Arnaz, Wagner, Levy, Waterman, Barnes, Denton, and Walker papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains information about and from the following people: Jose de Arnaz, John B. Wagner, Joseph Levy, Anna A. Levy, William M. Waterman, William Henry Barnes, Joseph S. Denton, and Lena Cannon Walker. Materials include legal papers, photographs, correspondence, and biographical publications. In addition to these records are minutes and press releases from the Ventura County Commission for Women for 1982-1983 and files containing military lists, poetry, postcards, school promotion certificates, and funeral notices.
Dates
- circa 1840s-1960s
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED ON-SITE: Open for research. Advance requests can be made to Research Library staff via email.
Conditions Governing 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
Jose de Arnaz, John B. Wagner, Joseph Levy, Anna A. Levy, William M. Waterman, Judge William Henry Barnes, Joseph S. Denton, and Lena Cannon Walker were all prominent individuals around Ventura County. De Arnaz was a well known rancher and agriculturalist in Ventura, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles counties. He was also one of the leading proponents behind the establishment and incorporation of the city of San Buenaventura in 1864. Wagner was a deputy auditor for Ventura County and a member of the board of trustees for Ventura's first public library. Levy, son of Achilles Levy, was the owner and operator of the Bank of A. Levy. The bank, founded by his father in 1885, was the largest privately owned bank in Ventura County until 1995. Anna A. Levy, the daughter of Joseph Levy, married Waterman on May 14, 1902. Waterman was a partner for the mercantile and agricultural firm Lehmann and Waterman, which dealed extensively within Ventura County. Barnes, originally serving under the Kansas State Legislature, moved to Ventura County where he was appointed to a judgeship in 1904. Denton was a notable framer and woodworker in the city of Ventura. Walker, the daughter of United States Congressman Marion Cannon, was a prominent women's rights activist in Ventura County.
Extent
1.28 Cubic Feet : (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Arnaz, Wagner, Levy, Waterman, Barnes, Denton, Walker papers contain information about Jose de Arnaz, John B. Wagner, Joseph Levy, Anna A. Levy, William M. Waterman, William Henry Barnes, Joseph S. Denton and Lena Cannon Walker; all noteworthy individuals in Ventura County from the mid 1800s through the early 1900s. Information includes legal papers, photographs, correspondence, biographical publications, newspaper clippings and other ephemera. In addition to these records are minutes and press releases from the Ventura County Commission for Women for 1982-1983 and miscellaneous files containing military lists, poetry, postcards, school promotion certificates, and funeral notices.
Arrangement
This collection has no series, but has been arranged into sections based on the individuals' papers contained in this collection. Description alternates between folder and item level.
Physical Location
Stored at the MVC Research Library. All requests to access special collections can be made in advance by emailing the Research Library reference desk.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Madeline Miedema; gift; 1982. Beth Mikel Cook; gift; 1981, 1983. Cooper family; gift; 1984. Marion Walker; gift; 1985.
Processing Information
Processed by Library Staff, 2011.
- Title
- Finding aid for Arnaz, Wagner, Levy, Waterman, Barnes, Denton, and Walker papers, circa 1840s-1960s.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Library Systems, 2011. Finding aid updated by Nicholas Lawrence, 2021.
- Date
- 2011
- 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.
Revision Statements
- 20201-07: Finding aid update for DACS compliance by Nicholas Lawrence.
Repository Details
Part of the Museum of Ventura County Repository