Guide to the Santa Barbara Legacy Reel Audio Tape Collection AR.2022.003
Chris S. Ervin CA
Revised edition April 2024
Gledhill Library
2022-07-26
136 E. De La Guerra
Santa Barbara, California 93101
archivist@sbhistorical.org
Contributing Institution:
Gledhill Library
Title: Santa Barbara Legacy Reel Audio Tape Collection
Identifier/Call Number: AR.2022.003
Physical Description:
184 Electronic files
extracted from 98 audiotape reels
Physical Description:
98 Reels
of one-quarter inch reel-to-reel magnetic oxide tapes
Date (inclusive): 1952-1978
Abstract: The Santa Barbara Legacy Reel Audio Tapes Collection contains the earliest recordings of people and events of mid-20th century
Santa Barbara historic preservation efforts. From the 1950s into the 1970s, there was a concerted effort at the local, county,
and state levels to raise awareness of Santa Barbara's storied past. During this period the Historical Society, as the Museum
was then known, began a publications program, established a decade-long presence at the Santa Barbara Mission, and built a
permanent museum in the heart of downtown. Through the efforts of its leaders, the historic El Pueblo Viejo district was established
along with a spin-off organization that would reconstruct the Presidio, Santa Barbara's birthplace. This collection of reel-to-reel
tapes documents many of the key events of this golden era of historic preservation in Santa Barbara.
Condition Description: The magnetic oxide audio tapes, ranging in age from 45 to 70 years old, are in usable condition for digitization as of 2023.
Although the quality of the recordings themselves are uneven, their content was made accessible by reformating to digital
and posting to Internet Archive and California Revealed.
Language of Material:
English
.
Content Description
The Santa Barbara Legacy Reel Audio Tape Collection contain recordings of oral histories, radio programs, meetings, lectures,
telephone conversations, ceremonies, and music perfomances of local old timers and influential people. These 184 electronic
files, extracted from 98 one quarter-inch reel-to-reel magnetic tapes, represent the earliest audio recordings made by the
Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
Biographical / Historical
The Santa Barbara Historical Society was formed in October 1932 to foster research and study of the history of the city and
county of Santa Barbara. In 1943, the Society became a California non-profit corporation with exhibit and storage space in
the tower room of the Santa Barbara County Courthouse. In the 1950s the Franciscans offered the Society office and exhibition
space at the Santa Barbara Mission. It was during this period that curator W. Edwin Gledhill began documenting the Society's
preservation efforts by means of audio recordings. The capturing of memories on reel-to-reel magnetic tape continued into
the 1970s until others took over the Society's recording efforts using the new compact and elegant technology of audio cassettes.
Arrangement
The Santa Barbara Legacy Reel Audio Tape recordings are arranged in nine (9) series:
1) Broadcasts, 1954-1959
2) Conferences, 1966
3) Conversations, 1952-1961
4) Events, 1959-1966
5) Lectures, 1954-1978
6) Meetings, 1954-1966
7) Music, 1955-1978
8) Oral Histories, 1954-1970
9) Oral Readings, 1960-1963
Processing Information
The Santa Barbara Legacy Reel Audio Tape Collection was prepared for digitization by Leslie A. Ervin and Chris S. Ervin CA
from April to July 2022. The tapes were digitized in 2023 through the California Revealed Digitization and Preservation Program.
The collection guide description was refined by Chris S. Ervin CA in 2024.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of tape], Santa Barbara Legacy Reel Audio Tape Collection, AR-2022-003, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical
Museum, Santa Barbara, California.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with the Santa Barbara Historical Museum. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact
the Head Archivist of the Gledhill Library.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California -- History
Santa Barbara (Calif.) -- History
Goleta Valley (Calif.)
Audiotapes
Broadcasts
1954-1966
Physical Description: 13 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Radio programs
Television programs
Man of the Year Award ceremony
1954
Man of the Year Award ceremony
Creator: KTMS-AM (1937-) (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
source: Rickard, John T., Judge (John Treloar), 1913-2000
source: Advertising Club of Santa Barbara
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Radio programs
Rickard, John T., Judge (John Treloar), 1913-2000
Advertising Club of Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara Historical Museum
United States. Navy. Atlantic Fleet. Battleship Force
Francis Price Interview - Man of the Year
1954
Francis Price Interview - Man of the Year
Creator: Price, Francis B., Sr., 1890-1965
source: Advertising Club of Santa Barbara
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Flower festivals
Radio programs
Advertising Club of Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara Historical Museum
Santa Barbara Mission
Santa Barbara Foundation
United States. Navy. Atlantic Fleet. Battleship Force
Man of the Year Award summation
1954
Man of the Year Award summation
source: Price, Francis B., Sr., 1890-1965
source: Rickard, John T., Judge (John Treloar), 1913-2000
source: Lancaster, Louis (Louis Gladstone), 1894-1986
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: The audio appears to have been recorded by microphone positioned next to the output of a television set speaker.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Awards
Television programs
Price, Francis B., Sr., 1890-1965
Rickard, John T., Judge (John Treloar), 1913-2000
Lancaster, Louis (Louis Gladstone), 1894-1986
Advertising Club of Santa Barbara
California's Admission Day
1954-09-09
California's Admission Day
source: Sweetser, Paul G. (Paul Greene), 1893-1977
Creator: McCloskey, Katherine, 1908-1986
source: KDB-AM 1490 (1929-1990) (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: The first segment of this broadcast recording of the Trade Winds radio program on KDB-AM 1490, from 00:00:00 to 00:09:40,
consists of a news update on what is now referred to as the First Taiwan Strait Crisis 1954-1955. The second segment of the
broadcast, starting at 00:09:41 through 00:20:24, is a presentation on the history of California's Admission Day by Paul Sweetser.
Interspersed throughout the broadcast are commercial breaks and a public service announcement on voter registration spoken
by radio program host, Katherine McCloskey.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California Admission Day
Taiwan Strait
Sweetser, Paul G. (Paul Greene), 1893-1977
KDB-AM 1490 (1929-1990) (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
The Cross Roads of Santa Barbara History
1957-09-17
The Cross Roads of Santa Barbara History
Creator: Price, Francis B., Sr., 1890-1965
source: Conner, Elbert S., Mr., 1897-1979
source: KTMS-AM (1937-) (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Public affairs radio programs
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park (Calif.)
Conner, Elbert S., Mr., 1897-1979
KTMS-AM (1937-) (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Guided Development for Santa Barbara County
1959-08-26
Guided Development for Santa Barbara County
source: Pomeroy, Hugh R. (Hugh Reynolds), 1899-1961
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: City planner Hugh R. Pomeroy presented a paper before public officials and civic leaders at El Paseo Restaurant which was
recorded and rebroadcast on KTMS radio program Community Mike.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
City planning
Pomeroy, Hugh R. (Hugh Reynolds), 1899-1961
UCSB Chancellor Gould Inaugural Dinner speech
1959-09-17
UCSB Chancellor Gould Inaugural Dinner speech
Creator: KTMS-AM (1937-) (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
source: Gould, Samuel B. (Samuel Brookner), 1910-1997
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
General
KTMS radio recording of the inaugural dinner speech by Samuel B. Gould, chancellor of University of California, Santa Barbara,
held at the Miramar Hotel on September 17, 1959. The subject of the speech is, "Adult Delinquency." The beginning of the program
is missing from the recording.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Speeches, addresses, etc.
Behavior
Education
Gould, Samuel B. (Samuel Brookner), 1910-1997
Inauguration of First Chancellor of University California Santa Barbara
1959-09-18
Inauguration of First Chancellor of University California Santa Barbara
source: Kerr, Clark, 1911-2003
source: Anderson, Glenn M.
source: McLaughlin, Donald H. (Donald Hamilton), 1891-1984
source: Webb, Robert Wallace, 1909-1984
source: Goedhard, Neil
source: Gould, Samuel B. (Samuel Brookner), 1910-1997
source: Gardner, John W. (John William), 1912-2002
source: Chase, Pearl, Miss, 1888-1979
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: The first 59 minutes of this track is the inauguration of the first chancellor of the University of California, Santa Barbara,
Samuel B. Gould, held September 18, 1959.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Inauguration
Speeches, addresses, etc.
Education
Benediction
University of California, Santa Barbara
Kerr, Clark, 1911-2003
Anderson, Glenn M.
McLaughlin, Donald H. (Donald Hamilton), 1891-1984
Webb, Robert Wallace, 1909-1984
Goedhard, Neil
Gould, Samuel B. (Samuel Brookner), 1910-1997
Gardner, John W. (John William), 1912-2002
Chase, Pearl, Miss, 1888-1979
A Young Man From Boston
1965
Garden Club Chairman Speech
Physical Description: 2 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: The last recording on this track, starting at 00:23:07 and continuing on Track 2, is a broadcast of the 1965 Emmy award-winning
documentary on John F. Kennedy titled, "A Young Man From Boston."
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Documentary films
Biography
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the White House
1966
Garden Club Chairman Speech
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: The second recording on this track, starting at 00:04:01, is a broadcast of a 1966 humorous look at American politics titled,
"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the White House."
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Television programs
Wit and humor
United States--Politics and government
KTMS Community Mike: The Relationship of Art and Society
KTMS Community Mike: The Relationship of Art and Society
source: KTMS-AM (1937-) (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: The second part of this track is a KTMS Community Mike presentation by an unidentified speaker on the relation of art to society.
The presentation is already in progress when recording begins at 00:59:08.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
KTMS Community Mike
Public affairs radio programs
Art -- History
KTMS-AM (1937-) (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Conferences
1966
Physical Description: 4 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Conference proceedings
Utilization of Archival and Educational Resources Conference - Part 1
1966-09-17
Utilization of Archival and Educational Resources Conference - Part 1
source: Neasham, Vernon Aubrey, Dr., 1908-1982
source: McCormick, Hubert, Dr.
source: Johns, Robert, Dr., -2007
source: Klotz, Edwin F., Ph.D.
source: Davis, William N., Jr., Dr. (William Newell), 1915-2012
source: Timpany, Charles R., Ph.D.
source: Frame, Walter C. (Walter Clay), 1905-1980
source: Ottley, Allan R. (Allan Robert), 1909-2000
source: Shumate, Al, Dr., M.D. (Charles Albert), 1904-1998
source: Newton, Gerald D.
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Part 1 of the verbatim recording of the Conference on the Utilization of Archival and Educational Resources held at Sacramento
State College, in the Little Theatre, on September 17, 1966.
This track contains an introduction by Max Rafferty on the intentions behind the September 17, 1966 statewide conference on
the Utilization of Archival and Educational Resources.
The original recording of the Proceedings of the Utilization of Archival and Educational Resources Conference consisted of
3 audiotape reels in analog formant, recorded at 3 3/4 ips, on 2 tracks, on 7 in. reels. The second of the three audiotape
reels are missing from this acquisition.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Archival materials
Historic preservation
Open educational resources
California State Library. California Section
Neasham, Vernon Aubrey, Dr., 1908-1982
McCormick, Hubert, Dr.
Johns, Robert, Dr., -2007
Klotz, Edwin F., Ph.D.
Davis, William N., Jr., Dr. (William Newell), 1915-2012
Timpany, Charles R., Ph.D.
