Finding aid for the Bard family papers, 1850-1864 MVC028
This finding aid prepared by former museum staff and Krystell Jimenez, 2021.
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.
This finding aid was updated in July 2022.
Museum of Ventura County
June 2021
100 East Main Street
Ventura, CA 93001
library@venturamuseum.org
Contributing Institution:
Museum of Ventura County
Title: Bard family papers
Creator:
Bard Family
Identifier/Call Number: MVC028
Physical Description:
82.45 Cubic Feet
(52 boxes, 118 ledgers)
Date (inclusive): circa 1850-1964
Abstract: The Bard family is one of the most influential families in Ventura County history. The family moved to the area from Pennsylvania
by Thomas R. Bard in the 1860s. He was soon followed by his brother, Cephas "Little" Bard, who was a trained medical doctor.
Thomas R. Bard was involved in local politics and went on to serve as a senator in the U.S. Senate. Dr. Bard practiced medicine
in Ventura County and his collection of curios served as the basis for what would eventually become the Museum of Ventura
County's holdings. Thomas R. Bard's family home, Berylwood Mansion, now on the naval base at Hueneme, was designated a historic
site in 1977. The brothers established Elizabeth Bard Memorial Hospital in memory of their mother.
The collection consists of correspondence, financial records, ledgers, account books, photographs, notes, and daybooks. The
correspondence includes both family and business letters. Topics covered are wide-ranging and largely related to the family's
business ventures throughout Ventura County and Southern California.
Physical Location: Stored off-site and advance notice required for timely retrieval. Please contact the Research Library reference desk prior
to your visit at library@venturamuseum.org.
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, are retained
by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue
the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where the museum does not hold the copyright.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Bard family papers, (Collection MVC028), Museum of Ventura County, Research Library, Ventura, California.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Bard family; gift; 1983. Archie Bard; gift; 1979, 1996. Mrs. Richard Bard; gift; 1978. Joanna B. Newton; gift; 1993. Pat Sales;
gift; 1981.
Processing Information
Processed by former museum staff. Processing of unprocessed and accruals by Krystell Jimenez, 2021, with assistance from Nicholas
Lawrence and Isabel Cline, 2021-2022.
Biographical / Historical
The Bard family traced their ancestry back to Ireland, from where an ancestor emigrated in 1741 and settled in Pennsylvania.
Thomas Bard was born on December 8, 1841, in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. A trained lawyer, he worked for the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company under Thomas Scott, who had invested in land in what would later become Ventura County. Following the Civil
War, Bard travelled to Ventura County in 1865 to oversee Scott's property. Bard was a member of the Board of Supervisors of
Santa Barbara County between 1868 and 1872.
He married Mary "Mollie" Beatrice Gerberding in San Francisco on April 23, 1876. They had eight children. Thomas Bard also
served as California Senator (Republican) from Feb 7, 1900, to March 3, 1905. He was also one of the founders of the Union
Oil company. Thomas Bard and the Bard family also played a central role in the expansion of Port Hueneme. Thomas Bard died
on March 5, 1915, at the family home in Berylwood, Hueneme.
Cephas "Little" Bard, Thomas's brother, was born on April 7, 1843. He was a doctor and practiced medicine in Pennsylvania
until 1865, at which time he moved west to join his brother Thomas Bard. He was the first American physician to take up practice
in what is now Ventura County. When the county was established in the early 1870s, Dr. Bard was elected coroner. Dr. Bard
served 20 years as county physician and surgeon. He was also president of the Ventura County Pioneer Society, and his collection
of curios formed the basis for what would eventually become the Museum of Ventura County.
On January 1, 1902, the Elizabeth Bard Memorial Hospital was opened to the public. The Bard brothers established it as a memorial
to their mother. The building is now known as the Elizabeth Bard Memorial Building and is located at 121 N. Fir Street, on
the corner of Fir and Poli Streets. Dr. Bard passed away on Sunday April 20, 1902.
