Guide to the Fred Eissler papers SBHC Mss 15

Finding aid prepared by D. Tambo 2002; Denise Kniter, 2015.

UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections

University of California, Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara 93106-9010

special@library.ucsb.edu

URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/special-collections

2002, 2015, 2019

Title: Fred Eissler papers

Identifier/Call Number: SBHC Mss 15

Contributing Institution: UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 21.59 linear feet (14 cartons, 3 document boxes, 2 oversize boxes)

Creator: Eissler, Fred

Date (inclusive): 1950s-2010

Date (bulk): 1966-1972

Abstract: Papers of environmentalist and teacher Frederick Eissler (1922-2014). Files relate to the Santa Barbara Airport, Crosstown Freeway, Goleta Slough/Goleta Valley Flood Control Project, and the Sierra Club. In addition to these files, a large component of the collection contains Eissler's research files, correspondence and photographs.

Physical Location: The collection is located at the Southern Regional Library Facility (SRLF).

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research except for Subseries 4.2, which has not been processed. The collection is stored offsite. Advance notice is required for retrieval.

Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research 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

[Identification of Item], Fred Eissler papers, SBHC Mss 15. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Acquisition Information

Donation, 1991.

Biographical Note

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Frederick Eissler (1922-2014) earned his teaching credential at San Jose State University, going on to teach high school in Santa Barbara, California. As environmental activist, Frederick Eissler served on the national board of directors of the Sierra Club (1963-1969), and the Santa Barbara based Scenic Shoreline Preservation Conference (1967). Involved in the preservation of Santa Barbara coast wildlands, wilderness areas, marine sanctuaries, urban open spaces, and the Santa Barbara waterfront, Eissler played an instrumental role in many Santa Barbara area environmental, planning, and preservation issues from the 1960s to the end of his life.

Scope and Content

The collection contains files compiled by environmental leader Fred Eissler, and relate to local Santa Barbara development and environmental issues such as the Santa Barbara Airport, Crosstown Freeway, Goleta Slough/Goleta Valley Flood Control Project.

In addition, the collection contains Eissler's notes in the areas of environmental science, sociology, demographics, and psychology, perhaps in preparation for a book, personal and professional correspondence, as well as photographs, many related to Sierra Club Los Padres outings.

Arrangement

The collection has been divided into 4 series: 1. Airport, 2. Freeway, 3. Goleta Slough/Goleta Valley Flood Control, 4. Miscellaneous.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Environmentalists -- California -- Santa Barbara

Environmentalism -- California -- Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara County (Calif.) -- History, Local

Correspondence

Photographs

Research notes

Eissler, Fred -- Archives

Series 1. Airport

box-folder 1: 1 - 2

Airport 1970-1973

Series 2. Freeway

box-folder 1: 3

Charter Amendment 1970-1972

box-folder 1: 4

Clippings 1971-1972

box-folder 1: 5

Department of Transportation (U.S.) 1959-1970

box-folder 1: 6

Eschenroeder, Alan (Santa Barbara City Councilman) -- "Report on Traffic Statistics" (based on testimony, 15 July 1969) 1968-1970

box-folder 1: 7

Freeway Agreement 1972

box-folder 1: 8

San Bruno 1971

box-folder 1: 9

Santa Barbara Community Freeway Committee 1971-1972

Series 3. Goleta Slough/Goleta Valley Flood Control Project

box-folder 1: 10

Article (includes notes, clippings) 1968-1971

box-folder 1: 11

Avalon Stolport, Catalina Island 1968-1971

box-folder 1: 12

Citizens to Save Goleta Slough 1969

box-folder 1: 13

Clippings (includes some attached correspondence) 1966-1970

box-folder 1: 14 - 17

Corps of Engineers 1966-1971

box-folder 1: 18

Mission and Atascadero Creeks (includes material on past floods, flood control, riverbed lining) 1966-1971

box-folder 1: 19

Personal Transit 1969

box-folder 1: 20

Public Works Committee Hearing incl. testimony by Eissler 1970 September 16

box-folder 1: 21

Scenic Shorelines Preservation Conference, Inc. 1970-1975

box-folder 1: 22

Sierra Club 1968-1971

box-folder 1: 23

State of California 1968-1970

box-folder 1: 24

United States Coast Guard Hearing incl. testimony by Eissler 1969 December 9

box-folder 1: 25

University of California, Santa Barbara (includes report "Ward Memorial Boulevard and the Goleta Slough) 1969 November 4

Series 4. Miscellaneous

Scope and Content

The bulk of this series contains notes in the areas of environmental science, sociology, demographics, and psychology, perhaps in preparation for a book.

Also included in this series are personal and professional correspondence and photographs, many related to Sierra Club Los Padres outings.

Other Descriptive Information

Invidual items in this series are largely undated. In general, materials range from the 1950s to the early 2000s.

