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Nov 23, 20122 min read
New Oral History With Julia Forbes Uploaded by Research Center Volunteer Emma Engstrom
Emma Engstrom at the Presidio Research Center. Emma uses a audio editing software to make clips form digital files based on her notes...
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Oct 1, 20122 min read
Launching into our 50th Anniversary, and a New Online Collections Website (It’s a Big Day)!
by Anne Petersen The header for our new Online Collections website, created by Christa Clark Jones. Today, after one year of preparation,...
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Sep 7, 20121 min read
Party at Jimmy’s, 1947: Recognize Anyone?
Jimmy’s Oriental Gardens, June 15, 1947. Courtesy of Carlos Hidalgo and the Hidalgo Family. Carlos Hidalgo and his sisters Maria and...
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Aug 31, 20122 min read
Margarita Villa’s Collection Arrives at the Presidio Research Center
Bill Villa at the Presidio Research Center with books from his mother, Margarita’s, collection. Photo by Anne Petersen In June of this...
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Aug 15, 20122 min read
Santa Barbara’s Old Spanish Days Fiesta, Yesterday and Today
Fiesta dancers at El Paseo. Courtesy of the Presidio Research Center. While the confetti from cascarones is still being swept away from...
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Jun 22, 20122 min read
Rehousing De la Guerra
by Anne Petersen Monica Orozco, Anne Petersen and Stephanie Byrd with the new compact shelving until at the Santa Barbara Mission Archive...
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Jun 15, 20123 min read
Yes, Miss Chase, I’ll Be Right There!: An Interview with Kathi Brewster
by Anne Petersen Kathi Brewster (left) with Barbara Lindemann on the day of the interview at the Presidio Research Center. Photo by Anne...
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Dec 19, 20111 min read
Digitizing the Past: the Delfina de la Guerra Collection
by Katherine Lowe Librarian Torie Quiñonez holds an object for photographer Lael Wageneck. Photo by Anne Petersen. In the course of...
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Dec 2, 20112 min read
Sharing Memories is a Gift to the Future
by Anne Petersen Suzi Calderon Bellman and her father, Jack Calderon, review family photographs. Photo by Mike Imwalle. This week we...
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Oct 14, 20112 min read
Digitizing the Past: the Delfina de la Guerra Collection
By Katherine Lowe When processing a new collection, one of the fun things is thinking about ways to share the collection. Â Thanks to...
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Sep 23, 20112 min read
Rare Books Owned by the de la Guerra Family Now at the Presidio Research Center
By Torie Quiñonez The Presidio Research Center recently received a donation of the personal papers of Delfina de la Guerra, the last...
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