Bard Mansion, located at Naval Base Ventura County, Port Hueneme, was constructed in 1912 and was known as Berylwood. The
mansion was built as a family home for Thomas Bard. It was turned into a historic site in 1977. The family established the
Berylwood Investment Company as a holding for the family's wealth.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence, financial records, ledgers, account books, photographs, notes, and daybooks. The
correspondence includes both family and business letters. Topics covered are wide-ranging and largely related to the family's
business ventures throughout Ventura County and Southern California. The Bard family's wealth was accumulated through land
ownership and development, stock farms, and investments in oil and water utilities. The papers shed light on the relationships
and business dealings of one of the most influential families in Ventura County history. Most of the boxes have detailed inventories
of their contents.
Organization and Arrangement
The collection is organized into the following series. In some cases, additional notes on arrangement have been added at the
series level. Original order has been maintained where possible. See Other Finding Aids for a PDF inventory of Series 1-12.
This collection has been arranged in the following series:
- Series 1: Bard family correspondence, 1883-1964
- Series 2: Berylwood Investment Company records, 1907-1952
- Series 3: Berylwood Stock Farm records, 1912-1964
- Series 4: Business records, 1880-1935
- Series 5: Graham-Loftus Oil Company records, 1897-1943
- Series 6: Land and oil, 1864-1960
- Series 7: Notes and mortgages, 1872-1931
- Series 8: Papers and ledgers, 1850-1915
- Series 9: Simi Land and Water Company records, circa 1800s-1900s
- Series 10: Southside Improvement Company, 1883-1910
- Series 11: Thomas Robert Bard papers, 1890-1917
- Series 12: Richard Bard papers, 1880-1917
- Series 13: Ledgers, 1883-1954
Other Finding Aids
Inventories for Series 1-12 are available in this legacy finding aid
Series 1-12 Inventory . Boxes 1-17 were processed by former staff to the item or folder level and there are more descriptive inventories for those
boxes. The Beryl B. Bard correspondence (1895-1951) and Beryl B. Bard and Richard Bard (1896-1939) sets of correspondence
in Series 1 are in Box 1 and Box 2. Consult with the library before requesting boxes as some of the box numbers in the legacy
finding aid may be outdated.
Related Materials
Dr. Cephas "Little" Bard was a well-known member of the Bard family. His papers are a separate collection (MVC026) and are
at the MVC Research Library. The finding aid for the collection is available on
the MVC's OAC page .
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Regional planning -- California -- Ventura County
Petroleum industry and trade -- California -- Ventura County
Port Hueneme (Calif.) -- History
Business enterprises -- California -- Ventura County
Scrapbooks
Account books
Business records
Legislators -- United States
Bard Family -- Archives
Bard, Beryl Beatrice, 1878-1957
Berylwood Investment Company -- Records and correspondence
Graham-Loftus Oil Company -- Records and correspondence
Rancho Las Posas and Simi
Simi Land and Water Company -- Records and correspondence
Series 1: Bard family correspondence
1883-1964
Scope and Contents
The Bard family correspondence is primarily letters to and from Bard family and friends regarding life, travels, and business
ventures. These letters are primarily to or from either Beryl Bard or Richard Bard. Beryl Bard compiled and organized the
letters by subject and date. The correspondence is dated from 1883 to 1964, with the bulk of it dated 1895-1951. Most of the
series is signed letters to and from Bard family members and friends regarding life, travels, and business. These letters
are primarily to or from either Beryl Bard or Richard Bard. Beryl Bard compiled and organized the letters by subject and date.
This series also contains books and ephemera belonging to members of the Bard family.
Series 2: Berylwood Investment Company records
1907-1952
Scope and Contents
The Berylwood Investment Company (BIC) records are dated 1907 to 1952, with the bulk of them being from 1936-1944. This series
includes letters, agreements, documents, by-laws, minutes, and statements. Additionally, it has records for the Berylwood
Stock Farm and other farming operations conducted by Bard family members. Other investments include the Calistoga Mining and
Development Company, the Italo Corporation, and the Sonora Consolidated Mining Company. Other materials include miscellaneous
bound records, Berylwood Stock Farm accounts payable and receivable, lists of accounts and inventories, five journals and
one daybook.
