Walker A. Tompkins Collection, 1849-1989,[Bulk Dates 1931-1984].

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Walker A. Tompkins Collection, 1849-1989,[Bulk Dates 1931-1984].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/213872015

Series in the collection include: Research files (notes, articles, pamphlets, clippings); biographical files; correspondence; writings (mainly drafts and proofs of monographs); historical materials; audiotapes (open reel and cassettes); photographs and financial records.

30 linear ft. (8 records containers, 17 document boxes, 4 oversize boxes, 1 map cabinet drawer, 110 open reel audio tapes, and 7 audio cassettes)

University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7010765

University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library

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Tompkins, Walker A.

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Tompkins was an author, master story teller, and Santa Barbara historian, born July 10, 1909 in Washington state's Yakima Valley. He began his writing career at age 14 and at age 21 sold his first piece of Western fiction. After a three year hitch as an overseas correspondent during World War II, he settled in Santa Barbara in 1946. While he worked on many projects, he also worked as a reporter at the Santa Barbara News Press from 1957 to 1973 and did a daily radio show ...

Tompkins, Barbara H.

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