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For In-Person - Please schedule at least one week in advance for on-site research appointments. Please fill out this form to schedule an in-person appointment to conduct research at SBMAL.

For Remote Assistance - Please fill out this form to request remote research assistance.

A corner detail of a map of California from the 19th century
A photo of Mission Santa Barbara circa 1900

Are you working on a California Missions project for class? Visit our education page to find videos, historical materials, and more for all your project needs.

Our collections include over 9,000 pages of documents from the Franciscan Missions of California and Arizona, the Junipero Serra Collection, and the De la Guerra family papers. They also include extensive art and ephemera.

​Friends of SBMAL receive discounts on research fees and copies. You can find more information here.

The Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library is committed to collecting and preserving historical and cultural resources pertaining to Franciscan history and Missions and the communities with which they interacted.

"SBMAL is a unique and indispensable resource. Its artifacts and documents tell the deep and complex story of California's diverse peoples - especially Native Americans, Latinos, and Anglos - in a way that is unmatched anywhere else in the state."

-Prof. Robert M. Senkewicz, Santa Clara University

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Hours
By appointment only on most Wednesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays 
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Closed on federal holidays and other occasions.

Location
​Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library
2201 Laguna Street 
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

Sister Organizations: 

Connect with Us
(805) 682-4713, ext. 131 
research@sbmal.org

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We would like to acknowledge that SBMAL is located on the traditional ancestral territory of the

Barbareño Chumash people, and where Franciscan friars have sought to proclaim the Gospel since 1786.

© 2016 by the Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library. Federal Tax ID# 95-6220730.

The Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library gratefully acknowledges the generosity of the John and Beverly Stauffer Foundation,

and many others, whose contributions have enabled us to remain open.

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