History buffs rejoice. The UCLA Library is slated to acquire the historical records of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), according to the UCLA Newsroom. The extensive archive covers major district operations dating back to the late 19th century. more ›

With the state in the midst of a budget crisis, some former students are questioning why they are receiving fundraising pitches to help boost the Grateful Dead archive at UC Santa Cruz. Alumna Laurie Garrett, a well-known AIDS researcher and winner of both the Pulitzer and Peabody awards, sounded the alarm bells when she received an invitation to a fundraiser supporting the dead head archive, according to California Watch, a blog with the Center for Investigative Journalism. more ›

This week, the Metro Transportation Library debuted an impressive set of historical maps depicting transit lines and proposals for routes and systems. Among the multiple versions of our current subway system and systems long come and gone is a proposed monorail from 1960, the transit vision for LA in 1974, the map produced based on the Kelker-Deleuw study of 1925 (when the city's first subway was built), and a map from the time when the Red Line was called the Orange Line. more ›