Series 3: Berylwood Stock Farm records
1912-1964
Scope and Contents
The Berylwood Stock Farm records were created by the Berylwood Investment Corporation between 1912 and 1964, with the bulk
of the records dated 1920-1925. The series is primarily composed of bookkeeping records, memoranda, feed sheets, balance sheets,
correspondence, agreements, deeds, indenture of lease, bills of sale, livestock photos, and inventories. Inventories for each
folder's contents are in the first folder of Box 5.
Series 4: Business records
1880-1935
Scope and Contents
This series contains general business papers and correspondence from various individuals, groups, and businesses, as well
as property and lease records for the Berylwood Investment Company. This includes the People's Lumber Company, the American
Beet Sugar Company, and Patterson Ranch, as well as land holdings in Hueneme and Ojai.
Series 5: Graham-Loftus Oil Company records
1897-1943
Scope and Contents
The records in this series are from the Graham-Loftus Oil Company for the period of 1897 to 1943. It contains business records
including statements, balance sheets, reports, letters, dividends, insurance records, agreements, stockholder folders, and
copies of minutes. The folders are organized by type of business record and when they were created. Information on the lawsuits
related to the Italo Petroleum Corporation of America are in the folder titled "Italo Corporation-Documents" in the Berylwood
Investment Company records series. The significance of the handwritten numbers on the original folder labels is unknown. It
is not clear what the numbering system was for these records.
Series 6: Land and oil
1864-1960
Scope and Contents
This series contains Thomas R. Bard and the Bard family's files on their investments in land and oil. The numbers in the folder
titles are from the original folders. It's not clear what the numbering system was for these records. Some of the subjects
include the Interurban Land Company, the John Irwin Oil Company, the Kennedy Tract near Matilija, and land in Humboldt County.
Series 7: Notes and mortgages
1872-1931
Scope and Contents
This series contains mortgage records (bills, payments, transfers, etc.) from the mid-1800s through the early 1900s. This
includes both companies and individuals that leased or bought land from the Bard family.
Series 8: Papers and ledgers
1850-1915
Scope and Contents
This series primarily pertains to Bard's work in the U.S. Senate and businesses. This includes the papers of Senator Thomas
Robert Bard and his work regarding the Panama Canal, trade with Cuba, and the Statehood of Arizona and New Mexico. In addition,
the series contains financial records, land and business holdings and personal effects from T.R. Bard's tenure as a senator
and his family from the same period.
Series 9: Simi Land and Water Company records
circa 1800s-1900s
Scope and Contents
This series consists of four boxes of files and materials related to the Simi Land and Water Company, collected by Thomas
R. Bard. Subjects covered in this collection include: Andrew Gray Trust, Berylwood Investment Company, Colony Tracts, Hueneme
Wharf Company, Las Posas and Simi Syndicate, Pacific Coast Oil Company, Philadelphia and California Petroleum Company, Porter
Rancho of San Fernando, Ranchos Simi and Las Posas, Santa Susana Pass, Sespe Oil Company, Simi Crude Oil Company, Simi Hotel,
Simi and Las Posas Trusts, Simi Oil Company, Simi Valley Presbyterian Church, Southern Pacific Railroad, Tapo Ranch, Union
Oil Company of California, Ventura Land and Water Company, and Ventura Vidette.
The original order as organized by T.R. Bard has been maintained. A handwritten inventory is in the front of the box.
Series 10: Southside Improvement Company
1883-1910
Scope and Contents
This series contains the financial papers and several time books from the Southside Improvement Company, which was established
to provide water and irrigation to the Bardsdale and Fillmore area. The firm was established in February of 1887 by R.G. Surdam,
the founder of Bardsdale, Cephas Bard, Thomas R. Bard, FW. Gerberding, and E.O. Gerberding.
Series 11: Thomas Robert Bard papers
1869-1960
Scope and Contents
The Thomas R. Bard papers consist of items ranging in date from 1890 to 1917, with the bulk of materials dated 1902-1912.
