The UCSF Archives and Special Collections reading room is free and open to the public. Due to the unique and often fragile nature of our collections, materials are available for access under supervised use and by appointment only. We also offer remote reference and reproduction services.
Plan your research
Find materials
- You can search all of our collection material using UC Library Search and the Online Archive of California.
- Browse our digital collections and major collecting areas that include thousands of images, documents, and other digital files. Learn more about how we are providing our archives as data.
Schedule a research appointment
- To schedule an appointment, please contact us at Ask an Archivist.
- We can provide you with subject area expertise, help you identify relevant materials, and provide research assistance.
Request materials or permissions
- Make a reproduction request in our Request System.
- To request permission to publish materials provided by UCSF Archives and Special Collections, please contact us. Note that we can only license materials where the copyright is specifically held by the UC Regents.
Meet the Archives Staff
Kate Tasker
Director of the Industry Documents Library
Polina Ilieva
Associate University Librarian for Collections, University Archivist
Peggy Tran-Le
Director of ASC Research and Collection Management
Rachel Taketa
Industry Documents Library Processing and Reference Archivist
Lisa Nguyen
Digital Archivist
Lupe Samano
Records and Accessioning Archivist
Emma James
Industry Documents Library Project Archivist
Sean Purcell
Digital Health Humanities Program Coordinator
Edith Escobedo
Processing Archivist
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Find us
Open to the public by appointment only on Monday – Friday from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
530 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco