Alfred J. Hansen / Veterans of World War I Collection
Processed by David C. Tambo
Department of Special Collections
Davidson Library
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
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Preliminary Guide to the Alfred J. Hansen / Veterans of World War I Collection, ca. 1969-1988
Collection number: Bernath Mss 21
Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara
Contact Information:
- Department of Special Collections
- Davidson Library
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- Santa Barbara, CA 93106
- Phone: (805) 893-3062
- Fax: (805) 893-5749
- Email: special@library.ucsb.edu
- URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/special-collections/
- Processed by:
- David C. Tambo
- Date Completed:
- 11 August 2003
- Latest revision:
- Feb. 23, 2009
- Encoded by:
- David C. Gartrell; A. Demeter
© 2003 Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Alfred J. Hansen / Veterans of World War I Collection
Dates: ca. 1969-1988
Collection Number: Bernath Mss 21
Creator:
Hansen, Alfred J.
Collection Size:
1.6 linear feet
(4 document boxes)
Repository:
University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Department of Special Collections
Santa Barbara, California 93106-9010
Physical Location: SRLF.
Abstract: Records of the Veterans of World War I, District 7, which included Santa Barbara and surrounding areas. Hansen was a district
commander at one point, and also was active in the local unit.
Language:
English.
Access Restrictions
Collection is stored off-site; advance notice required for retrieval.
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
Alfred J. Hansen / Veterans of World War I Collection. Bernath Mss 21. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library,
University of California, Santa Barbara.
Acquisition Information
Donation from Alfred J. Hansen, 1988.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection primarily contains district and local records relating to the Veterans of World War I. District 7 covered areas
such as Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, Camarillo, and Ventura. Sunset Barracks No. 901 was the Santa Barbara unit. Hansen was
a district commander at one point, and also was active in the local unit.
The collection also includes material relating to the National Headquarters of Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A., Inc.
and to the Department of California, as well as some material relating to Veterans Administration benefits and treatment of
World War I veterans.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Veterans -- California -- History.
World War, 1914-1918.
Related Material
See list of World War I collections in UCSB Special Collections.
Subseries 1.
National Headquarters
Box 1: 1
General (includes correspondence)
Box 1: 3
Conventions (mainly programs),
1972,
1977,
1979
Box 1: 4
Officer's Guide (handbook), n.d.
Box 1: 5
Official Ritual (handbook),
1969-1977
Box 1: 6
Torch (newspaper - lack some issues),
1982-1987
Subseries 2.
Department of California
Box 1: 7
General (includes correspondence)
Box 1: 8
Annual Convention (mainly programs),
1975-1985
Box 1: 9
Bugle (newsletter - lack some issues),
1977-1988
Box 2: 1
Roster,
1975/1976-1986/1987
Box 2: 4-7
Correspondence (includes bulletins and reports),
ca. 1972-1986
Box 2: 8
Financial - Quarterly Reports,
1971-1978
Subseries 4.
Sunset Barracks No. 901 (Santa Barbara)
Box 3: 4
Correspondence,
ca. 1977-1985
Box 3: 5
Finances - Quartermaster's Reports,
1981-1985
Box 3: 6
Members (including death notices)
Box 3: 7
Membership Rosters,
ca. 1973-1986
Box 3: 8-9
Minutes (and related materials),
ca. 1971-1978
Box 4: 5
Scrapbook (includes photos)
Box 4: 7
Photographs (a few snapshots, mostly color, of WWI veterans)
Box 4: 8
Artifacts (including hat, pin, stamp)