Finding aid for Arnaz, Wagner, Levy, Waterman, Barnes, Denton, and Walker papers, circa 1840s-1960s. MVC016

Finding aid prepared by Library Systems, 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: 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 .

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], 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.

Processing Information

Processed by Library Staff, 2011.

Biographical / Historical

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.

Scope and Contents

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.

Arrangement

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

Box 1, Folder 1

Jose de Arnaz 1852-1895

Box 1, Folder 1

Death card 1895

Box 1, Folder 1

Will 1890

Box 1, Folder 1

Legal conveyance of Mission San Buenaventura from Jose de Arnaz to Manuel A. Rodriguez de Poli 1852 November 10

Box 1, Folder 2

Envelope containing photos of Arnaz home, Comillas, in Provincia de Santander, Basque Country, Spain undated

Box 1, Folder 2

Six enlarged photographs of landmark buildings in Provincia de Santander undated

Box 1, Folder 3

Ventura Arnaz Wagner: Legal papers circa 1890s - 1900s

Box 1, Folder 4

John B. Wagner: Legal papers and certificates undated

Box 1, Folder 5

Ventura and John Wagner: Personal correspondence circa 1880s - 1920s

Box 1, Folder 6

Ventura and John Wagner circa 1903

Box 1, Folder 6

Copy of accessions form and informal inventory of content

Box 1, Folder 6

Deportment card

Box 1, Folder 6

Composition: Early days of San Buenaventura

Box 1, Folder 6

Souvenir ribbon reception for President Roosevelt 1903

Box 1, Folder 6

Calling cards of Ventura de Arnaz

Box 1, Folder 7

Bank of A. Levy and Biography of Joseph Levy circa 1940-1960

Box 1, Folder 7

Clippings: Opening of Camarillo branch

Box 1, Folder 7

Clippings: 50-year anniversary

Box 1, Folder 7

Clippings: Death of Joseph Levy

Box 1, Folder 7

Brochure: History of Levy banking establishment

Box 1, Folder 7

Letter: Mrs. Waterman, from Ventura County Game Preserve Association-resolution of sorrow re: J. Levy's death

Box 1, Folder 8

Anna A. Levy and William M. Waterman undated

Box 1, Folder 8

50th anniversary card undated

Box 1, Folder 8

Bill from Moana Hotel, Hawaii undated

Box 1, Folder 8

Handwritten summary of bride's book undated

Box 1, Folder 8

Bride's book undated

Box 1, Folder 9

William Henry Barnes

Box 1, Folder 9

Copy of accession form received of Beth Cook, granddaughter of W. H. Barnes

Box 1, Folder 9

Biography of William Henry Barnes

General note

[See also Museum Biography file on Wm. Henry Barnes]
Box 1, Folder 9

Booklet: Ventura County California, its lands and mission

Box 1, Folder 9

Memorandum booklet from Geographer M. Mickel

Box 1, Folder 9

Reprint of telephone directory, State of California 1895 April

Box 1, Folder 9

Miscellaneous receipts addressed to W. H. Barnes

Box 1, Folder 10

Miscellaneous

Box 1, Folder 10

Book of German poetry: Gedichte, by Sigmund Wassermann 1841

Box 1, Folder 10

Postcard: Official California poster stamps

Box 1, Folder 11

Autograph cards: John Gunther, Cornelia Otis Skinner, etc.

Box 1, Folder 11

Letter re shipwreck in Mexico

Box 1, Folder 12

Funeral notices and letter from Mrs. T. Sanchez

Box 1, Folder 12

Funeral notices: Tadeo Sanchez, Louisa L. Moraga, Mrs. Magdalena Obiols, Frank R. Rodibaugh, Sarah d'Olivas Peters, Mrs. Isabelle Sanchez Thompson

Box 1, Folder 12

Letter from Mrs. Thad Sanchez to E. M. Sheridan re death notices, a book, and pictures

General note

[Note: Pictures of Tadeo Sanchez and Rita Sanchez are listed as stored in Collections; picture of Mike Sanchez is listed as missing.]
Box 1, Folder 13

Joseph S. Denton

Box 1, Folder 13

Magazine clipping with photo of J. S. Denton

Box 1, Folder 13

Handwritten biography of J. S. Denton

General note

[See also Oral History of Laura Denton Cooper]
Box 1, Folder 14

Judge Charles Fernald

General note

[Note: There was a Judge Charles Fernald of Santa Barbara, 1861]
Box 1, Folder 14

Certificate of 50 shares in North Butte Mining Company of Minnesota owned by Geo. A. Fernald and Co.

Box 1, Folder 15

Great Eastern Company

Box 1, Folder 15

Letter to Great Eastern Co. re: their well-lighted display windows 1925 November 12

Box 1, Folder 16

Memorabilia

Box 1, Folder 16

Anheuser Busch advertising card

Box 1, Folder 16

School promotion certificates circa 1880 - 1920

Box 1, Folder 17

Ventura County Commission for Women 1982-1983

Box 1, Folder 17

Minutes 1982-1983

Box 1, Folder 17

News release 1982 September 1

Box 1, Folder 18

Lena Cannon Walker Memoriam

Box 1, envelope 1

Ventura County military list 1889

Box 1, envelope 2

Ventura County military list 1890