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Contributing Institution:
Museum of Ventura County
Title: Sharon Hale collection of maps
Creator:
Hale, Sharon
Identifier/Call Number: MVC052
Physical Description:
167 Cubic Feet
(70 boxes)
Date (inclusive): circa 1860 - 1950
Abstract: T. William "Bill" Hale was a local architect and civil engineer. In 1967 he was Thousand Oaks' first director of public works.
He owned the Ventura engineering and surveying firm, Robert Martin and Associates, which was sold to Ed Campbell following
Hale's death and became U.S.A. Architects. Hale died in December 1994 at the age of 60. This collection comprises maps collected
by Hale and donated by his widow, Sharon Hale. The maps cover Ventura County and focus primarily on tract and property maps.
Some maps cover roads, pipes, company equipment locations, or waterways.
Physical Location: Stored off-site and advance notice required for timely retrieval. Please contact the Research Library reference desk prior
to your visit.
Language of Material:
English
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COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Open for research. All requests to access materials must be made in advance by contacting the
Research Library staff.
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], Sharon Hale collection of maps, (Collection MVC052), Museum of Ventura County, Research Library,
Ventura, California.
Provenance/Source of acquisition
Sharon Hale; gift; 1995.
Processed by library staff, 1995-2010.
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for more detailed processing. If while using our collections you think there is something that should be added or amended
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T. William "Bill" Hale was a Ventura County architect and city planner. In 1967, he became the first director of public works
for the city of Thousand Oaks. He continued to work as a civil engineer in Ventura County after his appointment. He owned
Ventura engineering and surveying firm Robert Martin and Associates. Hale died of a brain aneurysm in December 1994 at the
age of 60.
This collection comprises maps collected by T. William "Bill" Hale and donated by his widow, Sharon Hale. The maps cover Ventura
County and focus primarily on tract and property maps. Some maps cover roads, pipes, company equipment locations, or waterways.
This collection has been arranged at the item level, with detailed descriptions of each map included in the container list.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Maps
Ventura County (Calif.) -- Maps