SpecColl Serials
SpecColl Serials consists of varying runs of journals, magazines, and newspapers that can be found in the APU Library Catalog, as well as individual issues that can be found in a Finding Aid. The journal titles cover California and the West, while many of the magazine and newspaper issues cover notable events, with famous headlines.
Collection Highlights
Some of the major events covered include:
- World War II
- Kennedy Assassination
- Landing on the Moon
- Shuttle Disaster
Some of the famous headlines include:
- U.S. At War (December 8, 1941)
- Nazis Quit (May 7, 1945)
- Japan Surrenders (August 15, 1945)
- Kennedy Slain (November 22, 1963)
Accounts of the deaths of nine U.S. Presidents and two First Ladies are reported in the collection as well:
- George Washington (January 4, 1800)
- John Kennedy (November 22, 1963)
- Herbert Hoover (October 20, 1964)
- Dwight Eisenhower (March 28, 1969)
- Harry Truman (December 26, 1972)
- Lyndon Johnson (January 23, 1973)
- Mamie Eisenhower (November 1, 1979)
- Richard Nixon (April 23, 1994)
- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (May 20, 1994)
- Ronald Reagan (June 6, 2004)
- Gerald R. Ford (December 27, 2006)
Access to the Collections
Our Special Collections and Archives are currently closed. If you have a general question, contact the libraries or call 626-815-5062.