Society of Ventura County Pioneers, Ventura County Historical Society, Ventura County Museum of History and Art records, circa 1900s MVC011

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Title: Society of Ventura County Pioneers, Ventura County Historical Society, Ventura County Museum of History and Art records
Identifier/Call Number: MVC011
Contributing Institution: Museum of Ventura County
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 4.0 linear ft. (4 boxes)
Date: circa 1900s
creator: Ventura County Museum of History and Art

Biographical/Historical note

Boxes 2, 3 and 4 contain records of the Ventura County Historical Society, successor of Ventura County Pioneers, from 1955-1986 (1987 missing). Box 4 also contains records of Ventura County Museum of History and Art, successor of Ventura County Historical Society.

 

Society of Ventura County Pioneers

Box 1, Folder 1

Notice of meeting, April 25, 1903

Box 1, Folder 1

Invitation, May 9, 1903

Box 1, Folder 1

Funeral Memoranda:

Folder 1, Box 1

Edward T. Hare, November 23, 1903

Box 1, Folder 1

Dr. Andrew Jackson Comstock, November 21, 1903

Folder 1, Box 1

Albert Ayers, June 15, 1904

Folder 1, Box 1

A. W. Browne, Janyary 31, 1905

Box 1, Folder 1

Candelaria Ortega, January 30, 1905

Folder 1, Box 1

I. H. Warring, June 29, 1905

Folder 1, Box 1

Peter Bennett, July 2, 1905

Folder 1, Box 1

James S. Harkey, July 16, 1905

Folder 1, Box 1

Robert H. Callis, August 7, 1905

Folder 1, Box 1

Frederick William Gerberding, August 8, 1905

Box 1, Folder 1

Mrs. Mary Robinson, January 10, 1906

Box 1, Folder 1

Julio V. Peralto, February 18, 1906

Folder 1, Box 1

R. Frank Robertson, May 2, 1906

Box 1, Folder 1

J. R. Willoughby, July 6, 1906

Folder 1, Box 1

Mathew H. Arnold, September 9, 1906

Folder 1, Box 1

Mrs. Martha Adams McDougall, September 26, 1906

Folder 1, Box 1

James Evens, December 15, 1907

Folder 1, Box 1

D. R. Stewart, November 20, 1909

Folder 1, Box 1

B. T. Williams, March 9, 1910

Box 1, Folder 1

Thank-you from Williams family, March 13, 1910

Box 1, Folder 1

Ephraim Harry Myers, July 13, 1910

Box 1, Folder 2

Miscellaneous Notes, unexplained

Box 1, Folder 3

News Clippings:

Box 1, Folder 3

Free Press: Father Sherlock Bristol, b. 6-15-1815, d. 9-26-1906, buried at San Buenaventura Cemetery

Folder 3, Box 1

Ventura Free Press: "J. C. Brewster, an honored pioneer," February 24, 1909

Box 1, Folder 3

Ventura Free Press: "County pioneers to meet Nov. 15," October 27, 1913

Box 1, Folder 3

Ventura Daily Post: "Pioneers," May 17, 1921

Box 1, Folder 4

Minutes of meeting of Society of Ventura County Pioneers, Saturday, November 15, 1913

Box 1, Folder 4

Minutes of meeting of Board of Trustees of Society of Ventura County Pioneers, October 5, 1907

Box 1, Folder 4

Names of pioneers of Ventura County, list made February 1905

Box 1, Folder 4

Members of the Society of Ventura County Pioneers

General note

[listed by J. A. Barry on January 30, 1905 from memory]
Box 1, Folder 4

Partial list of names and dates in handwriting of L. F. Eastin, secretary

Box 1, Folder 4

[Statement that all minute books, lists of pioneers, and all papers of the society as kept by L. F. Eastin, secretary, have been lost or destroyed by fire, except the Book of Constitution and By-Laws], October 6, 1907

Box 1, Folder 4

Resolutions of Respect, Novenber 15, 1913

Box 1, Folder 4

Unsigned certificate of delegate to Calif. Pioneers State Assembly, San Jose, California, September 6-7, 1907

