Metabolic Studio archives: "Bending the River" archive since 2012 "One Hundred Mules Walking the Los Angeles Aqueduct" archive, 2013 "Strawberry Flag" archive, 2009-2020 Optics Division archive, since 2011 Sonic Division archive since 2011 "Dr McCabe" archive 

Collection includes materials related southern California tourism, the Mission Revival movement, peace movement (1st half 20th century, citrus industry, and materials related to specific collections,including fine art, statuary, bells, crosses, dolls, aviation, Native American basketry, and Asian arts.

The Mojave Desert Archives preserves the history of transcontinental travel to the Los Angeles region through the Mojave Desert of eastern California. Route 66, National Old Trails Road, the Mojave Wagon Road, the Santa Fe Railway (now BNSF), Union Pacific Railroad, and Interstate highways were and are major transit routes through the desert terminating in the Los Angeles basin.