Camarillo Daily News negatives collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains sets of negatives within envelopes providing information about the negatives, including dates, contact information for photographers, photographer assigned to take the photos, and content or subject of the story or article the photos were taken for. Negatives accompanied a range of local interest stories covering politics, sports, businesses, schools, events, and people. Coverage includes Camarillo and surrounding cities, including Newbury Park, Somis, Thousand Oaks, and Oxnard, among others. Time period covered is 1989-1994. The collection includes other archival newspaper records such as staff mug shots, color negatives most likely meant to run on the front page, advertising negatives, and real estate listing negatives.
Dates
- 1989 - 1994
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 Camarillo Daily News newspaper began its long history in 1926. It went through many name changes-- The Camarillo News (1926-1963); The Daily News (1963-1965); Camarillo Daily News (1965-1966); and The Daily News (1966-1971). In more recent history, the newspaper was named Camarillo Daily News (1971 December 14 - 1993 December 26); Camarillo Star-Free Press (1993 December 27 - 1994 November 21); and Camarillo Star (1994 November 22 - 2002 April 27). Camarillo Daily News changed hands in 1993, being purchased by the E. W. Scripps Co. from Harris Enterprises. It was replaced by a zoned edition of the Ventura County Star-Free Press, called the Camarillo Star-Free Press from 1993-1994. Negatives in this collection are dated from 1989 February 15 - 1994 May 4, so the bulk of the collection hails from the Camarillo Daily News running from 1971-1993.
This collection contains sets of negatives within envelopes providing handwritten information about the negatives, including dates, contact information for photographers, photographer assigned to take the photos, and content or subject of the story or article the photos were taken for. Negatives accompanied a range of local interest stories covering politics, sports, businesses, schools, events, and people from Camarillo and surrounding cities, including Newbury Park, Somis, Thousand Oaks, and Oxnard. Also in the collection are staff mug shots, color negatives most likely meant to run on the front page, advertising negatives, real estate listing negatives, and some miscellaneous printed photographs.
Extent
15.4 Cubic Feet (20 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of negatives that correspond with local interest news stories published in the Camarillo Daily News, which ran from 1971-1993, and Camarillo Star Free Press, which ran from 1993-1994. Negatives are dated from 1989 through 1994. Negatives accompanied a range of news articles covering politics, sports, businesses, schools, events, and people from Camarillo and surrounding cities, including Newbury Park, Somis, Thousand Oaks, and Oxnard.
Organization and Arrangement
The majority of this collection has been arranged chronologically, with original order of materials maintained. Some materials that were undated were arranged separately and some materials were arranged by subject matter.
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 being processed using MPLP so that we may 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.
- Camarillo Daily News (1971-1993) -- Records (Documents)
- Camarillo Star Free Press (1993-1994) -- Records (Documents)
- Morgues (Newspaper libraries)
- Negatives (Photographs)
- Newspaper archives
- Newspapers -- California -- Camarillo
Creator
- Ventura County Star (Organization)
- Title
- Finding aid for for Camarillo Daily News negatives collection, 1989-1994
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Finding aid prepared/updated by Marcia Stock, 2025.
- Date
- August 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