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Articles of Incorporation collection, 1874-1980
MVC050
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Contributing Institution:
Museum of Ventura County
Title: Articles of Incorporation collection
Identifier/Call Number: MVC050
Physical Description:
52.63 Cubic Feet
(41 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1874-1980
Abstract: This collection was donated to the Museum of Ventura County by the County of Ventura, represented by Robert L. Hamm, county
clerk and recorder. This collection contains the articles of incorporation for various businesses, clubs and associations
in Ventura County from 1874-1980.
Physical Location: COLLECTION STORED ON-SITE: Stored at the MVC Research Library. Requests do not have to be made in advance, but researchers
MUST make a research appointment on the Research Library website."
Research Library website .
Language of Material:
English
.
Open for research. Advance requests can be made to Research Library staff via email.
Property rights to the physical object belong to the Museum of Ventura County. Literary rights, including copyright, have
not been determined and may be retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine
who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or their or their heir for permission to publish where the museum does
not hold the copyright.
[Identification of item], Articles of Incorporation collection, (MVC050), Museum of Ventura County, Research Library, Ventura,
California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Robert L. Hamm (County of Ventura Clerk and Recorder); gift; 1980.
Processed by Library Staff, 2010. Additional processing by Krystell Jimenez, 2023, with assistance from William MacNeil and
Stephanie Zager.
Our collections are processed using MPLP methods so that we can prioritize access for users and identify potential priorities
for more detailed processing. If while using our collections you think there is something that should be added or amended
in the finding aid, we welcome your input. You can notify staff in the reading room or send us an email at library@venturamuseum.org
Be sure to include the collection number and name and the box number you were working with in your email.
This collection was donated to the Museum of Ventura County by the County of Ventura, represented by Robert L. Hamm, county
clerk and recorder.
This collection contains the articles of incorporation for various businesses, clubs and associations in Ventura County from
1874-1980. The following articles have been noted as missing: 394, 540, 547, 1283, 1400, 1775-1776, 2775, 2803, 2806, 2818,
2822, 2841-2842, 2855, 2874, 3006, 3046, 3975, and 5200.
This collection has no series. The articles have been assigned ID numbers and are in numerical order based on that number.
The ID number for the article appears next to its name. See "Other Finding Aids" for alternative arrangements.
While the articles are physically arranged by ID number, there is also an inventory based on alphabetical order. The alphabetical
inventory is available in this
Articles of Incorporation Alphabetical Index .
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Articles of incorporation
By-laws
Business enterprises -- California -- Ventura County
Ventura (Calif.) -- Nonprofit Organizations -- History
Ventura County (Calif.) - Public records