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Arnaz, Wagner, Levy, Waterman, Barnes, Denton, and Walker papers, circa 1840s-1960s.
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Contributing Institution:
Museum of Ventura County
Title: Arnaz, Wagner, Levy, Waterman, Barnes, Denton, and Walker papers
Identifier/Call Number: MVC016
Physical Description:
1.28 Cubic Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): circa 1840s-1960s
Abstract: The Arnaz, Wagner, Levy, Waterman, Barnes, Denton, Walker papers contain information about Jose de Arnaz, John B. Wagner,
Joseph Levy, Anna A. Levy, William M. Waterman, William Henry Barnes, Joseph S. Denton and Lena Cannon Walker; all noteworthy
individuals in Ventura County from the mid 1800s through the early 1900s. Information includes legal papers, photographs,
correspondence, biographical publications, newspaper clippings and other ephemera. In addition to these records are minutes
and press releases from the Ventura County Commission for Women for 1982-1983 and miscellaneous files containing military
lists, poetry, postcards, school promotion certificates, and funeral notices.
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], Arnaz, Wagner, Levy, Waterman, Barnes, Denton, Walker papers (Collection MVC016), Museum of Ventura
County, Research Library, Ventura, California
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Madeline Miedema; gift; 1982. Beth Mikel Cook; gift; 1981, 1983. Cooper family; gift; 1984. Marion Walker; gift; 1985.
Processed by Library Staff, 2011.
Jose de Arnaz, John B. Wagner, Joseph Levy, Anna A. Levy, William M. Waterman, Judge William Henry Barnes, Joseph S. Denton,
and Lena Cannon Walker were all prominent individuals around Ventura County. De Arnaz was a well known rancher and agriculturalist
in Ventura, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles counties. He was also one of the leading proponents behind the establishment and
incorporation of the city of San Buenaventura in 1864. Wagner was a deputy auditor for Ventura County and a member of the
board of trustees for Ventura's first public library. Levy, son of Achilles Levy, was the owner and operator of the Bank of
A. Levy. The bank, founded by his father in 1885, was the largest privately owned bank in Ventura County until 1995. Anna
A. Levy, the daughter of Joseph Levy, married Waterman on May 14, 1902. Waterman was a partner for the mercantile and agricultural
firm Lehmann and Waterman, which dealed extensively within Ventura County. Barnes, originally serving under the Kansas State
Legislature, moved to Ventura County where he was appointed to a judgeship in 1904. Denton was a notable framer and woodworker
in the city of Ventura. Walker, the daughter of United States Congressman Marion Cannon, was a prominent women's rights activist
in Ventura County.
This collection contains information about and from the following people: Jose de Arnaz, John B. Wagner, Joseph Levy, Anna
A. Levy, William M. Waterman, William Henry Barnes, Joseph S. Denton, and Lena Cannon Walker. Materials include legal papers,
photographs, correspondence, and biographical publications. In addition to these records are minutes and press releases from
the Ventura County Commission for Women for 1982-1983 and files containing military lists, poetry, postcards, school promotion
certificates, and funeral notices.
This collection has no series, but has been arranged into sections based on the individuals' papers contained in this collection.
Description alternates between folder and item level.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Business enterprises -- California -- Ventura County
Ventura County (Calif.) -- History
Ventura County Officials -- Judges
Banks and banking -- California -- Ventura
Arnaz, Jose de
Wagner, John B.
Levy, Joseph
Waterman, William M.
Barnes, William Henry
Denton, Joseph S.
Walker, Lena Cannon