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Contributing Institution:
Museum of Ventura County
Title: Madeline Miedema papers
Identifier/Call Number: MVC063
Physical Description:
19.07 Cubic Feet
(16 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1890-1998
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.
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.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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
Conditions Governing Reproduction and 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.
[Identification of item], Madeline Miedema papers, (Collection MVC063), Museum of Ventura County, Research Library, Ventura,
California.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Estate of Madeline Miedema (Guy F. Beyersdor); gift; 1996.
Processed by Krystell Jimenez, 2021.
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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.
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.
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.
This collection also included a large number of published works that have either been added to the Research Library's Research
Collection or were deaccessioned.
All books that are now in the Research Collection are available in this
Books Inventory document.
All books that were originally in the collection and have been deaccessioned are available in this
Deaccessions Inventory document.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Oxnard (Calif.) -- History
Port Hueneme (Calif.) -- History
Ventura County (Calif.) -- History, Local
Historic Buildings -- California -- Ventura County -- Photographs
Women educators
Grand jury -- California -- Ventura County