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Contributing Institution:
Museum of Ventura County
Title: Portuguese Society records
Creator:
Portuguese Society (S.P.R.S.I.)
Identifier/Call Number: MVC035
Identifier/Call Number: 147
Physical Description:
1.2 Cubic Feet
(2 boxes, 3 ledgers)
Date (inclusive): 1902-1982
Abstract: This collection pertains to Ventura Counsel No. 99 of the Sociedade Portuguesa Rainha Santa Isabel (S.P.R.S.I.). The society
was a non-profit charitable and social sorority whose members are of Portuguese lineage and was active in Ventura County.
The collection consists of the society's papers and several ledgers.
Physical Location: Stored at the MVC Research Library and off-site storage. All requests to access special collections can be made in advance
by emailing the Research Library reference desk.
Advance notice required for timely retrieval of off-site materials. Please contact the Research Library reference desk prior
to your visit.
Language of Material:
English
, Portuguese
.
PORTIONS OF 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], Portuguese Society records, (Collection MVC035), Museum of Ventura County, Research Library, Ventura,
California.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Evelyn Silva Miller; gift; 1994.
Processed by library staff. Ledgers processed by Krystell Jimenez, 2021.
The collection consists of a ceremonial crown and robe, as well as the society's papers. The papers include a club constitution,
meeting minutes, financial records, correspondence, membership rolls, and other papers related to the organization. The society's
ceremonial crown and robe are maintained by the collections department of the Museum.
This collection was donated by the Ventura Counsel No. 99 of the Sociedade Portuguesa Rainha Santa Isabel (S.P.R.S.I.). The
society was a non-profit charitable and social sorority whose members are of Portuguese lineage, and was active in Ventura
County, particularly in Oxnard, Moorpark, Somis, and Saticoy.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Women -- Societies and clubs
Societies -- Ventura County (Calif.)
Portuguese Society (S.P.R.S.I.) -- Records and correspondence