Description
This collection represents 89 years of the Robert Martin and Associates civil engineering firm, and later U.S.A. Architects,
in Ventura County. It includes the work of six civil engineers and their staff, with the bulk of the collection created by
Milton Ramelli, Harry B. Waud, Robert Martin, T. William "Bill" Hale, and Ed Campbell. Between 1924 and 1963, the firm went
through many changes in partners and eventually was incorporated as Robert Martin and Associates. Ed Campbell would later
buy the firm and rename it U.S.A. Architects.
This collection is the working files of Martin and Associates, and to a lesser extent U.S.A. Architects. This includes project
files, drawings, and reference maps for various civil engineering and surveying projects, as well as architectural plans.
Background
This collection represents 89 years of the Robert Martin and Associates civil engineering firm in Ventura County. It includes
the work of six civil engineers and their staff, with the bulk of the collection created by Milton Ramelli, Harry B. Waud,
Robert Martin, T. William "Bill" Hale, and Ed Campbell.
Extent
397 Cubic Feet
(198 boxes and 58 flat drawers)
Restrictions
Property rights to the physical objects belong to the Museum of Ventura County. Literary rights, including copyright, 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 his or her heir for permission to publish where the museum does not hold the copyright.
Availability
Open for research. Advance requests can be made to Research Library staff via email. Certain maps and drawings are restricted
due to their containing private information and requests for those items must be reviewed on an case-by-case basis.