Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- La Casa de Aguirre of Santa Barbara, 1841-1884
- Dates:
- 1896
- Creators:
- Higgins, S. E. A. (Sarah Evelina Austin)
- 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.
- Extent:
- 0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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La Casa de Aguirre of Santa Barbara, 1841-1884, 1896, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.831.
Background
- Scope and content:
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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.
- Biographical / historical:
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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.
- Acquisition information:
- 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.
- Processing information:
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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).
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Typescripts
Photographs - Places:
- Santa Barbara (Calif.)
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-10-28 18:36:43 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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.
- Terms of access:
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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.
- Preferred citation:
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La Casa de Aguirre of Santa Barbara, 1841-1884, 1896, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.831.
- Location of this collection:
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4700 Western Heritage WayLos Angeles, CA 90027, US
- Contact:
- (747) 201-8448