Author Archives: miorozco

A Glimpse into the Rare Books Collection: “Polar Scenes” by Joachim Campe

Posted on February 12, 2020 by miorozco

By Anastasia Heaton While diving into the Rare Books Collection here at the Santa Bárbara Mission Archive Library (SBMAL), I was stunned to find a considerable amount of late 18th and early 19th-century travel literature. These works detail Western Europeans’ … Continue reading →

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The Life of Christ On Copper Paintings Restoration

Posted on January 20, 2020 by miorozco

by Anastasia Heaton Thanks to a generous grant from the California Missions Foundation, the Santa Barbara Mission Archive-Library has been able to move forward with restoration treatment for five unique paintings from its collections. These five artworks depict scenes from … Continue reading →

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St. Barbara Province Chaplains During WWII

Posted on October 4, 2017 by miorozco

by Kelsey Blois I’ve always had this fascination with the intersection of local and global history, with hearing how international events affected my local community. It provides the kind of personal perspective that just isn’t available in a textbook, making … Continue reading →

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St. Joseph Painting Restoration

Posted on July 3, 2017 by miorozco

Thanks to a very generous grant from the California Missions Foundation the Archive-Library recently restored a “St. Joseph with Christ Child” painting from the collection. The painting of Saint Joseph dates from 18th or early 19th century and is signed … Continue reading →

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Close-up of the (Art) Collection

Posted on April 26, 2017 by miorozco

Thanks to a very generous donation the Archive-Library is now home to this beautiful painting of Madonna and Child also known as Our Lady of the Rosary of Pomata. The oil painting is 17th or 18th century from the Cuzco … Continue reading →

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Norman Neuerburg

Posted on April 6, 2017 by miorozco

Hello! My name is Kelsey Blois and I’m an intern at the Santa Barbara Mission Archive-Library. I’m also a sophomore at Westmont College, working toward a double major in History and Spanish. This internship serves as my first foray into … Continue reading →

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Sketches of an Artist, J. Franklin Waldo

Posted on December 28, 2016 by miorozco

John Franklin Waldo was born in 1835 in Vermont.  Early in his life he worked as a carriage and sign painter and then, in 1871, studied at the Chicago Academy of Design.  While largely supporting himself as a fresco painter, … Continue reading →

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Digital Incunabula or, Br. Jeff loves Alliteration

Posted on December 16, 2016 by miorozco

By Br. Jeff Durham, OFM Many of the patrons at the Santa Barbara Mission-Archive Library assume that all of the things we do involve old documents, manuscripts and photos. However, there is a slow trickle of items which I refer … Continue reading →

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Q and A with Br. Jeff

Posted on December 16, 2016 by miorozco

  Br. Jeff hard at work on the finding guide for the Oblasser Collection. Br. Jeff comes to the Archive-Library each week day morning, comedic coffee cup in hand, to continue his work with the Oblasser Collection. What follows is part of … Continue reading →

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Welcome, Br. Jeff!

Posted on September 30, 2016 by miorozco

My name is Jeff, I am originally from North Carolina, but have lived in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1998. I currently live in Santa Barbara, California. I am a friar in the Order of Friars Minor, which was … Continue reading →

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