Jump to Content

Collection Guide
Collection Title:
Collection Number:
Get Items:
Ayers (Bertha) papers, circa 1894-1960.
MVC027  
View entire collection guide What's This?
Search this collection
Collection Overview
 
Table of contents What's This?
Description
The Bertha Ayers papers contains memorabilia belonging to Bertha Ayers Linder, the wife of Mayor Fred Linder. The collection includes letters, documents, newspapers, and other ephemera from Ayers' life, as well as eight school notebooks belonging to Winnie Smith, circa 1890s.
Background
Bertha Ayers was born to Frank Ayers and Fannie Adelia Smith Ayers on February 21, 1890. She married James Frederick Linder in 1906. Fred would be appointed fire chief for the city of Ventura in 1921 and later became a city councilmember and mayor. Bertha Ayers Linder died on June 13, 1967.
Extent
0.46 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Restrictions
Property rights to the physical object belong to the Museum of Ventura County. Literary rights, including copyright, are 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 his or her heir for permission to publish where the museum does not hold the copyright.
Availability
COLLECTION STORED ON-SITE: Open for research. Advance requests can be made to Research Library staff via email.