McGuire family book collection, 1833-1977.

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McGuire family book collection, 1833-1977.

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Box 1

Primary Number Lessons (California State Board of Education: California State Series of School Text-Books) 1887

Scope and Contents

Name written in front cover: Drayrtie (?) McGuire, Ojai District, CA. Had note attached that read: School Book No. 8.

Box 1

The Care and Use of the County Archives of California (Owen C. Coy) 1919

Box 1

La Belle-Nivernaise (Alphonse Daudet) 1893

Scope and Contents

Reprinted from the edition of "Contes de Daudet" and edited by A. Guyot Cameron Henry Holt and Company. Name written inside cover: Shirley McGuire.

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A Primary History of the United States for intermediate classes (Thomas F. Donnelly) 1885

Scope and Contents

Name written inside front cover: Cora McGuire, Ojai District, January 1891. Had note attached that read: School book No. 1.

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Baking and Cooking Monographs: A Model Home Kitchen - Pastry Baking - A Monograph on Cookies - Modern Cake Baking - Modern Biscuit Baking - Deep Fat Frying - A Lesson on Waffles and Griddle Cakes (Helen Harrington Downing) 1923

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The Boston Cooking School Cook Book (Fannie Merritt Farmer) 1902

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First Book in Arithmetic including oral and written exercises (Daniel W. Fish) 1874

Scope and Contents

Name written inside cover: Cora McGuire, Mill District. Had note attached that read: School Book No. 7.

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1003 Household Hints and Work Savers: A Treasury of Household Hints to help you beat the high cost of living (Michael Gore, editor) 1948

Scope and Contents

Sponsored by Golden Top Farm in Saticoy.

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First Lessons in Grammar: Based upon the construction and analysis of sentences; designed as an introduction to the "Analysis of Sentences" (Samuel S. Green) 1864

Scope and Contents

Names written on back cover: Ella Besst, George W. Hull, Mary E. J. Besst.

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The Ladies' Magazine and Literary Gazette for 1833, Volume VI (Sara J. Hale, editor) 1833

Scope and Contents

Name written inside cover: Susan Latimer.

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Book-Keeping, by Single and Double Entry for Schools and Academies adapted to Payson, Dunton and Scribner's combined system of penmanship (L.B. Hanaford) 1865

Scope and Contents

Names inside cover: William McGuire, Louise, Ohio. Had note attached that read: School Book bookkeeping Book No. 2.

Box 1

Elementary Lesson in English for home and school use; Part First how to speak and write correctly (N.L. Knox) 1888

Scope and Contents

Name inside for front cover: Cora McGuire.

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Elementary Lesson in English Part Second: The Parts of Speech and How to Use Them (N.L. Knox-Heath) 1888

Scope and Contents

Name inside front cover: Cora McGuire, Ojai Valley, CA. Had note attached that read: School Book No. 5.

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School of the Chain Store, Book II; Individual Store Maintenance. Operation and Storekeeping (H.H. Lestico, H.R. Barnett) 1928

Box 1

Our Government: How it grew, what it does, and how it does it (Jesse Macy) 1891

Scope and Contents

Name inside front cover: Corina McGuire, Rancho Viejo, Ventura Co., CA; Cora McGuire, Upper Ojai. Had note attached that read: School Book No. 2.

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The New Second Music Reader: Based largely upon C. H. Hohmann giving first lessons in reading music at sight with one and two-part exercises and songs, and directions to teachers (Luther Whiting Mason) 1894

Scope and Contents

Name inside front cover: Sade McGuire. Had note attached that reads School book No. 6.

Box 2

The Ventura County Bargain Shoppers Guide, Vol. II (Lois Pedigo, Patricia Lawson, Cynthia Picha) 1977

Box 2

Lettering for Draftsmen, Engineers and Students A Practical System of Freehand Lettering for Working Drawings (Charles W. Reinhardt) 1903

Scope and Contents

Name written inside front cover: J.P. Levy, Harvard School 1906.

Box 2

Immensee (Theodore Storm) 1901

Scope and Contents

Edited with notes and vocabulary by Richard Alexander von Minckwitz and Anne Crombie Wilder, B.A.

Name written inside cover: Bernice McGuire, Ventura, Cal, Nov 6, 1907; Lorrain McGuire. Had note attached that read: School Book No. 10.

Box 2

Jugendliebe lustfpiel in einem aufzuge (Wolf Wilbrandt) 1907

Scope and Contents

Edited with notes and vocabulary by Theodore Henckels. Name written inside cover: Bernice McGuire, Ventura. Had note attached that read: School Book No. 11.

Box 2

The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains (Owen Wister) 1904

Scope and Contents

Name written inside cover: Thos McGuire, Nordhoff, CA.

Box 2

Modern Silage Methods: Latest revised edition with illustration ; an entirely new and practical work on Silos, their construction and the process of filling, to which is added complete and reliable information regarding Silage and its composition ; feeding and a treatise on rations, being a feeders' and dairymen's guide (William L. Wright, editor) 1914

Scope and Contents

Had noted attached that read: Farm Book No. 2.

Box 2

Anyone Can Bake 1927

Box 2

Book keeping self-instructions undated

Box 2

Catalogue of Roller Mills and other General and Special Machinery for Flour and Corn-Meal Mills Manufactured by the John T. Noye Manufacturing Co. 1892

Scope and Contents

Had note attached that read: Farm Book No.5.

Box 2

Gold Medal Flour Cook Book 1917

Box 2

Gordon Duff Welding and Industrial Equipment and Supplies, Catalog and Reference Book, Catalog No. 49 circa 1940s-1950s

Box 2

Granger's Business Organization Catalog, Semi-Annual Catalog (Grangers Business Organization) 1948

Box 2

Machinery, Tubular Goods, Tools and Supplies for Oil, Gas and Water Wells: Pipe line, natural gas, gasoline plant and refinery supplies 1930

Scope and Contents

Catalogue No. 40. Had note attached that read: School No.4.

Box 2

Pacific Mill and Mine Supply Co., Inc.: Manufacturers, distributors : belting, hose, packings, mechanical rubber goods, engineers, machine shop, contractors, cotton gin, factory and mill supplies circa 1931

Scope and Contents

Catalog 35.

Box 2

Walworth Company, Incorporated: Catalog 42, valves, fittings, pipe, pipe wrenches 1942

Box 2

Brown wallet undated

Scope and Contents

Wallet inscribed with "Wm. McGuire, Ventura, Cal." Wallet contains a First National College Bank receipt for $20 paid to Bryant Stratton in 1864; a receipt for a subscription to California Cultivator and Poultry Keeper dated 1900; black and white photograph of two small girls holding hands and standing outside a home; 3 color photographs of some kind of property and outbuildings, circa 1987.

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