SCU Digital Collections, Projects, and Initiatives
Collections
- Holocaust Oral History Project
- The Holocaust Center of Northern California is dedicated to education, documentation, and research about the Holocaust. This video collection contains oral history interviews with survivors and witnesses of the holocaust and archives their testimonies.
- ClaraVision
- ClaraVision is the University Archives' database of selected images in our collections, capturing the rich visual history of Mission Santa Clara, Santa Clara College, and the present-day Santa Clara University.
- The Research Manuscript Series
- An occasional publication focusing on life in the South San Francisco Bay Area. Each manuscript focuses on an area of Santa Clara's culture or natural history.
- Silicon Valley History Online
- SVHO is a gateway to the major historical resources of California's Santa Clara Valley. It includes materials from local libraries, archives, and museums.
Virtual Exhibits
- Our Built Environment :
Changing Spaces at SCU - Through visual representations of campus space and structures, Our Built Environment: Changing Spaces SCU, demonstrates for the visitor just how much the campus has changed.
- 1906 Earthquake and Silicon Valley
- A gallery of images showing the effects of the 1906 Earthquake on the areas within and surrounding Santa Clara University.
- A Favorite Abode of Science :
Santa Clara College and the Pursuit Scientific Knowledge, 1851-1900 - The Santa Clara College Scientific Instrument Collection numbers about 200 instruments that served as demonstration apparatus for classical experiments typical of 19th Century teaching.
- Tradition Shattered! :
Women at Santa Clara - "Tradition Shattered" read the headline of the student newspaper, The Santa Clara, on March 22, 1961. With this statement, SCU became the first Catholic coeducational institution of higher learning in California.
- Urban Dreams/Suenos Urbanos :
The Search for a Better Life in Bolivia - The South American country of Bolivia is diverse in its people, geography and products. This photo exhibit explores the process of migration and urbanization in Bolivia.
