Guide to the Justin Ruhge collection SBHC Mss 27

Arrangement and description by D. Tambo, 2011; latest revision by Zachary Liebhaber, 2019.
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara 93106-9010
special@library.ucsb.edu
2011, 2019


Title: Justin Ruhge collection
Identifier/Call Number: SBHC Mss 27
Contributing Institution: UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 23 linear feet (19 cartons, 3 document boxes, 3 flat boxes, 4 16mm films, 16 videotapes, 1 CD, 2 DVDs)
Creator: Ruhge, Justin M.
Date (inclusive): approximately 1970-2007
Abstract: Research files, including notes, photographs, clippings, oral histories, blueprints, artwork, maps, and other materials, relating to the history of Santa Barbara and Goleta, California.
Physical Location: A portion of the collection is located at the Southern Regional Library Facility (SRLF).

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research. A portion of the collection is stored offsite. Advance notice is required for retrieval.

Use Restrictions

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.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of Item], Justin Ruhge collection, SBHC Mss 27. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Acquisition Information

Multiple donations by Justin Ruhge, 1994-2019.

Scope and Content

Research files relating to the history of Santa Barbara and Goleta, California. Goleta history files include photographs, notes, clippings, maps, artwork, blueprints, and other documents. Subjects covered include historic structures, the Pueblo de Las Islas, oil, World War II, the Goleta cannon and Goleta cityhood. Santa Barbara history files include research notes on the general history of the area. In addition to these research files are letters to editors, mainly Lompoc and Santa Maria newspapers. Audiovisual material includes oral histories and other recordings, many related to military development and engineering in the region.

Arrangement

The collection has been arranged into the following series: Research Files, Goleta, Ruhge Additions, Ruhge Books, Oversize, Ruhge Letters to Editors, and Audiovisual.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Goleta (Calif.) -- History
Santa Barbara (Calif.) -- History
Audiocassettes
Blueprints (reprographic copies)
Books
Clippings (information artifacts)
Compact discs
DVDs
Film reels
Maps (documents)
Notes (documents)
Oral histories (literary works)
Photographs
Research (documents)
Videotapes
Works of art
Ruhge, Justin M. -- Archives

 

Research Files

box 1

A. Early California History (mostly photocopies, with bibliography)

box 2-3

B. Santa Barbara Area History (mostly photocopies, microfilm, with partial bibliography)

box 4-5

C. Cannon and Foundries (mostly photocopies, microfilm, with bibliography)

box 5

D. Sailing Vessels (mostly photocopies, with bibliography)

 

Goleta

box 6-7

Goleta History Files (includes writings, research notes, transparencies, photographs, blueprints, photocopies, scattered issues of Goleta newspapers)

box 8-9

Goleta Photographs (includes color prints of the Bacara Resort development and some accompanying clippings; also copies of other photographs relating to Goleta)

box 9

Goleta Cityhood Proposal (includes photocopies, reports, clippings)

 

Ruhge Additions

box 10

Ruhge Additions, 2001: Goleta history, oil, 1942 Japanese bombing of Ellwood

 

Ruhge Books

Scope and Content

Includes research files, photographs, artwork
box 11

Book 1: The Historic Cannons of Goleta (1983)

box 11

Book 2: Pueblo de Las Islas, in the Land of the Isla People: A Pictorial History of the Goleta Valley (1984)

box 11

Book 3: The Goleta Cannon on Display (1987)

box 12

Book 4: Gunpowder and Canvas (1987)

box 12

Book 5: The Western Front: The War Years in Santa Barbara County, 1937 to 1946 (1989)

box 12

Book 6: Repair and Recovery: The Story of Hoff General Army Hospital 1940 to 1954: World War II Comes to Santa Barbara (1990)

box 13

Book 7: Drake in Central California, 1579: Unravelling One of California's Great Historical Mysteries (1990)

box 13

Book 10: Maritime Tragedies in on the Santa Barbara Channel: A History of Shipwrecks in Fog and Storms from Point Sal to Point Mugu (2000)

box 13

Miscellany

 

Military History of California: The Chronicle of California's Historic Presidios, Forts, Camps, Stations, Fields, Bases and Cannon from the Pre-Spanish Occupation to the End of the Cold War, 1579-1974 2005

box 14

Drake; San Blas; 4-Spanish Presidios; 4-Castillos; Ft. Ross; Ft. Pacheco; Sutter's Fort

box 15

Conquest Forts - 1847; Permanent Bases; Horse Soldier Camps and Bases; Research Material

box 16

Great Coastal Forts; Civil War

box 17

Great Coastal Forts

box 18

Spanish American War; World War I; World War II

box 19

World War II; Korean Conflict; NIKE Bases; Modern Bases

box 20

Historical Cannons of California; cannon photos

box 21

Historical Cannons of California - Appendix A; two photo albums and data

 

Oversize

box 22

Book 8: Looking Back: A History of Goleta's Historic Structures and Sites and the Pioneer Families Who Made Them (1991)

box 23

Book 4 and cover art, various books

box 24

Maps - Central Coast of California

 

Ruhge Letters to Editors

box 25

Ruhge letters to editors - mainly Lompoc and Santa Maria newspapers

 

Audiovisual

Scope and Content

None of the following is classified.
 

CD

disc A21411/CS

Military history 2006

 

Audiocassette

item A21417/CS

Oral histories with Clarence Havilan, John Doty, O. Holdt, n.d.

 

16mm Film

reel V2597/F1

LLLTV Nite Landings, Trona, CA 1970s

reel V2598/F1

U.S. Naval Missile Center - "Eye for the Nite," 1972

reel V2599-2600/F1

Palmer - San Antonio Valley, Trona Testing, and other, [ca. Jan. 19, 1972] (2 reels)

 

Memorex 1/2" Videotape

reel V2601/R5

Gated TV Demo, n.d.

 

Sony 1/2" Videotape

Scope and Contents note

Delmo-Victor Division of Bell Aerospace Textron, Belmont, California, low light level military spec., closed circuit television systems - JR was program manager and project engineer on number of systems.
reel V2602/R5

TUC - Nite Tests, Turkey-Italy 1972

reel V2603/R5

Textron Demo, No. 514A Nov. 21, 1973

reel V2604/R5

Italian Demo, No. 515A Nov. 30, 1973

reel V2605/R5

Ger. UH-1 Flight Tests 1973

reel V2606/R5

Niles Canyon Road, No. 3 Jan. 24, 1974

reel V2607/R5

Wire Detection Demo Tape, No. 525 Feb. 25, 1974

reel V2608/R5

"Nighttime Eyes for Fast Support Craft," Nov. 4, 1974

reel V2609/R5

Jet Foil - Foil Borne - Day from Boat Dec. 10, 1974

reel V2610/R5

Half Moon Bay Jan. 11, 1975

reel V2611/R5

Fort Ho[...?] - Ship at Sea..., n.d.

reel V2612/R5

Gated Demo, n.d.

reel V2613/R5

Hydrofoils, SES, DV Equipment, n.d.

reel V2614/R5

Jet Foil at Dock - Day Camera Installation, n.d.

reel V2615/R5

Jet Foil - Foil Borne Day, viewed from dark, n.d.

reel V2616/R5

Summary - Princeton Harbor Tests; also Mugu Oil Slick and IMS, n.d.

 

DVD

item V11030/DVD

Goleta German Prisoner of War Branch Camp [C.1]

Background

One of twenty German POW camps outlying from the base camp at Camp Cooke. Transcribed from 8mm film.
item V11031/DVD

Goleta German Prisoner of War Branch Camp [C.2]