Identity area
Reference code
IE CA WA/3/28
Title
Review of Fr. Zephyrin Engelhardt’s ‘Santa Barbara, the Queen of the Missions’
Date(s)
- 24 Aug. 1923 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 p.; clipping
Context area
Name of creator
(1615-2023)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A clipping titled ‘Book Reviews’ that highlights the work of Franciscan historian Father Zephyrin Engelhardt OFM. It specifically reviews the fourth volume of his extensive historical series on local California history, a 470-page book titled ‘Santa Barbara, the Queen of the Missions’. The text praises Father Engelhardt’s rigorous accuracy, masterly analysis, and ‘true critical spirit’, noting that his work effectively corrects historical misinformation regarding the secularization and confiscation of the missions. The article is taken from ‘The Tidings’ (24 August 1923).