De la Guerra family photographs, circa 1870-circa 1920, bulk (bulk 1880-1885)

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Summary

Creators:
Guerra family
Abstract:
Mainly 19th century studio portraits of members of the de la Guerra family of Santa Barbara, California.
Extent:
1 box (49 photographic prints) 49 digital objects
Language:
Collection materials are in English and Spanish
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], De la Guerra Family Photographs, BANC PIC 1984.062: [item number]--PIC, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Background

Scope and content:

Mainly studio portraits of members of the de la Guerra family, descendants of Don José Antonio Julian de la Guerra y Noriega. Includes views of the family home in Santa Barbara, member of the family of Thomas B. Dibblee and Francesca de la Guerra Dibblee, Pablo de la Guerra, and others. Also included are two pamphlets about the family home.

Photographers of the images present include I.W. Taber, C.E. Watkins, Rieman & Co., Dames & Williams, W.N. Tuttle, Bradley & Rulofson, Tuttle & Fitzgerald, Tuttle & Lee, A.M. Stringfield, [I.N.] Cook, Hayward & Muzzall, G.D. Morse, Opposition Photographic Gallery, G. Larauza (Barcelona), Jones & Lotz, Oriental Photographic Parlors (San Luis Obispo), I. Ramirez, N.H. Reed, and Brewster's Gallery.

Biographical / historical:

The de la Guerra family of Santa Barabara were among the most prominent of Californio families, holding extensive ranchos under Spanish land grants prior to California statehood. Pablo de la Guerra (1819-1874), was a son of Don José Antonio Julian de la Guerra y Noriega (1779-1858) and was active in politics and government during the early decades of California statehood. The Casa de la Guerra adobe in Santa Barbara survives into the twenty-first century and houses a local history museum.

Several daughters and granddaughters of José Antonio de la Guerra y Noriega and his wife, Maria Antonia Carrillo de la Guerra, married early Anglo-American pioneers of California, bringing the surnames of Dibblee, Robinson, Ord, Hartnell and Lee, among others, into the family. Other Californio families closely related by marriages are Carrillo, Oreña and Sepulveda.

Acquisition information:
The de la Guerra family photographs were a gift to The Bancroft Library from California historian and collector Joseph Armstrong Baird. Their earlier provenance is unknown, but inscriptions suggest they belonged to a de la Guerra descendant.
Processing information:

The de la Guerra family photographs were cataloged by James Eason, Archivist for the Pictorial Collections. The collection was processed for digitization as part of the California Cultures project by Mary Elings, Archivist for Digital Collections. The digitization was carried out by the Digital Imaging Lab at UC Berkeley.

Accruals:

Additional material is not expected.

Physical location:
Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Rules or conventions:
Guide prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Please use digital facsimiles when possible.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or reproduce must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-6000. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

Copyright restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], De la Guerra Family Photographs, BANC PIC 1984.062: [item number]--PIC, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
Contact:
510-642-6481
bancref-library@berkeley.edu
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