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UC Berkeley History: Basic Sources: Campus Publications and Media

An introduction to the Library's collections relating to the history of UC Berkeley

Catalog, Schedule of Classes, Yearbook, Directories of Students and Alumni

  • UCB catalog - print versions

Known as the "Register of the University of California" from 1868 - 1960, the General Catalogue from 1961 - 2013; the Berkeley Bulletin (2013); and the Berkeley Academic Guide (2014 - present).

   Register (1870-1952)
   General Catalogue (1934-1960)
   General Catalogue (1961-2011) (many Main Stacks issues are in storage at NRLF)

The Daily Californian newspaper

Dissertations and Theses

The majority of dissertations in the UC Berkeley Libraries are from UC Berkeley. The libraries have a nearly complete collection of Berkeley doctoral dissertations and a large number of Berkeley masters' theses.

Recordings of Campus Events

To find streaming audio and video recordings of UC Berkeley events, search UC Library Search for "media resources center university of california berkeley" (use the quotes).  Use the filters on the left:  under Resource Type, limit to videos or to audio.