De la Guerra family photographs, circa 1870-circa 1920, bulk (bulk 1880-1885)

Summary

Creators:

Guerra family

Abstract:

Mainly 19th century studio portraits of members of the de la Guerra family of Santa Barbara, California.

Extent:

1 box (49 photographic prints) 49 digital objects

Language:

Collection materials are in English and Spanish

Background

Scope and content:

Mainly studio portraits of members of the de la Guerra family, descendants of Don José Antonio Julian de la Guerra y Noriega. Includes views of the family home in Santa Barbara, member of the family of Thomas B. Dibblee and Francesca de la Guerra Dibblee, Pablo de la Guerra, and others. Also included are two pamphlets about the family home.

Photographers of the images present include I.W. Taber, C.E. Watkins, Rieman & Co., Dames & Williams, W.N. Tuttle, Bradley & Rulofson, Tuttle & Fitzgerald, Tuttle & Lee, A.M. Stringfield, [I.N.] Cook, Hayward & Muzzall, G.D. Morse, Opposition Photographic Gallery, G. Larauza (Barcelona), Jones & Lotz, Oriental Photographic Parlors (San Luis Obispo), I. Ramirez, N.H. Reed, and Brewster's Gallery.

Biographical / historical:

The de la Guerra family of Santa Barabara were among the most prominent of Californio families, holding extensive ranchos under Spanish land grants prior to California statehood. Pablo de la Guerra (1819-1874), was a son of Don José Antonio Julian de la Guerra y Noriega (1779-1858) and was active in politics and government during the early decades of California statehood. The Casa de la Guerra adobe in Santa Barbara survives into the twenty-first century and houses a local history museum.

Several daughters and granddaughters of José Antonio de la Guerra y Noriega and his wife, Maria Antonia Carrillo de la Guerra, married early Anglo-American pioneers of California, bringing the surnames of Dibblee, Robinson, Ord, Hartnell and Lee, among others, into the family. Other Californio families closely related by marriages are Carrillo, Oreña and Sepulveda.

Acquisition information:

The de la Guerra family photographs were a gift to The Bancroft Library from California historian and collector Joseph Armstrong Baird. Their earlier provenance is unknown, but inscriptions suggest they belonged to a de la Guerra descendant.

Physical location:

Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.

Rules or conventions:

Guide prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Location of this collection:

UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library

University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library

Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US

Contact:

510-642-6481

bancref-library@berkeley.edu

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