Finding aid for the Ventura County Star - Free Press negative collection MVC049

Finding aid prepared by Rachel Hagar under the supervision of Krystell Jimenez, 2020.
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
July 2020
100 East Main Street
Ventura, CA 93001
library@venturamuseum.org


Language of Material: English
Contributing Institution: Museum of Ventura County
Title: Ventura County Star Free Press negatives collection
creator: Ventura County Star
Identifier/Call Number: MVC049
Physical Description: 169.24 Cubic Feet (190 boxes, 57 drawers)
Date (inclusive): 1958 - 2001
Abstract: The Ventura County Star was founded in 1925 by the John P. Scripps Newspaper Group. In approximately 1936, the Star acquired the Ventura Free Press, which was founded in 1875, and began publishing as the Ventura County Star-Free Press in 1938. In 1994, the newspaper dropped the Free Press and began publishing again as the Ventura County Star. Their headquarters are in Camarillo, California. The Ventura County Star-Free Press negatives collection consists of negatives from the paper's photograph archive. The negatives encompass the full spectrum of local daily news and topics reported on by the paper.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
Physical Location: Portions of collection are stored off-site and advance notice may be required for timely retrieval. Please contact the Research Library reference desk prior to your visit.

Conditions Governing Access

PORTIONS OF COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Open for research. Negatives dated after May 19, 1984 and Boxes 183-190 are stored off-sit and requests to access those materials must be made in advance by contacting the Research Library staff.

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.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Ventura County Star-Free Press negatives collection, (MVC049), Museum of Ventura County, Research Library, Ventura, California.

Provenance/Source of acquisition

Ventura County Star-Free Press; gift; 1984.

Processing Information

Collection processed by Rachel Hagar under the supervision of Krystell Jimenez, 2020.

Biographical / Historical

The Ventura County Star was founded in 1925 by the John P. Scripps Newspaper Group. In approximately 1936, the Star acquired the Ventura Free Press, which was founded in 1875, and began publishing as the Ventura County Star-Free Press in 1938. In 1994, the newspaper dropped the Free Press and began publishing again as the Ventura County Star. Their headquarters are in Camarillo, California.
In 2015 the Journal Media Group acquired the Ventura County Star from the Scripps Newspaper. In April 2016 Group Gannet Co, Inc. acquired the newspaper and is the current owner of the Ventura County Star.

Scope and Contents

The Ventura County Star-Free Press negatives collection consists of negatives of news photographs collected by the Ventura County Star-Free Press. The negatives encompass the full spectrum of local daily news and topics reported on by the paper, including local government, politics, military conflicts, society, sports, fashion, the arts, crime, accidents, transportation, urban and suburban development, and human interest stories.

Organization and Arrangement

This collection has been arranged chronologically. Original order of materials has been maintained. The first three portions of the collection were arranged and described at the item level. The final series has been described at the box level only. Supplemental PDFs provide more detailed inventories of the first three series.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Newspaper archives
Ventura County Star

 

Series 1: Negatives 1958 March 3 - 1969 December 31

Other Finding Aids

A more detailed description for this series is available from a previous document in this Series 1 Inventory  document.
Cabinet 1, Drawer 1

Negatives 1958 March 3 - 1963 November 14

Cabinet 1, Drawer 2

Negatives 1963 November 14 - 1965 September 1

Cabinet 1, Drawer 3

Negatives 1965 September 1 - 1966 August 17

Cabinet 1, Drawer 4

Negatives 1966 August 17 - 1967 May 6

Cabinet 1, Drawer 5

Negatives 1967 May 6 - 1968 January 14

Cabinet 1, Drawer 6

Negatives 1968 January 15 - 1968 November 22

Cabinet 1, Drawer 7

Negatives 1969 January 1 - 1970 January 30

 

Series 2: Negatives 1970 February 3 - 1980 February 24

Other Finding Aids

A more detailed description for this series is available from a previous document in this Series 2 Inventory  document.
Cabinet 1, Drawer 8

