Guide to the Archives Now Available

A Guide to the Archival Collections of CSU Dominguez Hills and the California State University System recently was published by the Archives and Special Collections department of the University Library. 

The Guide serves as a comprehensive directory of the growing Archival Collections held by CSUDH.  The Guide includes short descriptions of the 215 current collections with links to the Online Archive of California (OAC) finding aids and numerous illustrations.  In addition, the Guide includes information on the history of the Archives and archival collecting initiatives, materials on how to use the collections, and topics to research within the collection.

Compiled by Greg Williams, director of the Archives and Thomas Philo, cataloging archivist, the Guide is available in print in the Archives and online at the Archives website:  http://www.archives.csudh.edu.

The Archives is located on the 5^th floor of the University Library and is open 10 am to 4 pm M-F and by appointment.  

The Rival Candidates: Electioneering and Politicians in California

Announcing a new exhibition in the Archives and Special Collections Department of the University Library: 

The Rival Candidates: Electioneering and Politicians in California. The exhibition will run from the conventions until the inauguration (August 2012-February 2013). 

Featuring materials from the Glenn Anderson Collection, the Juanita Millender-McDonald Collection, the Glenn Dumke Collection and other archival collections, the Rival Candidates focuses on national, state and local elections and politics mostly in the 1940s and 1950s, but also materials from the 2000s.

The purpose of the exhibition is to highlight the vast material the Archives holds on elections and politics.

Also included in the exhibition are newspaper headlines from major events involving presidents, political conventions during the 1940s and 1950s, the strange saga of cross-filing for primary elections in California, Juanita Millender-McDonald’s career, early minority congressional candidates, Presidential inaugurations, buttons, White House signing pens, campaign buttons and even White House Easter Egg Hunt eggs.

The Archival collection of Glenn Anderson features an endless array of materials from the 1930s to the 1990s. Anderson (1913-1994) was the mayor of Hawthorne before he was thirty, a state assemblyman, co-founder of the State Democratic Council, Lt. Governor for eight years during the Pat Brown administration, and Congressman from the South Bay and Long Beach for 20 years.  He helped fund the 710 freeway and the 105 freeway is named for him. Juanita Millender-McDonald (1938-2007) was a Congresswoman from the South Bay from (1996-2007), a state legislator and Carson City Council member.  Dr. Glenn Dumke (1917-1989) was a history professor and dean at Occidental College, President of San Francisco State College and Chancellor of the CSU System from 1962 to 1982. Dumke’s papers are part of the CSU System Archives which are housed in the Archives at CSUDH.

Students, faculty and staff are welcome to view the exhibition and do research Monday-Friday 10-4 in the Archives on the South Side of the Library on the Fifth Floor. For more information call 310 243-3895.

Faculty are welcome to bring their classes to see the exhibition or for instruction on the primary resources within the Archives.

AN ELECTORAL QUIZ 

While there are many major topics and themes in the exhibition….there is also a good deal of factual information scattered throughout the exhibition. Political junkies may know most of the following questions, but the answers are found throughout the exhibition.

Who was Alben W. Barkley?

What Roosevelt ran for Governor of California in 1950?

Who was Miss Jane from the Beverly Hillbillies supporting for Lt. Governor in 1966?

Which U.S. Presidents lived in Compton?

Why did Congressman Richard Nixon run as a Democrat in the Democratic Primary in 1948?

Who was the Congresswoman and movie star’s wife that gave Richard Nixon the nickname “Tricky Dick?”

Where was John F. Kennedy nominated as the Democratic Party’s Presidential Candidate in 1960?

What did Frank Sinatra have to do with Glenn Anderson’s campaign for Lt. Governor in 1958.

What future governor was Governor Brown fishing with in 1960?

What California politicians were the Republican Party candidates for Vice President in 1948, 1952 and 1956?

Who were Democratic Presidential Candidate Adlai Stevenson’s running mates in 1952 and 1956?

What California Governor became one of the most significant U.S. Supreme Court justice of the 20^th century? What future President was accused of trying to impeach him? (Okay, the second question is not in the exhibition).

Who was California’s favorite son for the 1948 and 1952 Republican conventions?

Who did the Republicans like in 1952?

Want answers???? Come see the Exhibition….

Position Available: Reference Librarian

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, DOMINGUEZ HILLS
UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

REFERENCE LIBRARIAN

California State University, Dominguez Hills and the University Library invite applications for an experienced, enthusiastic, team-oriented librarian for the position of Reference Librarian (tenure-track). The successful candidate will make significant contributions as a member of a growing library staff at an award-winning, student-centered library facility.  The successful candidate will be expected to join faculty and staff in a commitment to active learning, the assessment of learning outcomes, and multiple pathways that enable students to graduate. This position reports to the Dean, University Library.