Frame, Walter C. (Walter Clay), 1905-1980
Ottley, Allan R. (Allan Robert), 1909-2000
Shumate, Al, Dr., M.D. (Charles Albert), 1904-1998
Newton, Gerald D.
Utilization of Archival and Educational Resources Conference - Part 2
1966-09-17
Utilization of Archival and Educational Resources Conference - Part 2
source: Gresham, Olin , Dr. (Olin Russell), 1904-1984
source: Neasham, Irene Simpson, 1916-2006
source: Dentzel, Carl S.
source: Bahmer, Robert H., 1904-1990
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Part 2 of the verbatim recording of the Conference on the Utilization of Archival and Educational Resources held at Sacramento
State College, in the Little Theatre, on September 17, 1966.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Open educational resources
Children
Gresham, Olin , Dr. (Olin Russell), 1904-1984
Neasham, Irene Simpson, 1916-2006
Dentzel, Carl S.
Bahmer, Robert H., 1904-1990
Utilization of Archival and Educational Resources Conference - Part 3
1966-09-17
Utilization of Archival and Educational Resources Conference - Part 3
source: Bertolette, Calvin M.
source: Greenough, Fred J., Mr.
source: Klotz, Edwin F., Ph.D.
source: Gresham, Olin , Dr. (Olin Russell), 1904-1984
source: Rafferty, Max (Maxwell Lewis), 1917-1982
source: Bowman, J. N. (Jacob Neibert), 1875-1968
Physical Description: 2 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Part 3 of the verbatim recording of the Conference on the Utilization of Archival and Educational Resources held at Sacramento
State College, in the Little Theatre, on September 17, 1966.
Track 1 contains the talk by California State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Dr. Max Rafferty, starting at 00:58:40.
He is introduced by Dr. Edwin F. Klotz, consultant for the California Department of Education. At the start of Track 2 is
the keynote speaker, former California State Archives Historian, Dr. J. N. Bowman. "Urquellen," German for the archival concept
of "original source," is regularly invoked by the speakers.
This recording is from the First Conference on the Utilization of Archival and Educational Resources, a day-long conference
held at Sacramento State College on 1966-09-17 and attended by 145 educators from around the State. The purpose of the conference,
the first of its kind in California, was to explore ways to leverage archival and historical resources for use in State education.
Four panel discussion sessions were featured in the day-long conference which concluded with a banquet.
The remainder of the recording covers the first observation of California Constitution Day on 1966-10-13, starting at 00:28:07
on Track 2 (see separate archival object).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Archival materials
Open educational resources
Bertolette, Calvin M.
Greenough, Fred J., Mr.
Klotz, Edwin F., Ph.D.
Gresham, Olin , Dr. (Olin Russell), 1904-1984
Rafferty, Max (Maxwell Lewis), 1917-1982
Bowman, J. N. (Jacob Neibert), 1875-1968
Utilization of Archival and Educational Resources Conference - Part 4 | California Constitution Day Observation
1966-09-17
1966-10-13
Utilization of Archival and Educational Resources Conference - Part 4 | California Constitution Day Observation
source: Bowman, J. N. (Jacob Neibert), 1875-1968
source: Frame, Walter C. (Walter Clay), 1905-1980
source: Smedberg, T. R. (Theodore Roosevelt), 1901-1991
source: Pittman, Stan (Stanley), 1920-1999
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Track begins with a keynote talk on Urquellen by historian Jacob N. Bowman during a banquet given in his honor.
A 1966-09-28 letter to participants of the First Conference on the Utilization of Archival and Educational Resources is read
starting at 00:22:30 on Track 2. This is followed by the reading of an account on the first observation of California Constitution
Day starting at 00:28:07 on Track 2.
A California Heritage Month introduction by Vice Chairman of the California Heritage Preservation Commission, Walter C. Frame,
starts at 00:29:15 on Track 2. Frame introduces speakers William N. Davis, Jr. Chief of California State Archives, T. R. Smedberg,
Sacramento Superintendent of Schools, and California Senator, Stan Pittman.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Archival materials
Historic preservation
Bowman, J. N. (Jacob Neibert), 1875-1968
Frame, Walter C. (Walter Clay), 1905-1980
Smedberg, T. R. (Theodore Roosevelt), 1901-1991
Pittman, Stan (Stanley), 1920-1999
Conversations
1952-1961
Physical Description: 11 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Conversation
Telephone calls
Luisa Peck and Owen O'Neill conversation
Luisa Peck and Owen O'Neill conversation - Part 1
Luisa Peck and Owen O'Neill conversation - Part 2 [starts 00:20:10]
source: Peck, Luisa (Louise Parrott), 1887-1958
source: O'Neill, Owen (Owen Hugh), 1873-1967
Creator: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Luisa Peck and Owen O'Neill have a freeform discussion on a wide range of subjects and people from Santa Barbara's past. Part
2 begins at Track 2 - 00:20:10.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Conversation
Families
Land grants
Peck, Luisa (Louise Parrott), 1887-1958
O'Neill, Owen (Owen Hugh), 1873-1967
Luisa Peck and Edwin Gledhill phone call
1952
Luisa Peck and Edwin Gledhill phone call
Creator: Peck, Luisa (Louise Parrott), 1887-1958
Creator: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Carrillo family
Chase, Pearl, Miss, 1888-1979
Burton, H. S., 1819-1869
Luisa Peck and Edwin Gledhill phone call
1958
Luisa Peck and Edwin Gledhill phone call
source: Peck, Luisa (Louise Parrott), 1887-1958
source: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Cemeteries
Burial records
Noticias (Santa Barbara, Calif. : 1955- )
Covarrubias, José María, 1809-1870
Peck, Luisa (Louise Parrott), 1887-1958
Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Noticias discussion
1959
Noticias discussion
source: Spaulding, Edward S. (Edward Selden), 1891-1982
source: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: This track documents a 1959 discussion around the contemporary challenges of publishing Noticias, the journal of the Santa
Barbara Historical Society. The discussion takes place in a restaurant and is led by its editor, Edward Selden Spaulding.
Based on context, the discussion occurred between publication of Noticias Vol. 5 No. 2 (Summer 1959), and Vol. 5 No. 3 (Fall
1959).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Noticias (Santa Barbara, Calif. : 1955- )
Spaulding, Edward S. (Edward Selden), 1891-1982
Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Pearl Chase and Edwin Gledhill phone call
1960
Current Trends in the Preservation of California's History | Pearl Chase and Edwin Gledhill phone call
source: Chase, Pearl, Miss, 1888-1979
source: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Edwin Gledhill phone call to Pearl Chase runs from 00:42:05 to 01:10:30. The focus of the conversation is the Mylett report
on the significance of the Santa Barbara Presidio site and its potential to impact the success of a bill pending before the
California State Legislature. The call occurs after 1957 but prior to incorporation of the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic
Preservation in 1963.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park (Calif.)
Chase, Pearl, Miss, 1888-1979
Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Jane Hollister Wheelwright and Walker Tompkins Discussion
1961-03-07
Jane Hollister Wheelwright and Walker Tompkins Interview
Jane Hollister Wheelwright and Walker Tompkins Discussion
Creator: Wheelwright, Jane Hollister, 1905-2004
Creator: Tompkins, Walker A. (Walker Allison), 1909-1988
Creator: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Creator: Tompkins, Walker A. (Walker Allison), 1909-1988
Physical Description: 2 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Jane Hollister Wheelwright and Walker Tompkins, with Edwin Gledhill, discuss the content of Tompkins's unpublished manuscript
on Col. W. W. Hollister tentatively titled, "Hollister of California," or "King of the Sheep Barons."
Material Specific Details: Jane Hollister Wheelwright challenges Walker Tompkins about his sources throughout the recording. Wheelwright hired Tompkins
and makes a case for the inclusion of endnotes in the manuscript to "dignify" the content. Tompkins continually resists the
inclusion of endnotes and instead says his sources will be covered in the foreword and appendix.
Conditions Governing Access
Jane Hollister Wheelwright and Walker Tompkins each state at the head of the recording that any playback of this recording
cannot be done without their permission.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Historiography
Discussion
Hollister, W. W., Col. (William Welles), 1818-1886
Hollister family
Events
1959-1966
Physical Description: 2 Electronic files
Dedication of the Alfred W. Robertson Gymnasium
1959-09-18
Dedication of the Alfred W. Robertson Gymnasium, University of California, Santa Barbara
source: Kerr, Clark, 1911-2003
source: Anderson, Glenn M.
source: McLaughlin, Donald H. (Donald Hamilton), 1891-1984
source: Gould, Samuel B. (Samuel Brookner), 1910-1997
source: Robertson, Marilyn (Cooper Waterman), 1903-1990
Creator: Overbaugh, Roy F., 1882-1966
source: University of California, Santa Barbara
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Gymnasiums
Dedication services
Robertson, Bobbie (Alfred Worchester), 1889-1958
Kerr, Clark, 1911-2003
Anderson, Glenn M.
McLaughlin, Donald H. (Donald Hamilton), 1891-1984
Gould, Samuel B. (Samuel Brookner), 1910-1997
Robertson, Marilyn (Cooper Waterman), 1903-1990
University of California, Santa Barbara
Lectures
1954-1978
Physical Description: 48 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Lectures and lecturing
El Pueblo Viejo Ordinance presentation
El Pueblo Viejo Ordinance presentation
source: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Edwin Gledhill talks about the recently enacted city ordinance, El Pueblo Viejo, to protect the historic architectural elements
of the City of Santa Barbara. The content of this presentation is meant for an audience, although no audience is present during
the recording. This recording is either a practice for an upcoming presentation, or it is Edwin Gledhill ensuring a clean
version of his presentation otherwise not captured during the live presentation.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Historic preservation
Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Virtual Tour the Santa Barbara Presidio
Virtual Tour the Santa Barbara Presidio
source: Ruiz, Russell A. (Russell Antonio), 1925-1988
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: This track consists of multiple test recordings of a Santa Barbara Presidio history presentation for school children. The
first thirteen minutes of this track are a canned lecture and carousel slideshow of a virtual tour of the Santa Barbara Presidio
spoken by a female narrator. From the context, the script was written during the planning period of the Presidio reconstruction.
Starting at 00:13:00, Russell A. Ruiz answers questions about land grants. At 00:28:10, a male narrator continues with a canned
lecture and carousel slideshow for school children on the history of transportation in Santa Barbara.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park (Calif.)
Frontier and pioneer life
Transportation
Ruiz, Russell A. (Russell Antonio), 1925-1988
Laws of the Indies and Its Effects on the Pueblos of California
1954-05-24
Laws of the Indies and Its Effects on the Pueblos of California
Creator: Price, Francis B., Sr., 1890-1965
Creator: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Creator: Gledhill, Andriette B., Mrs. (Andriette Bowen), 1892-1979
source: Colonial Dames of America
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Culture and law
Pueblos
Colonial Dames of America
Santa Barbara Presidio 174th Anniversary Luncheon Presentation
1956-04-21
Santa Barbara Historical Society Luncheon Presentation
source: Chase, Pearl, Miss, 1888-1979
source: Conner, Elbert S., Mr., 1897-1979
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Santa Barbara Historical Society luncheon presentation on the occasion of the 174th anniversary of the founding of the Santa
Barbara Presidio on April 21, 1782. President Elbert S. Conner introduces the program and Miss Pearl Chase. Miss Pearl Chase
introduces the keynote speaker, Dr. Vernon Aubrey Neasham. Tape ends abruptly near the end of Pearl Chase's introduction.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park (Calif.)