It includes a scrapbook of letters relating to illness, a personal scrapbook of political newspaper clippings, two scrapbooks
of newspaper reports on the proceedings of Thomas R. Bard's election to the U.S. Senate, another scrapbook of pamphlets and
newspaper clippings, and ledgers and folders pertaining to research on Bard family history. The series provides information
about Thomas Bard's businesses, politics, family history, and family life, including his relationship with his brother Cephas
Bard.
One scrapbook contains over 175 typed and written letters and telegrams, and over 50 calling cards expressing concern and
relief following T.R. Bard's recovery from a life-threatening illness between September and November of 1902. The majority
of letters were written to his wife, Mary. The letters came from all over the United States and were sent by political associates,
educators, ministers, family friends, and even the Southern California Women's Christian Temperance Union. The early letters
of September and October of 1902 all expressed "sympathy" and would indicate that the prognosis was not good. In late October
1902 the letters began to reflect relief that Senator Bard was recovering.
A personal scrapbook from 1910 to 1912 contains many newspaper clippings and letters. The majority of these papers are political
in nature. Loose, in the back of the scrapbook, there are several earlier newspaper clippings dating as far back as 1897,
also regarding politics. Two other scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings on the 1900 U.S. Senate election. Another scrapbook
contains a wide range of topics, including pamphlets and newspaper clippings on farming techniques, Thatcher School notes,
and newspaper clippings on local social events. The ledgers and folders include family history, letters, receipts, correspondence,
and other materials from Scotland, Ireland, and England regarding research on Bard family history. These ledgers date from
1879 to 1915, concentrated between 1902 and 1908.
Most of the scrapbooks and folders include itemized inventories of their contents.
Series 12: Richard Bard papers
circa 1880-1917
Scope and Contents
This series includes correspondence, papers, and notes that belonged to Richard Bard. He was the son of Thomas R. and Mary
Bard. After graduating from Princeton in 1915, he returned to Southern California. He was a major player in the early development
of the Port Hueneme harbor. The majority of his papers are related to either local politics and development projects or Bard
family history.
Series 13: Ledgers
1883-1954
Scope and Contents
This series contains a wide variety of ledgers related to the Bard family's business accounts and investments.
The following acronyms are used for brevity: Bank of Hueneme (BoH), B.I. Co (Berylwood Investment Company), HWC (Hueneme Wharf
Company). The labels Cash, Daybook, and Journal are taken from the spine of books. Ledgers are accounting books where Bard
kept record of finances or transactions. The label Deeds refers to books of actual deeds or other records of Bard and his
business partnership land holdings and titles. The label sheep farming is used to group together books that pertain to Bard's
business records related to sheep farming.
Box 42
Bard and Lyttle L: Ledger
1923-1934
Scope and Contents
This ledger includes an index and tracks all transactions related to Bard and Lyttle. Bard and Lyttle was formed for Beryl
B. Bard, Joan M. Bard, Richard Bard, and Herbert G. Lyttle to farm the Berylwood Investment Corporation's Lots 37 and 38 as
tenants. Richard Bard supervised the enterprise and Lyttle was the bookkeeper.
