Gebhard, David

Dr. David Gebhard (1927-1996) was an architectural historian and Professor in the History of Art and Architecture Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). He was the author of numerous works on architectural history, especially relating to California, including: A Guide to Architecture in Southern California (1965) with Robert Winter, L.A. in the Thirties, 1931-1941 (1975) with Harriette Von Breton, Santa Barbara Crosstown Freeway Historical Properties Inventory (1976), A Guide to Architecture in San Francisco & Northern California, A Guide to Architecture in Los Angeles & Southern California (1977), and Santa Barbara: The Creation of a New Spain in America (1982). He also authored guides to a number of exhibitions; most of these are held in the UCSB Arts Library Art Exhibition Catalog Collection.

Tom Martinson served as a planning consultant and was the former national director of the Society of Architectural Historians.

From the guide to the Guide to Minnesota Architecture collection, circa 1970s, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Northwest Architectural Archives, Manuscripts Division [naa])