Library Exhibits
Current Exhibits
Look for the Union Label: A Celebration of Union Logos and Emblems
Online Exhibit
Curated by:
The Labor Archives & Research Center (LARC)
This collection of over 150 images surveys union labels, their history, and related artifacts. American Union labels evolved from the seals and coats of arms of European craft unions and were a great source of tradition and pride.
Cultivating Creativity: The Arts and the Farm Workers' Movement During the 1960s and '70s
Online Exhibit
The Labor Archives & Research Center (LARC) is pleased to announce its first online exhibit. "Cultivating Creativity" uses images and artifacts from LARC collections to explore the outpouring of artwork that accompanied the farmworkers’ movement during the 1960s and ‘70s.
Blueprint for the Lake Merced Campus
Frank V. de Bellis Reading Room display cases located on the Sixth floor of the library. Open to the public Monday-Friday 1:00-5:00.
A photographic exhibit depicting the building of the current campus using historic photographs from the library Archives Collection.
Spanning the Gate
First floor hallway display cases.
A photographic essay depicting the building of the Golden Gate Bridge using historic photographs from the Labor Archives and Research Center Collection.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge, a stupendous feat of engineering and design that has been called one of the seven wonders of the modern world. Spanning the Gate offers a behind-the-scenes look at the complex construction process of this amazing landmark.
Online Exhibits
- Look for the Union Label: A Celebration of Union Logos and Emblems - 2008
- Cultivating Creativity: The Arts and the Farmworkers' Movement During the 1960s and '70s - 2007
- Artist Books: Vision, Form, Function
- Summer of Love - 2003
- On Strike! Shut it Down!A Revolution at San Francisco State: Elements for Change - 1999
