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Preliminary Guide to the American Religions Collection, ca. 1840s-1990s [Bulk 1970s-1990s]
ARC Mss 1
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Title: American Religions Collection,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1840s-1990s
Date (bulk): [Bulk 1970s-1990s]
Collection number: ARC Mss 1
Compiler:
Melton, J. Gordon
Extent: ca. 680 linear feet (210 file cabinet drawers, ca. 150 boxes, ca. 1,000 audiovisual items.
Repository:
University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Dept. of Special Collections
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Shelf location: For current information on the location of these
materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Language:
English.
The bulk of the collection was donated by J. Gordon Melton in the
1980s. Melton and others continue to add to the collection.
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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.
[Identification of item], American Religions Collection, ARC Mss 1, Department of Special Collections, University Libraries,
University of California, Santa Barbara.
The container list in this guide includes folder level descriptions of materials mainly housed in the American Religions Collection
(ARC) file cabinets. Contents of many, but not all, of the file drawers are listed. Religious groups and families generally
are listed as they appear in J. Gordon Melton's
Encyclopedia of American Religions (5th edition, 1996).
The bulk of the collection is from J. Gordon Melton, with ongoing additions from him and other sources.
This guide will be updated on a periodic basis, as additional materials are processed.