Negatives 1970 February 3 - 1970 September 28

Cabinet 1, Drawer 9

Negatives 1970 September 28 - 1971 July 26

Cabinet 1, Drawer 10

Negatives 1971 July 26 - 1971 December 18

Cabinet 1, Drawer 11

Negatives 1971 December 18 - 1972 May 12

Cabinet 1, Drawer 12

Negatives 1972 May 12 - 1972 October 21

Cabinet 1, Drawer 13

Negatives 1972 October 21 - 1973 January 15

Cabinet 1, Drawer 14

Negatives 1973 January 15 - 1973 March 16

Cabinet 2, Drawer 1

Negatives 1973 March 17 - 1973 June 21

Cabinet 2, Drawer 2

Negatives 1973 June 21 - August 26

Cabinet 2, Drawer 3

Negatives 1973 August 26 - 1973 October 27

Cabinet 2, Drawer 4

Negatives 1973 October 27 - 1974 January 2

Cabinet 2, Drawer 5

Negatives 1974 January 3 - 1974 May 27

Box 183

Negatives 1974 January 10 - 1975 September 22

Cabinet 2, Drawer 6

Negatives 1974 March 27 - 1974 June 24

Cabinet 2, Drawer 7

Negatives 1974 June 25 - 1974 September 21

Cabinet 2, Drawer 8

Negatives 1974 September 22 - 1974 November 21

Cabinet 2, Drawer 9

Negatives 1974 November 21 - 1975 March 3

Cabinet 2, Drawer 10

Negatives 1975 March 3 - 1975 July 3

Cabinet 2, Drawer 11

Negatives 1975 July 3 - 1975 October 30

Box 184

Negatives 1975 September 27 - 1977 February 23

Cabinet 2, Drawer 12

Negatives 1975 October 30 - 1976 March 1

Cabinet 2, Drawer 13

Negatives 1976 March 2 - 1976 June 22

Cabinet 2, Drawer 14

Negatives 1976 June 23 - 1976 September 19

Cabinet 3, Drawer 1

Negatives 1976 September 19 - 1976 December 12

Cabinet 3, Drawer 2

Negatives 1976 December 12 - 1977 March 12

Cabinet 3, Drawer 3

Negatives 1977 March 12 - 1977 June 12

Cabinet 3, Drawer 4

Negatives 1977 June 12 - 1977 September 19

Cabinet 3, Drawer 5

Negatives 1977 September 20 - 1977 December 9

Cabinet 3, Drawer 6

Negatives 1977 December 10 - 1978 October 21

Box 185

Negatives 1978 March 1 - 1985 December 15

Cabinet 3, Drawer 7

Negatives 1978 March 23 - 1978 June 21

Cabinet 3, Drawer 8

Negatives 1978 June 22 - 1978 September 18

Cabinet 3, Drawer 9

Negatives 1978 September 19 - 1978 December 19

Cabinet 3, Drawer 10

Negatives 1978 December 23 - 1979 March 23

Cabinet 3, Drawer 11

Negatives 1979 March 24 - 1979 June 10

Cabinet 3, Drawer 12

Negatives 1979 June 10 - 1979 August 29

Cabinet 3, Drawer 13

Negatives 1979 August 29 - 1979 November 21

Cabinet 3, Drawer 14

Negatives 1979 November 22 - 1980 February 24

 

Series 3: Negatives 1980 February 24 - 1981 July 14

Other Finding Aids

A more detailed description for this series is available from a previous document in this Series 3 Inventory  document.
Cabinet 4, Drawer 1

Negatives 1980 February 24 - 1980 May 25

Cabinet 4, Drawer 2

Negatives 1980 May 12 - 1980 August 19

Cabinet 4, Drawer 3

Negatives 1980 August 21 - 1980 December 7

Cabinet 4, Drawer 4

Negatives 1980 December 8 - 1981 March 29

Cabinet 4, Drawer 5

Negatives 1981 March 30 - 1981 July 14

 

