Materials in this collection consist of a variety of personal items, such as scrapbooks and diaries belonging to J.C. Brewster, scrapbooks and books belonging to Harry E. Reddick on soil conservation and his time with the U.S. Soil Conservation Service, as well as photographs and scrapbooks belonging to Ruth and Dana Teague. Brewster’s scrapbooks provide insight into the photographer’s thoughts about which photographs he considered worthy of keeping and viewing again. Brewster’s diaries contain chemical equations for various photographic processes, revealing insights about the photographic processes of the time and those utilized by the photographer. Reddick’s scrapbooks and collection of books relate to agriculture and soil conservation during the 1930s-1940s, providing a window into agricultural practices and concerns of the time. Materials belonging to Ruth and Dana Teague chronicle their lives in Santa Paula.