Alfred J. Hansen / Veterans of World War I Collection

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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.

 

Series 1.  Records

 

Subseries 1.  National Headquarters

Box 1: 1

General (includes correspondence)

Box 1: 2

Constitution and Bylaws

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 1: 10

Constitution and Bylaws

Box 2: 1

Roster, 1975/1976-1986/1987

 

Subseries 3.  District 7

Box 2: 2

Blood Bank

Box 2: 3

Constitution and Bylaws

Box 2: 4-7

Correspondence (includes bulletins and reports), ca. 1972-1986

Box 2: 8

Financial - Quarterly Reports, 1971-1978

Box 3: 1

Minutes, 1979-1982, 1986

 

Subseries 4.  Sunset Barracks No. 901 (Santa Barbara)

Box 3: 2

Auxiliary

Box 3: 3

Awards

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: 1-3

Minutes, ca. 1979-1985

Box 4: 4

Newspaper Clippings

Box 4: 5

Scrapbook (includes photos)

Box 4: 6

Veterans Administration

 

Series 2.  Photographs

Box 4: 7

Photographs (a few snapshots, mostly color, of WWI veterans)

 

Series 3.  Artifacts

Box 4: 8

Artifacts (including hat, pin, stamp)