Box 42
Bard and Lyttle: Trial balance books
1923-1934
Ledger 80
Bard and Perkins: Draft book from Bank of Hueneme
1889 August 15 - December 23
Ledger 1
BoH: Certificate Register No. 1
1889 August 6 - 1920 May 13
Ledger 2
BoH: Daybook
1889 August - 1890 May
Ledger 3
BoH: Daybook No. 6
1901 March 7 - 1902 May 6
Ledger 4
BoH: General Ledger No. 1
1889 August 3 - 1891 September 11
Ledger 5
BoH: General Ledger No. 1
1889 August 6 - 1901 March 1
Ledger 6
BoH: Index to Individual Ledger No. 1
circa 1893
Ledger 7
BoH: Individual Finances No. 1
1889 July - 1892 January
Ledger 8
BoH: Individual Ledger No. 1
1889 October 3 - 1894 September
Ledger 9
BoH: Remitted Checks No. 1
1889 July 16 - 1892 April 25
Ledger 10
BoH: Remittance Register No. 5
1898 April - 1899 October
Ledger 11
BoH: Travellers Check Register
1921 April - 1946 August
Ledger 12
B.I. Co: Journal 1
1911 March 15 - 1914 October 31
Ledger 13
B.I. Co: Journal 2
1914 November 2 - 1918 January 31
Ledger 14
B.I. Co: Journal 3
1918 February 18 - 1920 May 30
Ledger 15
B.I. Co: Journal 4
1920 June 1 - 1922 May 31
Ledger 16
B.I. Co: Journal 5
1922 June 5 - 1923 March 1
Ledger 17
B.I. Co: Journal 6
1923 March 1 - 1925 September 26
Ledger 18
B.I. Co: Journal 7
1925 September 30 - 1927 May 14
Ledger 19
B.I. Co: Journal 8
1927 May 14 - 1928 December 24
Ledger 20
B.I. Co: Journal 9
1928 December 31 - 1930 May 31
Ledger 21
B.I. Co: Journal 10
1930 May 31 - 1931 October 31
Ledger 22
B.I. Co: Journal 11
1931 November 2 - 1933 August 12
Ledger 23
B.I. Co: Journal 12
1933 August 14 - 1935 June 30
Ledger 24
B.I. Co: Journal 13
1935 July 1 - 1937 September 10
Ledger 25
B.I. Co: Journal 14
1937 September 10 - 1939 September 29
Ledger 26
B.I. Co: Journal 15
1939 September 30 - 1941 September 11
Ledger 27
B.I. Co: Journal 16
1941 September 12 - 1943 February 26
Ledger 28
B.I. Co: Journal 17
1943 February 27 - 1944 July 31
Ledger 29
B.I. Co: Journal 18
1944 August 1 - 1945 December 31
Ledger 30
B.I. Co: Journal 19
1945 December 31 - 1947 April 29
Ledger 31
B.I. Co: Journal 20
1947 April 29 - 1949 January 31
Ledger 32
B.I. Co: Journal 21
1949 February 1 - 1950 October 30
Ledger 33
B.I. Co: Journal 22
1950 November 1 - 1952 April 30
Ledger 34
B.I. Co: Journal 23
1952 May 21 - 1954 February 8
Ledger 35
B.I. Co: Transfers
1911 June 8 - 1928 December 18
Ledger 36
B.I. Co: Unlabeled ledger
1911 March 15 - 1923 September 20
Ledger 73
B.I. Co.: Cash 1
1911 March 16 - 1918 June 8
Ledger 37
Cash
1884 August 13 - 1887 March 4
Ledger 38
Cash
1887 March 8 - 1893 March 3
Ledger 39
Cash: T.R.B.
1890 March 6 - 1901 March 2
Ledger 40
Cash: T.R.B.
1901 March 5 - 1908 March 27
Ledger 74
Cash: T.R.B.
1908 March 13 - 1915 March 31
Ledger 99
Daybook
1881 March 1 - 1883 September
Scope and Contents
This daybook details transactions, including income, all listed under Hueneme, Cala. Daybook belonged to T.R. Bard.
Ledger 94
Daybook
1905 August 29 - December 30
Ledger 100
Daybook T.R.B.
1893 March - 1913 June
Scope and Contents
This daybook is a continuation of account book tracking rents and sale of land including property in Arizona, Las Posas, Somis,
Simi, Sespe, Ojai, Santa Barbara, and nearby regions.
Ledger 93
Daybook I
1901 September 2 - December 23
Ledger 81
Daybook II
1901 December 24 - 1902 April 28
Ledger 101
T.R. Bard Day Record Book
1874-1881
Scope and Contents
This daybook is labeled "T.R. Bard Day Record Book 1874-1881" and it documents surveys and accounts for various properties
and business owned by Bard, such as La Colonia and Las Posas.
Ledger 102
Deeds: Abstract of C.L. Wilson
circa 1880s-1906
Scope and Contents
Details deeds and titles for land in or near Bosquejo Rancho and Butte County. Deeds recorded going back to 1851; however
not clear if these are copies and not deeds actually dated 1851.
Ledger 103
Deeds: Abstract of Title to Acre Lots 11, 12, 14, 15
circa 1881-1886
Scope and Contents
Details deeds and titles for land in Alameda County, formerly San Antonio Rancho.
