Finding aid for Bertha Ayers papers, circa 1894-1960. MVC027
Finding aid prepared by Library Staff, 2011. Finding aid updated by Nicholas Lawrence, 2021.
This finding aid was made possible in part through funding from the County of Ventura and the Heritage Fund at the Ventura
County Community Foundation.
Museum of Ventura County
2011
100 East Main Street
Ventura, CA 93001
library@venturamuseum.org
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
Box 1, Folder 1
Promotion certificate from Department of Education, Ventura County, California for Bertha Ayers
1904 June
Box 1, Folder 1
Memorial card: In loving remembrance of Mrs. Effie M. Twitchell
1901 May 18
Box 1, Folder 1
3 x 5 note card identifying Mrs. Bertha Ayers Linder, Mrs. Frank (Fannie) Ayers, and Mrs. Elizabeth Smith Carrol
Box 1, Folder 1
Empty envelopes addressed to Miss Clara Smith, Nordhoff, and Mr. Jerome Larmer
Box 1, Folder 1
Nine pages of handwritten notes, mainly quotations from well-known authors
circa 1894
Box 1, Folder 1
One copy of "The Pleasant Valleys News, Italian Edition--Sixth Grade," Vol. 1, No. 2, Camarillo, California
1935 June 14
Box 1
Notebook of Winnie Smith (handwritten record of school work)
undated
Box 1
Notebook of Winnie Smith (math problems)
undated
Box 1
Notebook of Winnie Smith (English, spelling, history)
undated
Box 1
Notebook of Winnie Smith (literature, geometry)
undated
Box 1
Notebook of Winnie Smith (pedagogy)
1897 October
Box 1
Notebook of Winnie Smith (State Normal School, Los Angeles, California; miscellaneous notes and quotations)
circa 1896
Box 1
Notebook of Winnie Smith (English)
1896
Box 1
Notebook of Winnie Smith (botany)
1897 February 2
