{"id":180846,"date":"2026-02-17T01:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T01:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/180846\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T01:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T01:08:08","slug":"csulb-receives-2-1m-for-a-new-research-center-to-modernize-its-special-collections-archives-press-telegram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/180846\/","title":{"rendered":"CSULB receives $2.1M for a new research center, to modernize its special collections archives \u2013 Press Telegram"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cal State Long Beach has received more than $2.1 million in federal funding to make its storied archives more accessible to students and the Long Beach community.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Long Beach, presented the university with the funds last week to support the construction of a new Long Beach Research Center and Special Collections Archives. The funding will help create a modern facility that will preserve rare materials and expand access to the histories that shaped CSULB and the Long Beach region, officials said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rep. Robert Garcia presented $2.175 million in federal funding to...\" class=\"size-article_inline\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LPT-L-GARCIA-CSULB-0217-01.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Robert Garcia presented $2.175 million in federal funding to CSULB for its Long Beach Research Center and Special Collections Archives on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (Photo courtesy of 42nd Congressional District office)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rep. Robert Garcia presented $2.175 million in federal funding to...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LPT-L-GARCIA-CSULB-0217-03.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LPT-L-GARCIA-CSULB-0217-03.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Robert Garcia presented $2.175 million in federal funding to CSULB for its Long Beach Research Center and Special Collections Archives on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (Photo courtesy of 42nd Congressional District office)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rep. Robert Garcia presented $2.175 million in federal funding to...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LPT-L-GARCIA-CSULB-0217-02-1.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LPT-L-GARCIA-CSULB-0217-02-1.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Robert Garcia presented $2.175 million in federal funding to CSULB for its Long Beach Research Center and Special Collections Archives on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (Photo courtesy of 42nd Congressional District office)\n<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 3<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Robert Garcia presented $2.175 million in federal funding to CSULB for its Long Beach Research Center and Special Collections Archives on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (Photo courtesy of 42nd Congressional District office)\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-enlarge mng-gallery-fullscreen-expand\" aria-label=\"Expand fullscreen slideshow\">Expand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>CSULB\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csulb.edu\/university-library\/welcome-to-special-collections-and-university-archives\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Special Collections and University Archives<\/a> is the home of the university\u2019s rare book and manuscript collections, as well as its archives, including pieces of Long Beach history, the largest fine arts collections in the CSU system and more. It is located on the third floor of the university\u2019s library.<\/p>\n<p>The archives include artifacts such as a 1490 witch-hunting manual, World War II ration packs, historic campus materials and regional political papers, according to university officials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne aspect that we\u2019re not currently flourishing in is our online presence,\u201d University Library Dean Elizabeth Dill said in a statement. \u201cWe are just now starting to build a robust digital repository, providing access to all of these great materials that would normally be under lock and key.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The federal funding that the university has received will aid in those efforts, officials said. The community project funding secured by Garcia will be used to modernize, digitize and expand the special collections area of the library \u2013 making previously unseen materials publicly accessible.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to expanding the archives\u2019 online presence, the plan also includes making changes to the current space by adding glass walls to open sight lines and converting the adjoining storage room into exhibit and classroom space, according to the university\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csulb.edu\/news\/article\/new-funding-propels-csulbs-storied-archives-toward-wider-access\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Garcia presented a check for the funding to university officials on Friday, Feb. 13, in front of the library. The congressman was joined by CSULB Interim President Andrew Jones, Vice Provost Pei-Fang Hung, Dill, ASI President Sonny Ciampa, other administrators, staff and students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis funding is about investing in education, access, and opportunity for our entire community,\u201d Garcia said in a statement. \u201cCSULB plays a critical role in Long Beach, and this new research center will give students and the public a place to learn, explore, and engage with history in meaningful ways. I\u2019m proud to support a project that strengthens our university and will open doors for future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cal State Long Beach has received more than $2.1 million in federal funding to make its storied archives&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":180847,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[7,23,131,133,132,137],"class_list":{"0":"post-180846","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-long-beach","8":"tag-california","9":"tag-local-news","10":"tag-long-beach","11":"tag-long-beach-headlines","12":"tag-long-beach-news","13":"tag-los-angeles-county"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180846"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180846\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/180847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}