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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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
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 Notebooks – handwritten ideas, notes, observations, and drafts,
1976-1983
Box 1
Songs – 4 computer disks and 1 cassette tape
Box 2
Tech Notebooks – handwritten notes, mainly about computer software,
1997-2004