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Blanchard (Nathan W. papers), circa 1846-1976.
MVC034
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Contributing Institution:
Museum of Ventura County
Title: Nathan W. Blanchard papers
Creator:
Blanchard, Nathan W.
Identifier/Call Number: MVC034
Physical Description:
5.13 Cubic Feet
(4 boxes)
Date (inclusive): circa 1846-1976
Abstract: The Nathan W. Blanchard collection consists of photographs, illustrations, papers, diaries, letters and other ephemera regarding
the Blanchard family from the 1860s to the 1970s. Nathan W. Blanchard (1831-1917), who would later be a co-founder the Limoneira
Company and oversee the successful planting and harvesting of over 50,000 citrus trees in the county, is best known for establishing
the town of Santa Paula with E. L. Bradley in 1873. This collection also contains genealogical maps and family trees produced
by and for the Blanchard family.
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
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COLLECTION STORED ON-SITE: Open for research. Advance requests can be made to Research Library staff via email.
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.
[Identification of item], Nathan W. Blanchard papers, (Collection MVC034), Museum of Ventura County, Research Library, Ventura,
California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Dean Hobbs Blanchard; gift; 2006
Processed by Library Staff, 2010.
Nathan Weston Blanchard was born to Merrill Blanchard and Eunice Weston Blanchard on July 24, 1831. In 1873, Blanchard and
E. L. Bradley established the town of Santa Paula, which was later incorporated in 1902. After several successes plants and
harvesting orange trees around the Santa Paula area, N. W. B. partnered with Union Oil Company founder Wallace Hardison to
establish the Limoneira Company in 1893. By the time Blanchard retired in 1898, the company had successfully planted over
50,000 citrus trees in the county. Nathan Weston Blanchard died on October 23, 1917.
This collection consists of photographs, illustrations, papers, diaries, letters, and ephemera regarding the Blanchard family
from the 1860s to the present. There are also some items of a genealogical nature and family tree as well as news clippings
chronicling family births and deaths.
This collection does not have any series and has been described at the item level.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Santa Paula -- Ranches -- Limoneira
Santa Paula (Calif.) -- History
Correspondence
Family relationships
Family records
Diaries
Blanchard, Nathan W. -- Archives