Guide to the Vernon Christensen Family Papers

Preliminary arrangement and description by Dave Tambo
Department of Special Collections
Davidson Library
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Guide to the Vernon Christensen Family Papers, ca. 1922-2009

Collection number: Mss 274

Department of Special Collections

Davidson Library

University of California, Santa Barbara
Processed by:
Dave Tambo
Date Completed:
Apr. 22, 2010
Encoded by:
A. Demeter
© 2009 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Vernon Christensen Family Papers
Dates: ca. 1922-2009
Collection number: Mss 274
Collection Size: 2 linear feet (2 cartons)
Repository: University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Dept. of Special Collections
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Abstract: The collection contains biographical information, documents, financial records, and photographs pertaining to Goleta, California residents Vernon (Verne), wife Carolyn, and son Kevin Christensen. Also included are several poetry and tech (computer software) notebooks, and loose copies of poems and songs by Vernon Christensen.
Physical location: Vault.
Languages: English

Access Restrictions

None.

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

Vernon Christensen Family Papers. Mss 274. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Acquisition Information

Gift from the Christensen Family Estate, 2010.

Scope and Content of Collection

The collection contains biographical information, documents, financial records, and photographs pertaining to Goleta, California residents Vernon (Verne), wife Carolyn, and son Kevin Christensen. Also included are several poetry and tech (computer software) notebooks, and loose copies of poems and songs by Vernon Christensen. Vernon was an electronics engineer who worked for Santa Barbara Research Center (a subsidiary of Hughes Aircraft Company) and General Motors Defense Research Lab, as well as independently.
Vernon and Carolyn Christensen were parents of Kevin Christensen, a UCSB student. Kevin (1969-1991) was killed in a car crash just prior to his senior year. An endowment (the Kevin Christensen Memorial Scholarship Fund) was established by a bequest from his late mother in 2010 to provide ongoing support for student scholarships.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Christensen, Vernon


 

Biographical Information for Vernon, Carolyn, and Kevin Christensen

Box 1

Cote, James F. (family attorney) – biographical statement, ca. 2009

Box 1

Binder – includes family photos, documents, financial records, and copy of Vernon Christensen's poetry work, Words of Flesh (1975)

 

Vernon (Verne) Christensen

Box 1

Poetry – Loose

Box 1

Poetry Notebooks – handwritten ideas, notes, observations, and drafts, 1976-1983

Box 1

Songs – Loose

Box 1

Songs – 4 computer disks and 1 cassette tape

Box 2

Tech Notebooks – handwritten notes, mainly about computer software, 1997-2004