Wells Fargo and Stagecoach History in Santa Barbara, 1974-05-02
Scope and Contents
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
- Event: 1974-05-02
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
1 Electronic files
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Materials Specific Details
Talk by professor of history William Turrentine Jackson on the Wells Fargo Company in Santa Barbara and Southern California.
Source
- Jackson, W. Turrentine (William Turrentine), 1915-2000 (Speaker, Person)
- JACKSON, W. TURRENTINE. “Stages, Mails and Express in Southern California: The Role of Wells, Fargo & Co. in the Pre-Railroad Period.” Southern California Quarterly 56, no. 3 (1974): 233–72. https://doi.org/10.2307/41171468. [JSTOR]
- Jackson, W. Turrentine. “Wells Fargo Staging over the Sierra.” California Historical Society Quarterly 49, no. 2 (1970): 99–133. https://doi.org/10.2307/25154449. [JSTOR]
- Jackson, W. Turrentine. “A New Look at Wells Fargo, Stage-Coaches and the Pony Express.” California Historical Society Quarterly 45, no. 4 (1966): 291–324. https://doi.org/10.2307/25154156. [JSTOR]
- Outland Charles F. 1973. Stagecoaching on El Camino Real Los Angeles to San Francisco 1861-1901; the Clouds on Its Origin--Its Turbulent and Boisterous Progress to the Completion of the Rails. Glendale Calif: A.H. Clark.
Repository Details
Part of the Gledhill Library Repository