The Consortium is delighted to welcome the University of California San Francisco as a new member institution.
The UCSF Library is one of the preeminent health sciences libraries in the world, containing an expansive collection of the world’s health sciences knowledge base including over 600 reference databases, more than 96,000 journal and serial titles, and 1.2 million print and electronic books. The mission of the UCSF Library’s Archives and Special Collections is to identify, collect, organize, interpret, and maintain rare and unique material to support research and teaching of the health sciences and medical humanities and to preserve institutional memory.
UCSF Archives and Special Collections is a dynamic health sciences research center that contributes to innovative scholarship, actively engages users through educational activities, preserves past knowledge, and enables collaborative research experiences to address contemporary challenges. Holdings include significant collections relevant to the history of science, technology, and medicine, including rare books, archival materials, and special collections such as:
- extensive collections on the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
- the Arthur E. Guedel anesthesia collection, 1899-1998
- the UCSF Biotechnology Archives
- the Tobacco Control Archives
Access to UCSF collections will be included in Consortium fellowship applications starting in spring of 2025. We look forward to working with our colleagues at UCSF to advance scholarship and public understanding in the history of science, technology and medicine.