University of California, Santa Barbara, Office of Facilities Management Records, 1874-1998, bulk 1960-1980
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- University of California, Santa Barbara, Office of Facilities Management records
- Dates:
- 1874-1998, bulk 1960-1980
- Abstract:
- Records from the University of California, Santa Barbara's Office of Facilities Management, mostly pertaining to the land acquisition and facilities development of its current Goleta location.
- Extent:
- 32.25 Linear Feet (31 cartons, and 1 flatbox)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Item description]. University of California, Santa Barbara, Office of Facilities Management Records. UArch 27. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains records of UCSB's Office of Facilities Management, mostly pertaining to the facilities development of the University of California, Santa Barbara, focusing on its current Goleta location. Many of the documents relate to the establishment of roads (in particular, Storke, Los Carneros and El Colegio), sewage lines and other utilities. Another portion of the documents relate to land acquisitions which resulted in the establishment and maintenance of the Goleta campus, the Devereux Center, and the Isla Vista Sanitary District.
Materials may include correspondence, maps, surveys, easements, deeds, lease agreements, photographs, meeting minutes, and construction and planning documents.
- Biographical / historical:
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The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) began as Santa Barbara State College, and was converted to Santa Barbara College of the University of California during World War II. Thomas M. Storke, publisher of the Santa Barbara News-Press, was a dominant advocate for the transition from state college to university status. The original campus location was situated on land previously occupied by Santa Barbara Junior College, situated on the mesa site. Additional land was located in an area known as the "Riviera" site.
In 1949, the entire campus moved to its current site in Goleta, previously occupied by a Marine Air Corps Station. The land offered 400 acres of "improvements that included miles of paved road, a water system, a sewage disposal plant and seventy-five other buildings, some of which could be used as temporary classrooms, dormitories, dining halls, and recreation facilities (p. 348)." Obtaining the land from the War Assets Administration could be done for no cost because the land would be used for educational purposes. The Marine station was previously the Bishop Den Ranch, part of the Rancho Los Dos Pueblos. In 1958, the name was officially changed to University of California, Santa Barbara. The adjacent student community of Isla Vista was formed in 1954.
Source: Stadtman, Verne (1970). The University of California, 1868-1968. McGraw-Hill, 594.
- Acquisition information:
- Transfer from Facilities Management.
- Processing information:
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Many of the deeds, easements and other legal documents are identified by the abbreviation O.R (Official Record), and are further divided by Book and Page Number. For example, 1389/475 O.R. pertains to Official Record, Book 1389, Page 475.
- Arrangement:
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The collection is arranged, as originally received, into two series:
- Series 1: General files
- Series 2: Fred Gillard's files
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-04-10 10:05:17 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the collection and physical objects belong to the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at the UCSB Library. All applicable literary rights, including copyright to the collection and physical objects, are protected under Chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code and are retained by the creator and the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns.
All requests to reproduce, quote from, or otherwise reuse collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB at special@library.ucsb.edu. Consent is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or their assigns for permission to publish where the UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
- Preferred citation:
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[Item description]. University of California, Santa Barbara, Office of Facilities Management Records. UArch 27. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Location of this collection:
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UC Santa Barbara LibrarySanta Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-3062