Lectures and lecturing
Chase, Pearl, Miss, 1888-1979
Conner, Elbert S., Mr., 1897-1979
Santa Barbara Presidio 175th Anniversary Luncheon Presentation
1957-04-23
Santa Barbara Presidio 175th Anniversary Luncheon Presentation
source: Rickard, John T., Judge (John Treloar), 1913-2000
source: Geiger, Maynard J., 1901-1977
source: Dorn, Warren, 1918-2006
source: Conner, Elbert S., Mr., 1897-1979
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Recording of the Santa Barbara Historical Society luncheon held April 23, 1957, to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the
Santa Barbara Presidio. Speakers include Mayor John Rickard, Miss Pearl Chase, Father Maynard Geiger, Los Angeles County Supervisor
Warren Dorn, and Santa Barbara Historical Society president, Elbert Conner.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park (Calif.)
Lectures and lecturing
Rickard, John T., Judge (John Treloar), 1913-2000
Geiger, Maynard J., 1901-1977
Dorn, Warren, 1918-2006
Conner, Elbert S., Mr., 1897-1979
Old Monterey—Doorway to History Talk
1958-09-09
Old Monterey—Doorway to History Talk
source: O'Donnell, Mayo Hayes, 1892-1978
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Monterey (Calif.)
Historic buildings
Lectures and lecturing
O'Donnell, Mayo Hayes, 1892-1978
Monterey History and Art Association (Monterey, Calif.)
Santa Barbara Presidio 176th Anniversary Luncheon Presentation
1958
Santa Barbara Presidio 176th Anniversary Luncheon Presentation
source: Sweetser, Paul G. (Paul Greene), 1893-1977
source: Geiger, Maynard J., 1901-1977
source: Dentzel, Carl S.
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
General
Carl Dentzel, of the Southwest Museum, speaks about the origins of Spanish Colonial style architecture in Alta California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park (Calif.)
Architecture
Sweetser, Paul G. (Paul Greene), 1893-1977
Geiger, Maynard J., 1901-1977
Dentzel, Carl S.
Current Trends in the Preservation of California's History
1959-04-21
Current Trends in the Preservation of California's History | Pearl Chase and Edwin Gledhill phone call
source: Neasham, Vernon Aubrey, Dr., 1908-1982
source: Carrillo, Leo, 1881-1961
source: McDermott, Thomas J., 1915-1969
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: This track contains a partial recording of a presentation by V. Aubrey Neasham to the Santa Barbara Historical Society at
El Paseo Restaurant on April 21, 1959. [00:14:00-00:41:42]
Subjects and Indexing Terms
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park (Calif.)
Covarrubias Adobe (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Neasham, Vernon Aubrey, Dr., 1908-1982
Carrillo, Leo, 1881-1961
McDermott, Thomas J., 1915-1969
Columbus Day Luncheon Presentation
1959-10-12
Columbus Day Luncheon Presentation by Miss Ruth Mahood
source: Mahood, Ruth I. (Ruth Ione)
source: McDermott, Thomas J., 1915-1969
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Biographical / Historical
The speaker, Miss Ruth Mahood, is Chief Curator of History, Los Angeles County Museum.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Photographs on glass
Negatives (Photographs)
Historic preservation
Mahood, Ruth I. (Ruth Ione)
Hart, William S. (William Surrey), 1864-1946
Vroman, A. C. (Adam Clark), 1856-1916
Deakin, Edwin, 1838-1923
Los Angeles County Museum
Seaver Center for Western History Research (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County)
McDermott, Thomas J., 1915-1969
The Wreck and Life of the S.S. Santa Rosa
1911-07-07
1960-06-07
The Wreck of the S.S. Santa Rosa
The Life of the S.S. Santa Rosa
Creator: Greenwell, Arthur Merry, 1893-1962
Creator: Overbaugh, Roy F., 1882-1966
Physical Description: 2 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Track 1 is a presentation on the wreck of the S.S. Santa Rosa recorded by Arthur M. Greenwell, a witness, on June 7, 1960.
Track 2 is a related reading by Roy Overbaugh, of a passenger's account of a passage from San Diego to San Francisco on the
S.S. Santa Rosa during a more elegant time.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Shipwrecks
Honda, Point (Calif.)
Wireless communication systems
Radio operators
Search and rescue operations
Ocean liners
Ocean travel
Books about Santa Barbara
1962-02-12
Books about Santa Barbara
source: Curletti, Rosario Andrea, Miss, 1913-1986
source: Toporeck, Dorothy Holmes, 1907-1993
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: This track, from 00:02:52 to 01:14:04, features historian Rosario Curletti presenting at a meeting of Los Libros Book Club,
a special interest group within the Newcomers Club. Miss Curletti discusses her picks of the best books on Santa Barbara history,
flora, and color, interspersed with poetry readings. The meeting was held at the Fernald House. The beginning of the track
is an introduction by Dorothy Holmes Toporeck with the last portion of the track consisting of oral readings by Mrs. Toporeck.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Book clubs (Discussion groups)
Poetry
Glendessary (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Curletti, Rosario Andrea, Miss, 1913-1986
Toporeck, Dorothy Holmes, 1907-1993
Newcomers Club (1955-) (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Santa Barbara Presidio 183th Anniversary Dinner Presentation
1965-04-21
Santa Barbara Presidio 183th Anniversary Dinner Presentation
source: Rickard, John T., Judge (John Treloar), 1913-2000
source: Luton, William F., 1909-1987 (William Franklin)
source: Guest, Francis F., 1914-1999
source: Stern, Alfred J.
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Santa Barbara Historical Society dinner at El Paseo Restaurant on April 21, 1965, celebrating the 183rd birthday of the founding
of Santa Barbara. Jack, William F. Luton, Fr. Florian Guest, and Alfred J. Stern.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Anniversaries
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park (Calif.)
Historic preservation
Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation
Alden, James Madison, 1834-1922
Rickard, John T., Judge (John Treloar), 1913-2000
Luton, William F., 1909-1987 (William Franklin)
Guest, Francis F., 1914-1999
Stern, Alfred J.
History of California and Santa Barbara
1968-03-11
History of California and Santa Barbara
source: Sweetser, Paul G. (Paul Greene), 1893-1977
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California -- History
Santa Barbara (Calif.) -- History
Sweetser, Paul G. (Paul Greene), 1893-1977
Santa Barbara Presidio History
1970
Santa Barbara Presidio History
source: Monsen, Courtenay, 1893-1976
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: This track is the audio portion of a slide show presentation, spoken by Courtenay Monsen, Curator of Education, Santa Barbara
Historical Society, on the history of the Santa Barbara Presidio. The ringing of a bell indicates to a projectionist when
to advance to the next slide.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park (Calif.)
Santa Barbara (Calif.) -- History
Slides (Photography)
Monsen, Courtenay, 1893-1976
History of Transportation in California
1970
History of Transportation in California
source: Monsen, Courtenay, 1893-1976
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Author and historian Courtenay Monsen presents a talk on the history of transportation in California. He shares many of his
early life memories in which he and his family used a variety of late 19th and early 20th century transportation modes while
growing up in California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Transportation
California -- History
Gold mines and mining
Steamboats
Railroads
Freight and freightage
Stagecoaches
Hotels
Wells, Fargo & Company
Pacific Electric Railway Company
Monsen, Courtenay, 1893-1976
Goleta The Good Land
1970
Goleta The Good Land
source: Tompkins, Walker A. (Walker Allison), 1909-1988
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Author and historian Walker Tompkins presents a talk on the subject of his book, Goleta The Good Land.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Goleta Valley (Calif.)
Tompkins, Walker A. (Walker Allison), 1909-1988
1969 Santa Barbara Oil Spill and Cleanup
1970
1969 Santa Barbara Oil Spill and Cleanup - Part 1
1969 Santa Barbara Oil Spill and Cleanup - Part 2
source: Stevens, Urvin F., Sr., Captain (Urvin Fuller), 1909-1999
Physical Description: 2 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Captain Urvin F. Stevens, a Santa Barbara commercial fisherman, provides narration for his silent film footage of the 1969
Santa Barbara Oil Spill, its cleanup, local protests against oil, and experimentation with methods of collecting oil.
Related Materials
Accession 1972-019 is the companion color 8mm motion picture film.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Oil spills -- California -- Santa Barbara Channel
Motion picture film
Narration for silent films
Demonstrations
Stevens, Urvin F., Sr., Captain (Urvin Fuller), 1909-1999
Early California Way of Life
1971
Early California Way of Life - Part 1
Early California Way of Life - Part 2
Early California Way of Life - Part 3
source: Hvolboll, Elizabeth Erro, 1930-2018
source: Curletti, Rosario Andrea, Miss, 1913-1986
Physical Description: 3 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Presentation by historian and descendant Rosario Curletti on the way of life in early Spanish and Mexican California in three
parts. Part One covers Spanish and Mexican general social customs. Part Two covers clothing and fashion. Part Three contains
descriptions and performances of traditional folk songs by Elizabeth Hvolboll.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Santa Barbara (Calif.) -- Social life and customs
Californios
California -- History -- To 1846
Frontier and pioneer life
Chumash Indians
Genealogy
Ranch life -- West (U.S.)
Cowboys
Horsemanship
Women's clothing
Fashion
Food habits
Cooking
Folk songs
Juana Marie, -1853
Lummis, Charles Fletcher, 1859-1928
Casa de la Guerra (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Hvolboll, Elizabeth Erro, 1930-2018
Curletti, Rosario Andrea, Miss, 1913-1986
California History, Common Sense and Horse Tack
1971
California History, Common Sense and Horse Tack
Creator: Layne, J. Gregg (Joseph Gregg), 1885-1952
source: Layne, Jim (James Gregg), 1913-1993
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: This track begins with an unidentified title researcher from Santa Barbara Title Company explaining how early property descriptions
used adobe building walls as monument markers. Beginning at 00:02:25, Jim Layne speaks about his father, historian J. Gregg
Layne and his efforts to sort out historical fact from fiction using common sense. Layne goes on to describe the evolution
and styles of Western horse tack such as saddles, bits, and riatas.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California -- History
Saddlery
Bits (Bridles)
Lasso
Horses
Cattle
Layne, J. Gregg (Joseph Gregg), 1885-1952
Layne, Jim (James Gregg), 1913-1993
Royal Presidio of Santa Barbara
1971-10-13
Royal Presidio of Santa Barbara
source: Ruiz, Russell A. (Russell Antonio), 1925-1988
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Historian Russell A. Ruiz presents a slideshow on the founding of Santa Barbara and the construction of its Presidio.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Santa Barbara (Calif.) -- History
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park (Calif.)
