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Presidio Neighborhood Photograph Collection
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  • Scope and Contents
  • Biographical / Historical
  • Arrangement
  • Processing Information
  • General
  • Related Materials
  • Other Finding Aids
  • Preferred Citation
  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Conditions Governing Use

  • Language of Material: English
    Contributing Institution: Presidio Research Center
    Title: Presidio Neighborhood Photograph Collection
    creator: Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation
    Identifier/Call Number: MS-53
    Physical Description: 9,004 Photographs in 30 binders
    Physical Description: 8.75 Linear Feet
    Date (inclusive): 1769-2005
    Abstract: The Presidio Neighborhood Photograph Collection contains images gathered by the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation during research and activities conducted in support of the reconstruction of the Santa Barbara Presidio. The collection contains a wide variety of image formats taken by many photographers over the course of 150 years.
    Language of Material: English

    Scope and Contents

    The Presidio Neighborhood Photograph Collection contains images gathered by the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation during research and activities conducted in support of the reconstruction of the Santa Barbara Presidio.
    The collection contains a wide variety of image formats taken by many photographers over the course of than 150 years.

    Biographical / Historical

    Founded in 1963 by Dr. Pearl Chase and other concerned community leaders, Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation is a the lead agency in the reconstruction and preservation of El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park — Santa Barbara's 18th century birthplace — and Casa de la Guerra — the 1820s adobe home of Santa Barbara patriarch, José de la Guerra.

    Arrangement

    This collection is organized in 22 series:
    Series 1. Santa Barbara City — Architecture and Sites, 1872-1993
    Series 2. Santa Barbara County — Architecture and Sites, 1880-1999
    Series 3. Ventura County — Architecture and Sites, 1880-2001
    Series 4. Southern California — Architecture and Sites, 1898-1998
    Series 5. San Luis Obispo — Architecture and Sites, 1880-1996
    Series 6. Monterey Bay Area — Architecture and Sites, 1837-2005
    Series 7. El Presidio State Historic Park Buildings — El Cuartel, 1965-2002
    Series 8. Casa de la Guerra, 1874-1998
    Series 9. Casa de la Guerra, 1879-2002
    Series 10. Casa de la Guerra – Exteriors, 1917-2003
    Series 11. Casa de la Guerra – Events, 1985-2001
    Series 12. Casa de la Guerra — Exhibitions, 1993-1999
    Series 13. El Paseo, 1923-1984
    Series 14. El Paseo, 1950-1984
    Series 15. Santa Ines Mills, 1889-1997
    Series 16. Events, City of Santa Barbara — Fiesta, 1928-1998
    Series 17. Events, City of Santa Barbara — Historic Themes, 1876-1990
    Series 18. Maps and Documents — Presidios, Archivo General, 1782-1995
    Series 19. Paintings and Renderings — Santa Barbara City and Presidio, 1840-1985
    Series 20. Paintings and Renderings — of California, Miscellaneous, 1769-1955
    Series 21. People — Individuals A - Z, 1850-1995
    Series 22. People — Groups A - Z, 1912-2001

    Processing Information

    The collection guide for the Presidio Neighborhood Photograph Collection was described and input by Maria Wallis from May through November 2019.

    General

    This Collection Guide highlights the 19th and 20th century photographs held by the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation; those images having the most value to researchers. As such, this guide describes a subset of the Trust's photographic holdings. See the Related Materials and Other Finding Aids notes for references to other photographic materials held by the Trust.

    Related Materials

    Dewey (William) Photograph Collection, MS-56, Presidio Research Center, Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation
    Edson Smith Photograph Collection, http://www.luna.blackgold.org/luna/servlet/blackgold~9~9, accessed 2019-12-02
    Santa Barbara Historical Museum Photograph Collection. https://sbhistorical.pastperfectonline.com/photo, accessed 2019-12-02

    Other Finding Aids

    Presidio Research Center Photograph Collection, http://bit.ly/2GT8Yvg, accessed 2019-12-02.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Presidio Neighborhood Photograph Collection, MS-53, Presidio Research Center, Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation, Santa Barbara, California.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Collection is open to researchers.

    Conditions Governing Use

    All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Director for Historical Resources. 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. Copyright restrictions also apply to digital facsimiles of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Images, Photographic
    Photographic reproduction of plans, drawings, etc.
    Photograph collections
    Photographs
    negatives (photographs)