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Research files, notes, and historical items, 1861-1983

 File — Box: 5

Scope and Contents

This box contains research files and notes, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, brochures, typed articles, magazines, programs, correspondence, copies of coroner’s inquest, Southern California Edison Company inventories of Santa Paula, Fillmore, and Piru, Confederate currency, articles by local authors, and photographs. Subjects include the Saticoy Regulators, Juan Fustero of Piru, Ventura County history, the United Water Company, Candelaria and Chumash vocabulary, Rancho Santa Paula y Saticoy, William Mutau/Mutah, oil production in the Santa Clara River Valley, Del Valle family of Piru, geology and petroleum in Ventura County, and Briggs school.

Dates

  • 1861-1983

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 at library@venturamuseum.org.

Extent

From the Collection: 11.55 Cubic Feet (9 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Museum of Ventura County Repository

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