Collection context
Summary
Background
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Finding aid: https://www.sbmal.org/_files/ugd/224541_62673cc83ec74b29b9c74ec8b8bc2076.pdf
- Biographical / historical:
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This archive had its inception during the months when Joseph de Gálvez and Fray Junípero Serra planned the exploration of Alta California in 1768. The original archive remained in Serra's hands until his death in 1784. It was passed on to succeeding Presidentes of the mission system. As friars elsewhere confronted mission secularization and confiscation in the 19th century, they sent their missions' historical documents and materials to Mission Santa Bárbara, which has remained in the hands of the Franciscans from its founding in 1786 until the present day. The materials should be considered original manuscripts in Spanish, unless noted otherwise. These finding guides are the lifelong work and creation of historian and archivist, Fr. Maynard Geiger, O.F.M., Ph.D.
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1853 to 1885
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on April 17, 2025, 11:29 a.m.
Access and use
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The collection is open for research use by appointment. To make an appointment call (805) 682-4713 ext. 131 or email research@sbmal.org
- Preferred citation:
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Our Lady of Sorrows College Collection. Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library
- Location of this collection:
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2201 Laguna StreetSanta Barbara, CA 93105, US
- Contact:
- (805) 682-4713, ext. 131