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SBHC Mss 15
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Title: Fred Eissler papers
Identifier/Call Number: SBHC Mss 15
Contributing Institution:
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
21.59 linear feet
(14 cartons, 3 document boxes, 2 oversize boxes)
Creator:
Eissler, Fred
Date (inclusive): 1950s-2010
Date (bulk): 1966-1972
Abstract: Papers of environmentalist and teacher Frederick Eissler (1922-2014). Files relate to the Santa Barbara Airport, Crosstown
Freeway, Goleta Slough/Goleta Valley Flood Control Project, and the Sierra Club. In addition to these files, a large component
of the collection contains Eissler's research files, correspondence and photographs.
The collection is open for research except for Subseries 4.2, which has not been processed. The collection is stored offsite.
Advance notice is required for retrieval.
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish
or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication
is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research 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.
[Identification of Item], Fred Eissler papers, SBHC Mss 15. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library,
University of California, Santa Barbara.
Donation, 1991.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Frederick Eissler (1922-2014) earned his teaching credential at San Jose State University,
going on to teach high school in Santa Barbara, California. As environmental activist, Frederick Eissler served on the national
board of directors of the Sierra Club (1963-1969), and the Santa Barbara based Scenic Shoreline Preservation Conference (1967).
Involved in the preservation of Santa Barbara coast wildlands, wilderness areas, marine sanctuaries, urban open spaces, and
the Santa Barbara waterfront, Eissler played an instrumental role in many Santa Barbara area environmental, planning, and
preservation issues from the 1960s to the end of his life.
The collection contains files compiled by environmental leader Fred Eissler, and relate to local Santa Barbara development
and environmental issues such as the Santa Barbara Airport, Crosstown Freeway, Goleta Slough/Goleta Valley Flood Control Project.
In addition, the collection contains Eissler's notes in the areas of environmental science, sociology, demographics, and psychology,
perhaps in preparation for a book, personal and professional correspondence, as well as photographs, many related to Sierra
Club Los Padres outings.
The collection has been divided into 4 series: 1. Airport, 2. Freeway, 3. Goleta Slough/Goleta Valley Flood Control, 4. Miscellaneous.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Environmentalists -- California -- Santa Barbara
Environmentalism -- California -- Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara County (Calif.) -- History, Local
Correspondence
Photographs
Research notes
Eissler, Fred -- Archives