Jackson (Beverley) Newspaper Columns, 1968-2020

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Summary

Creators:
Jackson, Beverley, 1928-2020 and Jackson, Tracey
Abstract:
The Beverley Jackson Newspaper Columns collection contains thirty years of articles written and collected by Santa Barbara News-Press and Santa Barbara Independent society writer Beverley Jackson from 1968 to 1994 along with her "Mixing Yesterday & Today" column for VOICE from 2016 to 2020.
Extent:
2.5 Linear Feet and 137 Photographic Slides
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of file], Beverley Jackson Newspaper Columns, AR-2020-003, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical Museum, Santa Barbara, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The Beverley Jackson Newspaper Columns collecton contains thirty years of newspaper articles written, collected, and organized by Beverley Jackson, a Santa Barbara, California, society columnist and and expert on antique Chinese clothing. The collection also contains two sets of transparencies curated by Jackson for her lectures on Chinese foot binding and a small set of clippings about Beverley Jackson written by others.

Biographical / historical:

Beverley Jackson was the Santa Barbara News-Press society writer from 1968 to 1992, documenting the gatherings of celebrities and local personalities for 25 years. As a participant in Santa Barbara's social scene, her "By The Way..." column provided that perspective in vivid detail to her readers.

In later years, Jackson started one of the major collections of antique Chinese clothing in the United States and became the Santa Barbara Historical Museum's curator of Asian art.

Originally from Beverly Hills, Berverley Jackson read more than 600 books on China, eventually writing seven nonfiction books and self-publishing her first novel.

Jackson went on to write for two other Santa Barbara periodicals, the Santa Barbara Independent and VOICE, continuing to contribute stories until four months before her death in August 2020.

Acquisition information:
The materials were acquired from Tracey Jackson.
Processing information:

The Beverley Jackson Newspaper Columns were processed by Gina Sheeks in October 2020.

Clipped newspaper columns were removed from binders/scrapbooks and rehoused in file folders reducing storage space from 4 to 2.5 linear feet.

Arrangement:

The Beverley Jackson Newspaper Columns are arranged chronologically by publication date in four (4) series:

1. Santa Barbara News-Press Columns, 1968-1992

2. Santa Barbara Independent Columns, 1992-1994

3. VOICE Magazine Columns, 2016-2020

4. About and By Beverley Jackson, 2016-2020

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Property rights reside with the Santa Barbara Historical Museum. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head Archivist of the Gledhill Library.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of file], Beverley Jackson Newspaper Columns, AR-2020-003, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical Museum, Santa Barbara, California.

Location of this collection:
136 E. De La Guerra
Santa Barbara, CA 93101, US
Contact:
(805) 966-1605 x105
archivist@sbhistorical.org
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