Series 4: Negatives 1981 July 14 - 2001 November 4

Cabinet 4, Drawer 6

Negatives 1981 July 14 - 1981 October 4

Cabinet 4, Drawer 7

Negatives 1981 October 4 - 1982 January 3

Cabinet 4, Drawer 8

Negatives 1982 January 3 - 1982 March 26

Cabinet 4, Drawer 9

Negatives 1982 March 26 - 1982 June 21

Cabinet 4, Drawer 10

Negatives 1982 June 21 - 1982 September 12

Cabinet 4, Drawer 11

Negatives 1982 September 12 - 1982 December 1

Cabinet 4, Drawer 12

Negatives 1982 December 2 - 1983 March 6

Cabinet 4, Drawer 13

Negatives 1983 March 6 - 1983 May 22

Cabinet 4, Drawer 14

Negatives 1983 May 23 - 1983 August 9

Cabinet 5, Drawer 1

Negatives 1983 August 9 - 1984 May 19

Box 1

Negatives 1988 August 2 - 1989 April 7

Box 2

Negatives 1989 April 8 - 1989 May 15

Box 3

Negatives 1989 May 16 - 1989 June 21

Box 4

Negatives 1989 June 22 - 1989 July 31

Box 5

Negatives 1989 August 1 - 1989 September 6

Box 6

Negatives 1989 September 7 - 1989 October 14

Box 7

Negatives 1989 October 15 - 1989 November 26

Box 8

Negatives 1989 November 27 - 1989 December 31

Box 9

Negatives 1990 January 01 - 1990 February 12

Box 10

Negatives 1990 February 13 - 1990 March 25

Box 11

Negatives 1990 March 26 - 1990 April 30

Box 12

Negatives 1990 May 1 - 1990 June 10

Box 13

Negatives 1990 June 11 - 1990 July 23

Box 14

Negatives 1990 July 24 - 1990 August 31

Box 15

Negatives 1990 September 1 - 1990 October 7

Box 16

Negatives 1990 October 8 - 1990 November 15

Box 17

Negatives 1990 November 16 - 1990 December 25

Box 18

Negatives 1990 December 26 - 1991 January 31

Box 19

Negatives 1991 February 1 - 1991 March 14

Box 20

Negatives 1991 March 14 - 1991 April 19

Box 21

Negatives 1991 April 20 - 1991 May 23

Box 22

Negatives 1991 May 24 - 1991 June 30

Box 23

Negatives 1991 July 1 - 1991 August 10

Box 24

Negatives 1991 August 11 - 1991 September 17

Box 25

Negatives 1991 September 18 - 1991 October 31

Box 26

Negatives 1991 November 1 - 1991 December 14

Box 27

Negatives 1991 December 15 - 1992 January 31

Box 28

Negatives 1992 February 1 - 1992 March 16

Box 29

Negatives 1992 March 17 - 1992 April 25

Box 30

Negatives 1992 April 26 - 1992 June 4

Box 31

Negatives 1992 June 5 - 1992 July 16

Box 32

Negatives 1992 July 17 - 1992 August 20

Box 33

Negatives 1992 August 21 - 1992 September 30

Box 34

Negatives 1992 October 1 - 1992 November 4

Box 35

Negatives 1992 November 5 - 1992 December 3

Box 36

Negatives 1992 December 4 - 1992 December 31

Box 37

Negatives 1993 January 1 - 1993 January 31

Box 38

Negatives 1993 February 1 - 1993 February 24

Box 39

Negatives 1993 February 25 - 1993 April 18

Box 40

Negatives 1993 April 19 - 1993 May 16

Box 41

Negatives 1993 May 17 - 1993 June 11

Box 42

Negatives 1993 June 12 - 1993 July 6

Box 43

Negatives 1993 July 7 - 1993 July 28

Box 44

Negatives 1993 July 29 - 1993 August 20

Box 45

Negatives 1993 August 21 - 1993 September 13

Box 46

Negatives 1993 September 14 - 1993 October 3

Box 47

Negatives 1993 October 4 - 1993 October 26

Box 48

Negatives 1993 October 27 - 1993 November 21

Box 49

Negatives 1993 November 22 - 1993 December 17

Box 50

Negatives 1993 December 18 - 1994 January 12

Box 51

Negatives 1994 January 13 - 1994 February 5

Box 52

Negatives 1994 February 6 - 1994 February 21

Box 53

Negatives 1994 February 22 - 1994 March 14

Box 54

Negatives 1994 March 15 - 1994 March 31

Box 55

Negatives 1994 April 1 - 1994 April 17

Box 56