Ruiz, Russell A. (Russell Antonio), 1925-1988
Early California Shipping Trade
1971-11
Early California Shipping Trade - Part 1
Early California Shipping Trade - Part 2
source: Ham, Tom, Jr. (Thomas Francis), 1919-1973
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: November 1971 presentation by San Diego restaurant owner and amateur historian Tom Ham, to Santa Barbara Historical Society
docents, on the early California shipping trade during the years 1822-1846.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Shipping
Hides and skins industry
California -- History -- To 1846
Robinson, Alfred, 1806-1895
Light, Allen B., 1805-
Ham, Tom, Jr. (Thomas Francis), 1919-1973
John Muir and John Bidwell
1971-12
John Muir and John Bidwell
source: Monsen, Courtenay, 1893-1976
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Presentation on naturalist John Muir and California Trail emigrant John Bidwell by historian Courtenay Monsen in December
1971. Monsen reads from two of his KDB AM-FM "Pageant of the Years" (1962-1966) radio scripts. Presentation begins at 00:08:40
and ends at 00:41:30.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California -- History
Muir, John, 1838-1914
Bidwell, John, 1819-1900
Monsen, Courtenay, 1893-1976
Gold Rush and California's Instant Statehood
1973
Gold Rush and California's Instant Statehood
source: Oglesby, Richard Edward, Dr., 1931-
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Historian Richard Oglesby presents a talk on the California gold rush and the impacts of the associated western migration
that created the Golden State.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California -- Gold discoveries
Gold mines and mining
West (U.S.) -- Description and travel
Land grants
Oglesby, Richard Edward, Dr., 1931-
Santa Barbara Backcountry
1973-10-03
Santa Barbara Backcountry
source: Smith, Dick, 1920-1977
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Related Materials
See; Dick Smith and Dennis Cogan Backcountry Trek Albums, 2022-059, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical Museum, Santa
Barbara, California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Santa Barbara Backcountry
Los Padres National Forest (Calif.)
San Rafael Wilderness (Calif.)
Botany
Manzana (Santa Barbara County, Calif.)
Sisquoc (Calif.)
California -- History -- To 1846
Smith, Dick, 1920-1977
Royal Presidio of Santa Barbara
1973-10-17
Royal Presidio of Santa Barbara
source: Ruiz, Russell A. (Russell Antonio), 1925-1988
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park (Calif.)
Ruiz, Russell A. (Russell Antonio), 1925-1988
Early Periods of Santa Barbara History
1973-10-31
Early Periods in Santa Barbara History
source: Curletti, Rosario Andrea, Miss, 1913-1986
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Historian Rosario Curletti gives a talk on life in early Santa Barbara County, her own life, and the origins of street names
in the City of Santa Barbara.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Santa Barbara (Calif.) -- Social life and customs
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, California
Chumash Indians
Street names
Curletti, Rosario Andrea, Miss, 1913-1986
Wells Fargo and Stagecoach History in Santa Barbara
1974
Wells Fargo and Stagecoach History in Santa Barbara
source: Jackson, W. Turrentine (William Turrentine), 1915-2000
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Stagecoaches
Newspapers
Jackson, W. Turrentine (William Turrentine), 1915-2000
Wells, Fargo & Company
Outland, Charles F.
Wells Fargo and Stagecoach History in Santa Barbara
1974-05-02
Wells Fargo and Stagecoach History in Santa Barbara
source: Jackson, W. Turrentine (William Turrentine), 1915-2000
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Talk by professor of history William Turrentine Jackson on the Wells Fargo Company in Santa Barbara and Southern California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Stagecoaches
Newspapers
Jackson, W. Turrentine (William Turrentine), 1915-2000
Wells, Fargo & Company
Outland, Charles F.
Perspectives on Western History
1974-04-17
Perspectives on Western History
source: Perceval, Don Louis, 1908-1979
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Talk by artist and author Don Perceval on historical perspectives.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California -- Gold discoveries
Perceval, Don Louis, 1908-1979
Wild Lands of Santa Barbara County
1975-09-24
Wild Lands of Santa Barbara County
source: Smith, Dick, 1920-1977
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Lecture on the Wild Lands of Santa Barbara County by naturalist and author Dick Smith dated September 24, 1975.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Water
Santa Ynez River Valley (Calif.)
Sisquoc (Calif.)
Manzana (Santa Barbara County, Calif.)
Cachuma, Lake (Calif.)
Los Padres National Forest (Agency : U.S.)
Smith, Dick, 1920-1977
Spanish and Mexican History of the Santa Barbara Presidio
1975-10-08
Spanish and Mexican History of the Santa Barbara Presidio
source: Ruiz, Russell A. (Russell Antonio), 1925-1988
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Lecture on the Spanish and Mexican History of the Santa Barbara Presidio by Santa Barbara historian Russell A. Ruiz dated
October 8, 1975.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park (Calif.)
Chumash Indians
Ruiz, Russell A. (Russell Antonio), 1925-1988
Life in Hispanic California
1975-10-29
Life in Hispanic California - Part 1
Life in Hispanic California - Part 2
source: Curletti, Rosario Andrea, Miss, 1913-1986
source: Hvolboll, Elizabeth Erro, 1930-2018
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Tracks 1 and 2 contain a lecture by historian Rosario Curletti, dated October 29, 1975, on life in Hispanic California with
a particular reference to the Fitch wedding in San Diego and Hartnell-De La Guerra wedding. Track 2 includes four California
Hispanic songs performed by Elizabeth Hvolboll.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California -- History -- To 1846
Frontier and pioneer life
Weddings
Curletti, Rosario Andrea, Miss, 1913-1986
Hvolboll, Elizabeth Erro, 1930-2018
Adobe and the Santa Barbara Presidio
1975-11-12
Adobe and the Santa Barbara Presidio
source: Hass, Jeremy Dennis, 1936-2014
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Talk by attorney and Presidio volunteer Jeremy Hass on adobe and the Santa Barbara Presidio, given in the Covarrubias Adobe
on November 12, 1975.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park (Calif.)
Adobe brick
Historic Adobe (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Hass, Jeremy Dennis, 1936-2014
Gold Rush and California's Instant Statehood
1976-01-14
Gold Rush and California's Instant Statehood
source: Oglesby, Richard Edward, Dr., 1931-
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Historian Richard Oglesby presents a talk on the California gold rush and the impacts of the associated western migration
that created the Golden State.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California -- Gold discoveries
Gold mines and mining
West (U.S.) -- Description and travel
Land grants
Racism
Discrimination
Oglesby, Richard Edward, Dr., 1931-
Roots of Western Migration to California
1976-01-21
Roots of Western Migration to California
source: Jacobs, Josephine, Dr.
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
West (U.S.) -- Description and travel
California -- History -- To 1846
Western History Association
Jacobs, Josephine, Dr.
California After the Americans Came
1976-11-17
California after the Americans Came
source: Jacobs, Josephine, Dr.
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Lecture dated November 17, 1976, by Dr. Josephine Jacobs on California after the Americans Came. Dr. Jacobs begins at 00:01:17
and offers a defense of Walker Tompkins as an author of Santa Barbara history. High frequency noise ends at 0013:35.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California -- History
Explorers
Jacobs, Josephine, Dr.
Santa Barbara from Railroad to Earthquake, 1900-1925
1977-01-26
Santa Barbara from Railroad to Earthquake, 1900-1925
source: Tompkins, Walker A. (Walker Allison), 1909-1988
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Lecture, dated January 26, 1977, by local author and historian Walker Tompkins on Santa Barbara's first 25 years of the 20th
century.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Railroads
Santa Barbara Earthquake, Calif., 1925
State Street (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Tourism
Potter Hotel (Santa Barbara, Calif.) (1903-1921)
Tompkins, Walker A. (Walker Allison), 1909-1988
Santa Barbara Architecture
1977-02-23
Santa Barbara Architecture
source: Gebhard, David, Dr., 1927-1996
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Talk by architectural historian Dr. David Gebhard on Santa Barbara architecture. The presentation was made to the Santa Barbara
Historical Society docents in the Covarrubias Adobe on February 23, 1977.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Architecture
Architecture, Spanish colonial
Covarrubias Adobe (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Trussell-Winchester Adobe
Gebhard, David, Dr., 1927-1996
Life and Work of Edward Borein
1977-07-28
Life and Work of Edward Borein
source: Davidson, Harold G., 1912-2003
Creator: Blakley, Jim (Elwood R.), 1924-2008
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Presentation by author Harold Davidson on the life and work of cowboy artist Ed Borein. Davidson describes Borein's work and
the etching process.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Etching
Watercolor painting
Borein, Edward, 1872-1945
Davidson, Harold G., 1912-2003
Spanish and Mexican History of the Santa Barbara Presidio
1978
Spanish and Mexican History of the Santa Barbara Presidio
source: Ruiz, Russell A. (Russell Antonio), 1925-1988
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Lecture and carousel slideshow on the Spanish and Mexican History of the Santa Barbara Presidio by Santa Barbara historian
Russell A. Ruiz, recorded on an undetermined date.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park (Calif.)
Chumash Indians
Frontier and pioneer life
Ruiz, Russell A. (Russell Antonio), 1925-1988
Meetings
1954-1966
Physical Description: 16 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Business meetings
Edwin Gledhill Report to the Santa Barbara Historical Society Board
1954-06-01
Edwin Gledhill Report to the Santa Barbara Historical Society Board [Take 1]
Edwin Gledhill Report to the Santa Barbara Historical Society Board [Take 2]
Creator: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Physical Description: 2 Electronic files
Abstract: Report by curator Edwin Gledhill to the Santa Barbara Historical Society board at their first meeting held at the Society's
new quarters at the Santa Barbara Mission. Gledhill recounts the efforts required to accomplish the opening of the Society's
new exhibits at the Old Mission. There are two recorded takes of this report.
General
Tracks A and B each contain a different take of the same report by Edwin Gledhill to the Board. It is likely these recordings
are either practice ahead of the meeting or a post-meeting documentation of a milestone report.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Boards of directors
Business meetings
Price, Francis B., Sr., 1890-1965
American Association of Museums
Santa Barbara Historical Society Board Meeting
1956-05-10
Santa Barbara Historical Society Board Meeting, 1956-05-10
source: Conner, Elbert S., Mr., 1897-1979
source: Cannon, Edna Sharpe, Mrs., 1897-1985
source: Whittaker, Elmer, Mr., 1884-1968
source: Weldon, Hugh J., Mr., 1890-1978
source: Sweetser, Paul G. (Paul Greene), 1893-1977
source: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Trussell-Winchester Adobe
Boards of directors
Business meetings
Conner, Elbert S., Mr., 1897-1979
Cannon, Edna Sharpe, Mrs., 1897-1985
Whittaker, Elmer, Mr., 1884-1968
Weldon, Hugh J., Mr., 1890-1978
Sweetser, Paul G. (Paul Greene), 1893-1977
Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Santa Barbara Historical Society Board Meeting
1956-11
Santa Barbara Historical Society Board Meeting - November 1956
source: Conner, Elbert S., Mr., 1897-1979
source: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
source: Whittaker, Elmer, Mr., 1884-1968
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Boards of directors
Business meetings
Trussell-Winchester Adobe
Conner, Elbert S., Mr., 1897-1979
Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Whittaker, Elmer, Mr., 1884-1968
Santa Barbara Historical Society Annual Meeting
1958
Santa Barbara Historical Society Annual Meeting 1958
source: Conner, Elbert S., Mr., 1897-1979
source: Cannon, Edna Sharpe, Mrs., 1897-1985
source: Porter, William S., 1887-1964
source: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
source: Storke, Charles, II (Charles Albert), 1911-1998
source: McDermott, Thomas J., 1915-1969
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Business meetings
Trussell-Winchester Adobe
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park (Calif.)
