The Ventura Post Office collection is a set of materials that document the history of the Ventura Post Office building on Santa Clara Street since 1936. The current building was constructed in 1936 and expanded in 1966. Materials in this collection include newspaper clippings, certificates, memos, correspondence, a newsletter, employee rosters, architectural drafts, photographs, contracts with architectural firms, and reports. The materials are all related to the history and development of the Santa Clara Street building.

The current Ventura Post Office on the corner of Santa Clara and Fir Street was constructed in 1936. Prior to that, the post office was located at 377 East Main Street. In 1966 the post office completed a refurbishment and expansion project and inaugurated the new building on June 4. The building site was tripled in size to 18,700 square feet and over 20,000 square feet of a paved parking lot for mail trucks. The downtown post office also features a more than 100-foot mural that was painted by Gordon Grant as part of the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project in 1936-1937. The mural is oil and canvas and titled "Agriculture and Industries of Ventura". It depicts a dairy farm, field workers picking and packing citrus, horses, and oil field workers.

1.28 Cubic Feet (1 box and 1 folder)

Property rights to the physical object belong to the Museum of Ventura County. Literary rights, including copyright, have not been determined. Contact the Research Library for further information: library@venturamuseum.org.

Open for research. Advance requests can be made to Research Library staff via email.