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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.

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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.

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....

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...