Financial statements
Gifts
Elections
Conner, Elbert S., Mr., 1897-1979
Cannon, Edna Sharpe, Mrs., 1897-1985
Porter, William S., 1887-1964
Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Storke, Charles, II (Charles Albert), 1911-1998
McDermott, Thomas J., 1915-1969
Santa Barbara Historical Society Board Meeting
1961-11-09
Santa Barbara Historical Society meeting, November 9, 1961 [Track 1]
Santa Barbara Historical Society meeting, November 9, 1961 [Track 2]
source: Galvin, John A. T., KM, LLD, Tan Sri (John Aloysious Thomas), 1909-1994
source: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Physical Description: 2 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Track 1 is the first portion of the Santa Barbara Historical Society board meeting held November 9, 1961.The first 17 minutes
and fifty-one seconds of Track 2 is the continuation and conclusion of the Santa Barbara Historical Society board meeting
held November 9, 1961.Track 2, starting at 00:17:52, is a discussion about early days in Goleta by Horace Sexton.
General
Santa Barbara Historical Society board meeting, held November 9, 1961, discussing the outline of the lease provisions of the
El Recinto Stanwood county property for the Society's new home. The discussion is led by board member John A. T. Galvin.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Boards of directors
Business meetings
Noticias (Santa Barbara, Calif. : 1955- )
Santa Barbara Historical Museum
El Recinto Stanwood (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Galvin, John A. T., KM, LLD, Tan Sri (John Aloysious Thomas), 1909-1994
Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Santa Barbara Historical Society Fiesta Committee Meeting
1962
Santa Barbara Historical Society Fiesta Committee Meeting - 1962
source: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
source: Koefod, Hilmar O., Dr. (Hilmar Olaf), 1888-1974
source: Hoyt, Robert Ingle, 1913-1985
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Committees
Business meetings
Old Spanish Days Fiesta
Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Koefod, Hilmar O., Dr. (Hilmar Olaf), 1888-1974
Hoyt, Robert Ingle, 1913-1985
Santa Barbara Historical Society Board Meeting
1962-04-26
Santa Barbara Historical Society Board Meeting - Track 1
Santa Barbara Historical Society Board Meeting - Track 2
source: Hoyt, Robert Ingle, 1913-1985
Physical Description: 2 Electronic files
General
Board Meeting approving new museum building design, April 26, 1962.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Boards of directors
Business meetings
Fund raising
Hoyt, Robert Ingle, 1913-1985
El Recinto Stanwood (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Santa Barbara Historical Museum
Eisner Master Plan Public Meeting
1963
Eisner Master Plan Public Meeting
source: Eisner, Simon, 1907-1999
Physical Description: 1 Folder(s)
Material Specific Details: The Eisner Master Plan Public Meeting starts at approximately 01:01:00.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
City planning
Regional planning
Eisner, Simon, 1907-1999
Santa Barbara Presidio Reconstruction Planning Meeting
1964-02-17
Santa Barbara Presidio Reconstruction Planning Meeting
source: Chase, Pearl, Miss, 1888-1979
source: Geiger, Maynard J., 1901-1977
source: Sahyun, Geraldine Vivienne Valde, 1905-1999
source: Ruiz, Russell A. (Russell Antonio), 1925-1988
source: Toporeck, Dorothy Holmes, 1907-1993
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Track 1 is a February 17, 1964 meeting led by Miss Pearl Chase to discuss early planning for reconstruction of the Santa Barbara
Presidio.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park (Calif.)
Historic preservation
Tourism and city planning
Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation
Chase, Pearl, Miss, 1888-1979
Geiger, Maynard J., 1901-1977
Sahyun, Geraldine Vivienne Valde, 1905-1999
Ruiz, Russell A. (Russell Antonio), 1925-1988
Toporeck, Dorothy Holmes, 1907-1993
Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation 1st Annual Meeting
1964-02-28
Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation 1st Annual Meeting
source: Chase, Pearl, Miss, 1888-1979
source: Geiger, Maynard J., 1901-1977
source: Sahyun, Geraldine Vivienne Valde, 1905-1999
source: Ruiz, Russell A. (Russell Antonio), 1925-1988
source: Deetz, James (James Fanto), 1930-2000
Creator: Toporeck, Dorothy Holmes, 1907-1993
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Track 2 is the first annual meeting of the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation held February 28, 1964 to discuss
early planning for reconstruction of the Santa Barbara Presidio.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park (Calif.)
Historic preservation
Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation
Chase, Pearl, Miss, 1888-1979
Geiger, Maynard J., 1901-1977
Sahyun, Geraldine Vivienne Valde, 1905-1999
Ruiz, Russell A. (Russell Antonio), 1925-1988
Deetz, James (James Fanto), 1930-2000
Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation 2nd Annual Meeting
1965-01-15
Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation 2nd Annual Meetings
source: Chase, Pearl, Miss, 1888-1979
source: Fendon, Irene (Irene Hayes Suski), 1923-1997
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation 2nd Annual Meeting on Track 1 runs from 00:00:00 to 00:24:00.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Business meetings
De la Cuesta Adobe (Buellton, Calif.)
Historic preservation
Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation
El Paseo (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Suski, Thaddeus C. (Thaddeus Constantine), 1919-1966
Chase, Pearl, Miss, 1888-1979
Fendon, Irene (Irene Hayes Suski), 1923-1997
Santa Barbara Libraries History Material Availability Meeting
1965-04-20
Santa Barbara Libraries History Material Availability Meeting
source: Chase, Pearl, Miss, 1888-1979
source: Geiger, Maynard J., 1901-1977
source: McNabb, Katherine
source: Rouse, Stella Haverland, 1908-1999
source: Toporeck, Dorothy Holmes, 1907-1993
source: Smith, Clifton F., 1920-1999
source: Webster, Edith (Mary Edith), 1905-1983
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Santa Barbara Libraries History Material Availability Meeting begins on Track 1 at 00:24:00.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Libraries
Santa Barbara Mission. Archive-Library
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara Public Library
Chase, Pearl, Miss, 1888-1979
Geiger, Maynard J., 1901-1977
McNabb, Katherine
Rouse, Stella Haverland, 1908-1999
Toporeck, Dorothy Holmes, 1907-1993
Smith, Clifton F., 1920-1999
Webster, Edith (Mary Edith), 1905-1983
Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation 3rd Annual Meeting
1966-01-21
Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation 3rd Annual Meeting
source: Chase, Pearl, Miss, 1888-1979
source: Leaman, Jack
source: Haas, Jeremy D. (Jeremy Dennis), 1936-2014
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Business meetings
City planning
Land titles
Real property surveys
Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation
Chase, Pearl, Miss, 1888-1979
Leaman, Jack
Haas, Jeremy D. (Jeremy Dennis), 1936-2014
Music
1955-1978
Physical Description: 13 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Music
Unidentified musical program of two songs featuring female vocalists
Unidentified musical program of two songs featuring female vocalists
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Lyrics excerpt: ...don't breathe a word, of what you heard...
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Music
El Jarabe Tapatío (The Mexican Hat Dance) on fiddle and guitar
El Jarabe Tapatío (The Mexican Hat Dance) on fiddle and guitar
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: El Jarabe Tapatío (The Mexican Hat Dance) begins at 00:02:07 and continues to end of track.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Jarabe tapatío
Folk songs
Two Mexican Folk Songs on fiddle and guitar
Two Mexican Folk Songs on fiddle and guitar
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Folk songs
American Songs of the California Gold Rush
American Songs of the California Gold Rush
American Songs of the California Gold Rush
source: Hvolboll, Elizabeth Erro, 1930-2018
source: Walton, Robert
source: Geiringer, Bernice Abrams Shapiro, 1918-2001
Physical Description: 2 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Track 1 consists of the following ten (10) songs for a program of Gold Rush era music sung by Elizabeth Hvolboll and Robert
Walton, accompanied by Bernice Shapiro on piano:
La Rue - Elizabeth
Green Grow the Lilacs - Bob
Santiana - Bob
The Race to California - Elizabeth
Crossing the Plains - Bob and Elizabeth
Life in California - Bob
Humbug Steamship Companies (Uncle Sam's Farm) - Bob
The California Stage Company - Bob and Elizabeth
Corrido de Joaquín Murrieta - Elizabeth
Twelve Hundred More - Bob and Elizabeth
Track 2 consists of the same ten (10) songs from Track 1, as recorded during a practice session.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Folk songs
California -- Gold discoveries
Hvolboll, Elizabeth Erro, 1930-2018
Walton, Robert
Geiringer, Bernice Abrams Shapiro, 1918-2001
Ben Mitchel Morris Performance
1955
Ben Mitchel Morris Performance - Part 1
Ben Mitchel Morris Performance - Part 2
source: Morris, Ben Mitchel, 1920-2016
Physical Description: 2 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: An informal vocal performance by tenor Ben Mitchel Morris, accompanied by piano.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Arias
Morris, Ben Mitchel, 1920-2016
Guadalajara and Hey Liley, Liley Lo
1957
Guadalajara and Hey Liley, Liley Lo
Creator: Knee, Bernie, 1924-1994
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Track contains two songs, likely recorded with a microphone placed close to a television speaker. The first song, Guadalajara,
is identified by the lyrics, the only contextual information in the recording. The second song, Hey Liley, Liley Lo, and its
singer, Bernie Nee [sic], is identified by Bert Parks, host of the television program, NBC Bandstand (1956-1957).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Music
Television programs
Ben Mitchel Morris Performance
1960
Ben Mitchel Morris Performance
Creator: Morris, Ben Mitchel, 1920-2016
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: An informal vocal performance by tenor Ben Mitchel Morris, accompanied by piano, dated 1960.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Music -- Performance
Choral Music
1960
Choral Music
Creator: Overbaugh, Roy F., 1882-1966
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: This track contains a live recording of three choral music pieces. The recording is purely musical, lacking any identifying
or contextual information.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Music
The World of Lerner and Loewe
1964
The World of Lerner and Loewe
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Track 1 consists mostly of theatrical music from an NBC-TV program titled, The World of Lerner and Loewe, starting at 00:02:31
and ending at 00:52:17. The first two and a half minutes consists of Dorothy Holmes Toporeck reading a passage from Rosario
Curletti's, Pathways to Pavement. The remainder of the track is a recording of an unidentified television comedy program.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Music
Five Music Box tunes
1978-11-22
Five Music Box tunes
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Five tunes recorded from a music box, possibly sourced from a Columbia 78 RPM disc. The fifth tune is John Philip Sousa's,
The Liberty Bell.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Music box
Oral Histories
1954-1970
Physical Description: 64 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Oral history
Santa Barbara (Calif.) -- History
Santa Barbara (Calif.) -- Social life and customs
Horace Sexton and Walter Sexton Interview
Horace Sexton and Walter Sexton Interview - Track 1
Creator: Sexton, Horace A., Mr. (Horace Arthur), 1885-1971
Creator: Sexton, Walter (Walter Ralph), 1863-1961
Creator: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Agriculture
Birds
Camping
Families
Fishing
Horticulture
Pocket gophers
Goleta Valley (Calif.)
Whaling stations
Chinese
Sexton family
Early Days in Goleta
Early Days in Goleta
source: Sexton, Horace A., Mr. (Horace Arthur), 1885-1971
Creator: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Early Days in Goleta begins at 00:17:52.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Goleta (Calif.)