Subseries 4.1. Group A

Access Restrictions

This subseries may contain restricted materials. Please contact the Department of Special Collections at the UC Santa Barbara Library in advance to request access.

box 2

A2 443390-1 392 II: Letter to niece, Christie MacCabe 2002 December 24

9 11 undated

441524 116 Letter to Margaret (wife) regarding Outing Centennial and program notes, plus Margaret's program notes 2001 May 30

573765-1 388 Inst Ind need Index II undated

441388 267 Inst Ind need Index III undated

443390 Coalition 378 undated

374491-3 ECY0018 [ch Is?] III IV undated

College undated

Definitions [ch Is?] V VI San Rafael Wilderness Act

Paper VII VI undated

Marine [sanct?] undated

Age of Innocence Wharton [Garth?] letters to Muff undated

Matisse

Thoreau, Twain undated

Dana undated

Franklin undated

Miscellaneous notes and documents 1

Miscellaneous notes and documents 2 undated

box 3

WAR - War Religion 1/2 undated

WAR - War Religion 2/2 undated

II Universe

Transition and Metaphor 1/3 undated

Transition and Metaphor 2/3 undated

Transition and Metaphor 3/3 undated

Transition undated

Metaphor 1/2 undated

Metaphor 2/2 undated

Over excess undated

box 4

Most recent works folder 1 undated

Most recent works folder 2 undated

Most recent works folder 3 undated

Most recent works folder 4 undated

Most recent works folder 5 undated

Most recent works folder 6 undated

Most recent works folder 7 undated

Most recent works folder 8 undated

box 5

Peace, Tribe, Simplify, Ignorance, Silence - curriculum undated

Peace, Tribe, Simplify, Ignorance, Silence - notes 1/3 undated

Peace, Tribe, Simplify, Ignorace, Silence - FCS silence/education re(experts) service problem undated

