Finding aid for David Hill collection, 1973-1997 MVC076
Finding aid prepared 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
November 2021
Contributing Institution:
Museum of Ventura County
Title: David Hill collection
Identifier/Call Number: MVC076
Physical Description:
2.57 Cubic Feet
(2 boxes, 1 folder in miscellaneous box)
Date (inclusive): 1973-1997
Abstract: David W. Hill, born in 1923 in Blanchard, North Dakota, moved to Ventura in 1932 with him family as a child. After graduating
from high school, he joined the Army during World War II. He graduated from Northridge College, and in the 1970s he retired
from Pt. Mugu Naval Missile Center as head of Editing and Publishing. Hill served as a docent at the Museum of Ventura County
starting in 1981 and maintained a great interest in local history. This collection consists of photographs, negatives, ephemera,
and photocopied reports created or collected by Hill.
Physical Location: Stored off-site and advance notice required for timely retrieval. Please contact the Research Library reference desk prior
to your visit.
Language of Material:
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, have
not been determined. Contact the Research Library for further information: library@venturamuseum.org.
[Identification of item], David Hill collection, (Collection MVC076), Museum of Ventura County, Research Library, Ventura,
California.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
David Hill; gift; 1984, 1989, 2001.
Processed by Krystell Jimenez, 2021.
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David W. Hill was born in 1923 in Blanchard, North Dakota. His family moved to Ventura in 1932. After graduating from high
school, Hill joined the Army during World War II and served in the Korean War. He graduated from Northridge College, and in
the 1970s he retired from Pt. Mugu Naval Missile Center as head of Editing and Publishing.
Hill served as a docent at the Museum of Ventura County starting in 1981 and maintained a great interest in local history.
In 2008 David wrote and published a book titled
The Streets of Ventura. Hill passed at the age of 94 at on September 3, 2017.
This collection consists of photographs, negatives, ephemera, and photocopied reports created or collected by David Hill,
a former Museum docent. He made copies of photographs in the photograph collection and curated other items relevant to either
the Museum's or Ventura County history.
This collection has been organized at the folder level.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Ventura County (Calif.) -- Photographs
Ventura (Calif.) -- Photographs
Local history materials
Los Angeles Aqueduct (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Box 1, Folder 1-2
13 docent yearbooks 1988-1997
Box 1, Folder 3
12 photographs undated
This folder contains 12 photos: Men at a bar; man on wagon in front of Nick Peirano; A Norman and Son Blacksmithing; Ventura
Bridge Changing pumps; Ventura Theatre; First Bicycle Club Run; Sailing ship; Pierpont Inn; Scenic view of Ventura; Farm scene;
and an unidentified Queen Anne style home.
Box 1, Folder 4
Box 1, Folder 5
Box 1, Folder 6
Box 1, Folder 7
Box 1, Folder 8
Box 1, Folder 9-10
Box 1, Folder 11-15
Los Angeles Aqueduct Investigation Board reports, Volumes 1-5 circa 1973
These folders contain reports for the Los Angeles Aqueduct Investigation Board that was originally issued in 1912. There are
a total of seven volumes, and only Volumes 1-5 are in this collection. The originals are with the Los Angeles City Library.
These are copies made circa 1973.
Box 2
Negatives undated
This box contains negatives of photographs taken by David Hill of photographs in the Museum's collections. There are 7 boxes.
Some numbers are missing. The box labels and contents are as follows:
Box 2.1: 1-3898
Box 2.2: 3900-12,165
Box 2.3: 12,247-19,298
Box 2.4: 19,302-27,999
Box 2.5: 28,000-33,163
Box 2.6: Unnumbered negatives