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
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)
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)
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)
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 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
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
box 25
Ruhge letters to editors - mainly Lompoc and Santa Maria newspapers
Audiovisual
Scope and Content
None of the following is classified.
item A21417/CS
Oral histories with Clarence Havilan, John Doty, O. Holdt, n.d.
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)
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 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.
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]