Leases

Abstract

The papers of the Den, Bell, and Luton Families are focused largely on land ownership by brothers Nicholas and Richard Den, early settlers of Santa Barbara and Los Angeles, and their heirs. They highlight the transition in land tenure during the Mexican period and early years of California statehood as well as the inner operations of land and oil development in Santa Barbara County during the first part of the twentieth century.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Group: This sub-group contains records related to SBTHP's acquisition of property for El Presidio State Historic Park, as well as additional acquisitions in the Presidio neighborhood. The sub-group is made up of a growing list of series, as new records for Trust-owned buildings are added to the archives. Series 1 Acquisition and Development: These records deal with agreements between the City and County of Santa Barbara and the SBTHP for land acquisition for the rebuilding of the Santa Barbara...

Content Description From the Record Group:

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.

Scope and Contents This sub-group contains records related to SBTHP's acquisition of property for El Presidio State Historic Park, as well as additional acquisitions in the Presidio neighborhood. The sub-group is made up of a growing list of series, as new records for Trust-owned buildings are added to the archives. Series 1 Acquisition and Development: These records deal with agreements between the City and County of Santa Barbara and the SBTHP for land acquisition for the rebuilding of the Santa Barbara...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Group: This sub-group contains records related to SBTHP's acquisition of property for El Presidio State Historic Park, as well as additional acquisitions in the Presidio neighborhood. The sub-group is made up of a growing list of series, as new records for Trust-owned buildings are added to the archives. Series 1 Acquisition and Development: These records deal with agreements between the City and County of Santa Barbara and the SBTHP for land acquisition for the rebuilding of the Santa Barbara...