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Santa Barbara Historical Museum

 Organization

Biography

Museum Directors

W. Edwin Gledhill 1956-1966

Timothy S. Hillebrand (Assistant/Acting) 1966-1967

Sylvia Griffiths 1968-1985

1985-1989

Richard R. Esparza [Executive] 1989-1990

William F. Luton, Jr. [Executive] 1990-1991

Charles L. Turner [Interim Executive] 1993

George M. Anderjack [Executive] 1997-2007

David S. Bisol [Executive] 2007-2012

Warren Miller [Interim Executive] 2012-2013

Lynn T. Brittner [Executive] 2013-2017

Michael Redmon [Interim Executive] 2017-2019

Dacia Harwood [Deputy] 2018-

Found in 98 Collections and/or Records:

Lieutenant Mark Hersey: the final days of Fort Mojave 1887-1890

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2021-017
Dates: Publication: 2012
Found in: Gledhill Library

M-U-M Magazine March 1954 issue featuring Señor Maldo

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2020-100
Dates: 1954-03
Found in: Gledhill Library

Man of the Year Award ceremony, 1954

 File
Content Description From the Collection:

The Santa Barbara Legacy Reel Audio Tape Collection contain recordings of oral histories, radio programs, meetings, lectures, telephone conversations, ceremonies, and music perfomances of local old timers and influential people. These 184 electronic files, extracted from 98 one quarter-inch reel-to-reel magnetic tapes, represent the earliest audio recordings made by the Santa Barbara Historical Museum.

Dates: 1954

Mary Miles Minter filmed in Flying A Studio interior photograph

 Unprocessed Material — shelf: 2011-054
Identifier: 2011-054
Dates: 1918; 1968
Found in: Gledhill Library

Mattei (Clarence) Exhibition 2022-2023

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2023-062
Found in: Gledhill Library

Memories of Mountain Drive Exhibition Photographs

 Unprocessed Material — Folder: 2022-134
Identifier: 2022-134
Dates: 1950 - 1970
Found in: Gledhill Library

Mountain Drive Oral History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR-2020-008
Abstract Mountain Drive, a residential enclave of free spirits located in the hills above Montecito, coalesced in the years following World War II. The driving force behind its formation was Robert McKee Hyde, known to all as Bobby. The spirit of the community was bohemian, a “live-and-let-live” feel that fostered a close-knit camaraderie. Community interaction often centered on a growing number of celebrations and festivals. Probably the best-known was the Wine Stomp, begun in 1952, in which the...
Dates: 1985 - 2022

Mountain Drive Oral History Digitized

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2021-053
Dates: 2021-06-11
Found in: Gledhill Library

Noel Young: A Casual Biography

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2022-060
Dates: Publication: 2001
Found in: Gledhill Library

Noticias Reserve Stock Back Issues

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2022-069
Dates: Publication: 1955 - 2022
Found in: Gledhill Library