Guide to the ACCESS Collection

D. Tambo; latest revision A. Demeter

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/speccoll/speccoll.html

ACCESS Collection, 1965-1988

Collection number: SBHC Mss 29

Department of Special Collections

Davidson Library

University of California, Santa Barbara

Processed by:: D. Tambo; latest revision A. Demeter
Date completed:: June 8, 2011
Latest revision:: July 18, 2011
Encoded by:: A. Demeter

Descriptive Summary

Title: ACCESS Collection

Dates: 1965-1988

Collection number: SBHC Mss 29

Creator: ACCESS

Collection Size: 1.5 linear feet (1 carton, 1 flat oversize box and 1 audiotape)

Repository: University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Dept. of Special Collections

Santa Barbara, CA 93106

Abstract: The collection contains files pertaining to the Alternative Comprehensive Environmental Study System (ACCESS) project in Santa Barbara county.

Physical location: Annex 2.

Languages: English

Access Restrictions

None. Collection is stored off-site; advance notice required for retrieval.

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

ACCESS Collection. SBHC Mss 29. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Acquisition Information

Undetermined.

Scope and Content of Collection

The collection contains files pertaining to the Alternative Comprehensive Environmental Study System (ACCESS) project in Santa Barbara county, mainly publications on the progress of the project during its study run, arranged chronologically. The miscellaneous folder also contains pamphlets, newsletters, and some correspondence.

Description of ACCESS from Box 1, Folder 4, pamphlet, "ACCESS, Q: Who Needs It?":

"This exploratory research project is supported by the National Science Foundation and by a number of local organizations and institutions.

"The project is designing and new process for studying regional issues and their long-term consequences. The basic concept is to create a new kind of policy-maker, and citizen’s forum in which advanced communication technology will be used to analyze and communicate information. The purpose is to facilitate people’s access to expert information and to each other concerning it."

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

ACCESS

Santa Barbara County (Calif.)

Related Material

In Special Collections:

Separated from the collection and cataloged separately:
- 100 Short Films about the Human Environment, ed. William R. Ewald
- ACCESS: Formative Evaluation, School of Architecture & Urban Planning, UCLA
File on ACCESS in the Isla Vista Archives, SBHC Mss 41.

At the University Art Museum:

Lutah Maria Riggs Collection - correspondence file relating to ACCESS

Box 1: 1

"Business Plan - Community Development Operation," July 1965

Box 1: 2

ACCESS: The Santa Barbara Regional Pilot Process, 1973

Box 1: 3

Graphics for Regional Policy Making, A Preliminary Study, 1973

Box 1: 4

"POLIS: A Resource Sharing Network for Instructional Simulation and Gaming," Robert C. Noel, 1973

Box 1: 5

Santa Barbara County - Cities Area Planning Council, Overall Work Program, 1974-1975, vols. I and II, Mar. 1974

Box 1: 6

"Choices and Consequences - Rationale for ACCESS," Ewald, The Center Dialogue Discussion Paper, Apr. 1, 1974

Box 1: 7

Evaluation of the Santa Barbara Project (ACCESS), July-Sept. 1974

Box 1: 8

Design Phase - Report to the South Coast Region, Nov. 1974

Box 1: 9-10

ACCESS Design Phase Documentation, vols. A & B, Nov. 1974

Box 1: 11

ACCESS Program packet, c. 1974

Box 1: 12

Progress Report, news release, etc., 1974-1975

Box 1: 13

Landscape, vol. 19, no. 2, January 1975

Box 1: 14

Information, Perception and Regional Policy, 1975-1976

Box 1: 15

"ACCESS: Alternative Comprehensive Community Environmental Study System," Ewald, May 1976

Box 1: 16

Santa Barbara County - Cities Area Planning Council, A Growth Management Strategy for Santa Barbara County, rev. March 1977

Box 1: 17

Santa Barbara County - Cities Area Planning Council, Areawide Housing Element for Santa Barbara County, rev. June 1977

Box 1: 18

Geocoding Data for Display and Policy Analysis, Vol. I: The Potential of the ACCESS Process re Energy, Environment and the Economy , 1977

Box 1: 19

Geocoding Data for Display and Policy Analysis, Vol. II: Technology from the User Perspective, 1977

Box 1: 20

Results of the Boulder Consultation: The Beginnings of the Technical Assistance Program for the Office of Environmental Education / USOE / HEW , c. 1977

Box 1: 21

ACCESS: Formative Evaluation, Oct. 1978

Box 1: 22

Pilot Test Redesign and Formative Evaluation, Oct. 1978

Box 1: 23

"Report from the ACCESS Project: Based on a presentation at the 1st National Meeting of the Council on Social Graphics, Leesburgh VA," Ewald, Oct. 1978

Box 1: 24

"Pearl Chase - The Institution," William R. Ewald, P. Chase Birthday Centennial speech, Nov. 16, 1988

Box 1: 25-26

"The Book of Blueprint" (Blueprint for Life and Understanding the Environment; Program of Research and Innovation for the New Times), n.d.

Box 1: 27

Environmental Education is Learning What the World is All About in Order to Make Better Decisions: Does That Leave Out Anybody? Anything? n.d.

Box 1: 28

"Summary of the ACCESS Project Assessment," n.d.

Box 1: 29

Miscellaneous - pamphlets, clippings, etc.

Box 2

"Pearl Chase, Community Arts Association of Santa Barbara, Inc., President Emeritus, Mar. 2, 1979 - scrapbook

Tape A21378/CS

"Pearl Chase in support of ACCESS, July 1974 ; Resolution 7989 failed to pass ; Paul [Relis]’ Community Environmental Council opposed support though no city funds or significant staff time request"