Santa Barbara Mission Archive-Library
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Santa Barbara Mission Archive-Library
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For In-Person
- Please schedule at least one week in advance for on-site research appointments. Please fill out
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For Remote Assistance
- Please fill out
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to request remote research assistance.
Are you working on a California Missions project for class? Visit our education page to find videos, historical materials, and more for all your project needs.
Our collections include over 9,000 pages of documents from the Franciscan Missions of California and Arizona, the Junipero Serra Collection, and the De la Guerra family papers. They also include extensive art and ephemera.
Friends of SBMAL receive discounts on research fees and copies. You can find more information
here
.
The Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library is committed to collecting and preserving historical and cultural resources pertaining to Franciscan history and Missions and the communities with which they interacted.
"
SBMAL is a unique and indispensable resource. Its artifacts and documents tell the deep and complex story of California's diverse peoples - especially Native Americans, Latinos, and Anglos - in a way that is unmatched anywhere else in the state.
"
-Prof. Robert M. Senkewicz, Santa Clara University
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top of page
Doing
Research
at the Archive-Library
View
Education
Materials
Browse the
Collections
For In-Person
- Please schedule at least one week in advance for on-site research appointments. Please fill out
this form
to schedule an in-person appointment to conduct research at SBMAL.
For Remote Assistance
- Please fill out
this form
to request remote research assistance.
Are you working on a California Missions project for class? Visit our education page to find videos, historical materials, and more for all your project needs.
Our collections include over 9,000 pages of documents from the Franciscan Missions of California and Arizona, the Junipero Serra Collection, and the De la Guerra family papers. They also include extensive art and ephemera.
Friends of SBMAL receive discounts on research fees and copies. You can find more information
here
.
The Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library is committed to collecting and preserving historical and cultural resources pertaining to Franciscan history and Missions and the communities with which they interacted.
"
SBMAL is a unique and indispensable resource. Its artifacts and documents tell the deep and complex story of California's diverse peoples - especially Native Americans, Latinos, and Anglos - in a way that is unmatched anywhere else in the state.
"
-Prof. Robert M. Senkewicz, Santa Clara University
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