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Albert D. Barnes papers

 Collection
Identifier: MVC069

Scope and Contents

This collection includes personal and professional papers from Albert D. Barnes, as well as his wife Annette Vehlow Barnes. The papers include notes, legal journals, correspondence, awards, family photographs, legal papers related to Barnes' death and family estates, pamphlets on historical subjects, ephemera, clippings, essays and writing of Barnes, personal records, joke cards and postcards, family history documents, yearbooks, and cookbooks. All materials relate to either Barnes' work as an attorney, his family history, or Annette Vehlow Barnes' family history.

Dates

  • 1892-1980

Creator

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

Albert Depue Barnes was a Ventura County district attorney. Born on January 25, 1906 in California. He attended South Pasadena High School. After passing the State Bar in 1928 he practiced law in Ventura County. He served as district attorney from 1934 until 1937. In 1965 he was elected regional vice-president of the regional State Bar Association. Barnes was also a 30-year member of the Kiwanis and enjoyed writing poetry. He married Annette Pearle Vehlow on May 13, 1933 in Santa Barbara. She was born on November 28, 1906 in Kansas. She died on December 28, 1980 at the age of 74 in Ventura County. Barnes died on March 16, 1984 at the age of 78 in Ventura.

Extent

3.85 Cubic Feet : (3 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Albert Depue Barnes was Ventura County district attorney from 1934 to 1937. Born in 1906 in California, he began practicing law in 1928. He married Annette Pearle Vehlow in 1933 in Santa Barbara, and they both lived in Ventura County until their deaths. This collection includes the personal and professional papers of Albert D. Barnes, as well as some papers from his wife Annette. This includes notes, correspondence, family photographs, ephemera, clippings, essays and writing of Barnes, personal records, and family history documents, among other things.

Organization and Arrangement

These papers are organized at the collection level. There was no further arrangement of the papers. The folders are in original order; however, there is no indication whether or not this was the original order created by Barnes.

Physical Location

Stored off-site and advance notice required for timely retrieval. Please contact the Research Library reference desk prior to your visit.

Provenance/Source of Acquisition

Linda L. Selby; gift; 1997.

Processing Information

Processed by Krystell Jimenez, 2022.

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
Barnes papers, 1892-1980.
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid prepared by Krystell Jimenez, 2022.
Date
February 2022
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

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