Discover the story of one of the most critical resources in Southern California and its neighboring regions — water. The tumultuous legacy of water in the west, including its distribution, augmentation and use, can be better understood through our expansive collection
Explore every period of American history — from New World encounters to the Civil War to twentieth-century politics and beyond — which is well represented in our extensive array of archival materials, maps, monographs, periodicals, ephemera, and rare, unique works.
Study our pantheon of religion-related collections which focus on original source material and printed editions from Western Europe and the Americas, spanning the late Middle Ages through the early twentieth century. This includes Congregational Church papers and records, hymnology, illuminated manuscripts, Mormon culture and religion, religious texts, and more.
Take centerstage among our cast of performing and visual arts materials. Performing arts include dance, music, and theater. Visual arts include architecture, ceramics, design, drawing, film making, painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography, and video.
Delve into an array of American and British poetry, drama, and prose from the 16th through 20th centuries. These literature holdings include both manuscript and print materials, such as a Mark Twain manuscript of A Tramp Abroad that includes a hand-drawn illustration of a knight.
Investigate the experience of Japanese Americans — sometimes referred to as Nikkei, which describes Japanese emigrants and their descendants — during World War II.
Though we are not able to be the archival repository of ALL of The Claremont Colleges (TCC), we do collect and preserve selective records of historical, legal, fiscal, and/or administrative value to The Claremont Colleges. Browse holdings that include official records and reports of the colleges, their officers, and component parts
Boldly go where other bright individuals have gone before by diving into more than 6,000 volumes covering astronomy, aviation, biology, geology, mining and metallurgy, natural history, and physics.
Examine a variety of collections which depict both traditional and shifting roles in terms of gender identity, sexual orientation, and women’s history.
You don’t need to venture across “the pond” to engage with European literary and historical manuscript collections, many of which cover the 13th-20th century. England, France, and Italy are well represented, but the holdings are also strong for Germany, Russia, and Scandinavia, with special collecting areas in the Italian Renaissance and the colleges of Oxford.