Santa Clara University

Due to our imminent move into the new Learning Commons, Technology Center and Library, the University Archives is suspending reference appointments until after March 31. We look forward to settling in to the Norman Martin Archives and Special Collections, and resuming public services.

The University Archives will be closed for the Holidays from December 22 through January 1. We will resume normal hours on Wednesday, January 2. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

The University Archives is embarking on a digital project in collaboration with Bob Senkewicz Professor of History, and co-founder of California Studies Initiative at SCU. With funds from the Technology Steering Committee, the Archives has arranged for The Huntington Library  to digitize and index the original Mission Santa Clara Sacramental Records, 1777-1903. After the digital records are described and mounted as a digital collection on the Library's server, students in Professor Senkewicz' classes will use the records to construct a picture of movement of the native peoples from various locations within the Santa Clara Valley into the Mission system. From their research, information technology specialists will construct an interactive map demonstrating these patterns.

The new Learning Commons, Technology Center and Library, scheduled to open in Spring, 2008, will be home to the new Archives and Special Collections. The area will feature a spacious Reading Room with natural light, an exhibit gallery for exhibitions and special events, and a state-of-the-art storage vault with a capacity of over 11,000 linear feet.