UC San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives houses primary source collections covering the history of science and medicine, including materials related to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and papers from many of the university's eminent researchers.
- Register online to use Special Collections & Archives: https://spcoll-request.ucsd.edu/logon. Once registered, you can place requests online directly from the catalog and finding aids, or log in to your account to queue requests for a future visit and to view previous requests.
- In addition to registering you will also need to show your photo ID when you visit Special Collections.
Digitization has made many of UCSD’s special collections more widely accessible through UCSD Digital Collections.
