Subject files, administrative/financial and event files, newsletters, reports, and audiotape reels generated by the Friends of the UCSB Library during the course of its activities from 1958 to its dissolution in 2008.

From the Friends mission statement: "The Friends of the UCSB Library, founded in 1963, is dedicated to stimulating growth in library resources and facilities for the 21st century. The Friends seek to heighten community and alumni interest in the UCSB Libraries and to support academic programs at the University of California Santa Barbara by funding library collections and facilities." The Friends of the UCSB Library was dissolved in 2008.

12.09 linear feet (29 document boxes and 3 audiotape reels)

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