Charles A. Storke collection, circa 1850s-1980s

Summary

Creators:

Storke, C. A. (Charles Albert), 1847-1936

Abstract:

Files relating mainly to Storke's biography After the bugles--the West!, as well as family and research files.

Extent:

15 linear feet (15 cartons)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Charles A. Storke Collection, SBHC Mss 40. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

Materials in the collection include Storke/More family documents, biographical research files, and research files on various subjects and events, including land issues, newspapers, education, the Civil War (Andersonville), and Cornell University. The collection also includes manuscript drafts of After the bugles--the West!

Biographical / historical:

See After the bugles--the West!, by Charles Albert Storke, with Michael James Phillips (Box 11) for an autobiographical account.

Acquisition information:

Undetermined.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into four unnumbered series: The Biography, Storke/More family documents/history, Research files - Biographical (Bio Files), Research files - Subjects/Events

Physical location:

The collection is located at the Southern Regional Library Facility (SRLF).

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Related resources

Related material:

Jean Storke Menzies Collection, SBHC Mss 34, Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library.

Charles A. Storke II Collection, SBHC Mss 38, Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library.

Charles Albert Storke collection, SC 292, Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library.

Thomas M. Storke Collection, SBHC Mss 37, Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library.

Charles Albert Storke Papers, 1856-1936. Correspondence; manuscripts of his writings, including his memoirs; personalia; papers relating to his legal career; financial records; papers relating to the operation of the Storke ranches in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties; personal papers of other members of the More family, including those relating to the settlement of the Thomas Wallace More and Alexander Peter More estates, 1856-1910. Included also are papers relating to the settlement of Storke's estate, primarily by his son, Thomas More Storke. 4 boxes, 3 cartons, 4 volumes and 1 oversize folder. Linear feet: 6. Collection number: BANC MSS 73/71 c. For further information, check the electronic version of the guide at: http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf9s20081w/

Thomas More Storke Papers, [ca. 1906-1971]. Correspondence; biographical material including his memoirs; copies of his speeches; financial records; subject files; clippings; scrapbooks; photographs; genealogical material. Relate to his activities as editor of the Santa Barbara News-Press and his opposition to the John Birch Society; his civic interests; the operation of his ranches; and his service as regent of the University of California, 1955-1960. 39 boxes, 15 cartons, 2 packages, 2 oversize folders. Linear feet: 35. Collection number: BANC MSS 73/72 c. For further information, check the electronic version of the guide at: http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf609nb1gc/

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Biography files
Family papers
Manuscripts for publication
Memoirs
Research notes

Names:

Storck family -- Archives
Moore family -- Archives
Storke, C. A. (Charles Albert), 1847-1936 -- Archives
Storke, C. A. (Charles Albert), 1847-1936 -- After the bugles--the West!

Places:

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. The collection is stored offsite. Advance notice is required for retrieval.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research 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.

This collection contains copies of materials housed at numerous other repositories, including the Bancroft Library, California State Archives, and California State Library. No further reproduction of any copies is allowed without express written permission from the repository holding the original materials.

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Charles A. Storke Collection, SBHC Mss 40. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:

UC Santa Barbara, Special Research Collections

UC Santa Barbara Library

Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US

Contact:

(805) 893-3062

special@library.ucsb.edu

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