging from Mexico, Thailand, Japan, India, Singapore, Austria, and the American desert southwest. With his films, Wolfgang strove to document the cultural perspective of his subjects without reinforcing the negative stereotypes of foreign cultures that were held by members of the American culture.

The University of Arizona Libraries regularly collaborate with departments and groups across campus. In this video, we look at connections between Special Collections and the History Department.

Let us introduce you to Archivist Apprenticeship. One of the requirements of our GAs is for them to blog about their experience in Special Collections. Keep an eye out every Wednesday for new posts.

Lauren Bruner, a controlman petty officer aboard the USS Arizona, survived the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Mr. Bruner visited Special Collections to view the archival collection and to share his story through a recorded oral history.

KVOA story about JFK's Tucson connections included archival documents in Special Collections and commentary from archivist Maurita Baldock.

In this video, you’ll explore the hidden recesses of Special Collections with three Knowledge River GAs, learn about what it’s like to work in an archive, and discover what lures unsuspecting people into becoming archivists and librarians…