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Marian Thomson collection
Collection
Identifier: MVC024
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises the various publications gathered by Marian Thomson during her time as a docent at the Ventura County Historical Museum.
Materials include scrapbooks, notebooks, news clippings, photographs, programs, and postcards. Most items document the exhibits, events, docent information and history of the museum and Ventura County. One notebook contains research and souveniers from her trip to Sacramento and San Francisco. Another notebook is a compilation of research on the...
Dates:
circa 1900s
Found in:
Museum of Ventura County
Ventura County Cultural Heritage Board records
Collection
Identifier: MVC014
Scope and Contents
This collection contains records from the Ventura County Cultural Heritage Board with a focus on Ventura County landmarks. The majority of the documents are from the 1960s and 1970s with several items dating both earlier and later. A small group of photos at the end of the collection focus on Hawaii. Materials include Board documents (minutes, agenda, etc); newspaper articles; correspondence; notes and records on historical landmarks; photographs; and various pamphlets and booklets.
Dates:
circa 1900s
Found in:
Museum of Ventura County
Ventura County Historical Records Commission records
Collection
Identifier: MVC091
Abstract
This collection contains the records of the Ventura County Historical Records Commission. They were generated during the compilation of records later published as a retention manual for Ventura County government agencies.
Dates:
1971-1981
Found in:
Museum of Ventura County
Ventura County Public Health Department records
Collection
Identifier: MVC039
Abstract
The Ventura County Public Health Department records primarily document the establishment of and meetings held by the Ventura County Community Council Health Division from 1955-1961, planning for some of the Health Division's annual health education workshops during the 1950s and 1960s, and help provided by the Health Division in California's state-wide initiatives to conduct polio immunization and vaccination campaigns. Types of records found in the files include minutes, agenda, reports,...
Dates:
1930-1981 (bulk 1955-1966); Majority of material found within 1955 - 1966
Found in:
Museum of Ventura County
Ventura County Star Free Press negatives collection
Collection
Identifier: MVC049
Abstract
The Ventura County Star was founded in 1925 by the John P. Scripps Newspaper Group. In approximately 1936, the Star acquired the Ventura Free Press, which was founded in 1875, and began publishing as the Ventura County Star-Free Press in 1938. In 1994, the newspaper dropped the Free Press and began publishing again as the Ventura County Star. Their headquarters are in Camarillo, California. The Ventura County Star-Free Press negatives collection consists of negatives from the paper's...
Dates:
1958 - 2001
Found in:
Museum of Ventura County
Ventura High School collection
Collection
Identifier: MVC059
Abstract
Ventura High School is a public secondary school that was established in 1889. It is the oldest high school in Ventura. The school was originally established as a grammar school for Grades 1-8 and was located across from Park Plaza on the same site as the Post Office. The school was moved to Ann Street in 1897, Thompson Boulevard in 1911, and finally Catalina and Main Streets in 1930. The school adopted the Cougar mascot in the 1960s and the black and orange school colors, representing the...
Dates:
1890-1978
Found in:
Museum of Ventura County
Ventura Post Office collection
Collection
Identifier: MVC089
Abstract
The Ventura Post Office collection is a set of materials that document the history of the Ventura Post Office building on Santa Clara Street since 1936. The current building was constructed in 1936 and expanded in 1966. Materials in this collection include newspaper clippings, certificates, memos, correspondence, a newsletter, employee rosters, architectural drafts, photographs, contracts with architectural firms, and reports. The materials are all related to the history and development of...
Dates:
circa 1936 - 1977
Found in:
Museum of Ventura County
Vetco Offshore Industries records
Collection
Identifier: MVC092
Abstract
This collection contains the records of Vetco Offshore Industries, formerly known as the Ventura Tool Company, founded in Ventura County in 1930 by Fritz Huntsinger Sr.
Dates:
1943-1987
Found in:
Museum of Ventura County
James F. Welch collection
Collection
Identifier: MVC036
Scope and Contents Note
The collection consists of four boxes of historical materials covering events in Ventura County, gathered by Mr. James F. Welch during his research from 1973 to 1979.
Boxes 1 and 2 contain materials on History of Lifesaving (local, regional and world). Boxes 3 and 4 contain materials on the History of San Buenaventura State Beach. A detailed inventory of contents appears inside each box.
Dates:
1973-1979
Found in:
Museum of Ventura County
Young Women's Christian Association records
Collection
Identifier: MVC004
Scope and Contents
This collection contains official records and ephemera from the Young Women's Christian Association, with the bulk covering the late 1970s. The official records are comprised of the group's agendas; minutes and reports; club regulations and job descriptions; and a donated materials list. It also includes several of the the organizations's various publications. There are some written histories of the club, specifically the Simi Valley YMCA, and several photographs and member lists.
Dates:
circa 1900s
Found in:
Museum of Ventura County
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