Daily family papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the papers of the Daily family, including E.W., Nellie, Bernice, Ruth, and Gladys Daily. This includes photographs, correspondence, diaries, negatives, vital records, sermon notes and religious literature, genealogy records, and accounts books for family businesses.
Dates
- 1850-1995
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 via email: library@venturamuseum.org.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Property rights to the physical object belong to the Museum of Ventura County. Literary rights, including copyright, have not been determined. Contact the Research Library for further information: library@venturamuseum.org.
Biographical / Historical
The Daily brothers, Erastus Wright, Charles J., and Wendell P., all arrived in Ventura County in the 1880s. E.W. Daily started out as a worker on Patterson Ranch and became a well-known farmer of sugar beets, lima beans, and walnuts in Camarillo. E.W. Daily and Etta Amelia Crowley Daily had four daughters, Nellie, Bernice, Ruth, and Gladys. The late Gladys Daily Coffman died in 1998 at the age of 97. Following her death, she donated millions to local charities and causes. She had no children or nieces or nephews. Her sister, Ruth Daily Livingston, established the Livingston Memorial Foundation, named after her late husband Dr. William R. Livingston, and which is a charity dedicated to providing medical services in Ventura County. Much of the family's estate supports local charities and services.
Extent
5.13 Cubic Feet : (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Erastus Wright Daily moved to Ventura County with his brothers, Charles J., and Wendell P., in the 1880s. He started out as an employee on Patterson Ranch and eventually owned his own successful farm in Camarillo, cultivating sugar beets, lima beans, and walnuts. E.W. Daily and Etta Amelia Crowley Daily had four daughters, Nellie, Bernice, Ruth, and Gladys. The philanthropic family donated often to local charities and causes. The late Gladys Daily Coffman alone donated millions to various foundations in the county. This collection contains the papers of the Daily family, with materials including photographs, correspondence, diaries, vital records, and other ephemera.
Organization and Arrangement
The collection has been processed at the collection level with box-level description.
Physical Location
Stored off-site and advance notice required for timely retrieval. Please contact the Research Library reference desk prior to your visit.
Other Finding Aids
Library Docents Pat Bell and Cherie Brant completed preliminary processing of the collection in 1999. They completed an inventory of the papers in the collection available in this Daily Family Inventory document. It has been edited for clarity.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gladys Daily Coffman Trust; gift; 1999.
Processing Information
Processed by Research Library Docents Pat Bell and Cheri Brant, 1999, and Krystell Jimenez, 2021.
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.
- Title
- Finding aid for Daily family papers, 1850-1995
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Krystell Jimenez, October 2021.
- Date
- October 2021
- 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