Box 1, Folder 4

Names of Pioneers (first list of September 21, 1903 by Barry)

Box 1, Folder 4

Statement of John Charles Hartman

Box 1, Folder 4

Statement of Frank Hamilton Dudley

Box 1, Folder 4

Statement of John Pinkerton

Box 1, Folder 5

[Envelope postmarked 8-28-1912, containing letter from Jerome Caldwell to John Barry, Secretary of Ventura County Pioneer Society, (with enclosure: statement from Ventura County Pioneers to John Barry re dues due, dated 8-10-1896)], August 21, 1912

Box 1, Folder 5

Minutes of Pioneer Meeting, Saturday, September 19, 1891

Box 1, Folder 5

Letter from J. C. Hartman to Walter E. Barry, August 30, 1911

Box 1, Folder 5

Remarks of Senator Thomas Bard at opening of meeting of Society of Ventura County Pioneers, November 15, 1913

Box 1, Folder 5

Letter from Santa Clara Co. Pioneers Society of Cal. to John C. Barry, August 5, 1908

Box 1, Folder 5

Letter from T. R. Bard to J. A. Barry, October 15, 1907

Box 1, Folder 5

Meeting Notice: "Call of the Pioneers" at Anacapa Hotel, August 26, 1912

Box 1, Folder 5

Letter from T. R. Bard to J. A. Barry, August 15, 1907

Box 1, Folder 5

Printed notice from Headquarters of Executive Committee of the Calif. Pioneers of Santa Clara County, calling for a convention of Calif. pioneer societies to be held Sept. 6 and 7, 1907

Box 1, Folder 5

Receipt signed by Margaret E. Waller, Superintendent, Elizabeth Bard Memorial Hospital, listing items received from J. A. Barry for safe-keeping, July 28, 1908

Box 1, Folder 5

Envelope postmarked December 2, 1911 from Millar Publishing Co. to John A. Barry, containing the following:

Box 1, Folder 5

Record of transactions between Mr. Barry and Millar Publishing Co.

Box 1, Folder 5

Miscellaneous news clippings, including obituaries of pioneers, references to landmarks and people, and Santa Clara Society of Pioneers

Box 1, Folder 5

Envelope containing:

Box 1, Folder 5

Notice of meeting to be held October 5, 1907

Folder 5, Box 1

Memoranda of names of pioneers requested to be placed on roll: Mrs. S. M. Brooks and Charles T. Thacker (dated Oct. 1907)

Box 1, Folder 5

Letter from T. R. Bard to John Barry, November 28, 1913

Box 1, Folder 5

Letter from J. A. Barry to T. R. Bard re: ladies E. C. O. Club request to re-establish cross on hilltop in Ventura, May 21, 1912

Box 1, Folder 5

Copy of letter from Society of Ventura County Pioneers to Dr. C. L. Bard's widow, April 17, 1903

Box 1, Folder 5

Copy of note from T. R. Bard to E. M. Sheridan requesting list of persons living in county in 1863, undated

General note

[Pencil notation says list was forwarded November 18, 1913]
Box 1, Folder 5

Two copies of letter from T. R. Bard to Sol Sheridan, November 15, 1913

Box 1, Folder 5

Envelope containing correspondence between J. A. Barry and T. R. Bard referring to death of Jose Ramon Ortega on June 1, 1914, including obituary card and list of pall bearers, June 1914

Box 1, Folder 5

Letter from T. R. Bard to John A. Barry, May 23, 1912

Box 1, Folder 5

Letter from E. O. Gerberding to John Barry, June 24, 1904

Box 1, Folder 5

Notes on William Seymour Riley, born October 8, 1833, died January 28, 1907

Box 1, Folder 5

Notes (undated and unidentified) apparently referring to the Pinkerton family

Box 1, Folder 5

Booklet commemorating Society of Ventura County Pioneers and the plaques placed in Foster Park. Booklet presented with compliments of Art Bronze Products

