Scope and Contents
Biographical / Historical
Arrangement
Separated Materials
General
Preferred Citation
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Processing Information
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Presidio Research Center
Title: Margarita Villa Papers
creator:
Villa, Margarita (Delbrook), 1913-2011
Identifier/Call Number: MS-23
Physical Description:
5 Linear Feet
6 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1977-2009
Abstract: This collection contains genealogical files about the earliest founding Santa Barbara families, including pedigree charts,
clippings, and correspondence; and subject files containing newspaper clippings, articles, and other ephemera related to Santa
Barbara County places, buildings, and people in general.
Scope and Contents
The Family files contain pedigree charts, clippings, and correspondence, mostly between Villa and others. The Subject files
contain newspaper clippings, articles, and other ephemera related to Santa Barbara County places, buildings, and people in
general.
Biographical / Historical
Margarita Delbrook Villa (1913-2011) was a 6th generation descendant of Presidio soldiers Jose Dominguez and Victorino Feliz.
She was born in Santa Barbara and lived there all her life. She married Leroy Villa, also a descendant of Spanish soldier
Juan Jose Villa, in 1932. The couple had four children: Leroy, William, Therese, and Marjorie.
Margarita Villa did extensive family genealogical research on the early founding families of Santa Barbara. She was a docent
at the Santa Barbara Historical Society and the Presidio and was a founding member of
Los Descendientes de Santa Barbara, begun in 1986. She was also a member of Los Californianos, and
Los Pobladores 200 de Los Angeles. Marjorie Villa Elkin was Secretary of
Los Descendientes from 1996-1997.
Villa created a family history titled
Footprints of the Past: Family Memories of Leroy W. and Margarita D. Villa. Volume II documents her married life and travels with Leroy, including photos, pedigree charts, and additional information
about their ancestors.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into three (3) series:
Series 1 - Family Files
Series 2 - Subject Files
Series 3 -
Los Descendientes organizational records
Separated Materials
Books and journals from this accession were removed and added to the library collection.
General
The records of
Los Descendientes were stored by the Villa family, who were very active in the organization from its onset.
Preferred Citation
[item referenced], Margarita Villa Papers, MS-23, 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 Archivist and 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.
Processing Information
Collection was processed by Chris S. Ervin CA on 2020-03-30.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Registers of births, etc.
Spaniards
Mexican Americans
Names, Personal--Spanish
Hispanic Americans
Genealogy
Villa, Leroy
Santa Barbara (Calif.)
Santa Barbara County (Calif.)