An overview of the special collections maintained at the Occidental Library.
We have significant holdings on the following topics: (1) Visual, literary and cultural materials including manuscripts, rare books printed before 1800, printing history, fine printing, artists' books, mystery and detective fiction, illustrations, photographs, and stereographs; (2) US West, California, Los Angeles history and the Japanese American relocation during World War II. (3) Abraham Lincoln and 19th century political life (4) Latin American studies (4) early to mid-20th century publications and (5) individual collections including poet Robinson Jeffers, journalist Bessie Beatty, and activist/writer Upton Sinclair.