Research Tools
For more information about finding and using materials in Special Collections and Archives, see the Special Collections and Archives guide.
OneSearch
Available on the library's home page, the OneSearch is a searchable database of materials available in the Library at California State University, Northridge. To find materials in Special Collections & Archives, limit the location to "Special Collections" after searching.
Finding Aids
Our finding aids provide access to a growing number of archival and manuscript collections at Special Collections & Archives. Archival holdings can include correspondence, diaries, maps, university records, photographs, or audio recordings.
Digital Collections
The Library's Digital Collections feature historically significant documents, photographs, oral histories, artistic works and exhibit materials selected from the holdings in Special Collections & Archives. Additional project contributors include local heritage organizations, neighboring academic institutions and private collectors.
CSU ScholarWorks
CSUN ScholarWorks is an open-access institutional repository for capturing, organizing, preserving and disseminating the intellectual output of the faculty, staff, and students of California State University, Northridge. It includes some publications that are a part of University Archives.