Asbjorn Ousdal Papers

Preliminary arrangement and description by D. Tambo, latest revision by Kylie Dodd
Department of Special Collections
Davidson Library
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Phone: (805) 893-3062
Fax: (805) 893-5749
Email: special@library.ucsb.edu
URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/special-collections/
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Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Guide to the Asbjorn Ousdal Papers, ca. 1930s-1950s

Collection number: Mss 92

Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara

Contact Information:

  • Department of Special Collections
  • Davidson Library
  • University of California, Santa Barbara
  • Santa Barbara, CA 93106
  • Phone: (805) 893-3062
  • Fax: (805) 893-5749
  • Email: special@library.ucsb.edu
  • URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/special-collections/
Processed by:
D. Tambo, latest revision K. Dodd
Date Completed:
Oct. 30, 2012
Latest revision:
Jan. 16, 2013
Encoded by:
A. Demeter
© 2013 Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Asbjorn Ousdal Papers
Dates: ca. 1930s-1950s
Collection Number: Mss 93
Creator: Ousdal, Asbjorn
Collection Size: .8 linear ft. (2 document boxes).
Repository: University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Department of Special Collections
Santa Barbara, California 93106-9010
Physical Location: Del Norte.
Abstract: The collection contains correspondence, scrapbooks, magazines, pamphlets, and manuscripts of writings, ca. 1930s-1950s, of Asbjorn Ousdal, a Santa Barbara resident and medical doctor (osteopathy) who also had interests in creative writing and fossils.
Language: English

Access Restrictions

None.

Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred Citation

Asbjorn Ousdal Papers. Mss 93. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Acquisition Information

Undetermined.

Scope and Content Notes

The collection contains correspondence, scrapbooks, magazines, pamphlets, and manuscripts of writings, ca. 1930s-1950s, of Asbjorn Ousdal, a Santa Barbara resident and medical doctor (osteopathy) who also had interests in creative writing and fossils. Writings include "Our Revolting Society," re the rise of fascism, and "Vinland Saga."

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Ousdal, Asbjorn.
Osteopathic physicians.
Fossils.
Australia--Description and travel.


 

Australia and travel

Box 1: 1

Pamphlets - Australian National Travel Association, Australian Press Bureau, Canadian Australasian Line

Box 1: 1

Newspapers and magazines - Chicago Sunday Tribune newspaper (Oct. 1, 1939); National Geographic Society

Box 1: 1

Bulletin - United States Department of the Interior, Circular of Information Regarding the Alaska Railroad, Jan. 23, 1930

Box 1: 1

Itinerary - Mrs. Edith H. Banghart's McKinley National Park Tour, July 6-Aug. 1, 1935

Box 1: 2

Biographical Information

 

Correspondence

Box 1: 3

Acousticon - H. Jay Delson, J.F. Brooks, W.H. Bilyeu

Box 1: 3

Aurex Ventura Company - Mead C. Evans

Box 1: 3

Sonotone Corporation - Dean Babbitt, M.V. Raimo, S.L. Harding, United States Senate, William F. Knowland

 

Manuscripts

Box 1: 4

"Forever and Another Day"

Box 1: 5

"Our Revolting Society"

Box 1: 6

"Vinland Saga"

 

Miscellaneous

Box 1: 7

Various pieces of creative writing; illustrations; "California Academy of Sciences: Constitution and By-Laws, Trustees, Officers, Museum Staff, and Members," May 29, 1930, 8th ed.; "Pesca y Caza," Number 7, 1956 (in Spanish).

 

Pamphlets and Newspapers

Box 1: 8

"Biosophy: An Integral Philosophy of Life"

Box 1: 8

Dietetic Analyses of Campbell's Strained Baby Soups

Box 1: 8

Mondi Linguo newspaper (in Spanish) - no. 27: September 1942, no. 50: 1950; no. 54: January 1954, no. 55: April 1954

Box 1: 8

"Some Observations on Dietary Levels in the Population," by Hazel K. Stiebeling, Nov. 1946

Box 1: 8

"The Coming Years: A Sober Preview of the Probable World Trends in the Light of the Great Planetary Conjunctions," by Magis

Box 1: 8

The Voice newspaper, March/April/May 1954

Box 1: 8

The Terje Viken Times newspaper - vol. 1, no. 10: Nov. 1942

 

Publications

Box 1: 9

Geological History at a Glance, compiled by L.W. Richards and G.L. Richards, Jr.

Box 2: 1

Some Index Fossils from Pacific Coast Tertiary Horizons, by Marvin F. Keenan and Loring B. Snedden, June 1936

 

Scrapbooks

Box 2: 2

Leather-bound scrapbook containing correspondence, newspaper clippings, ca. 1940

Box 2: 3

First Annual Hobby Show, ca. November 1940 - Bound scrapbook containing a certificate, program, and newspaper relating to the Hobby Show

Box 2: 4

Bound scrapbook containing pamphlets on wild flowers of the west coast and a Marsh Nursery catalog from 1946-1947. Also includes an article from a magazine entitled "Daffodils."

Box 2: 5

Museum publicity - Bound scrapbook largely containing newspaper clippings regarding Ousdal and his work. Also includes correspondence between Ousdal and John L. Von Blon.

Box 2: 6

Personal Papers - Leather-bound scrapbook containing correspondence, photographs, pamphlets, and newspapers

Box 2: 7

Scientific Papers - Leather-bound scrapbook containing terms and definitions, articles, images, and handwritten notes regarding fungi, fossils, etc.

Box 2: 8

Correspondence and other papers pertaining to Dr. J.W. Hedgpath and the subject of zoology