A NEWSLETTER FROM THE UC SANTA BARBARA LIBRARY
JULY 2023
Dalip Singh Saund
Special Collections in the Media
PBS recently aired a documentary about Asian American political trailblazer Dalip Singh Saund. The Library is the home of the D.S. Saund Papers, including several photos shown in the documentary.
UCSB Reads 2024 Shortlist Announced The UCSB Reads selection committee has announced the five titles under consideration for UCSB Reads 2024 See the shortlist and vote for your top pick by August 18 Vote now
Mashey Bernstein’s Journal UCSB lecturer and alumnus Mashey Bernstein ’77 has donated his personal journal to the Library The journal is a time capsule of the Jewish LGBTQ+ and academic communities in Santa Barbara Discover Mashey’s story
Library Award for Undergraduate Research in the Media
LAUR in the Media
The recipients of the 2023 Library Award for Undergraduate Research (LAUR) were featured in The Current, Noozhawk, and edhat. The Library honored the recipients at an awards ceremony in June.
Gitta Alpar
A Star for the Ages
The Library has received the papers of Gitta Alpar, a European opera and film star of the 1920s and 30s. Her life story played out like a sweeping biopic, but she has been largely forgotten – until now.
Argentine tango composer Astor Piazzolla
Event Recap: It Takes Two to Tango
On May 23, the Library hosted a virtual conversation about the archive of renowned Argentine tango composer Astor Piazzolla. You can now view a recording of this event in case you missed it.