Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- Madeline Miedema was an Oxnard historian and educator. Born in 1909 in Michigan, her family moved to Oxnard when she was 9 years old. She attended school in Oxnard and received post-secondary education at University of California Berkeley and the University of Southern California. She served in numerous community organizations and worked as a teacher, school librarian, vice-principal, and Board of Trustees member for the Oxnard school district. Miedema died in Oxnard on September 11, 1994. This collection includes Miedema's research files and personal papers, and materials include correspondence, notes, publications, pamphlets, meeting minutes, legal and county reports, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, indexes, and ephemera.
- Extent:
- 19.07 Cubic Feet
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Madeline Miedema papers, (Collection MVC063), Museum of Ventura County, Research Library, Ventura, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection includes the research files and personal papers of Oxnard historian Madeline Miedema. The subjects include Oxnard history, landmarks, and historical persons, and the history of Ventura County, California, and missions. Materials include correspondence, notes, publications, pamphlets, meeting minutes, legal and county reports, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, indexes, and ephemera.
- Biographical / historical:
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Madeline Miedema was born on April 27, 1909, in Buchanan, Michigan. Her parents moved to Oxnard when she was 9 years old, and she attended Haydock Elementary School. She also attended Oxnard High School. Miedema was an Oxnard historian who worked as an educator in Ventura County for nearly 70 years. She received a teaching credential from the University of California Berkeley and an administrative degree from the University of Southern California. She served in numerous community organizations, including the Ventura County Museum of History and Art. Miedema often delivered lectures on Oxnard history. She also worked as vice-principal of Hueneme High School and curriculum coordinator for the Oxnard Union High School District. At various points in her career Miedema worked as a teacher, school librarian, vice-principal, and on the Board of Trustees for the school district. Miedema died in her home in Oxnard at the age of 85 on September 11, 1994.
- Acquisition information:
- Estate of Madeline Miedema (Guy F. Beyersdor); gift; 1996.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Krystell Jimenez, 2021.
Our collections are processed using MPLP methods so that we can prioritize access for users and identify potential priorities for more detailed processing. If while using our collections you think there is something that should be added or amended in the finding aid, we welcome your input. You can notify staff in the reading room or send us an email at library@venturamuseum.org Be sure to include the collection number and name and the box number you were working with in your email.
- Arrangement:
- This collection has been arranged in the following series:
- Series 1: Subject Files, 1921-1985
- Series 2: Personal papers and General Files, 1906-1988
The subject files are arranged in alphabetical order.
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site and advance notice required for timely retrieval. Please contact the Research Library reference desk prior to your visit: library@venturamuseum.org.
- Physical facet:
- (16 boxes)
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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 via email: library@venturamuseum.org
- Terms of access:
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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:
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[Identification of item], Madeline Miedema papers, (Collection MVC063), Museum of Ventura County, Research Library, Ventura, California.
- Location of this collection:
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100 East Main StreetVentura, CA 93001, US
- Contact:
- (805) 653-0323, ext 320