Portuguese Society records, 1902-1982 MVC035
Finding aid created by library staff and updated by Krystell Jimenez, 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
2021
100 East Main Street
Ventura, CA 93001
library@venturamuseum.org
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
.
Conditions Governing Access
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.
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], Portuguese Society records, (Collection MVC035), Museum of Ventura County, Research Library, Ventura,
California.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Evelyn Silva Miller; gift; 1994.
Processing Information
Processed by library staff. Ledgers processed by Krystell Jimenez, 2021.
Scope and Content Note
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.
Bibliography
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
Box 2, Folder 3
Additional records and correspondence 325615
1970-1971
Box 1, Folder 1
Boletim da S.P.R.S.I. 325624
1982 July
Box 1, Folder 1
Clipping from
Boletim of S.P.R.S.I.
325623
1981 December
Box 1, Folder 3
Constitution of the S.P.R.S.I. 325621
undated
Box 3, Folder 1
Donors to club posters
circa 1929
Ledger 1
Ledger: Cash book for Conselho Oliveira No. 53 (J.D.E.P.)
1902 July 1 - 1925 July 31
Scope and Contents
Written on inside of front cover: Organisada em Ventura a 1 de Julho 1902.
Box 1, Folder 5
Ledger: Membership records 325618
1966 June - 1969 May
Ledger 2
Ledger: Saticoy branch
1902 July 1 - 1928 May 24
Ledger 3
Ledger: Somis branch
1913 June 18 - 1916 August
Box 1, Folder 1
Newspaper:
Boletim da S.P.R.S.I. monthly editions
325625
1970 October - 1971 February
Box 1, Folder 2
Papers and correspondence: Portuguese Crown Club 325622
undated
Box 1
Record book: Meeting minutes and lists of officers 325627
1960 December 18 - 1967 October 22
Language of Material: Portuguese.
Box 1
Record book: Meeting minutes and lists of officers 325626
1968 December 29 - 1977 February 12
Box 2, Folder 2
Records and correspondence 325616
1970-1971
Box 2, Folder 1
Records and correspondence 325617
1971 February - 1972 March
Box 1, Folder 4
Records and correspondence 325619
1974-1975
Box 1, Folder 3
Records and correspondence 325620
1975-1976
Box 3, Folder 1
Transfer letter
circa 1910s