Sexton, Horace A., Mr. (Horace Arthur), 1885-1971
Marjorie Greenwell Overbaugh Interview
Marjorie Greenwell Overbaugh Interview - Track 1
Creator: Overbaugh, Marjorie Greenwell, 1894-1989
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Coastal mapping
Poetry
Puma
Greenwell, William E., Captain (William Enoch), 1824-1886
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Owen O'Neill Interview
1954-1957
Owen O'Neill Interview - Part 1
Owen O'Neill Interview - Part 2
Owen O'Neill Interview - Part 3
Owen O'Neill Interview - Part 4: 1957-
Owen O'Neill Interview - Part 5: 1957-
Creator: O'Neill, Owen (Owen Hugh), 1873-1967
Creator: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Physical Description: 5 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Former Santa Barbara County Surveyor and historian Owen H. O'Neill is interviewed in his home in Cambria by Edwin Gledhill.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Families
Chinese
Land grants
Shipping
Wharves
Channel Islands (Calif.)
Travel
Mexico
Latin America
Land grants
Real property surveys
Schools
Goleta Valley (Calif.)
Gledhill, Andriette B., Mrs. (Andriette Bowen), 1892-1979
Hill, Daniel Antonio, 1797-1865
Lobero Theatre (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Lobero, Giuseppe "Jose", 1823-1892
California Land Act of 1851
Sexton family
Ted Whitney Interview
1954
Ted Whitney Interview - Track 1
Ted Whitney Interview - Track 1
source: Whitney, Ted (John Edward), 1879-1960
Creator: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Creator: Gledhill, Andriette B., Mrs. (Andriette Bowen), 1892-1979
Physical Description: 2 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Alcohol trafficking
Coach drivers
Law enforcement
Stagecoaches
San Marcos Pass (Santa Barbara County, Calif.)
Telephone companies
Stanwood, Sam J. (Samuel J.)
Borein, Edward, 1872-1945
Whitney, Ted (John Edward), 1879-1960
Roy Overbaugh and Marjorie Overbaugh Interview
1954-02-03
Roy Overbaugh and Marjorie Overbaugh Interview - Track 1
Roy Overbaugh and Marjorie Overbaugh Interview - Track 2
Creator: Overbaugh, Roy F., 1882-1966
Creator: Overbaugh, Marjorie Greenwell, 1894-1989
Creator: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Creator: Gledhill, Andriette B., Mrs. (Andriette Bowen), 1892-1979
Physical Description: 2 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: The Roy and Marjorie Overbaugh interview on Track 2 starts at 00:06:24.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Silent films
American Film Manufacturing Company
Santa Barbara Motion Picture Company (1914-) (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Palace Theater (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Diehl Grocery Company (1891-1942)
Barrymore, John, 1882-1942
Colman, Ronald (Ronald Charles), 1891-1958
Fleming, Victor (Victor Lonzo), 1889-1949
Fischer, Margarita, 1886-1975
Vesta A. Olmstead Interview
1954-02-25
Vesta A. Olmstead Interview - Track 1
Vesta A. Olmstead Interview - Track 2
Creator: Olmstead, Vesta A., 1863-1961
Creator: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Creator: Gledhill, Andriette B., Mrs. (Andriette Bowen), 1892-1979
Physical Description: 2 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Families
Neighbors
Ranching
Horse stealing
Ford, Henry Chapman, 1828-1894
Annie Stanwood Lincoln Interview
1954-03-24
Annie Stanwood Lincoln Interview - Track 1
Annie Stanwood Lincoln Interview - Track 2
Creator: Lincoln, Annie Merton Stanwood, 1867-1955
Creator: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Creator: Gledhill, Andriette B., Mrs. (Andriette Bowen), 1892-1979
Physical Description: 2 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Families
Telephone
Camping
Thompson, Dixey Wildes "Dixie", 1826-1903
First National Bank (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Dorothy Appleton Weld Interview
1954-09-22
Dorothy Appleton Weld Interview - Track 1
Creator: Weld, Dorothy Appleton (Dorothy Everard Appleton), 1878-1965
Creator: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Creator: Gledhill, Andriette B., Mrs. (Andriette Bowen), 1892-1979
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Mission Canyon (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Picnics
State Street (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Miradero (Santa Barbara, Calif.) [estate]
Sloyd
Pocket gophers
All Saints By the Sea Episcopal Church (Santa Barbara, Calif.) (1896-)
Weld, George F., Rev. Dr. (George Francis), 1866-1933
Diehl Grocery Company (1891-1942)
Morse, Ednah Anne Rich, 1871-1945
Anna S.C. Blake Manual Training School (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Blake, Anna S. C., 1844-1899
Grace Violet Cavalleri Greenwell Interview
1954-09-16
Grace Violet Cavalleri Greenwell Interview - Track 1
Creator: Greenwell, Grace (Grace Violet Cavalleri), 1881-1967
Creator: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Creator: Gledhill, Andriette B., Mrs. (Andriette Bowen), 1892-1979
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Goleta Valley (Calif.)
Whaling stations
Chinese
Jennie Kimberly Interview
1954-10-20
Jennie Kimberly Interview - Track 1
Creator: Kimberly, Jennie, Miss, 1874-1964
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Families
Kimberly family
Peshine family
Ord family
Huntington, Collis Potter, 1821-1900
Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery
Marguerite Mae Carver Newlin Interview
1955
Marguerite Mae Carver Newlin Interview
source: Newlin, Marguerite Mae Carver, 1878-1970
source: Whittaker, Barbara S. (Barbara Sweet), 1886-1973
Creator: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Donner Party
Newlin, Marguerite Mae Carver, 1878-1970
Whittaker, Barbara S. (Barbara Sweet), 1886-1973
Albert Falvey Interview
1955
Albert Falvey Interview
Creator: Falvy, Albert, Count (Albert Gesa Arpad Buda Pahfalvi), 1872-1964
Creator: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Antique dealers
Antiques business
Rosamond Pierce Barry and Charles T. Pierce Interview
1955
Rosamond Pierce Barry and Charles T. Pierce Interview
source: Barry, Rosamond Pierce, Mrs., 1884-1958
source: Pierce, Charles T. (Charles Thomas), 1888-1972
source: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
source: Overbaugh, Roy F., 1882-1966
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Siblings Rosamond Pierce Barry and Charles T. Pierce recall a few stories about their father, Hiram C. Pierce. At the end
of the track, Edwin Gledhill and Roy Overbaugh discuss microphone placement for sound recording.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Practical jokes
Hunting
Dinners and dining
Pierce, Hiram Charles, 1860-1906
Barry, Rosamond Pierce, Mrs., 1884-1958
Pierce, Charles T. (Charles Thomas), 1888-1972
Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Overbaugh, Roy F., 1882-1966
Max Richter Interview
1955-02-17
1955-03-18
Max Richter Interview - Part 1
Max Richter Interview - Part 2
source: Richter, M. C. (Max Clemens), 1884-1973
Physical Description: 2 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Families
Mission Canyon (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Beekeepers
Antiquarian booksellers
Richter, M. C. (Max Clemens), 1884-1973
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Curletti, Rosario Andrea, Miss, 1913-1986
Peck, Luisa (Louise Parrott), 1887-1958
John Dominguez and Charles Thomas Pierce Interview
1956-04-16
John Dominguez and Charles Thomas Pierce Interview - Part 1
John Dominguez and Charles Thomas Pierce Interview - Part 2
source: Dominguez, John (Juan B.), 1874-1957
source: Pierce, Charles T. (Charles Thomas), 1888-1972
Creator: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Physical Description: 2 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: The John Dominguez and Charles Thomas Pierce Interview - Part 2 runs only the first 20 minutes of Track cstbhi_000126_b.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Families
Land grants
Dominguez, John (Juan B.), 1874-1957
Pierce, Charles T. (Charles Thomas), 1888-1972
William Louis Otte Interview
1956-06-18
William Louis Otte Interview - Part 1
William Louis Otte Interview - Part 2
Creator: Otte, William L. (William Louis), 1871-1957
Creator: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Physical Description: 2 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Artists
Landscape painting
J. J. Hollister Sr. Interview
1956-04-16
1957-01
1957-02
J. J. Hollister Sr. Interview - Part 1
J. J. Hollister Sr. Interview - Part 2
J. J. Hollister Sr. Interview - Part 3
J. J. Hollister Sr. Interview - Part 4
J. J. Hollister Sr. Interview - Part 5
J. J. Hollister Sr. Interview - Part 6
J. J. Hollister Sr. Interview - Part 7
source: Hollister, J. J., Sr. (John James), 1870-1961
Creator: Wheelwright, Jane Hollister, 1905-2004
Creator: Hollister, Clinton B., Dr. (Clinton Bennett Hale), 1905-1980
source: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Physical Description: 7 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: J. J. Hollister, Sr. is interviewed by his daughter Jane Wheelwright and son Dr. Clinton Hollister on their family's history
in California.
The interviewee uses language that could be interpreted as anti-Semitic and perpetuating a stereotype of a historically marginalized
group. The presence of sensitive or offensive material in the J. J. Hollister Sr. interview is not endorsed or approved by
Santa Barbara Historical Museum (SBHM). SBHM recognizes and regrets the culturally sensitive nature of this material. However,
as indicated by the Society of American Archivists and the American Library Association, removing offensive material is, de
facto, an alteration of the archival record and would constitute willfully destroying records to conceal facts or distort
evidence. As such, the material in the archive remains as a historical record. SBHM is committed to transparency, reconciliation,
and education.
Material Specific Details: On page 35 of Part 1 Transcription (131_a) and continuing at the start of Part 5 Transcription (129), J. J. Hollister Sr.
describes his experiences during the Nome Gold Rush, including a 700-mile dog sled journey across the Bering Sea, a steamer
trip from Nome to Seattle, and a story about a jumped gold claim. An additional anecdote about finding a frozen man starts
on page 13 of Part 7 Transcription (181b).
Other Finding Aids
See External Documents for links to interview transcriptions. Refer to Accession 2022-169 for original scans of interview
transcriptions.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Ranching
Sheep farming
Rangelands
Pocket gophers
Prohibition
Gold mines and mining
Surveying
Actions and defenses
Chinese
Bishop Ranch (Goleta, Calif.)
Mexico
Graders (Earthmoving machinery)
Hollister, J. J., Sr. (John James), 1870-1961
Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Bishop, Thomas B. (Thomas Benton), 1840-1906
Hollister, W. W., Col. (William Welles), 1818-1886
Lompoc (Calif.)
Sexton family
Arlington Hotel (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Aurora Covarrubias Interview
1958
Aurora Covarrubias Interview
Creator: Covarrubias, Maria Aurora, 1879-1966
Creator: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: The interviewee uses language that could be interpreted as Sinophobic and anti-Semetic, perpetuating stereotypes of historically
marginalized groups. The presence of sensitive or offensive material in the Aurora Covarrubias interview is not endorsed or
approved by Santa Barbara Historical Museum (SBHM). SBHM recognizes and regrets the culturally sensitive nature of this material.
