Family papers and records, 1857-1943
Scope and Contents
This box contains the following: a copy of Early Spanish-California Folk-Songs, collected by Eleanor Hague, harmonized and set for voice and piano by Gertrude Ross, and published by J. Fischer and Bro., New York (1922); Tweedy Rouce's invoices, tax statements, nursery plant lists, correspondence, cards, and other materials related to the Camarillo Ranch business from early 1900s and a brochure from the 1941 California State Fair; the testimony of Arcadia Mahoney (sister of Adolfo and Juan E. Camarillo) for a suit regarding their mother's will, dated 1908; letter from lawyer Orestes Orr regarding settlement of the former case by the California Supreme Court, dated October 1908; papers on “The Railroad Comes to Camarillo” by Florence Brown Dawson; planning for Camarillo by Bill Freur; a Christmas speech by Adolfo Camarillo in Spanish; the society news section of the Camarillo News, January 1, 1929; printed business cards, stationery, and Christmas cards; blank checks, tax bills, and receipts; deeds for the period 1865-1875.
This box also contains correspondence that includes: family letters dated 1857-1870s and 1900-1941; notes from around 1908; correspondence on farming and selling businesses, and some letters addressed to Mother Martina Camarillo, 1898-1908; letters regarding the Pleasant Valley School, Board of Supervisors, and the California State Fair, dated 1907-1908, 1940; letters on the California State Automobile Association, dated 1908; letter between Adolfo Camarillo and J.P. Harrington regarding place names and local history, 1953-1957; Frank A. Camarillo's letters to and from various organizations, 1942-1943; and letter's regarding Frank A. Camarillo's Selective Service registration and 1 snapshot of Edith, circa 1942-1943.
Finally, there is also a folder of a wide variety of ephemera such as a Patterson Ranch ice cream souvenir, a ticket for the 1938 UCLA vs USC football game, postcards, cards, brochures, advertisements, Pierce Arrow Motor Car specification sheet, Mah Jong score cards and a booklet, a blank medical examiner’s form in Spanish, and regulations booklet for the 1941 California State Fair. There is also a photo album that largely includes Juan E. Camarillo’s travels and family life in Camarillo, as well as some loose photographs of family members that have not been identified or dated.
Dates
- 1857-1943
Language of Materials
Materials are primarily in English but include materials in Spanish
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Open for research. All requests to access materials must be made in advance by contacting the Research Library staff via email: library@venturamuseum.org.
Extent
From the Collection: 3.85 Cubic Feet : (3 boxes)
Repository Details
Part of the Museum of Ventura County Repository