Tebbetts (George P. and Mary) memorial collection, approximately 1830s-1950s

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Summary

Title:
George P. and Mary Tebbetts memorial collection
Dates:
approximately 1830s-1950s
Creators:
Tebbetts, Nathan A.
Abstract:
Manuscripts, diaries, correspondence, photographs, ledgers/account books, scrapbooks, newspapers (including 1883-1885 Santa Barbara Daily Independent), papers and documents from the San Francisco Examiner. Also, tape and partial transcript of recording by Nathan A. Tebbetts. Artifacts include three Colt revolvers.
Extent:
6 Linear Feet (2 document boxes, 3 oversize boxes, 1 map cabinet folder, 3 revolvers, 2 chests)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], George P. and Mary Tebbetts memorial collection, Wyles Mss 15. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains manuscripts, including three diaries dating to 1856, 1863, and 1866, correspondence, photographs, ledgers/account books, scrapbooks, newspapers (include 1883-1885 Santa Barbara Daily Independent), papers and documents from the San Francisco Examiner, and a tape and partial transcript of a recording by Nathan A. Tebbetts. Also nine black-and-white photographs of dirigibles, mostly above San Francisco, including one of the Graf Zeppelin. Artifacts include three Colt revolvers, one framed oil painting, and two wooden chests, apparently made at the Anna Blake School.

There also are numerous books from the collection, mainly 19th century works relating to California. These have been cataloged individually and can be searched in the UCSB Library online catalog. Newspapers have been separated to the Special Collections newspaper shelves.

No detailed container list presently is available.

Biographical / historical:

The Tebbetts were newspaper people, with close links to Thomas A. Storke (Santa Barbara News-Press). Despite the title of the collection, much of the material relates to Nathan A. Tebbetts' life. Nathan grew up in Santa Barbara, but worked with the San Francisco Examiner for many years, mostly re resort advertising. His father, George P. Tebbetts, founded the SB Daily and Weekly Independent, and the collection includes financial records of the paper in the 1880s and 1890s.

Acquisition information:
Donation by son, Nathan A. Tebbetts, 1968; additions from his wife, Alice Tebbetts, 1978-1979.
Processing information:

Collection contains materials previously identified as George P. and Mary Tebbetts memorial collection, SBHC Mss 42. Collection contains materials previously identified as Nathan A. Tebbets autobiography, Wyles SC 238; Collection contains materials previously identified as George P. and Mary Tebbetts memorial collection, Mss 163.

Physical location:
Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Arrangement and description by D. Tambo, 2011; finding aid revised by Zachary Liebhaber, 2020.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2021-01-14 10:12:27 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. Some materials will require special handling. Please contact the Department of Special Research Collections in advance to request access.

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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], George P. and Mary Tebbetts memorial collection, Wyles Mss 15. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:
UC Santa Barbara Library
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
Contact:
(805) 893-3062
special@library.ucsb.edu
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