$750,000 Schmidt Sciences Grant Uses AI to Transform Black Press Archives
Led by UC Santa Barbara’s Jim Casey, a national coalition is working to make early African American newspapers freely accessible.
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Vast Collection of Historic American Music Released via UCSB Library Partnership with Dust-to-Digital Foundation
The project has preserved thousands of songs representing some of the rarest and most uniquely American music borne from the Jazz Age and the Great Depression that would have likely been lost to landfills and faded from memory.
From ‘Airwaves to Archives’ Event Celebrates KEYT Television Archive
The archive, hosted at UC Santa Barbara’s Special Research Collections, is available to the public.
Finding Fiesta Partners UC Santa Barbara with Local Teachers for New Perspectives on a Century-Old Celebration
An innovative partnership has provided public school teachers access to troves of Fiesta history to develop lesson plans that encourage their young students to reexamine and interpret the annual celebration through fresh eyes.
Santa Barbara’s Black History in Brief
The “Santa Barbara African American and Black Historic Context Statement” provides an extensive thumbnail sketch of Santa Barbara over the centuries.
