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Arnaz, Wagner, Levy, Waterman, Barnes, Denton, and Walker papers
Collection
Identifier: MVC016
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...
Dates:
circa 1840s-1960s
Found in:
Museum of Ventura County
Achille Levy papers
Collection
Identifier: MVC043
Abstract
The collection pertains to Achille Levy's personal and business life. Levy was a businessman, banker, and community leader in Ventura County. Born in 1853 in Mommenheim, France, he was 18 years old when he immigrated to California. After a two-year stay in San Francisco, California, he moved to the farming community of Hueneme in Ventura County. He first worked with Moise Wolff and operated a successful general merchandise business. He returned to France briefly, married his wife, Lucy...
Dates:
1870-1993
Found in:
Museum of Ventura County