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Firefighting reference collection

Collection

Identifier: MVC065

Abstract

This is an artificial, rapid response collection put together by staff while researching firefighting within the county following the Thomas Fire in 2017. Items include reports, plans, and other publications from the Ventura County Fire Department and other fire departments within the county. There are also some indexes for researchers interested in other resources on the topic.

Dates: 1933-2018

Found in: Museum of Ventura County

Folklore collection

Collection

Identifier: MVC007

Abstract

This collection was compiled by students in Charles Seeman's anthropology and music classes at Moorpark College. His students collected items and wrote reports on local folklore. Materials include reports and presentations, a cassette tape, donation forms, and a notebook.

Dates: 1974-1975

Found in: Museum of Ventura County

Forum of the Arts papers

Collection

Identifier: MVC002

Abstract

The Forum of the Arts was founded in 1961. The purpose of the Forum was to advance the interest, influcence and usefulness of the arts in the community by providing a creative outlet. The papers consist of undated reports, financial records, correspondence, notebooks, issues of the Forum Magazine and newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1960-1975

Found in: Museum of Ventura County

William Friend papers

Collection

Identifier: MVC061

Abstract

William "Bill" Friend was a former resident of Ojai and later Ventura. Friend was also a local historian. He passed away on April 14, 2011. This collection contains photographs, notes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, newsletters, reports, maps, periodicals, and research compiled by Friend, mostly related to Ojai and other local history, the forest service and forest management, wildfire management, and management of the Sespe watershed and Piru creek.

Dates: 1900-2011

Found in: Museum of Ventura County

Sharon Hale collection of maps

Collection

Identifier: MVC052

Abstract T. William "Bill" Hale was a local architect and civil engineer. In 1967 he was Thousand Oaks' first director of public works. He owned the Ventura engineering and surveying firm, Robert Martin and Associates, which was sold to Ed Campbell following Hale's death and became U.S.A. Architects. Hale died in December 1994 at the age of 60. This collection comprises maps collected by Hale and donated by his widow, Sharon Hale. The maps cover Ventura County and focus primarily on tract and...

Dates: circa 1860 - 1950

Found in: Museum of Ventura County

Elizabeth Hardison papers

Collection

Identifier: MVC012

Abstract Elizabeth Hardison attended The Anna Head School in Berkeley, California and was part of the senior class from 1922-1923. Elizabeth graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in June 1927 from Mills College in Oakland, California. The papers contain the notes, most on the education, of Elizabeth Hardison. Materials include composition books, school information booklets and several school programs, as well as the Anna Head School's 36th Annual Catalogue of 1923-1924, and the Mills College Commencement...

Dates: 1919-1933

Found in: Museum of Ventura County

Henry Levy House papers

Collection

Identifier: MVC037B

Dates: circa 1900s

Found in: Museum of Ventura County

David Hill collection

Collection

Identifier: MVC076

Abstract David W. Hill, born in 1923 in Blanchard, North Dakota, moved to Ventura in 1932 with him family as a child. After graduating from high school, he joined the Army during World War II. He graduated from Northridge College, and in the 1970s he retired from Pt. Mugu Naval Missile Center as head of Editing and Publishing. Hill served as a docent at the Museum of Ventura County starting in 1981 and maintained a great interest in local history. This collection consists of photographs, negatives,...

Dates: 1973-1997

Found in: Museum of Ventura County

Hobson family papers

Collection

Identifier: MVC096

Abstract

These papers were created by one branch of the Hobson family, early settlers in what is now known as Ventura County. Abram Lincoln Hobson (1861 – 1929) owned land throughout southern California and was an owner of Hobson Brothers Packing Company and Hobson City Markets. He was also actively involved in the local community. The documents include both business and personal correspondence and papers relating to his land holdings and business interests.

Dates: 1881-1920

Found in: Museum of Ventura County

Edith Hobson Hoffman papers

Collection

Identifier: MVC097

Abstract

Edith Hobson Hoffman (1890-1970) is a member of the Hobson family, early settlers of Ventura County who played a pivotal role in its development. Edith was dedicated to preserving the history of the county throughout her life. These papers contain records detailing the publication of The Letters of José Señán, forty-eight letters incorporated into a book which detail life at the San Buenaventura Mission from 1796 to 1823.

Dates: 1960-1963

Found in: Museum of Ventura County

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Firefighting reference collection

Folklore collection

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Sharon Hale collection of maps

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David Hill collection

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