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Donald R. & Beverly J. Gerth Archives and Special Collections

Welcome to the Gerth Archives

We welcome all to research and explore our collections. We are located in University Library South 5039 on the fifth floor. The closest parking is Parking Lot #6. Below are just a few of the services we offer to students, faculty, and the public. Explore our options below to schedule an appointment or visit us for a walk-in at any time during our hours of operation.

Hours of Operation

Monday-Friday: 9am-12pm, 1pm-4:30pm
We stop paging material at 4pm

Contact Information
Email: archives@csudh.edu
Telephone: (310) 243-3895

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Collection Highlights

Two men on top of building with downtown Los Angel

Mr. Takano

See more photographs from the Ninomiya Studio Collection in the California State University Japanese American Digitization Project.

Kumekichi Ishibashi with children.

Kumekichi Ishibashi with Children

Learn about the Ishibashi Family Collection from the collection's finding aid.

Bleriot Monoplane owned by Didier Masson - side view

1910 Air Meet Digital Collection

See more images from the 1910 Los Angeles International Air Meet held at the CSUDH campus.

Faculty protest photograph from the California State University System Archives

Faculty and Staff Demonstrations

Browse images and text in the California State University System Archives digitization project.

Albert McNeil Jubilee Singers US Tour

Albert J. McNeil Collection

Learn more about the Alfred J. McNeil Collection from the collection's finding aid.

African American female and male theatre troupe.

The Jokerettes Comedy Troupe

See more materials about the Watts Labor Community Action Committee in our digital collections.

Two women carrying wood beam.

Century Freeway Project

See more digital items from the Tradeswomen Archive in our digital collections. 

Group of people on a boat.

The Esperanto Movement

See over 400 books in our catalog written in or about the international language of Esperanto.

Student Opportunities

The CSUDH Gerth Archives and Special Collections offers volunteer, internship and work opportunities for students interested in various aspects of archival work including processing, describing and digitizing collections, and exhibition curation and research. Learn more.

In the News

California State University Japanese American Digitization Project (CSUJAD) Exhibition, Katy Geissert Civic Center Library in Torrance May 2025

California State University Japanese American Digitization Project (CSUJAD) Exhibition

For the entire month of May, the Katy Geissert Civic Center Library in Torrance will be hosting an exhibit showcasing some selections from the Gerth Archives and Special Collections’ contributions to the California State University Japanese American Digitization Project (CSUJAD).

This exhibition was curated by Shawne West, CSUJAD Project Archivist, thanks to a grant from the California State Library.

Book cover with yellow and blue lines in the bottom left hand corner. Text reads: Preserving Disability: Disability and the Archival Profession. Editors Gracen Brilmyer, Lydia Tang

Congrats Gerth Archives Cataloger/Archivist, Tom Philo!

Congrats to Gerth Archives and Special Collections Cataloger/Archivist Librarian, Tom Philo, and CSUDH Anthropology Professor, Dr. Nancy Armstrong, for publishing a chapter titled, "From Collection to Collaboration: Disability Studies/Archives Collaboration and the Hahn Disability Collection" in Preserving Disability: Disability and the Archival Profession! 

The Los Angeles Free Press Reports News.

Congrats to LA Free Press Archivist, Lucas Madrigal!

Congrats to Lucas Madrigal, the LA Free Press Archivist at CSU Dominguez Hills, for his article titled "The Art Kunkin Los Angeles Free Press Collection" in the Society of California Archivists Newsletter.

Dominguez Hills at 65: a History of CSUDH - An exhibition by the Gerth Archives and Special Collections Exhibition Open From February 26-December 2025. Includes 4 photographs; black and white photograph of the velodrome, color photo of Teddy Toro, black and white photograph of students playing soccer, and color photograph of students.

Dominguez Hills at 65: A History of CSUDH

Come celebrate the 65th anniversary of California State University, Dominguez Hills with the Gerth Archives and Special Collections new exhibition Dominguez Hills at 65: A History of CSUDH! The exhibit is open at the University Library, Room 1940, Cultural Arts Gallery Monday-Friday 10am - 4 pm by appointment, class, and curated tours.

statue in front of CSUDH library

Gerth Archives Marks New Milestones in Documenting History

The CSUDH Gerth Archives and Special Collections, noted for its preservation of Southern California histories and cultures, has had three major developments toward its mission of making materials more accessible to the public.

The 1949 installation of officers of Legionarios Del Trabajo, one of the oldest and most distinguished Filipino-American organizations in the nation.

CSUDH Launches New Filipino American Digital Archive (FADA)

On Saturday, March 5, leaders of the Filipino community and local dignitaries will join California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) faculty and representatives of the university’s Gerth Archives and Special Collections to celebrate the launch of the CSUDH Filipino American Digital Archive (FADA). The event, which will take place from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Archives on the fifth floor of the CSUDH University Library, will double as a chance for members of the local Filipino American community to bring in their own materials to add to the archive.

ARTchivist's Notebook

Seeing Ourselves In Archives On Giving Away Auntie's Things

Sharon Mizota recently wrote a newsletter about donating her aunt’s collection to the CSU Japanese American Digitization Project. Sharon Mizota, is the author of ARTchivist’s Notebook, an occasional newsletter musing on the intersection of archives, art, and social justice.