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Billie Holiday performing at the Tiffany Club, Los Angeles, 1952
Billie Holiday performing at the Tiffany Club, Los Angeles, 1952

Bob Douglas Jazz Photographs Collection

Bob Douglas photographed jazz musicians mostly as a hobby and out of a love for the music. His entry into photography coincided with the rise of bebop, allowing him to capture iconic musicians such as Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, and Max Roach.

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Ceremony in front of Oviatt Library
Ceremony in front of Oviatt Library

CSUN Leaders

The CSUN Leaders Oral History Project is an initiative created in 2016 by the former dean of the University Library, Mark Stover. This active and growing collection of interviews features our campus students, faculty, and administrators from 1955 to the present, and are captured from both archived recordings as well as new commissions. This valuable resource is critical for understanding CSUN campus history through first person accounts and multiple perspectives.

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Card from Gilbert and Sullivan collection
Card from Gilbert and Sullivan collection

Gilbert and Sullivan Advertising Cards

An interesting collection of trade cards that use characters from popular British operas to advertise different products.

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