Photographs, negatives, and audio tapes, circa 1930-1990

File — Box: 6

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This box contains negatives, photographs, photographic slides, 1/4-inch open reel audio tapes, compact cassette tapes, and an envelope of correspondence regarding Man-Made Disaster. Images are of the Faulkner house, San Francisquito Creek and Canyon before and after St. Francis Dam collapsed (including an image of a powerhouse station), Sespe creek, the Edwards Adobe ruins, Santa Paula Canyon, Antelope Valley, the 1978 flood, the Grapevine, and Old Stage Road. The audio tapes include interviews and/or talks regarding Rodolfo Reyes and the Cuyama Valley, Santa Paula Creek, the Federation of Women, and the Chumash language. The correspondence regarding Man-Made Disaster includes letters in which Outland defends his historical research and addresses critiques of the accuracy of his account, including a letter in which he addresses So Cal Edison’s critique of his book.

Dates

circa 1930-1990

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

Additional Description

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

BOX CONTAINS AUDIO MATERIALS: Special equipment or further processing may be required for viewing. Requests to use audio materials must be made in advance. Please contact the Research Library at library@venturamuseum.org.

BOX CONTAINS DIGITAL MATERIALS: Special equipment or further processing may be required for viewing. Requests to use digital materials must be made in advance. Please contact the Research Library at library@venturamuseum.org.

BOX CONTAINS AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: Special equipment or further processing may be required for viewing. Requests to access audio-visual materials in collections must be made in advance. Please contact the Research Library at library@venturamuseum.org.