Position Duties and Responsibilities

As Reference Librarian, provides a full range of reference services, including but not limited to the following: regularly serves at the Reference Desk using the print and electronic collections; engages in in-depth research consultations by appointment; provides course-related library instruction and workshops; prepares library instructional materials including web-based guides; shares in collection development responsibilities; assists with electronic resource collection development and maintenance, participates in library outreach activities to the campus and community, and other duties as assigned. The incumbent in this position will supervise three (3) departmental support staff; trains and evaluates Information Desk student assistants.  Must be able to work night and weekend reference desk and instruction assignments shared among the reference librarians.
In addition, the incumbent will participate in Library and University committee work; keep abreast of current developments in librarianship and instructional technologies; and engage in professional development activities.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Library Science from an ALA-accredited library school.
•  2 years relevant academic library experience.
•  Strong commitment to public service.
• Knowledge of and proficiency in the use of electronic information resources.
• Familiarity with instruction methods and technologies.
• Ability to work effectively and creatively as a team member and to interact collegially with  colleagues, staff, and teaching faculty.
• Ability to function effectively in a multicultural environment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

•  Reference and instruction experience.
•  Supervisory experience.

Terms of Appointment and Salary

This is a full-time, 12-month, tenure-track faculty position, and librarians are expected to meet faculty requirements for scholarship, professional development and service to the campus community.  Appointment will be made at the Senior Assistant Librarian rank.  Salary will be dependent upon qualifications and professional experience.  Hiring salary range for Senior Assistant Librarian:  $57,084 - $65,000.
Anticipated Starting Date:  Immediately

 

Application Procedure

Register and apply online at: http://www.csudh.edu/employment/. Please include in one uploaded file a letter of interest/application; a current resume or vita; and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three recent professional references. The letter should be addressed to:
Sandra Parham, Dean, University Library
California State University, Dominguez Hills
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson, CA 90747
Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.  To ensure full consideration, applications should be received no later than September 7, 2012.  For telephone inquiries, contact Naomi Moy at (310) 243-2086 or  nmoy@csudh.edu .

 

The Campus and the University Library

California State University, Dominguez Hills is one of 23 campuses of the California State University system.  CSU Dominguez Hills is an urban, comprehensive, public university that serves a culturally rich, diverse student body of over 14,000 students at the undergraduate and graduate levels.  Located on a 346-acre site in the South Bay portion of the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area, CSU Dominguez Hills has a highly pluralistic student body, which includes a significant number of nontraditional, working adult students as well as approximately 1,700 students enrolled in Distance Learning programs statewide. The University, with its three professional schools and the College of Arts and Humanities, has more than 270 full-time faculty members and is situated in an area characterized by an extraordinary heterogeneity of people, and an extensive array of high technology industries and professional services.
The Library collection contains over 447,000 print volumes and 126,000 e-book titles. In addition, online access is available to a wide array of electronic resources, including approximately 100 electronic databases and over 25,000 electronic journal titles.  Staffing currently consists of 9 professional tenure-track librarians and 14 paraprofessionals.

CSUDH IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, SECTION 504, TITLE IX EMPLOYER

Clery Act crime statistics for CSUDH available at http://www.csudh.edu/dhpd/dhpd.htm,

or by calling campus Public Safety Department at (310) 243-3639

Electronic Resources Unavailable Fri. 7am to Sat. 9am

This coming Friday, Library and IT will migrate one of the library servers to IT’s Virtual Server environment.  Electronic resources access (including searching for books, ebooks, articles, journals, eReserves, and getting full-text articles) will be down From 7:00am on Friday, June 8th to 9:00am on Saturday.  However, the Library’s Web page will remain available. WorldCat, All CSU Books searches, and Quick Search will be partially available.

If you have any question regarding this migration and the Library eResouces downtime, please contact the Library Reference Desk (310-243-3582).

Thank you for your understanding.

Wei Ma

Library

Laptop Loan & Group Study Hours for May

Last Day of Finals 05/18

No Class instruction 5/21-5/25

Memorial Holiday 5/28

There will be no Laptop or Group Study Room checkouts 5/21 - 5/25

        However, the Laptop Loan Office will be open 5/21 - 5/23

The Laptop Loan Office will be closed

5/24 - 5/25

The Laptop Loan Office resumes laptop and room checkouts 5/29

Extended Hours for Finals

Starting Monday, May 7th, the library will observe the following extended hours to assist students with studying for their final exams.

Monday, May 7th  through Thursday, May 10th - 8AM to 10PM
Friday, May 11th - 8AM to 5PM
Saturday, May 12th - 10AM to 5PM
Sunday, May 13th - Closed
Monday, May 14th through Thursday, May 17th - 8AM to 10PM


Beginning Friday, May 18th, the library will reduce hours until the beginning of the Summer sessions.  We will be open Monday through Friday, 8AM to 5PM, and closed on Saturdays, during this time.


The library will also be closed Monday, May 28th, in observation of the Memorial Day holiday.

For more information, please visit the full list of library hours on our website.

4th floor balcony now open

The automatic doors which lead to the 4th floor balcony have been repaired, and are now operating normally.

Library patrons should now be able to cross between both buildings on the 4th floor as normal.  Thank you for your patience as we repaired these doors.