Negatives 1994 April 18 - 1994 April 30

Box 57

Negatives 1994 May 1 - 1994 May 13

Box 58

Negatives 1994 May 14 - 1994 May 28

Box 59

Negatives 1994 May 29 - 1994 June 12

Box 60

Negatives 1994 June 13 - 1994 June 26

Box 61

Negatives 1994 June 27 - 1994 July 9

Box 62

Negatives 1994 July 10 - 1994 July 22

Box 63

Negatives 1994 July 23 - 1994 August 2

Box 64

Negatives 1994 August 3 - 1994 August 14

Box 65

Negatives 1994 August 15 - 1994 August 26

Box 66

Negatives 1994 August 27 - 1994 September 7

Box 67

Negatives 1994 September 8 - 1994 September 21

Box 68

Negatives 1994 September 22 - 1994 October 2

Box 69

Negatives 1994 October 3 - 1994 October 13

Box 70

Negatives 1994 October 14 - 1994 October 26

Box 71

Negatives 1994 October 27 - 1994 November 6

Box 72

Negatives 1994 November 7 - 1994 November 20

Box 73

Negatives 1994 November 21 - 1994 December 2

Box 74

Negatives 1994 December 3 - 1994 December 14

Box 75

Negatives 1994 December 15 - 1994 December 26

Box 76

Negatives 1994 December 27 - 1995 January 13

Box 77

Negatives 1995 January 14 - 1995 January 27

Box 78

Negatives 1995 January 28 - 1995 February 8

Box 79

Negatives 1995 February 9 - 1995 February 21

Box 80

Negatives 1995 February 22 - 1995 March 4

Box 81

Negatives 1995 March 5 - 1995 March 16

Box 82

Negatives 1995 March 17 - 1995 March 28

Box 83

Negatives 1995 March 29 - 1995 April 9

Box 84

Negatives 1995 April 10 - 1995 April 22

Box 85

Negatives 1995 April 23 - 1995 May 4

Box 86

Negatives 1995 May 5 - 1995 May 17

Box 87

Negatives 1995 May 18 - 1995 May 27

Box 88

Negatives 1995 May 28 - 1995 June 7

Box 89

Negatives 1995 June 8 - 1995 June 17

Box 90

Negatives 1995 June 18 - 1995 July 3

Box 91

Negatives 1995 July 4 - 1995 July 19

Box 92

Negatives 1995 July 20 - 1995 July 31

Box 93

Negatives 1995 August 1 - 1995 August 16

Box 94

Negatives 1995 August 17 - 1995 August 30

Box 95

Negatives 1995 August 31 - 1995 September 10

Box 96

Negatives 1995 September 11 - 1995 September 23

Box 97

Negatives 1995 September 24 - 1995 October 7

Box 98

Negatives 1995 October 8 - 1995 October 21

Box 99

Negatives 1995 October 22 - 1995 November 3

Box 100

Negatives 1995 November 4 - 1995 November 18

Box 101

Negatives 1995 November 19 - 1995 December 1

Box 102

Negatives 1995 December 2 - 1995 December 15

Box 103

Negatives 1995 December 16 - 1995 December 31

Box 104

Negatives 1996 January 1 - 1996 January 18

Box 105

Negatives 1996 January 19 - 1996 February 6

Box 106

Negatives 1996 February 7 - 1996 February 24

Box 107

Negatives 1996 February 25 - 1996 March 13

Box 108

Negatives 1996 March 14 - 1996 March 31

Box 109

Negatives 1996 April 1 - 1996 April 18

Box 110

Negatives 1996 April 19 - 1996 May 5

Box 111

Negatives 1996 May 6 - 1996 May 22

Box 112

Negatives 1996 May 23 - 1996 June 9

Box 113

Negatives 1996 June 10 - 1996 July 2

Box 114

Negatives 1996 July 3 - 1996 July 26

Box 115

Negatives 1996 July 27 - 1996 August 21

Box 116

Negatives 1996 August 22 - 1996 September 12

Box 117

Negatives 1996 September 13 - 1996 October 4

Box 118

Negatives 1996 October 5 - 1997 January 25

Box 119

Negatives 1997 January 26 - 1997 February 14

Box 120

Negatives 1997 February 15 - 1997 March 2

Box 121

Negatives 1997 March 3 - 1997 March 19

Box 122

Negatives 1997 March 20 - 1997 April 4

Box 123

Negatives 1997 April 5 - 1997 April 26

Box 124

Negatives 1997 April 27 - 1997 May 14

Box 125

