Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Whitehead, Richard S.
- Language:
- English.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection is arranged in two series: Alphabetical Files and Geographical Files. Both series primarily are concerned with land use and planning. In some cases the key word apparently used for filing purposes, has been indicated in brackets.
- Biographical / historical:
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The following information is drawn from the Santa Barbara News-Press obituary of August 28, 1988:
Richard S. Whitehead was born July 11, 1907, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He moved to San Mateo, California, in 1913. He later received his BS and MA degrees from MIT. From 1946 to 1969 he worked for the County of Santa Barbara, as director of planning. Among his projects were the first master plan for airports in the county and planning for the Lake Cachuma recreational area. He also helped acquire six county beach parks and several inland parks, as well as establishing a uniform street numbering system in the county. He was a licensed land surveyor and registered civil engineer, a member of the State Water Pollution Control Board, the American Institute of Planners, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the Channel City Club. He also was the author of Citadel on the Channel: The Royal Presidio of Santa Barbara, Its Founding and Construction, 1782-1798, edited by Donald C. Cutter. Whitehead died in Santa Barbara, August 25, 1988.
- Physical location:
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
- Physical description:
- 2 linear feet (5 boxes)
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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UC Santa Barbara LibrarySanta Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-3062