Simi Valley and Thousand Oaks newspaper negatives collection
Scope and Contents
This collection provides negatives along with notes and information that accompany local interest newspaper stories covering politics, sports, businesses, schools, events, and people, from 1994-1995. Cities covered include Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Camarillo, Newbury Park, Moorpark, Oak Park, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, and surrounding areas.
Dates
- 1994 - 1995
Creator
- Ventura County Star (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. Advance requests can be made to Research Library staff via email.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Property rights to the physical object belong to the Museum of Ventura County. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where the museum does not hold the copyright.
Biographical / Historical
The Ventura County Star was founded in 1925 by the John P. Scripps Newspaper Group. In approximately 1936, the Star acquired the Ventura Free Press, which was founded in 1875, and began publishing as the Ventura County Star-Free Press in 1937. In 1994, the newspaper dropped the Free Press and began publishing again as the Ventura County Star and started publishing several local editions. Two of those local editions represented Simi Valley and Thousand Oaks and surrounding cities, such as Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Camarillo, Newbury Park, Moorpark, and Oak Park. Local edition names varied greatly during this time. Simi Valley’s newspaper was known as Simi Valley Enterprise from 1993-1994, Simi Valley Star and Enterprise from 1994-1995, and Simi Valley Star from 1995-2002. Thousand Oaks’s newspaper was known as Thousand Oaks News Chronicle from 1992-1994, Thousand Oaks Star and News Chronicle from 1994-1995, and Thousand Oaks Star from 1995-2002.
This collection consists of negatives dated from 1994-1995 that accompanied local interest news stories covering topics like politics, sports, businesses, schools, events, and people. Negatives in this collection are arranged in chronological order with notes attached that provide information on the type of news story being run and sometimes which edition it was to be run in.
Extent
8.77 Cubic Feet (12 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of negatives that correspond with local interest news stories appearing in Simi Valley and Thousand Oaks local newspapers. These local editions were published by the Ventura County Star newspaper. The dates range from 1994-1995. Cities covered by these papers include Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Camarillo, Newbury Park, Moorpark, Oak Park, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, and surrounding areas.
Organization and Arrangement
Original order of materials has been maintained, although some materials have been placed together in boxes to keep in chronological order.
Physical Location
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Stored off-site and advance notice is required for timely retrieval. Please request materials 2-3 days in advance. Researchers MUST make a research appointment on the Research Library website. Please make a note of the box numbers or container you are requesting.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Ventura County Star-Free Press; gift; 1984.
Processing Information
Processed by Marcia Stock, 2025.
Our collections are processed using MPLP methods so that we can prioritize access for users and identify potential priorities for more detailed processing. If while using our collections you think there is something that should be added or amended in the finding aid, we welcome your input. You can notify staff in the reading room or send us an email at library@venturamuseum.org Be sure to include the collection number and name and the box number you were working with in your email.
- Morgues (Newspaper libraries)
- Negatives (Photographs)
- Newspaper archives
- Newspapers -- California -- Simi Valley
- Newspapers -- California -- Thousand Oaks
- Newspapers -- California -- Ventura County
- Simi Valley Enterprise (1993-1994) -- Records (Documents)
- Simi Valley Star (1995-2002) -- Records (Documents)
- Simi Valley Star and Enterprise (1994-1995) -- Records (Documents)
- Thousand Oaks News Chronicle (1992-1994) -- Records (Documents)
- Thousand Oaks Star (1995-2002) -- Records (Documents)
- Thousand Oaks Star and News Chronicle (1994-1995) -- Records (Documents)
Creator
- Ventura County Star (Organization)
- Title
- Finding aid for Simi Valley and Thousand Oaks newspaper negatives collection, 1994-1995
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared/updated by Marcia Stock, 2025.
- Date
- July 2025
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- This finding aid was made possible in part through funding from the County of Ventura and the Heritage Fund at the Ventura County Community Foundation.
Repository Details
Part of the Museum of Ventura County Repository