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Contributing Institution:
Museum of Ventura County
Title: Malinda Chouinard papers
Creator:
Chouinard , Malinda
Identifier/Call Number: MVC090
Physical Description:
.69 Cubic Feet
(1 legal size doc box, 1 half size legal doc box)
Date (inclusive): 1975-1976
Abstract: 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.
Physical Location: COLLECTION STORED ON-SITE: Stored at the MVC Research Library. Requests do not have to be made in advance, but researchers
MUST make a research appointment on the
Research Library website .
Language of Material:
English
.
Open for research. Advance requests can be made to Research Library staff via email.
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 MVC
[Identification of item], Malinda Chouinard papers, (Collection MVC090), Museum of Ventura County, Research Library, Ventura,
California.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Malinda Pennoyer Chouinard; gift; 1991.
Processed by Ali Phelps under the supervision of Hannah Rogers, 2023.
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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.
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.
Each folder in this collection is dedicated to documentation of historical buildings in seven areas of the west end of Ventura
and Oxnard, California. The majority of the historical buildings included in this inventory are located in Ventura. Of note,
folder 1 contains correspondence and literature about conducting an historical survey and applying for protected historical
status.
Original order of materials has been maintained
This collection is related to a collection at Fresno State Library. For further information, see the finding aid for the
Papers of Malinda Chouinard, 1983-1992 .
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Historic Buildings -- California -- Ventura County -- Photographs
Ventura County (Calif.) -- History, Local
Historic Sites -- Ventura