We collect and conserve historical material for the study of Franciscan Missions and Native Peoples in the Americas.
The Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) educational and historical research institution which acquires, maintains and preserves books, maps, photographs, and documents, and other sources relating to the history of the California missions, Franciscan history, and the history of native peoples in the Southwest, up to roughly 1846.
We collect and conserve documents, books, maps, photo images, art, and artifacts pertaining to Franciscan missions, early California, and the native peoples of the Southwest. We strive to make these resources available to researchers and to promote discussion and publication within these areas.
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