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Ayers (Bertha) papers, circa 1894-1960.
MVC027  
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  • Conditions Governing Access
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  • Scope and Contents
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  • Contributing Institution: Museum of Ventura County
    Title: Bertha Ayers papers
    Creator: Ayers, Bertha, 1890-1967
    Identifier/Call Number: MVC027
    Physical Description: 0.46 Cubic Feet (1 box)
    Date (inclusive): circa 1894-1960
    Abstract: 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.
    Physical Location: Stored at the MVC Research Library. All requests to access special collections can be made in advance by emailing the Research Library reference desk.
    Language of Material: English .

    Conditions Governing Access

    COLLECTION STORED ON-SITE: Open for research. Advance requests can be made to Research Library staff via email.

    Conditions Governing Use

    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.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Bertha Ayers papers (Collection MVC027), Museum of Ventura County, Research Library, Ventura, California.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Donor unknown.

    Processing Information

    Processed by Library Staff, 2011.

    Biographical / Historical

    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.

    Scope and Contents

    This collection contains memorabilia from Bertha Ayers. It includes a promotion certificate, memorial card, a newspaper, and handwritten notes. It also includes 8 notebooks belonging to Winnie Smith, half of which are undated and the other half are from between 1896 and 1897.

    Arrangement

    This collection does not have series and is described at the item level.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Teachers -- California -- Ventura
    Schools -- California -- Ventura
    Note-taking
    Ephemera
    Ayers, Bertha, 1890-1967 -- Archives