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Contributing Institution:
Museum of Ventura County
Title: Albert D. Barnes papers
Creator:
Barnes, Albert Depue, 1906-1984
Identifier/Call Number: MVC069
Physical Description:
3.85 Cubic Feet
(3 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1892-1980
Abstract: Albert Depue Barnes was Ventura County district attorney from 1934 to 1937. Born in 1906 in California, he began practicing
law in 1928. He married Annette Pearle Vehlow in 1933 in Santa Barbara, and they both lived in Ventura County until their
deaths. This collection includes the personal and professional papers of Albert D. Barnes, as well as some papers from his
wife Annette. This includes notes, correspondence, family photographs, ephemera, clippings, essays and writing of Barnes,
personal records, and family history documents, among other things.
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
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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], Albert D. Barnes papers, (Collection MVC069), Museum of Ventura County, Research Library, Ventura,
California.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Linda L. Selby; gift; 1997.
Processed by Krystell Jimenez, 2022.
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Albert Depue Barnes was a Ventura County district attorney. Born on January 25, 1906 in California. He attended South Pasadena
High School. After passing the State Bar in 1928 he practiced law in Ventura County. He served as district attorney from 1934
until 1937. In 1965 he was elected regional vice-president of the regional State Bar Association. Barnes was also a 30-year
member of the Kiwanis and enjoyed writing poetry. He married Annette Pearle Vehlow on May 13, 1933 in Santa Barbara. She was
born on November 28, 1906 in Kansas. She died on December 28, 1980 at the age of 74 in Ventura County. Barnes died on March
16, 1984 at the age of 78 in Ventura.
This collection includes personal and professional papers from Albert D. Barnes, as well as his wife Annette Vehlow Barnes.
The papers include notes, legal journals, correspondence, awards, family photographs, legal papers related to Barnes' death
and family estates, pamphlets on historical subjects, ephemera, clippings, essays and writing of Barnes, personal records,
joke cards and postcards, family history documents, yearbooks, and cookbooks. All materials relate to either Barnes' work
as an attorney, his family history, or Annette Vehlow Barnes' family history.
These papers are organized at the collection level. There was no further arrangement of the papers. The folders are in original
order; however, there is no indication whether or not this was the original order created by Barnes.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Lawyers -- California -- Ventura County
Barnes, Albert Depue, 1906-1984
Barnes, Annette Pearle Vehlow, 1906-1980
Barnes -- Archives
Barnes -- Photographs
Barnes -- Correspondence