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1984 Summer Olympics collection
Collection
Identifier: MVC080
Abstract
The 1983 23rd Summer Olympics were largely held in Los Angeles. However, several events took place in Ventura County. Lake Casitas hosted canoeing and rowing events, which created many job and volunteer opportunities for Ventura County residents. This collection consists of items donated by several Ventura County residents who either worked at, volunteered for, or attended Olympic events. Materials consist of both official publications produced by the Olympic organizing committee, newspaper...
Dates:
1983-1984
Found in:
Museum of Ventura County
Thomas R. Carr papers
Collection
Identifier: MVC025
Abstract
This collection contains photographs, newspaper clippings and historical highlights of Boy Scout activities, ceremonies and events throughout Ventura County. This collection was donated to the museum by Thomas R. Carr, a lifelong Eagle Scout in Ventura County who served under several board member positions for the Ventura County Boy Scout Council.
Dates:
1927-1989; Majority of material found within 1955-1968
Found in:
Museum of Ventura County
Malinda Chouinard papers
Collection
Identifier: MVC090
Abstract
Community member Malinda Pennoyer Chouinard conducted an historic resources inventory from 1975 to 1976 in the interest of designating buildings and areas within Ventura and Oxnard as historical sites, landmarks, districts and zones of limited development. This collection includes documents and photographs of historical buildings in various neighborhoods of the local region.
Dates:
1975-1976
Found in:
Museum of Ventura County
Collection of glass plate negatives
Collection
Identifier: MVC047
Abstract
This collection consists of glass plate negatives donated by Bert Seymour and photographer David W. Hill. Both donations include images captured by local photographers John C. Brewster and Waldo Henry Dingman, Sr. The collection is composed entirely of glass plate negatives, mostly gelatin glass negatives, and some photographic prints. The images are of various Ventura County locations, historic sites, persons, and events, such as parades and community celebrations.
Dates:
circa 1872-1920s
Found in:
Museum of Ventura County
Dingman family papers
Collection
Identifier: MVC071
Abstract
The Dingman collection consists of photographs, negatives, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera from professional photographer Waldo Henry Dingman, Sr. (1872-1955) and World War I veteran Waldo Henry Dingman, Jr. (1898-1986). Dingman Sr.'s images represent life and culture in Ventura County including portraits, weddings, and documentation of local landmarks and areas of interest. The collection also contains photographs, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, notes, meeting minutes and...
Dates:
1911-1986; Majority of material found within 1912-1934
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
McGuire family book collection
Collection
Identifier: MVC083
Abstract
The McGuire family lived in the Upper Ojai Valley for much of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Nancy Darrah and William McGuire were married in 1875 in Ohio. William entered the milling business with Thomas Clark and bought 262 acres in the Upper Ojai. All eight of Nancy and William's children were raised on their ranch. Their son Thomas was born in 1882 and lived on the ranch his whole life. This collection consists almost entirely of the McGuire family's personal books and reading...
Dates:
1833-1977
Found in:
Museum of Ventura County
Madeline Miedema papers
Collection
Identifier: MVC063
Abstract
Madeline Miedema was an Oxnard historian and educator. Born in 1909 in Michigan, her family moved to Oxnard when she was 9 years old. She attended school in Oxnard and received post-secondary education at University of California Berkeley and the University of Southern California. She served in numerous community organizations and worked as a teacher, school librarian, vice-principal, and Board of Trustees member for the Oxnard school district. Miedema died in Oxnard on September 11, 1994....
Dates:
1890-1998
Found in:
Museum of Ventura County
Henry J. Oliva papers
Collection
Identifier: MVC093
Abstract
Henry J. Oliva was a lifelong resident of Ventura County and worked as an accountant in the same office in downtown Ventura from 1933 to 1986. He was involved in many local organizations throughout his life such as the Ventura Elks Lodge, Ventura County Baseball Club, Native Sons of the Golden West and the Greater Ventura Chamber of Commerce. This collection is predominantly historical photographs of Ventura County along with receipts, legal documents, and ledgers from his professional and...
Dates:
circa 1860 -1974
Found in:
Museum of Ventura County
Charles F. Outland papers
Collection
Identifier: MVC018
Abstract
Ventura County historian Charles F. Outland was born in Santa Paula on August 30, 1910. Due to his keen interest in local history, Outland began collecting books and historical materials and later became actively involved in the Ventura County Historical Society. He worked as editor of the Ventura County Historical Society Quarterly, oversaw the society's publications and authored several articles and books. Outland's most well-known book Man-Made Disaster (1963)...
Dates:
circa 1861-1990
Found in:
Museum of Ventura County
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