Santa Barbara Legacy Reel Audio Tape Collection
Content Description
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 ninety-eighty (98) quarter-inch (1⁄4") reel-to-reel magnetic tapes represent the earliest audio recordings made by the Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
Dates
- 1952 - 1977
Creator
- Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976 (Recordist, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with the Santa Barbara Historical Museum. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head Archivist of the Gledhill Library.
Biographical / Historical
The Santa Barbara Historical Society was formed in October 1932 to foster research and study of the history of the city and county of Santa Barbara. In 1943, the Society became a California non-profit corporation with exhibit and storage space in the tower room of the Santa Barbara County Courthouse. In the 1950s the Franciscans offered the Society office and exhibition space at the Santa Barbara Mission. It was during this period that curator W. Edwin Gledhill began documenting the Society's preservation efforts by means of audio recordings. The capturing of memories on reel-to-reel magnetic tape continued into the 1970s until others took over the Society's recording efforts using the newer and more compact technology of audio cassettes.
Extent
97 Reels (in 3 record storage boxes)
22 Electronic files
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Santa Barbara Legacy Reel Audio Tapes Collection contains the earliest recordings of people and events of mid-20th century Santa Barbara historic preservation efforts. From the 1950s into the 1970s, there was a concerted effort at the local, county, and state levels to raise awareness of Santa Barbara's storied past. During this period the Historical Society, as the Museum was then known, began a publications program, established a decade-long presence at the Santa Barbara Mission, and built a permanent museum in the heart of downtown. Through the efforts of its leaders, the historic El Pueblo Viejo district was established along with a spin-off organization that would reconstruct the Presidio, Santa Barbara's birthplace. This collection of reel-to-reel tapes documents many of the key events of this golden era of historic preservation in Santa Barbara.
Arrangement
Tapes are arranged in chronological order by Created Date, then by first Interviewee, then by first Speaker, and finally by Title. See online items for listing of recordings.
Condition Description
Audio tapes are in usable condition although the true physical condition and quality of the recordings are unknown until they are digitized and made accessible.
Processing Information
The Santa Barbara Legacy Reel Audio Tape Collection was processed by Leslie A. Ervin and Chris S. Ervin CA from April to July 2022.
- Abraham, Jane Cushing Miller, 1882-1963 (Interviewee)
- Adobe houses
- American Film Manufacturing Company
- Architecture
- Architecture, Spanish colonial
- Archival materials
- Audiotapes
- Awards
- Beekeepers
- Birabent, Soledad Rochin, 1864-1960 (Speaker)
- Blakley, Jim (Elwood R.), 1924-2008 (Interviewer)
- Bradbury, Edwin Perley, 1883-1971 (Interviewee)
- California -- History
- Carrillo, E. J. (Edward John) (Interviewee)
- Chamberlain, Ida Catlett, 1872-1968 (Interviewee)
- Chase, Pearl, Miss, 1888-1979 (Speaker)
- City planning
- Conner, Elbert S., Mr., 1897-1979 (Speaker)
- Covarrubias, Maria Aurora, 1879-1966 (Interviewee)
- Curletti, Rosario Andrea, Miss, 1913-1986 (Interviewee)
- Curletti, Rosario Andrea, Miss, 1913-1986 (Speaker)
- Dentzel, Carl S. (Speaker)
- Donner Party
- Eisner, Simon, 1907-1999 (Speaker)
- Ellis, Anna Blake (Anna Blake Lincoln), 1904-2003 (Speaker)
- Erickson, Helen Louise Cooper, 1891-1979 (Speaker)
- Gebhard, David, Dr., 1927-1996 (Speaker)
- Geiger, Maynard J., 1901-1977 (Speaker)
- Geiringer, Bernice Abrams Shapiro, 1918-2001 (Performer)
- Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976 (Interviewer)
- Gold mines and mining
- Gould, Samuel B. (Samuel Brookner), 1910-1997 (Speaker)
- Greenwell, Arthur Merry, 1893-1962 (Speaker)
- Greenwell, Grace (Grace Violet Cavalleri), 1881-1967 (Interviewee)
- Hass, Jeremy Dennis, 1936-2014 (Speaker)
- Historic preservation
- Hollister, J. J., Jr. (John James), 1901-1961 (Interviewee)
- Hollister, J. J., Sr. (John James), 1870-1961 (Interviewee)
- Hoyt, Robert Ingle, 1913-1985 (Speaker)
- Hvolboll, Elizabeth Erro, 1930-2018 (Performer)
- Jackson, W. Turrentine (William Turrentine), 1915-2000 (Speaker)
- Kimberly, Jennie, Miss, 1874-1964 (Interviewee)
- Kimberly, Jennie, Miss, 1874-1964 (Speaker)
- Lillard, Mae Lillian Pickett, 1893-1973 (Interviewee)
- Lincoln, Annie Merton Stanwood, 1867-1955 (Interviewee)
- Mahood, Ruth I. (Ruth Ione) (Speaker)
- Monsen, Courtenay, 1893-1976 (Speaker)
- Monterey (Calif.)