Negatives 1997 May 15 - 1997 June 2

Box 186

Negatives 1997 May 21 - 1997 August 7

Box 126

Negatives 1997 June 3 - 1997 June 25

Box 127

Negatives 1997 June 26 - 1997 July 17

Box 128

Negatives 1997 July 18 - 1997 August 8

Box 187

Negatives 1997 August 8 - 1997 August 31 1997 November 11 - 1997 November 17

Box 129

Negatives 1997 August 9 - 1997 September 1

Box 130

Negatives 1997 September 2 - 1997 September 18

Box 131

Negatives 1997 September 19 - 1997 October 9

Box 132

Negatives 1997 October 10 - 1997 October 31

Box 133

Negatives 1997 November 1 - 1997 November 21

Box 134

Negatives 1997 November 22 - 1997 December 10

Box 135

Negatives 1997 December 11 - 1997 December 29

Box 136

Negatives 1997 December 30 - 1998 January 22

Box 188

Negatives 1998 January 8 - 1998 December 31

Box 137

Negatives 1998 January 23 - 1998 February 17

Box 138

Negatives 1998 February 18 - 1998 March 4

Box 139

Negatives 1998 March 11 - 1998 April 3

Box 140

Negatives 1998 April 4 - 1998 April 25

Box 141

Negatives 1998 April 26 - 1998 May 15

Box 142

Negatives 1998 May 16 - 1998 June 6

Box 143

Negatives 1998 June 7 - 1998 June 25

Box 144

Negatives 1998 June 26 - 1998 July 23

Box 145

Negatives 1998 July 24 - 1998 August 21

Box 146

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Box 147

Negatives 1998 September 19 - 1998 October 21

Box 148

Negatives 1998 October 22 - 1998 November 15

Box 149

Negatives 1998 November 16 - 1998 December 14

Box 150

Negatives 1998 December 15 - 1999 January 14

Box 189

Negatives 1999 January 4 - 1999 December 12

Box 151

Negatives 1999 January 15 - 1999 February 15

Box 152

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Box 153

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Box 154

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Box 155

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Box 156

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Box 157

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Box 158

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Box 159

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Box 160

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Box 161

Negatives 1999 October 11 - 1999 November 4

Box 162

Negatives 1999 November 5 - 1999 November 29

Box 163

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Box 164

Negatives 1999 December 21 - 2000 January 15

Box 165

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Box 166

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Box 167

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Box 168

Negatives 2000 April 1 - 2000 April 25

Box 169

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Box 170

Negatives 2000 May 28 - 2000 June 21

Box 171

Negatives 2000 June 22 - 2000 July 18

Box 172

Negatives 2000 July 19 - 2000 August 15

Box 173

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Box 174

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Box 175

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Box 176

Negatives 2000 November 16 - 2000 December 11

Box 177

Negatives 2000 December 12 - 2001 January 09

Box 178

Negatives 2001 January 10 - 2001 February 3

Box 179

Negatives 2001 February 4 - 2001 February 25

Box 180

Negatives 2001 February 26 - 2001 March 22

Box 181

Negatives 2001 March 23 - 2001 April 13

Box 182

Negatives 2001 April 14 - 2001 November 4

Box 190

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