In person visit to Special Collections and University Archives is closed until fall 2021. The Library building is currently undergoing a major renovation. After the renovation, Special Collections and University Archives will be located on the third floor of the new Library building.
The University Library Special Collections is a repository for primary research materials of interest to the campus, the community, and the Central Valley region. The primary purpose of Special Collections at Stanislaus State is to support faculty teaching and student learning and research. Special Collections consists of donated and purchased collections relevant to disciplines taught at Stanislaus State University and to the university’s six-county service area of San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Mariposa, Tuolumne, and Calaveras Counties.
Collection strengths include local and regional history books and documents, local history manuscript collections, oral histories, Stanislaus County historical documents, photographic collections, and the University Archives.
To contact Special Collections and University Archives:
Email: SpecialCollections@library.csustan.edu
OR via post office mail to:
University Library
Special Collections and University Archives
One University Circle, L105
Turlock, CA 95382
The "Sayad Collection" is an Assyrian, primarily Near Eastern theological/cultural book collection representing the private library of the Rev. Eshoo Paul Sayad, acquired by the CSU Stanislaus library in 1970. See Collection Description tab for further information.
