Guide to Isla Vista Statistical Ledgers

A. Demeter
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 Isla Vista Statistical Ledgers, ca. 1970-1974

Collection number: UArch 117

Department of Special Collections

Davidson Library

University of California, Santa Barbara
Processed by:
Special Collections staff
Date Completed:
Sept. 8, 2010
Encoded by:
A. Demeter
© 2009 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Isla Vista Statistical Ledgers
Dates: ca. 1970-1974
Collection number: UArch 117
Collection Size: 0.3 linear feet (1 flat oversize box)
Repository: University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Dept. of Special Collections
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Abstract: Collection contains two ledgers with computer-generated statistics about Isla Vista.
Physical location: Del Sur, University Archives, 30B.
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

Isla Vista Statistical Ledgers. UArch 117. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Acquisition Information

Undetermined.

Scope and Content of Collection

Collection contains two ledgers with computer-generated statistics about Isla Vista. The first is a demographic survey from 1974, including statistics on living arrangements, pets, forms of transportation, and taxes. The second ledger contains statistics on incidents involving the Isla Vista police during the June 1970 riots. The June 1970 riots, sometimes referred to as Isla Vista III, were the last of three sets of riots. IV III was most notable for the many cases of police brutality that occurred during the week of protest.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Isla Vista (Calif.)
Student movements.

Related Manuscript Materials

In University Archives:
  • Associated Students subject files, UArch 21
  • Office of the Chancellor, Chancellors' records, UArch 17 – Chancellor Cheadle's files on the riots and student protests
  • Office of Public Information, Isla Vista / Student Unrest files, UArch 36
  • Office of Public Information subject files, UArch 12
  • Student Organizations collection, UArch 101 – Files on student movements, protests, etc.
  • C. Ray Varley papers, UArch FacP 20
In Special Collections:
  • Rolfe G. Buzzell collection, SBHC Mss 48
  • Isla Vista Archives, SBHC Mss 41
  • Local History files, SBHC Mss 44 – Files on IV riots (Bill Allen, Bank of America, etc.), and other protests and strikes.
  • John Ridland collection, SBHC Mss 47
  • Santa Barbara Citizens Commission on Civil Disorders collection, SBHC Mss 57 – Files on the aftermath of the IV riots, 1970.
  • James J. Sullivan collection, SBHC Mss 49 – Includes additional PPAP reports.
Many additional resources, including monographs, newspapers, and films, are listed on the Department of Special Collections website, http://www.library.ucsb.edu/speccoll/research/ivweb/index.html 

Box 1

Demographic survey of Isla Vista, 1974

Box 1

"Isla Vista Disturbances of June 1970: Informational Sort Program on PPAP [Police Practices Action Project] Incident Reports and Police Info.," c. 1970