Community member Malinda Pennoyer Chouinard conducted an historic resources inventory from 1975 to 1976 in the interest of designating buildings and areas within Ventura and Oxnard as historical sites, landmarks, districts and zones of limited development. This collection includes documents and photographs of historical buildings in various neighborhoods of the local region.

Malinda Pennoyer Chouinard is a long-time resident of Ventura County. She and her husband, Yvon Chouinard, are co-founders of Patagonia, the outdoor clothing company. The first Patagonia store was established in Ventura in 1972 in the old Hobson meat packing plant on W. Santa Clara Street. In 1983, Malinda established the Great Pacific Child Development Center, one of the first onsite preschool program for employees in the United States. She co-authored a book about the establishment of the center with Jennifer Ridgeway called Family Business: Innovative On-Site Child Care Since 1983. In 2022, she and Yvon transferred their ownership of Patagonia to a trust and a nonprofit organization.This ensured that all its profits, an estimated $100 million a year, are used to combat climate change and protect undeveloped land around the globe. The two also co-founded The California Water Impact Network, a nonprofit dedicated to equitable and sustainable use of California's freshwater resources for all Californians.

.69 Cubic Feet (1 legal size doc box, 1 half size legal doc box)

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