Library Special Collections & Archives

Beautiful glass walled Special Collections & Archives is located on the 3rd floor. Special Collections are acquired and maintained in support of the University's curriculum with emphasis on the natural resources, Native peoples, and primary industries of Northwestern California, including the history of Cal Poly Humboldt. Access to the collections is provided primarily through the Library's catalog and this webpage. Materials are available for use in the Special Collections section of the Humboldt Library by visiting scholars and the general public as well as Humboldt students, faculty and staff. Library Scholar Internship projects include creating websites, digital and physical exhibits that bring the past to the present. Small classroom, amazing historic maps, map scanner, and so much more.