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Trenwith's (1884-1981)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1884 - 1981

Biography

In the 1880s, George F. Trenwith moved to Santa Barbara and became a partner with N.P. Austin in his general store. When Austin died in the early 1890s, Trenwith bought out his partner's interest. A Santa Barbara institution, Austin and Trenwith (commonly known as Trenwith's) eventually closed in 1981.

— From Santa Barbara Independent 2007-01-17

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Frank (Israel Irving Noah) Collection

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2020-056
Dates: 1896 - 1962
Found in: Gledhill Library

Partners Developed Notable Store, 1964-01-05

 Item
Content Description From the Collection:

Six scrapbooks contain all thirty years of the weekly local history columns written by Mrs. Rouse for the Santa Barbara News-Press newspaper. Numbering approximately 1,500, the articles are cataloged by keywords in the Gledhill Library Subject Index. See Arrangement note for date range of articles within each scrapbook.

Dates: 1964-01-05

The First Grocery Delivered the Goods, 1971-04-25

 Item
Content Description From the Collection:

Six scrapbooks contain all thirty years of the weekly local history columns written by Mrs. Rouse for the Santa Barbara News-Press newspaper. Numbering approximately 1,500, the articles are cataloged by keywords in the Gledhill Library Subject Index. See Arrangement note for date range of articles within each scrapbook.

Dates: 1971-04-25