Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Administrative History
Scope and Content of Collection
Descriptive Summary
Title: Records of the Isla Vista Improvement Association,
Date (inclusive): 1961-1967
Collection Number: SBHC Mss 51
Creator:
Isla Vista Improvement Association
Extent:
0.2 linear feet
(1 half-size document box)
Repository:
University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Department of Special Collections
Santa Barbara, California 93106-9010
Physical Location: Del Sur.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
None.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given
on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
Preferred Citation
Records of the Isla Vista Improvement Association. SBHC Mss 51. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University
of California, Santa Barbara.
Acquisition Information
The collection was first donated to the Isla Vista Community Council by Hope Smith. Donated by the Isla Vista Recreation and
Parks District, 1992.
Administrative History
The Isla Vista Improvement Association was an organization formed by Isla Vista landowners "to promote the welfare and general
improvement of the Isla Vista area." The Association held monthly meetings concerned with issues such as taxes, sewers, street
signs and sidewalks. The Association presented the interests of stakeholders to local government. Meetings were attended by
representatives of UCSB and the county government. In 1967, the Isla Vista Improvement Association merged with the Isla Vista
Homeowners Association to form the Isla Vista Association.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection contains a short historical sketch of the organization and its records, including by-laws, minutes of meetings,
membership lists, financial statements and correspondence.