Barnes papers, 1892-1980. MVC069

Finding aid prepared by Krystell Jimenez, 2022.
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
February 2022
100 East Main Street
Ventura, CA 93001
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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 .

Conditions Governing Access

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.

Preferred Citation

[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.

Processing Information

Processed by Krystell Jimenez, 2022.
Our collections are processed using MPLP methods so that we can prioritize access for users and identify potential priorities 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.

Biographical / Historical

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.

Scope and Contents

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.

Organization and Arrangement

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

Box 1

Professional and personal papers circa 1900-1970

Scope and Contents

This box contains the following: a yellow notepad with notes on the box contents; 2 journals for the State Bar of California (Vol. 39, No. 5 and Vol. 40, No. 5), dated 1964-1965; letter and certificate from State Bar Board of Governors regarding Barnes' end of term, dated October 1972 – January 1973; photographs of Barnes and colleagues, circa 1964-1968; Dicta: the lawyer's magazine (San Diego County Bar Association, volume xxiii, number 8), dated August 1976; Herman R. Erkes estate papers, 1979-1980; file on Annie Barnes' death, 1980; disciplinary board expense claims, 1970-1972; Wells Fargo Bank pamphlets and Westways cartographic map of California recreational areas, 1954, 1965; retirement papers and legal correspondence, 1969; correspondence, including letter from Supreme Court Justice Hugo L. Black, 1963-1979; State Bar pamphlets and guides, 1970-76; mementos, including correspondence, 1963-1974; State Bar items on judicial selection, 1965-1979; file labeled "State Bar 1966 annual meeting", containing clippings and ephemera, circa 1983; wall calendars for 1967 and 1973; and family photographs from both the Barnes and Vehlow families.

Conditions Governing Access

This box potentially contains protected personal information. Some documents may be restricted and requests to view them may be denied.
Box 2

Professional and personal papers circa 1900-1976

Scope and Contents

This box contains the following: loose papers and writings of Barnes, including writing under what may be a pseudonym; Annette Vehlow Barnes' personal papers, 1969; 2 folders of humorous writings by Barnes; personal papers such as school and war records, 1926-1955; ephemera, religious tracts, inspirational quotes, jokes, postcards, 1920s-1960; South Pasadena High School ephemera and programs, 1922; Barnes' personal papers, 1935-1937; Correspondence between Albert and Annette, 1931-1937; personal and professional correspondence, 1922-1974; material for speeches; "Working papers: Homonyms and homophones", undated; pre-1950 correspondence; papers re: the Kiwanis club, circa 1942; correspondence, circa 1970s; and family photographs.
Box 3

Personal mementos and papers 1892-1980

Scope and Contents

This box contains the following: clippings; correspondence; South Pasadena High School yearbook, 1922; essay about Constitution by Barnes, circa 1958; cookbook with recipes stuck into pages, circa 1941; Blackwell High School commencement book, 1927 (severely water damaged); Blackwell High School yearbook, 1928; Freemasons newsletter, April 1982; chart of "Chronological record of all Ventura County Elective Officers", undated; copy of "Jest for Lawyers" by Dennis Hartman, undated; memorial booklets for Annette Vehlow Barnes and her mother, Emma Louise Vehlow, 1970 and 1980; Correspondence between W.H. Barnes, Earl, and Daisy, August 18-19, 1927; cookbook, circa 1942; Annette Pearle Vehlow's diploma from Walnut High School, May 1923; Annette Vehlow's diploma from Kansas, 1919; California State Senate resolution for Emma Louise Vehlow's 100th birthday, March 5, 1969; incomplete Vehlow family tree, undated (rolled); German marriage certificate for Rienholt Ernst Friedrich Vehlow and Emma Louise Mary Frerking, 1896 (rolled); grammar school diploma for Daisy De Pue, 1892 (rolled).