Administrative History
Scope and Content
Arrangement of the Collection
Access
Processing Information
Preferred Citation
Publication Rights
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Davis Library, University Archives
Title: Library Annual Reports
Creator:
University
of California, Davis. Library
Identifier/Call Number: AR-203
Physical Description:
5.8 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1946-2011
Abstract: This collection contains annual reports for the University Library as
well as annual reports for Library departments. Library statistics are included in these reports.
Physical Location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections,
as many are stored offsite.
Administrative History
In 1908, the library of the Davis campus began as a single room monitored by the stenographer/bookkeeper of the University
Farm Creamery. It housed bulletins and textbooks, and the books sent from the main library at Berkeley. In the years before
World War I, the librarian also served as registrar for the Farm and occasionally taught English. In 1924, the Library
occupied two rooms on the first floor, west end of the Classroom Building and housed 1,840 titles, mostly bulletins,
circulars and reports from the U.S.D.A.
In 2013, the University Library of the Davis campus occupies four buildings — Shields Library, Physical Science and
Engineering Library, Carlson Health Sciences Library, and Blaisdell Medical Library — and holds more than 3 million
titles.
Scope and Content
This collection contains annual reports for Library departments as well as the entire Library for
1946-2011.
Arrangement of the Collection
The collection is arranged in four series: 1. Department Annual Reports, 2. Library Annual Reports, 3. Carlson Health
Sciences Library Annual Reports and Statistics, and 4. Blaisdell Medical Library Annual Reports.
Access
Collection is open for research.
Processing Information
Sara Gunasekara processed this collection with assistance from student employee Carena Leung. Additions to the collection
were made by student employee Kelsey Haydon.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], AR-203, Library Annual Reports, Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California,
Davis.
Publication Rights
All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for
permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is
not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Library resources -- California -- Davis
Academic libraries -- Collection development -- California -- Davis
University of California,
Davis. Library -- Archives