**The Special Collections and Archives Verle & Elizabeth Annis Reading Room is open Monday-Thursday, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM. We will close July 3 and 4 for Independence Day. Please contact us for inquiries.**
Summer 2025 Extended Closure
The Reading Room will be closed from July 14th, 2025 to accommodate our large-scale collections move. Please submit your research requests as far out as possible, and no later than July 9th and we will do our best to reserve materials before they are in transit to be viewed in the OC&SEAA center. Thank you in for your understanding.
Welcome
UC Irvine Libraries Special Collections and Archives (SCA) acquires, preserves, and makes accessible collections of archives, rare books, manuscripts, photographs, ephemera, born-digital files (originally created in digital form), and other rare and unique materials. Our holdings include the Orange County Regional History Center, the Southeast Asian Archive, University Archives, tens of thousands of rare books including a First Folio of Shakespeare, and strong collections in the areas of artists' books, critical theory, performing arts, and political literature.
SCA provides instructional programs for UC Irvine undergraduates and graduate classes and the community in a range of disciplines and subjects. We also provide research assistance, digitization and duplication services, and consultations on oral history and archival best practices.
We welcome students, staff, faculty, independent researchers, and community members to visit us on the fifth floor of Langson Library or in the OC&SEAA Center.