However, as indicated by the Society of American Archivists and the American Library Association, removing offensive material
is, de facto, an alteration of the archival record and would constitute willfully destroying records to conceal facts or distort
evidence. As such, the material in the archive remains as a historical record. SBHM is committed to transparency, reconciliation,
and education.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Families
Covarrubias Adobe (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Covarrubias family
Anne Roberts, William Roberts, and J. J. Hollister Sr. Interview
1958
Anne James Roberts Interview
Anne James Roberts Interview
source: Roberts, Annie J. (Anne Loretta James), 1871-1960
source: Hollister, J. J., Sr. (John James), 1870-1961
source: Roberts, Herbie, Mr. (William Herbert), 1871-1963
Creator: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Physical Description: 2 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: On this 1958 oral history interview, the first speaker is Sen. J. J. "Jim" Hollister, Sr. The second speaker is William Herbert
"Herbie" Roberts, who worked on the Hollister Ranch. The third and primary speaker is Anne "Annie" James Roberts, the daughter
of Washingtion B. James and the niece of Col. W. W. Hollister. The interview is conducted by Edwin Gledhill. All three speakers
grew up with each other on and around the Hollister Ranches. At one point on track 2, Annie states all three of the interviewees
"are first cousins," Jim, Herbie, and his wife, Annie.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Bishop Ranch (Goleta, Calif.)
Chinese
Vigilantes
Hanging
Roberts, Annie J. (Anne Loretta James), 1871-1960
Hollister, J. J., Sr. (John James), 1870-1961
Roberts, Herbie, Mr. (William Herbert), 1871-1963
Hollister, W. W., Col. (William Welles), 1818-1886
Arlington Hotel (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Storke, Yda Addis (Yda Hillis Addis), 1857-
Hale, Jennie B. (Jennie Byers Hollister Chamberlain), 1863-
Georgianna Lacy Spalding Interview
1958
Georgianna Lacy Spalding Interview
source: Spalding, Georgiana (Georgiana Ysabel Lacy), 1877-1959
Creator: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Ranches
Mexicans
Chinese
Hot springs
Kauai (Hawaii)
San Francisco, Calif.
Husbands
Spalding, Georgiana (Georgiana Ysabel Lacy), 1877-1959
Spalding, James Makee, 1880-1954
Thompson, Dixey Wildes "Dixie", 1826-1903
Stanwood, Sam J. (Samuel J.)
Winchester, Sarah (Sarah Augusta)
John J. Hollister, Sr. Interview
1958-09-10
John J. Hollister, Sr. Interview
source: Hollister, J. J., Sr. (John James), 1870-1961
Creator: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
source: Wheelwright, Jane Hollister, 1905-2004
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Other Finding Aids
Transcription of interview in External Documents.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Frontier and pioneer life
Ranches
Diatomaceous earth
Cattle
Cattle -- Diseases
Spiritualism
Agriculture
Chinese
Hollister, J. J., Sr. (John James), 1870-1961
Wheelwright, Jane Hollister, 1905-2004
Hollister, W. W., Col. (William Welles), 1818-1886
Lompoc (Calif.)
Rancho Cañada de Salsipuedes
Mercedes Dibblee Poett Interview
1960
Isabelle Mercedes Dibblee Poett Interview
Creator: Poett, Mercedes, Mrs. (Dibblee), 1877-1969
Creator: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Rancho San Julian (Calif.)
Dibblee family
Frances Cooper Kroll Interview
1960-02
Frances Cooper Kroll Interview
Creator: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Families
Frontier and pioneer life
Children
Polo
Hollister family
Gail Harrison Interview
1960-04
Gail Harrison Interview
Creator: Harrison, Gail, Miss, 1880-1962
Creator: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Aguirre adobe (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Cook, Mortimer, 1826-1899
Hatch, Lorenzo J. (Lorenzo James), 1856-1914
Radcliffe-Whitehead, Ralph, 1854-1929
Lincoln School of Teachers College (1917-1941)
Julia Mahoney Russo Interview
1961
Julia Mahoney Russo Interview
source: Russo, Julia (Julia Mahoney), 1882-1964
source: McDermott, Arcadia (Arcadia Russo), 1909-1979
Creator: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: The interview with Julia Mahoney Russo begins at 00:53:50. Her daughter, Arcadia (Russo) McDermott, is also heard in the interview.
The interviewee is not identified during the interview, therefore clues from the interview, combined with genealogical research
conducted by Leslie Anne Roby Ervin, is how the interviewee's identity was derived.
Material Specific Details: The interviewee uses language that could be interpreted as anti-Semitic and perpetuating a stereotype of a historically marginalized
group. The presence of sensitive or offensive material in this interview is not endorsed or approved by Santa Barbara Historical
Museum (SBHM). SBHM recognizes and regrets the culturally sensitive nature of this material. However, as indicated by the
Society of American Archivists and the American Library Association, removing offensive material is, de facto, an alteration
of the archival record and would constitute willfully destroying records to conceal facts or distort evidence. As such, the
material in the archive remains as a historical record. SBHM is committed to transparency, reconciliation, and education.
Related Materials
An anonymous, undated typescript titled, "Memories of Julia Mahoney Russo: Notes from a Tape Recording," was developed from
the Julia Mahoney Russo Interview. See External Documents for link to a PDF of the typescript.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Camarillo Family
Ventura County (Calif.)
Russo, Julia (Julia Mahoney), 1882-1964
McDermott, Arcadia (Arcadia Russo), 1909-1979
William Herbert Roberts Interview
1961
William Herbert Roberts Interview - Part 1
William Herbert Roberts Interview - Part 2
source: Roberts, Herbie, Mr. (William Herbert), 1871-1963
Creator: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Tracks 1 and 2 consist of a 1961 oral history interview with William Herbert Roberts conducted by Edwin Gledhill.
Material Specific Details: The interviewee uses language that could be interpreted as racist, anti-Semetic and Sinophobic, perpetuating stereotypes of
historically marginalized groups. The presence of sensitive or offensive material in the Herbie Roberts interview is not endorsed
or approved by Santa Barbara Historical Museum (SBHM). SBHM recognizes and regrets the culturally sensitive nature of this
material. However, as indicated by the Society of American Archivists and the American Library Association, removing offensive
material is, de facto, an alteration of the archival record and would constitute willfully destroying records to conceal facts
or distort evidence. As such, the material in the archive remains as a historical record. SBHM is committed to transparency,
reconciliation, and education.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Families
Bishop Ranch (Goleta, Calif.)
Oil well drilling
Asphalt
Travel
Ranching
Agriculture
Malaria
Goleta Valley (Calif.)
Roberts, Herbie, Mr. (William Herbert), 1871-1963
Roberts, William Nelson, 1840-1908
Roberts, Annie J. (Anne Loretta James), 1871-1960
Hollister, W. W., Col. (William Welles), 1818-1886
Hollister family
Alcatraz Asphalt Company
Joseph and Jane Hollister Wheelwright Interview
1962
Joseph and Jane Hollister Wheelwright Interview
source: Wheelwright, Joe (Joseph Balch), 1906-1999
source: Wheelwright, Jane Hollister, 1905-2004
Creator: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Oral history interview with Joseph Balch Wheelwright and Jane Hollister Wheelwright, primarily on the subject of Aunt Jane
Hollister Hale, the Hollister family, and Hollister Ranch. Reel tape box verso, in pencil: "Transcribed 4/62"
Other Finding Aids
Transcription of interview in External Documents.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Hollister Ranch (Calif.)
Wheelwright, Joe (Joseph Balch), 1906-1999
Wheelwright, Jane Hollister, 1905-2004
Jane Cushing Abraham and Byron Abraham Interview
1962
Jane Cushing Abraham and Byron Abraham Interview
source: Abraham, Jane Cushing Miller, 1882-1963
source: Abraham, Byron Alonzo, 1888-1967
source: Forbes, Julie (Julia Lynch), 1914-1991
Creator: Toporeck, Dorothy Holmes, 1907-1993
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Jane Cushing Abraham is interviewed by Dorothy Holmes Toporeck on the subject of Janie's early days as "secretary of everything"
for the Santa Barbara Normal School. Also contributing to the interview is Jane's husband Byron Abraham and friend, Julie
Forbes. The undated interview was conducted in the Abraham's Queen Anne Victorian home at 1721 Santa Barbara Street.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Sloyd
Chinese Americans
Abraham, Jane Cushing Miller, 1882-1963
Abraham, Byron Alonzo, 1888-1967
Forbes, Julie (Julia Lynch), 1914-1991
Santa Barbara State Normal School
Santa Barbara State Teachers College
Bertha Smith Interview
1962-06-21
1962-07-16
Bertha Smith Interview - Part 1
Bertha Smith Interview - Part 2
source: Smith, Bertha G. (Bertha Gregory), 1884-1974
source: Toporeck, Dorothy Holmes, 1907-1993
source: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Physical Description: 2 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Track 1 is part one of an oral history interview with Bertha Gregory Smith (Mrs. Alfred Smith, Sr.), recorded in June and
July 1962. The first portion of Track 2 is a reading by Dorothy Holmes Toporeck of her newspaper article, sourced from her
interview with Bertha Smith. Starting at 01:06:23 of Track 2 is part two of an oral history interview with Bertha Gregory
Smith.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Families
Santa Barbara (Calif.) -- Social life and customs
Polo
Mission Canyon (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
State Street (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Smith, Bertha G. (Bertha Gregory), 1884-1974
Toporeck, Dorothy Holmes, 1907-1993
Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Blanchard-Gamble School (1902-1911)
Diehl Grocery Company (1891-1942)
Doremus family
Rhead, Frederick Hurten, 1880-1942
Roy Overbaugh Interview
1963-07-17
Roy Overbaugh Interview
source: Overbaugh, Roy F., 1882-1966
Creator: Toporeck, Dorothy Holmes, 1907-1993
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Roy Overbaugh describes his career in the motion picture industry and as cameraman for the Flying A studio.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Silent films
Motion pictures -- Production and direction
Overbaugh, Roy F., 1882-1966
American Film Manufacturing Company
Santa Barbara Motion Picture Company (1914)
Overbaugh, Marjorie Greenwell, 1894-1989
Fleming, Victor (Victor Lonzo), 1889-1949
Isaac Bonilla Interview
1963-07-25
Isaac Bonilla Interview - Part 1
Isaac Bonilla Interview - Part 2
source: Bonilla, Isaac Antonio, 1903-1992
source: Bonilla, Joy Belle Tenney, Mrs., 1905-1995
source: Toporeck, Dorothy Holmes, 1907-1993
Physical Description: 2 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: The interviewer and interviewee use language that could be interpreted as racist and perpetuating stereotypes of historically
marginalized groups. The presence of sensitive or offensive material in the Isaac Bonilla interview is not endorsed or approved
by Santa Barbara Historical Museum (SBHM). SBHM recognizes and regrets the culturally sensitive nature of this material. However,
as indicated by the Society of American Archivists and the American Library Association, removing offensive material is, de
facto, an alteration of the archival record and would constitute willfully destroying records to conceal facts or distort
evidence. As such, the material in the archive remains as a historical record. SBHM is committed to transparency, reconciliation,
and education.
Material Specific Details: Isaac Bonilla, with assistance from his wife Joy, is interviewed by Dorothy Holmes Toporeck in the Bonilla home. Track 1 subjects
covered are Ike's youth and occupations, growing up on Modoc Road, the Kelly Brothers, and the Potter Hotel fire. Bonilla
discusses the 1925 earthquake from 00:38:23 to 00:46:43. Track 2 subjects covered are the Chase family, the old Southern Pacific
right-of-way at Modoc Road, participation in a teen gang, Jones Dairy Lunch, Haverland Ranch, Mussel Beach, and racism. Bonilla
discusses the Flying A filming on Modoc Road from 00:07:15 to 00:10:15, raiding the Haverland Ranch from 00:38:49 to 00:39:53.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Santa Barbara (Calif.) -- History
State Street (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Santa Barbara Earthquake, Calif., 1925
Hobbleskirts
Gaviota (Calif.)
