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Casa de Aguirre of Santa Barbara, 1841-1884
MS.831  
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  • Biographical Note
  • Related Materials
  • Scope and Contents
  • Preferred Citation
  • Processing History
  • Acquisition
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Conditions Governing Access

  • Contributing Institution: Library and Archives at the Autry
    Title: La Casa de Aguirre of Santa Barbara, 1841-1884
    Creator: Higgins, S. E. A. (Sarah Evelina Austin)
    Identifier/Call Number: MS.831
    Physical Description: 0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
    Date (inclusive): 1896
    Abstract: This collection contains a typed manuscript copy of La Casa de Aguirre of Santa Barbara, 1841-1884 by S. E. A. Higgins, including copy prints of the photographs to be used in the publication. This collection also includes a copy of the volume published by the Press of El Barbareno, Santa Barbara, California, 1896.
    Language of Material: English .

    Biographical Note

    Mrs. S. E. A. Higgins was for a reporter for the Santa Barbara Independent newspaper for 15 years. She was also an officer for the Santa Barbara Grange, 1874; the Superintendent of Press Work, and president, Santa Barbara County, W.C.T.U. of Southern California, 1888-89; and active in Pacific Coast Woman's Press Association, 1892. She coauthored a booklet of verse, Flowers of the Sea, published 1895, and wrote the historical pamphlet La Casa de Aguirre of Santa Barbara, 1841-1884, published in 1896.

    Related Materials

    Library has copy of the publication "La Casa De Aguirre of Santa Barbara, 1841-1884" at call number 979.491 H53c, 1896.

    Scope and Contents

    This collection contains a typed manuscript copy of La Casa de Aguirre of Santa Barbara, 1841-1884 by S. E. A. Higgins, including copy prints of the photographs to be used in the publication. This collection also includes a copy of the volume published by the Press of El Barbareno, Santa Barbara, California, 1896.

    Preferred Citation

    La Casa de Aguirre of Santa Barbara, 1841-1884, 1896, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.831.

    Processing History

    Processed by Library staff before 1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 December 11, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).

    Acquisition

    The draft version of the manuscript was donated by Helen Kreidler, Hazel Harvey, and Elizabeth Mason, 1936 December. The published version was added to this collection, 1973.

    Conditions Governing Use

    Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry Museum of the American West. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Appointments to view materials are required. To make an appointment please visit https://theautry.org/research-collections/library-and-archives  and fill out the Researcher Application Form.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Typescripts
    Santa Barbara (Calif.)
    Photographs