Ayers (Bertha) papers, circa 1894-1960., circa 1894-1960

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Summary

Title:
Bertha Ayers papers
Dates:
circa 1894-1960
Creators:
Ayers, Bertha, 1890-1967
Abstract:
The Bertha Ayers papers contains memorabilia belonging to Bertha Ayers Linder, the wife of Mayor Fred Linder. The collection includes letters, documents, newspapers, and other ephemera from Ayers' life, as well as eight school notebooks belonging to Winnie Smith, circa 1890s.
Extent:
0.46 Cubic Feet
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Bertha Ayers papers (Collection MVC027), Museum of Ventura County, Research Library, Ventura, California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains memorabilia from Bertha Ayers. It includes a promotion certificate, memorial card, a newspaper, and handwritten notes. It also includes 8 notebooks belonging to Winnie Smith, half of which are undated and the other half are from between 1896 and 1897.

Biographical / historical:

Bertha Ayers was born to Frank Ayers and Fannie Adelia Smith Ayers on February 21, 1890. She married James Frederick Linder in 1906. Fred would be appointed fire chief for the city of Ventura in 1921 and later became a city councilmember and mayor. Bertha Ayers Linder died on June 13, 1967.

Acquisition information:
Donor unknown.
Processing information:

Processed by Library Staff, 2011.

Arrangement:

This collection does not have series and is described at the item level.

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.
Physical facet:
(1 box)
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Library Staff, 2011. Finding aid updated by Nicholas Lawrence, 2021.
Sponsor:
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.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-08-25 22:24:39 +0000 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED ON-SITE: Open for research. Advance requests can be made to Research Library staff via email.

Terms of access:

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], Bertha Ayers papers (Collection MVC027), Museum of Ventura County, Research Library, Ventura, California.

Location of this collection:
100 East Main Street
Ventura, CA 93001, US
Contact:
(805) 653-0323, ext 320
library@venturamuseum.org
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