Box 1, Folder 5

Five envelopes addressed to J. A. Barry with no contents inside

Box 1, Folder 5

Blank stationery of Society of Ventura County Pioneers

Box 1, Folder 6

Affidavit of Registration for Mrs. Mildred S. Orton, circa 1920

Box 1, Folder 6

Checkbook: William Collins & Sons, Bankers, Ventura, CA, in account with Ventura County Pioneer Society, Folio 788, July 14, 1903 to November 1, 1906

Box 1, Folder 6

Letter from Corporation License Tax Exemption Board to Society of Ventura County Pioneers, postmarked March 14, 1916

Box 1, Folder 6

Bill from Pacific Coast Publishing Co. to Pioneer Society of Ventura, for Minute Book, December 1, 1913

Box 1, Folder 6

Bill from Frank Andrada, for B. T. Williams funeral, May 19, 1910

Box 1, Folder 6

Bill from James Mack, Los Angeles Livery, Sale and Feed Stable for bus hire, April 1, 1910

Box 1, Folder 6

Bill from Daley & Crothers, for team wagon and driver, February 1, 1908

Box 1, Folder 6

Bill from Oxnard Courier, for advertising, January 1, 1908

Box 1, Folder 6

Bill from James Mack, L. A. Livery, Sale and Feed Stable, for bus for Barry, January 1, 1908

Box 1, Folder 6

Bill from Ojai Publishing Co. , Inc. , for meeting notice, September 17, 1907

Box 1, Folder 6

Bill from Ventura Free Press, for 360 postals, July 31, 1905

Box 1, Folder 6

Bill from N. S. Sanborn, Pioneer Livery and Feed Stable, for team and bus for Peter Bennett funeral, July 31, 1905

Box 1, Folder 6

Bill from Ventura Free Press for 315 postals (Bennett), July 1, 1905

Box 1, Folder 6

Bill from Ventura Free Press for 300 postals (Warring), July 1, 1905

Box 1, Folder 6

Bill from Ventura Free Press for 200 postcards (A. W. Browne funeral), February 1, 1905

Box 1, Folder 6

Bill from Daley & Crothers for team, bus and driver, January 31, 1905

Box 1, Folder 6

Bill from N. S. Sanborn for bus, June 30, 1904

Box 1, Folder 6

Bill from Daley & Crothers for team and bus, July 6, 1904

Box 1, Folder 6

Bill from Ventura Democrat for 425 postal cards, June 30, 1904

Box 1, Folder 6

Bill from Ventura Free Press for funeral notices and postal cards, July 8, 1904

Box 1, Folder 6

Receipt for registered mail No. 120209, November 9, 1926

Box 1, Folder 6

Bill from Phenix Stables for bus, November 1, 1908

Box 1, Folder 6

Bill from Oxnard Courier for balance of account, DEcember 1, ?

Box 1, Folder 6

Railroad Timetable for Manila y Dagupan, May 18, 1894

Box 1, Folder 6

Numerous personal bills addressed to J. H. and/or Alice N. Morrison (no apparent connection to Society of Ventura County Pioneers?)

Box 1, Folder 7

Checkbook, January 16, 1908 thru December 8, 1912

Box 1, Folder 8

Book: List of Deprivals of and Restorations to Benefits and Suspensions, N. S. G. W.

Box 1, Folder 9

Book: Rituals of Special Services, B. P. O. E. , U. S. A.

Box 1, Folder 10

Book: Minutes of "Band of Hope" Springville, 1882 et seq.

Box 1, Folder 11

Book: Services for the Use of the Grand Army of the Republic, published 1881

General Physical Description note: (2 copies)
Box 1, Folder 12

Checkbook for Women's Christian Temperance Union, Santa Paula, 1885-1886

Box 1, Folder 13

Resolution of the Board of Supervisors of Ventura County, recognizing November 12-18, 1979, as National Archives Week

Box 1, Folder 14

News Clippings presented by Tex Ricard

Box 1, Folder 15

News clipping: Ventura Free Press, April 25, 1902

Box 1, Folder 15

Two articles on Pioneer Museum history

Box 1, Folder 15

Minutes of Pioneer Society Meeting, June 9, 1856

Box 1

Record Book containing:

Box 1

Signatures of pioneers registered at Pioneer Picnic at Foster Park, noting date each arrived in Ventura County, May 22, 1911