- Morris, Ben Mitchel, 1920-2016 (Performer)
- Morris, Dorothy McReynolds, 1921-2015 (Performer)
- Muir, John, 1838-1914
- Neasham, Vernon Aubrey, Dr., 1908-1982 (Speaker)
- Newlin, Marguerite Mae Carver, 1878-1970 (Interviewee)
- O'Donnell, Mayo Hayes, 1892-1978 (Speaker)
- O'Neill, Owen (Owen Hugh), 1873-1967 (Interviewee)
- Oglesby, Richard Edward, Dr., 1931- (Speaker)
- Oil spills
- Old Spanish Days Fiesta
- Olmstead, Vesta A., 1863-1961 (Interviewee)
- Oral histories
- Otte, William L. (William Louis), 1871-1957 (Interviewee)
- Overbaugh, Marjorie Greenwell, 1894-1989 (Interviewee)
- Overbaugh, Roy F., 1882-1966 (Interviewee)
- Overbaugh, Roy F., 1882-1966 (Recording engineer)
- Painting
- Peck, Luisa (Louise Parrott), 1887-1958 (Interviewee)
- Peck, Luisa (Louise Parrott), 1887-1958 (Speaker)
- Perceval, Don Louis, 1908-1979 (Speaker)
- Phelan, Leontine Birabent, 1892-1994 (Interviewee)
- Phelan, Robert Vincent, 1884-1966 (Interviewee)
- Phillips, Michael J., 1876-1932 (Speaker)
- Pickett, Mima Elizabeth Lane, 1873-1968 (Interviewee)
- Pico, Avery (Avery Viola Shirrell Kellogg), 1875-1973 (Interviewee)
- Pierce, Charles T. (Charles Thomas), 1888-1972 (Interviewee)
- Pierce, Hiram Charles, 1860-1906 (Interviewee)
- Pierce, Hiram Charles, 1860-1906 (Speaker)
- Poett, Mercedes Dibblee, Mrs., 1877-1969 (Speaker)
- Pomeroy, Hugh R. (Hugh Reynolds), 1899-1961 (Speaker)
- Price, Francis B., Sr., 1890-1965 (Interviewee)
- Price, Francis B., Sr., 1890-1965 (Speaker)
- Rafferty, Max (Maxwell Lewis), 1917-1982 (Speaker)
- Richter, M. C. (Max Clemens), 1884-1973 (Interviewee)
- Rickard, John T., Judge (John Treloar), 1913-2000 (Speaker)
- Rogers, Cameron, 1900-1971 (Speaker)
- Ruiz, Russell A. (Russell Antonio), 1925-1988 (Interviewer)
- Ruiz, Russell A. (Russell Antonio), 1925-1988 (Speaker)
- Russo, Julia (Julia Mahoney), 1882-1964 (Interviewee)
- Sahyun, Melville, Dr., 1895-1977 (Speaker)
- Santa Barbara (Calif.) -- History
- Santa Barbara Earthquake, Calif., 1925
- Santa Barbara Presidio (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
- Santa Barbara State Normal School
- Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation
- Sexton, Horace A., Mr. (Horace Arthur), 1885-1971
- Sexton, Walter (Walter Ralph), 1863-1961
- Shipping
- Shipwrecks
- Smith, Dick, 1920-1977 (Interviewee)
- Smith, Dick, 1920-1977 (Speaker)
- Spalding, Georgiana (Georgiana Ysabel Lacy), 1877-1959 (Interviewee)
- Stagecoaches
- State Street (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
- Sweetser, Paul G. (Paul Greene), 1893-1977 (Interviewee)
- Sweetser, Paul G. (Paul Greene), 1893-1977 (Speaker)
- Tompkins, Walker A. (Walker Allison), 1909-1988 (Interviewer)
- Tompkins, Walker A. (Walker Allison), 1909-1988 (Speaker)
- Toporeck, Dorothy Holmes, 1907-1993 (Interviewer)
- Toporeck, Dorothy Holmes, 1907-1993 (Speaker)
- Transportation
- Weld, Dorothy Appleton (Dorothy Everard Appleton), 1878-1965 (Interviewee)
- Wells, Fargo & Company
- Wheelwright, Jane Hollister, 1905-2004 (Interviewee)
- Wheelwright, Jane Hollister, 1905-2004 (Speaker)
- Wheelwright, Joe (Joseph Balch), 1906-1999 (Speaker)
- Whitney, Ted (John Edward), 1879-1960 (Interviewee)
Creator
- Gledhill, Edwin, 1888-1976 (Recordist, Person)
- Gledhill, Andriette B., Mrs. (Andriette Bowen), 1892-1979 (Recordist, Person)
Source
- Santa Barbara Historical Museum (Donor, Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Santa Barbara Legacy Reel Audio Tape Collection
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Chris S. Ervin CA
- Date
- 2022-07-26
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Edition statement
- First edition
Repository Details
Part of the Gledhill Library Repository