Ruiz, Russell A. (Russell Antonio), 1925-1988
Dates
- Existence: 1925 - 1988
Biography
Russell Antonio Ruiz was a local artist-historian who in many ways may be called the father of the contemporary restoration of the Santa Barbara Presidio. Mr. Ruiz was himself a presidio soldier's descendant. He claimed direct ancestry to Felipe de Goicoechea, early comandante of the Spanish Royal Presidio. Prior to the founding of the Santa Barbara Trust, Mr. Ruiz expressed a goal to restore the Santa Barbara Presidio. He devoted more than thirty years of totally volunteer effort to this end. Russell provided historical accounts, drawings and paintings, models of buildings, flags, hand-made soldiers uniforms, presidio soldier models, construction, direction, and archaeological advice to the presidio project.
Russell Ruiz was elected to the Board of Trustees of the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation in January of 1971. He was made Honorary Life Trustee in 1984. Mr. Ruiz was also a life member of the Santa Barbara Historical Society. He acted as historian for the Quabajai Indian Association and was a member of Los Californianos and of Los Pobladores 200. In 1977, Mr. Ruiz served as honorary grand marshal of the Old Spanish Days historical parade.
Mr. Ruiz was best-known for his paintings and pen and ink sketches of early California. His drawings of early Santa Barbara history appeared in numerous publications. Russell Ruiz received an Award of Merit for outstanding contributions to California history from the California Historical Society in 1968. He was lauded by the society at that time for his work in skillful oil and watercolor paintings and scale models of historic sites backed up by resourceful scholarship and meticulous research."
— Obituary written by Michael R. Hardwick and published in the Winter 1988 issue of La Campana.
Found in 30 Collections and/or Records:
People: J.O. Craig, M. Hammer, C. Rudolph, J. Ruiz, R. Ruiz, 1982 - 1989
Fifteen boxes of photographic prints and negatives from the 1980s and 1990s of SBTHP events and people created and donated by local photographer William (Bill) Dewey.
Presidio Chapel Activities, 1971 June
The local history articles contained in the La Campana History Papers include original research in the fields of history, archaeology, and historic preservation centered on the Santa Barbara Presidio Neighborhood.
Not included in this index are articles related to SBTHP programming and events.Presidio Revolt of 1829, 1971 May
The local history articles contained in the La Campana History Papers include original research in the fields of history, archaeology, and historic preservation centered on the Santa Barbara Presidio Neighborhood.
Not included in this index are articles related to SBTHP programming and events.Russell Ruiz's drawings of Phase VIII Archaeology at Chapel Site, 1982-03
The inactive Institutional Records of the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation have been collected together and described in two batches:
The first major batch of records includes 32 boxes of institutional records documented under accession number 2012.06.
The second major batch of records includes approximately 22 boxes of institutional records documented under accession number 2019.326.
Santa Barbara City – Paintings and Sketches, 1840 - 1955
The Presidio Neighborhood Photograph Collection contains images gathered by the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation during research and activities conducted in support of the reconstruction of the Santa Barbara Presidio.
The collection contains a wide variety of image formats taken by many photographers over the course of than 150 years.
Santa Barbara Presidio – Paintings and Sketches, 1963 - 1985
The Presidio Neighborhood Photograph Collection contains images gathered by the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation during research and activities conducted in support of the reconstruction of the Santa Barbara Presidio.
The collection contains a wide variety of image formats taken by many photographers over the course of than 150 years.
Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation Institutional Records
The inactive Institutional Records of the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation have been collected together and described in two batches:
The first major batch of records includes 32 boxes of institutional records documented under accession number 2012.06.
The second major batch of records includes approximately 22 boxes of institutional records documented under accession number 2019.326.
Santa Barbara's First American, 1970 November
The local history articles contained in the La Campana History Papers include original research in the fields of history, archaeology, and historic preservation centered on the Santa Barbara Presidio Neighborhood.
Not included in this index are articles related to SBTHP programming and events.Santa Barbara's Old Indian Name, 1971 March
The local history articles contained in the La Campana History Papers include original research in the fields of history, archaeology, and historic preservation centered on the Santa Barbara Presidio Neighborhood.
Not included in this index are articles related to SBTHP programming and events.Santa Barbara's Visit of George Vancouver, 1793, 1971 January
The local history articles contained in the La Campana History Papers include original research in the fields of history, archaeology, and historic preservation centered on the Santa Barbara Presidio Neighborhood.
Not included in this index are articles related to SBTHP programming and events.Additional filters:
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