Box 1

News clippings

Box 1

Pioneer register from Foster Day at Seaside Park, September 5,1921

Box 1

Register from Ventura County Fair, October 1921

Box 1

Register of Pioneer Picnic at Foster Park, May 23, 1925

Box 1

Register of Pioneer Picnic at Foster Park, May 21, 1927

Box 1

Record of Pioneer Picnic at Foster Park, May 12, 1928

Box 1

Record of Pioneer Picnic at Foster Park, May 31, 1929

Box 1

Register of Pioneer Picnic at Foster Park, May 29, 1930

Box 1

Record and Register of Pioneer Picnic at Foster Park, May 23, 1931

Box 1

Record and Register of Pioneer Picnic at Foster Park, May 28, 1932

Box 1

Register of P. O. Founding at Simi, July 26, 1932

Box 1

Register of Pioneer Picnic at Foster Park, 1933

Box 1

Text of address by W. W. Orcutt at Pioneer Picnic, 1933

Box 1

Record of Dedication of Orcutt Memorial Stone at Pioneer Picnic, June 9, 1934

Box 1

Receipt for funds amount $102.19, balance in funds of Ventura County Pioneer Society (To E. Sheridan from W. M. Reese funeral, dated April 24, 1902), June 16, 1934

Box 1

Daily Free Press account of Dr. Cephas Bard's funeral, April 24, 1902

Box 1

Statement of expenses from L. W. Corbett to Pioneer Society for $31.63, June 9, 1934

Box 1

Letter from Mrs. Vesta Keene to Mr. Ed Sheridan requesting list of pioneers for Ebell Club Pioneer Section, September 5, 1930,

Box 1

Visitors Register from Pioneer Booth at Ventura County Fair in October, 1990

Box 1

List of people who lived in and near Hueneme in 1875

Box 1

Record of organization of Pioneer Society, 1891

Box 1

List of signatures of subscribers to building fund

Box 1

News clipping, Daily Free Press, May 22, 1911

Box 1

Book: Constitution and By-Laws of the Society of Ventura County Pioneers

Box 1

List: Pioneers who signed the roll, 1893

Box 1

Book: Alphabetical list of names registered at Pioneer Picnic at Foster Park, May 20, 1911

 

Ventura County Historical Society

Box 2

Paid Bills, A-Z April 1975 to December 1977

Box 2

Minutes, 1955-1965

Box 2

Board Packets, 1966-1971

Box 2

Board Packets, 1972-1974

Box 2

Board Packets, 1975

General note

[See also 1975-1976 for interfiling]
Box 2

Board Packets, 1975-1976

Box 2

Board Packets, 1976

General note

[See also 1975-76 for interfiling]
Box 2

Board Packets, 1977

Box 2

Board Packets, 1978

Box 2

Board Packets, 1979

Box 2

Board Packets, 1980

Box 2

Board Packets, FY 1980-1981

Box 2

Board Packets, FY 1981-1982

Box 3

Board Packets, FY 1982-1983

Box 3

Board Packets, FY 1983-1984

Box 3

Board Packets, FY 1984-1985

Box 3

Board Packets, February 1985 to November 1985

Box 3

Board Packets, 1986

 

Ventura County Museum of History and Art

Box 4

Book containing minutes of meetings of Ventura County Historical Society and Ventura County Museum of History and Art, April-December, 1988

Box 4

Book containing minutes of meetings of Ventura County Museum of History and Art, 1989

Box 4

Book: Pioneer Men & Women Who Settled in Ventura County Prior to 1874-Centennial Celebration 1881-1991. Ventura County Pioneer Association, Ventura County Historical Society, September 15, 1991

General note

[Note: This volume contains signatures of descendants of pioneers who attended the centennial celebration.]
Box 4

Book: Gift Counter Checks Record, July 11, 1980 to December 1, 1982

General note

[Note: A journal of receipts and deposits of donations received at the reception counter at VCMHA from visitors on dates listed above.]
Box 4, Folder 1

Article: Ventura County & Coast Reporter: "Ventura County's Historical Society," page 9