Description
Correspondence, documents, and photographs of preservationist and community activist Pearl Chase.
Background
Pearl Chase (1888-1979) was a prominent Santa Barbara citizen and a tireless community activist. Emphasizing the preservation
of Santa Barbara’s natural beauty and the promotion of public health and general welfare, Miss Chase devoted her energy to
shaping Santa Barbara’s architectural style to reflect its Spanish colonial past. Ms. Chase spearheaded the work of historic
preservation that restored the Santa Barbara Presidio and many of Santa Barbara’s original adobes, and helped create the distinctive
look of El Pueblo Viejo, Santa Barbara’s core historic district. She was lauded at the state and local level on many occasions
and won the National Award for Historic Preservation in 1973.
Extent
10 linear feet (26 boxes)
Restrictions
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Archivist-Librarian.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation Research Center as the
owner 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.
Availability
Collection is open for research. Contact the Archivist-Librarian to access the collection.