Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Lobero Theatre records
- Dates:
- 1869-2019, bulk 1922-2019
- Abstract:
- Organizational records of Santa Barbara California's Lobero Theatre, originally constructed in 1873 and reorganized and rebuilt in 1924 by a group of community members. The county owned theater is run by the Lobero Theatre Foundation and has hosted over 4,000 productions since 1924, including dance, theater, music, film and community events. Records include administrative and financial records, building files for the landmark building designed by Goerge Washington Smith, production files, photographs, clippings and scrapbooks. The production files are comprehensive and include most of the major cultural icons of the 20th century.
- Extent:
- 147 Linear Feet (117 document boxes, 24 flat boxes, and 67 cartons)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Lobero Theatre Archives, PA Mss 4. Department of Special Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Lobero Theatre Archives are divided into ten series: I: Administration; II: Board; III: Building Files; IV: Clippings; V: Committees; VI: Production Records; VII: Photographs and Posters; VIII: Video/Audio Tapes, IX: Scrapbooks and X: Artifacts. Each series is descibed below under series descriptions. Highlights of the collection include a complete run of production files from 1924-1997, with details on each event at the Lobero. Early production records are in scrapbooks, while later events have a folder of information. The collection also contains architectural records and building files for the landmark building designed by George Washington Smith, administrative records of the Lobero Theatre's administration and board.
- Biographical / historical:
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1873 Theatre Founded by Jose Lobero 1922 Lobero Theatre Incorporated 1924 New Building Built by George Washington Smith 1924 (August) First Production at the Lobero Theatre
- Acquisition information:
- Donated by Lobero Theatre Foundation, 1994. Subsequent unprocessed additions: Accession PA1999-003 approx. 40 linear ft. (27 boxes) 1999, Accession PA2004-002 approx. 21 linear ft. (14 boxes), 2004, Accession PA2007-006 approx. 17 linear ft. (17 boxes), 2007, Accession PA2009-005 approx. 14 linear ft. (9 boxes), 2009, Accession PA2011-004 approx. 10 linear ft. (7 boxes), 2011, Accession PA2011-021 approx. 10 linear ft. (7 boxes).
- Processing information:
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Collection contains materials previously identified as Lobero Theatre Collection SBHC Mss 28.
- Arrangement:
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The collection is divided into the following series: I. Administration, II. Board, III. Building files, IV. Clippings, V. Committees, VI. Production records, VII. Photographs and poster, VIII. Video/Audio tapes, IX. Scrapbooks, X. Artifacts.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-11-25 11:00:16 -0800 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research. A portion of this collection is stored offsite. Advance notice is required for retrieval.
- 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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[Identification of item], Lobero Theatre Archives, PA Mss 4. Department of Special 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