The Presidio Research Center owns a number of historic manuscript collections documenting Santa Barbara and Spanish California history. Some of the collections are processed and available for use, while others are in various stages of inventory. Serious scholars may make an appointment to use the collections. Please contact Associate Director for Historical Resources Anne Petersen at (805) 966-5073.

Special Collections

• Pearl Chase Papers (finding aid)
• Paul Mills Papers
  
• Hass Papers
  
• Nancy Luton Jackson Family Papers
  
• Bunny Fontana Papers
  
• George and Vivian Obern Collection
  
• Robert R. Miller Papers
  
• Pablo de la Portilla Journal (finding aid)
  
• Canon Perdido Receipt
  
• Calvary Inspection Papers
  
• Lataillade Papers (finding aid)
• Ortega Papers
  
• Richard Whitehead Papers (finding aid)
• Walter Douglas Papers
  
• Glenn Price Papers (finding aid)
  
• Native Daughters of the Golden West Scrapbook Collection
  
• Sue Higman Papers
  
• Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation
  
• Institutional Files