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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

Address: 
401 West Hillcrest Drive
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
United States
Contact: 
Gary Brown
Phone: 
(805) 370-2372
Email: 
Gary_Brown@nps.gov
Website: 
http://www.nps.gov/samo/historyculture/index.htm

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Archives and Collections

Institution Type: 
Cultural Institution
State & Federal Government

The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area archives documents this park unit of the National Park Service.  The digital archives contain materials from individuals and organizations connected to the recreation area such as environmentalist Margot Feuer, Chumash Chief Charlie Cooke, scientist Margaret Stassforth, the Mountain Conservancy Foundation, and the Friends of Satwiwa. The collection also includes historical materials regarding federal park sites within the recreation area such as Paramount Ranch, Rancho Sierra Vista, Circle X Ranch, Solstice Canyon, Franklin Canyon and Peter Strauss Ranch.

Regions covered: 
The Santa Monica Mountains and adjacent areas
Time Period: 
1921-1949, 1950-1963, 1964-1980, 1981-Present
Languages: 
English
Sectors: 
Clubs/Service/Social Organizations, Community Service Organizations, European Descent, Lower to Middle Income, Middle to Upper Income, Native American Descent/Indigenous, Politics/Government

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