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Bard family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MVC028
Abstract The Bard family is one of the most influential families in Ventura County history. The family moved to the area from Pennsylvania by Thomas R. Bard in the 1860s. He was soon followed by his brother, Cephas "Little" Bard, who was a trained medical doctor. Thomas R. Bard was involved in local politics and went on to serve as a senator in the U.S. Senate. Dr. Bard practiced medicine in Ventura County and his collection of curios served as the basis for what would eventually become the Museum of...
Dates: circa 1850-1964

Martin and Associates records

 Collection
Identifier: MVC084
Abstract This collection represents 89 years of the Robert Martin and Associates civil engineering firm, and later U.S.A. Architects, in Ventura County. It includes the work of six civil engineers and their staff, with the bulk of the collection created by Milton Ramelli, Harry B. Waud, Robert Martin, T. William “Bill” Hale, and Ed Campbell. Between 1924 and 1963, the firm went through many changes in partners and eventually was incorporated as Robert Martin and Associates. Ed Campbell would later...
Dates: circa 1905 - 2013