Bicycle messengers
Sloyd
Physical education and training -- History
Railroads
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park (Calif.)
Trapping
Pampas grasses
Chinatown (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Chinese
Red-light districts
Gangs
Motion picture theaters
Racism
Discrimination
Odors
Bonilla, Isaac Antonio, 1903-1992
Bonilla, Joy Belle Tenney, Mrs., 1905-1995
Toporeck, Dorothy Holmes, 1907-1993
Potter Hotel (Santa Barbara, Calif.) (1903-1921)
Kelly, Joseph (Joseph Loyal), 1860-1945
Deane School (Montecito, Calif.)
American Film Manufacturing Company
Lobero, Giuseppe "Jose", 1823-1892
Lobero Theatre (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Robert Phelan Interview
1963-08
Robert Phelan Interview
Robert Phelan Interview
source: Phelan, Robert Vincent, 1884-1966
Creator: Toporeck, Dorothy Holmes, 1907-1993
Physical Description: 2 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: The first segment of Track 1 is an interview with Robert Phelan on his memories of the 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake. The
length of the first segment is 00:14:45. The second segment of Track 1 is an interview with Robert Phelan on his work as a
cameraman for Flying A Studios, starting at timestamp 00:15:04 and continuing to the end of the track. Track 2 is a continuation
of the interview with Robert Phelan on his work as a cameraman for Flying A Studios.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Santa Barbara Earthquake, Calif., 1925
Motion pictures -- Production and direction
American Film Manufacturing Company
Phelan, Robert Vincent, 1884-1966
Jennie Kimberly Interview
1964
Jennie Kimberly Interview
Jennie Kimberly Interview
source: Kimberly, Jennie, Miss, 1874-1964
source: Toporeck, Dorothy Holmes, 1907-1993
Physical Description: 2 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Jennie Kimberly is interviewed by Dorothy Holmes Toporeck and another person named Billy.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Hot springs
Families
Kimberly, Jennie, Miss, 1874-1964
Toporeck, Dorothy Holmes, 1907-1993
Introduction to the Elmer and Barbara Whittaker Interview
1965
Introduction to the Elmer and Barbara Whittaker Interview
source: Whittaker, Elmer, Mr., 1884-1968
source: Whittaker, Barbara S. (Barbara Sweet), 1886-1973
Creator: Toporeck, Dorothy Holmes, 1907-1993
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Track consists of an introduction by Dorothy Holmes Toporeck for an interview with Elmer and Barbara Whittaker regarding their
home, the Cañedo adobe, one of the original structures of the Santa Barbara Presidio.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Cañedo adobe
Adobe houses
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park (Calif.)
Whittaker, Elmer, Mr., 1884-1968
Whittaker, Barbara S. (Barbara Sweet), 1886-1973
Pico, Klett, Chamberlain, Pickett, and Lillard Interview
1965-11-05
Pico, Klett, Chamberlain, Pickett, and Lillard Interview
source: Pico, Avery (Avery Viola Shirrell Kellogg), 1875-1973
source: Klett, Ida (Ida May Towne), 1874-1969
source: Chamberlain, Ida Catlett, 1873-1968
source: Pickett, Mima Elizabeth Lane, 1873-1968
source: Lillard, Mae Lillian Pickett, 1893-1973
source: Tompkins, Walker A. (Walker Allison), 1909-1988
source: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Oral history interview by author Walker A. Tompkins with Mrs. John B. Pico, Mrs. Ida Towne Klett, Mrs. Ida Catlett Chamberlain,
Mrs. Mima Lane Pickett, and Mrs. Pickett's daughter, Mae Lillard. Interview with Pico, Klett, Chamberlain, Pickett, and Lillard
begins at 00:01:18 and ends at 00:19:04. Actual oral history interview length is 00:17:46 with the remaining unfocused 01:10:21
of audio having little historical value.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Frontier and pioneer life
Goleta Valley (Calif.)
Roads
Pico, Avery (Avery Viola Shirrell Kellogg), 1875-1973
Klett, Ida (Ida May Towne), 1874-1969
Chamberlain, Ida Catlett, 1873-1968
Pickett, Mima Elizabeth Lane, 1873-1968
Lillard, Mae Lillian Pickett, 1893-1973
Lillard, William T., Jr. (William Thomas), 1885-1966
Tompkins, Walker A. (Walker Allison), 1909-1988
Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Charles T. Pierce Interview
1969-07-31
Charles T. Pierce Interview
source: Pierce, Charles T. (Charles Thomas), 1888-1972
source: Tompkins, Walker A. (Walker Allison), 1909-1988
source: Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
source: Gledhill, Andriette B., Mrs. (Andriette Bowen), 1892-1979
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Oral history interview of Charles T. Pierce by historian and author Walker Tompkins of the Santa Barbara News-Press, at the
home of W. Edwin and Andriette Gledhill, 2620 Glendessary Lane, Santa Barbara, on Thursday, 31 July 1969. Charles T. Pierce
interview begins at 00:02:34. Veering off topic from 00:29:46 to 00:38:30, Gledhill describes his frustrations with the County
not designating Glendessary as a Landmark [it did in 1980], and with Pearl Chase over differences on how to finance the reconstruction
of the Santa Barbara Presidio. A discussion on water dowsing runs from 00:41:12 to 00:44:12.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Frontier and pioneer life
Burke Adobe (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Genealogy
Glendessary (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Dowsing
Pierce, Charles T. (Charles Thomas), 1888-1972
Tompkins, Walker A. (Walker Allison), 1909-1988
Chase, Pearl, Miss, 1888-1979
Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976
Gledhill, Andriette B., Mrs. (Andriette Bowen), 1892-1979
Edwin P. and Elvira N. Bradbury Interview
1970
Edwin P. and Elvira N. Bradbury Interview - Part 1
Edwin P. and Elvira N. Bradbury Interview - Part 2
source: Bradbury, Edwin P. (Edwin Perley), 1883-1971
source: Bradbury, Elvira C. (Norris), 1883-1972
Creator: Toporeck, Dorothy Holmes, 1907-1993
Physical Description: 2 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Track 1 is an interview with three residents, E. P. Bradbury, his wife Elvira, and a second woman named Bertha, and a second
unidentified man, about early days in Santa Barbara. Track 2 is a continuation of the interview. Recording was made by Dorothy
Holmes Toporeck.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Street-railroads
City planning
Parades
State Street (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Bradbury, Edwin P. (Edwin Perley), 1883-1971
Bradbury, Elvira C. (Norris), 1883-1972
Oral Readings
1960-1963
Physical Description: 13 Electronic files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Oral reading
Garden Club Chairman Speech
Garden Club Chairman Speech
Creator: Toporeck, Dorothy Holmes, 1907-1993
Physical Description: 2 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: The first four minutes of this track is Dorothy Holmes Toporeck's pre-recorded speech intended for a gardening club. The second
recording on this track, starting at 00:04:01, is a broadcast of a 1966 humorous look at American politics titled, "A Funny
Thing Happened on the Way to the White House." The last recording on this track, starting at 00:23:07 and continuing on Track
2, is a broadcast of the 1965 Emmy award-winning documentary on John F. Kennedy titled, "A Young Man From Boston."
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Gardening
Clubs
Robinson-De la Guerra nuptials from Two Years Before the Mast
Robinson-De La Guerra nuptials from Two Years Before the Mast
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: A reading of a passage from Richard Henry Dana's book, Two Years Before the Mast, runs from 00:00:00 to 00:02:06.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Oral reading
Santa Barbara Tales: Sloyd School to UCSB
Santa Barbara Tales: Sloyd School to UCSB
Creator: Toporeck, Dorothy Holmes, 1907-1993
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: This track contains a reading by Dorothy Holmes Toporeck of her article, Santa Barbara Tales: Janie, a dramatized story based
on the interview with Jane Cushing Abraham and other sources.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Schools
Abraham, Jane Cushing Miller, 1882-1963
Santa Barbara State Normal School
University of California, Santa Barbara
Jack Carrillo Family and Career Account
1960
Jack Carrillo Family and Career Account
source: Carrillo, Jack (Edward John), 1876-1964
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Undated recording of Jack Carrillo reading an historical account of the Carrillo family and his half century career as a civil
engineer.
Related Materials
See; 1967-162 Carrillo (Edward John) Civil Engineering Career Records, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical Museum
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Railroads
Rivers -- Colorado
Dams
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Carrillo family
Carrillo, Jack (Edward John), 1876-1964
Eulogy for Robert Cameron Rogers
1960
Eulogy for Robert Cameron Rogers
Creator: Rogers, Cameron, 1900-1971
source: Rogers, Cameron, 1900-1971
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Related Materials
In the historical novel, The Rose Dawn, by Stewart Edward White, a sketch of the poet Robert Cameron Rogers in his thirties,
is represented in the character, Gordon Carson. Rogers' wife, Beatrice Fernald Rogers is also represented.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Eulogies
Rogers, Robert Cameron, 1862-1912
Rogers, Cameron, 1900-1971
Historical Personalities of Santa Barbara
1961
Historical Personalities of Santa Barbara
Creator: Phillips, Michael J., 1876-1932
source: Toporeck, Dorothy Holmes, 1907-1993
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Dorothy Holmes Toporeck reads from the newspaper, Phillips' History of Santa Barbara County, and Thompson and West's History
of Santa Barbara County.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Santa Barbara (Calif.) -- History
Kimberly, Jennie, Miss, 1874-1964
Abraham, Byron Alonzo, 1888-1967
Abraham, Bertha H., Miss, 1885-1974
Fernald House
Hollister, W. W., Col. (William Welles), 1818-1886
Toporeck, Dorothy Holmes, 1907-1993
Colonel Hollister's California
1961
Colonel Hollister's California
Creator: Tompkins, Walker A. (Walker Allison), 1909-1988
source: Toporeck, Dorothy Holmes, 1907-1993
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: Starting at 00:07:05, Dorothy Holmes Toporeck reads excerpts from Walker Tompkins' unpublished manuscript titled, Col. Hollister's
California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Bishop Ranch (Goleta, Calif.)
Hollister, W. W., Col. (William Welles), 1818-1886
Toporeck, Dorothy Holmes, 1907-1993
Living Memories: The Story of Mrs. Alfred Smith Sr.
1962
The Story of Mrs. Alfred Smith Sr.
Creator: Toporeck, Dorothy Holmes, 1907-1993
Physical Description: 1 Electronic files
Early Movie Making in Santa Barbara
1963-07-10
Early Movie Making in Santa Barbara - Part 1
Early Movie Making in Santa Barbara - Part 2
source: Toporeck, Dorothy Holmes, 1907-1993
Physical Description: 2 Electronic files
Material Specific Details: On Tracks 1 and 2, Dorothy Holmes Toporeck reads newspaper and movie industry magazine articles related to Santa Barbara's
Flying A Studios.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Motion pictures
American Film Manufacturing Company
Toporeck, Dorothy Holmes, 1907-1993
