This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Two rooms hidden at La Purisima Mission archive reveal CCC era finds
In the La Purisima Mission state historic park archive rooms, artifacts, blueprints, photographs, and correspondence accumulate from three archaeological digs and park employee transactions. The Civilian Conservation Corps began the restoration in 1934 and recovered nearly 7,000 items during 1934 to 1941.
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la Purisima Mission
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
Edith Webb
Mike Hardwich
Mark Harrington
Arthur Woodward
Norman Gabel
UCSB
James Deetz
Deetz
California
Morley J. Mason
Mike
la Purisima
Susan Berryhill
Bonnie Forbes
Karen Hansen
Carl Gowen
Vandenberg
Park
Mission Grounds