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AR.2020.004
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Contributing Institution:
Gledhill Library
Title: Uncommonplace American Town Oral History Collection
Creator:
Lodge, Sheila, Mayor
source:
Appelbaum, Richard P., 1942-
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Boucher, Louise, 1930-2013
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Busch, Estelle (Estelle Andrews), 1933-2009
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Cappello, Barry (A. Barry), 1942-
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Davies, Terence, 1934-2019
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Davies, Penelope, 1934-
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Davis, David, Jr., 1948-
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Days, Mary Louise, 1939-
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DeWitt, Gerry, 1952-
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Dodson, Edward N., Dr. (Edward Ney), 1933-
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Dodson, Phyllis (Phyllis Rannacher), 1935-
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Eschenroeder, Alan, 1933-2014
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Flacks, Richard, 1938-
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Flacks, Miriam Hartman, 1940-2020
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Francisco, Dale, 1953-
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Hone, Donna (Donna O.), 1937-
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Hubbell, Jan (Janice Marie), 1952-
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Jostes, John, 1948-
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Klausner, Robert, 1926-2016
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Landecker, David J., 1951-
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Madsen, Claudia, 1921-2007
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Martinez, Leo, 1942-
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McGinnes, J. Marc, 1941-
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Miller, Joanne (Joanne Maureen), 1928-2014
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Molotch, Harvey Luskin, 1940-
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Olson, Donald D. (Donald Dean), 1946-
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Orias, Judy (Judith Dodge), 1935-
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Perry, Jim (James McKinley), 1925-2008
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Relis, Paul, 1946-
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Rubin, Selma, 1915-2012
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Saley, Pat, 1953-
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Schwartz, Naomi L., 1934-2012
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Sjovold, Arve R., 1935-2018
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Sochel, June C., 1933-
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Thompson, Bruce N. (Bruce Noel), 1930-2004
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Towbes, Michael, 1929-2017
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Utterback, Nyle, 1931-2003 (Nyle Gene)
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Weinheimer, Kathleen (Kathleen Mary), 1952-
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Weiss, Bettie, 1959-
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White, Stephan A., 1937-
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Lodge, Sheila, Mayor
Identifier/Call Number: AR.2020.004
Physical Description:
38 Cassettes
Physical Description:
214 Electronic file
flash drive
Physical Description:
1 Folder(s)
Physical Description:
1 Volumes
"Santa Barbara: An Uncommonplace American Town — How Thoughtful Planning Shaped a City," by Sheila Lodge
Date (inclusive): 2003-2018
Abstract: The City of Santa Barbara, California, became the community that it is through planning. In her book,
Santa Barbara: An Uncommonplace American Town, former Mayor Sheila Lodge documents the many battles it sometimes took, the unanticipated events, and the process that was
developed to make the critical decisions necessary to guide development of Santa Barbara over the course of 170 years.
The Uncommonplace American Town Oral History Collection contains oral histories conducted by Sheila Lodge during development
of her publication,
Santa Barbara: An Uncommonplace American Town — How Thoughtful Planning Shaped a City, published in 2020. The people interviewed were involved in the urban planning of Santa Barbara during the last half of the
20th century.
Language of Material:
English
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Container: AR-2020-004
The Uncommonplace American Town Oral History Collection contains oral histories conducted by Sheila Lodge during development
of her publication,
Santa Barbara: An Uncommonplace American Town — How Thoughtful Planning Shaped a City, published in 2020. The people interviewed were involved in the urban planning of the City of Santa Barbara, California, during
the last half of the 20th century. The collection contains forty (40) interviews on audio cassette tape, one (1) flash drive
containing electronic transcriptions and notes, and one (1) folder of release forms and informant biographical data.
Sheila Lodge was born at home on her parents' dairy in Arcadia, California. She is a life-long Californian except for 2 1/2
years in Annapolis, Maryland, where she taught school and did social work. She returned to California in 1950 and came to
Santa Barbara in 1952. She served on the Santa Barbara City Planning Commission from 1973-1975, the City Council from 1975-1981,
and as the first woman, and longest serving Mayor, from 1981-1993. An incurable public policy wonk, she's been back on the
Planning Commission since 2009, where she started her civic life.
The Uncommonplace American Town Oral History Collection is arranged in three series:
1) Interview audio tapes, 2003-2018
2) Digital transcripts, 2003-2018
3) Release forms and biographical data, 2003-2018
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials were acquired from Sheila Lodge.
The monograph
Santa Barbara: An Uncommonplace American Town — How Thoughtful Planning Shaped a City was added to book catalog and shelved in the Library.
The Uncommonplace American Town Oral History Collection was processed by Chris S. Ervin CA in February 2021.
[Identification of file], Uncommonplace American Town Oral History Collection, AR-2020-004, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara
Historical Museum, Santa Barbara, California.
Collection is open for research.
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.
Lodge, Sheila. 2020.
Santa Barbara: An Uncommonplace American Town — How Thoughtful Planning Shaped a City. Santa Barbara, Calif: Olympus Press.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Oral histories
Community development, Urban
Urban development
Environmentalism
Community activists
Environmentalists
Oil spills
Earth Day
Appelbaum, Richard P., 1942-
Boucher, Louise, 1930-2013
Busch, Estelle (Estelle Andrews), 1933-2009
Cappello, Barry (A. Barry), 1942-
Davies, Terence, 1934-2019
Davies, Penelope, 1934-
Davis, David, Jr., 1948-
Days, Mary Louise, 1939-
DeWitt, Gerry, 1952-
Dodson, Edward N., Dr. (Edward Ney), 1933-
Dodson, Phyllis (Phyllis Rannacher), 1935-
Eschenroeder, Alan, 1933-2014
Flacks, Richard, 1938-
Flacks, Miriam Hartman, 1940-2020
Francisco, Dale, 1953-
Hone, Donna (Donna O.), 1937-
Hubbell, Jan (Janice Marie), 1952-
Jostes, John, 1948-
Klausner, Robert, 1926-2016
Landecker, David J., 1951-
Madsen, Claudia, 1921-2007
Martinez, Leo, 1942-
McGinnes, J. Marc, 1941-
Miller, Joanne (Joanne Maureen), 1928-2014
Molotch, Harvey Luskin, 1940-
Olson, Donald D. (Donald Dean), 1946-
Orias, Judy (Judith Dodge), 1935-
Perry, Jim (James McKinley), 1925-2008
Relis, Paul, 1946-
Rubin, Selma, 1915-2012
Saley, Pat, 1953-
Schwartz, Naomi L., 1934-2012
Sjovold, Arve R., 1935-2018
Sochel, June C., 1933-
Thompson, Bruce N. (Bruce Noel), 1930-2004
Towbes, Michael, 1929-2017
Utterback, Nyle, 1931-2003 (Nyle Gene)
Weinheimer, Kathleen (Kathleen Mary), 1952-
Weiss, Bettie, 1959-
White, Stephan A., 1937-
Lodge, Sheila, Mayor