Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- The collection contains biographical information, documents, financial records, and photographs pertaining to Goleta, California residents Vernon (Verne), wife Carolyn, and son Kevin Christensen. Also included are several poetry and tech (computer software) notebooks, and loose copies of poems and songs by Vernon Christensen.
- Extent:
- 2 linear feet (2 cartons)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Vernon Christensen Family Papers. Mss 274. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains biographical information, documents, financial records, and photographs pertaining to Goleta, California residents Vernon (Verne), wife Carolyn, and son Kevin Christensen. Also included are several poetry and tech (computer software) notebooks, and loose copies of poems and songs by Vernon Christensen. Vernon was an electronics engineer who worked for Santa Barbara Research Center (a subsidiary of Hughes Aircraft Company) and General Motors Defense Research Lab, as well as independently.
Vernon and Carolyn Christensen were parents of Kevin Christensen, a UCSB student. Kevin (1969-1991) was killed in a car crash just prior to his senior year. An endowment (the Kevin Christensen Memorial Scholarship Fund) was established by a bequest from his late mother in 2010 to provide ongoing support for student scholarships.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift from the Christensen Family Estate, 2010.
- Physical location:
- Vault.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Names:
- Christensen, Vernon
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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None.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special 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:
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Vernon Christensen Family Papers. Mss 274. Department of Special Collections, Davidson 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