Peace, Tribe, Simplify, Ignorance, Silence - notes 2/3 undated

Peace, Tribe, Simplify, Ignorance, Silence - notes 3/3 undated

Food chain, money market, population glut - notes 1/2 undated

Food chain, money market, population glut - war I undated

Food chain, money market, population glut - notes 2/2 undated

Food chain, money market, population glut - market growth machine undated

Lead, Leadership - notes 1/4 undated

Lead, Leadership - notes 2/4 undated

Lead, Leadership - notes 3/4 undated

Lead, Leadership - notes 4/4 undated

Fear, Negative - Fear

Fear, Negative - Refile undated

Fear, Negative - Cerebation - Awareness, Objection, Action undated

Fear, Negative - La Paz, Gratitude Gifts undated

Fear, Negative - Notes undated

box 6

314 - 425 [co?] IV Poetry undated

264 - 313 [co?] III Cape Hatteras undated

Dad autobiography [Lisman, Linda per 78?] undated

Growth [Tutiaxiog?] undated

FCS News undated

Unlabeled work undated

Conservation Writings, NCPTC undated

UCSB Notebook undated

FCS 38 39 FCS News, Exxon undated

Dad writings undated

Folder 1 undated

Folder 2 undated

Folder 3 undated

Folder 4 undated

Folder 5 undated

Folder 6 undated

Local Arts undated

History undated

Free Will/ Direct Virtual Experience undated

Exploding Growth undated

Cerebral Intent/Education Cerebral Leadership undated

Absolute Transition/Peace Possible undated

Education Leadership undated

Philosophy undated

Transitive Action undated

Transitional/Transition Indicator undated

96 Peaceful Intelligent Design undated

box 7

Power - notes 1/3

Power - notes 2/3

Power - notes 3/3

World - past/2nd cities 1/3

World - past/2nd cities 2/3

World - past/2nd cities 3/3

Religion - Thought

Mr. Eissler, Boundary Memo, San Rafael, visitor, victim undated

Unlabeled notes 1/2 undated

Unlabeled notes 2/2 undated

Awareness undated

box 8

Sierra Club - Information undated

Sierra Club - Equipment, food lists, information undated

Sierra Club - Membership Information undated

Sierra Club - Outing Log Master undated

Sierra Club - Empty Outing Logs undated

Sierra Club - Trail guides and geographical information undated

Sierra Club - Procedure Manual - Los Padres Chapter 1975 October

Outing Leadershp Lists undated

Miscellaneous Correspondence undated

[Teach] corp undated

Sierra Club - Impact report 1970

Sierra Club - Outings logs, Los Padres 1969

Handbook for Sierra Club chapters undated

Wilderness Impact Report undated

Channel Islands Cruises undated

Outing logs Los Padres 1972-1973

Outing logs Los Padres 1972

Los Padres Chapter Minutes Box 1988 July-1990 December

Sierra Club Outing Log 1970

Sierra Club Los Padres Outing Log 1971

Sierra Club Los Padres Outing Log 1973

box 9

Miscellaneous undated

441405 108 undated

IV overpop/raw undated

441524 385 undated

441513 119 Autobiography undated

[bulrey?] undated

4415251 391 undated

4415251 333 undated

5737651 393 /373327 003 (3080F) undated

III 152.3-219.6 undated

box 10

Definitions folder 1 - clippings undated

Definitions folder 2 - notes undated

Definitions folder 3 - 441527 112 undated

Category folder 1 - Dul, Rom, People undated

Category folder 2 undated

Earth undated

[illegible] undated

Grant undated

Ideas undated

Notes undated

box 11

Academic Studies undated

World Legislation Planning undated

Information Knowledge Revolution undated

Back to Roots undated

Wilderness undated

Leisure undated

Show selection undated

Prayer/Second City undated

Free Will to Live undated

Awareness undated

Population War undated

I I-19 undated

Letters UNC undated

Field Trips/Correspondence undated

FCS undated

box 12

Religion Easter State undated

1444 undated

Clippings undated

Armageddon Politics undated

1561 Persons undated

Backpackers undated

Tipping Point undated

319 3222 undated

829 undated

166 1180 undated

143 80 undated

Separatio/whole, church/state, public/private, philosophy undated

box 13

IV War/Peace transition, fundamentalism, peace management undated

Words metaphor undated

Coastal Commission undated

Personistic metaphor, person, individual, institution, globe, children undated

A2 undated

Prayer II, Kingdom come, will be done, gifts undated

War/peace turning point conscience leadership of… undated

War II undated

Prayer IV, deliverance, projection undated

A2 441524 1981 386 undated

Wilderness II undated

Southern California Mountains and Foothills Assesment undated

box 14

Correspondence from/to Fred Eissler (brown bag) 1959-1965

Holiday Cards to Eissler family (brown bag) undated

Correspondence from/to Anne, Margaret Parker, Christine Eissler (brown bag) undated

Old Photos (brown bag): Hopking chirlden, Dayton and Gerda Hyde, Anne and Tom undated

Anne, Margaret, Christine Eissler postcards (brown bag) undated

Correspondence - Big Flats 1946 June 1-1946 March 27

Correspondence - Williamsberg 1945 December 6-1945 December 13

Correspondence - Minersville

Correspondence - Trenton 1943 December 6-1944 August 10

Correspondence - C + 65 1943 April 27-1943 November 28

Correspondence - Powellsville 1942 September 28-1943 April 11

Correspondence - CO decision 1942 June 14-1942 November 21

Correspondence - Harvard 1942 August 11-1942 November 10

Correspondence - Albany 1941 July 8-1941 July 16

Correspondence - UNC part 1 1939-1940

Correspondence - UNC part 2 1940 April 27-1942 September 21

box 15

Slides - with description list

Slides - untitled (oil rigs)

Slides - 1 duplicate

Slides - old mission

Slides - 1

Slides - Ashby Mt. Club

Slides - Ch. 2

Slides - Ch. Duplicates

Slides - A. Harrison, S. M. Dunes

Slides - Mt. Whitney, Queen Valley, Elk, etc

Slides - Fred Eissler Sierra Club

Slides - Alamo 1960 June 22

Slides - Ch. 2 no. 2

Slides - [Diablo?] Canyon [McMillan?]

Slides - Sierra Impact

Slides - duplicates, Kauai - Maui Olympus National Park

Slides - 69/52 Sierra Club Slides, can workers

List of Channel Islands Color Slides

box 16

Slides - wooden box of slides

box 17

Prints - are each 3-S

Prints - Charlie [Scull?] reprints

Prints - Carpenteria Beach Clean Up 1959 June

Prints - untitled

Prints - Santa Maria Dunes

Negatives 1959 May 5

Prints - ADV plan Santa Maria Dunes S.L.O.G. overflow 1962 June 20

Prints - Bob Wood 'Life'

Prints - Jim Zuans, Al Hartzell photos and negatives

Prints - Rondal Partridge Sierra Club

Prints - Sierra Club clean up

Prints -Sierra Madres Ridge Road clean up trip

Prints - Clean up trip [Char?] Scull

Prints - Can Clean Up Negatives 1960 August 13-1960 August 20

Prints - One Each Lewis Iscol

Loaned Scull Negatives

Prints - Wilcox Acreage scrapbook

'Advertising Age' Yosemite/Forbes

Chaparral Ecosystems Research Conference 1985 May

Get Oil Out Inc Commendation

Eissler - Daily Log Notebook

oversize 18

Eissler - Sierra Club clean up photo reprints ( (14" x 11" cardboard backed) circa 1950-1965

Other Descriptive Information

11"x14", 11"x11", 8"x10"

oversize 19

Eissler - Sierra Club clean up photo reprints (14" x 11" cardboard backed) and fliers circa 1950-1969

Other Descriptive Information

11" x 14"

Subseries 4.2. Group B

Physical Description: 22 linear feet(22 cartons)

Access Restrictions

This subseries has not been processed. It may contain restricted materials. Adance notice is required for access.

Processing Information

Unprocessed