Ledger 104
Deeds: Account book for leases
circa 1873
Scope and Contents
Book details accounts and incomes for various tracts of land in the areas of present-day Patterson Ranch, Camarillo, and Oxnard.
Box 38
Deeds: Accounts notebook
circa 1881-1884
Scope and Contents
This notebook details accounts for land or business related to Rancho Las Posas. It also contains correspondence regarding
business in Montana.
Box 38
Deeds: Blue notebook
1874
Scope and Contents
This account book details leasees and renters, and agricultural production.
Ledger 105
Deeds: Bardsdale
circa 1893
Scope and Contents
This deed book contains grants and surveys related to Bardsdale and makes several mentions of Geo. C. Power. Bardsdale was
not founded by Thomas R. Bard, but he did allow for the use of his name. Several tracts were sold to Bard upon the founder's
death.
Ledger 106
Deeds: Canada Larga (Title, Surveys, Partition)
1873 January - October
Ledger 107
Deeds: Deeds 1
1865 March - 1875 October
Scope and Contents
The title page reads: Transcribed Records of Santa Barbara County - Thomas R. Bard and the Philadelphia and California Petroleum
Company - Grantors and Grantees.
Ledger 108
Deeds: Deeds 2
1870 October - 1878 August
Scope and Contents
The title page reads: Transcribed Records of Santa Barbara County - Thomas R. Bard and the Philadelphia and California Petroleum
Company - Grantors and Grantees.
Ledger 109
Deeds: Deeds 3
1867 October - 1873 April
Scope and Contents
Title page reads: Transcribed Records - Thomas A. Scott grantees.
Ledger 110
Deeds: Deeds 4
1873 May - 1888
Scope and Contents
This deed book contains records documenting Thomas A. Scott's properties.
Ledger 111
Deeds: Deeds 5
circa 1880 - 1907
Scope and Contents
This deed book contains notes, surveys, and assessments, as well as records related to Thomas A. Scott's holdings. It also
states that it largely relates to Subdivision No. 16 of Rancho Colonia.
Ledger 112
Deeds: Deeds 6
1888 May - 1911 March
Scope and Contents
This deed book largely contains records for tracts in Bardsdale.
Ledger 113
Deeds: Deeds 7
1903 June - 1911 March
Ledger 114
Deeds: Deeds 8
1911 March - 1917 May
Scope and Contents
This deed book makes several mentions of the Berylwood Investment Company.
Ledger 115
Deeds: Leases and rents
circa 1882-1885
Scope and Contents
This ledger documents rents from land managed or owned by Thomas R. Bard, much of which is on the Sespe River. It also lists
the names of leasees.
Ledger 56
Farmers and Merchants Bank, Los Angeles, Cal. Drafts Drawn
1898 March 24 - 1904 February 21
Box 40
Hueneme Public Hall: Accounts book
1882-1886
Scope and Contents
This book details expenditure on the hall and income from rents.
Box 40
Hueneme Public Hall: Stock journal
1881 September - 1889
Box 40
Hueneme Public Hall: Stock ledger
1881-1888
Scope and Contents
This ledger does not specify that it is for the Hueneme Public Hall Company, but appears to be related and has .
Ledger 41
HWC: Cash
1882 May 1 - 1885 September 23
Ledger 42
HWC: Cash
1885 September 24 - 1899 June 30
Ledger 43
HWC: Journal
1885 September 23 - 1907 December 28
Box 42
Hueneme Wharf and Lighter Company: By-Laws
1871 August 29
Ledger 116
Hueneme Wharf and Lighter Company: Ledger
1872-1884
Box 42
Hueneme Wharf and Lighter Company: Stock Journal
1882
Scope and Contents
This journal is mostly empty, but includes a copy of a 1901 court decision regarding railroad companies in California and
an 1878 memo on warehouse and wharfing receipts.
Box 42
Hueneme Wharf and Lighter Company: Stock Ledger
1882
Scope and Contents
This journal tracks stock certificates issued and cancelled for the company.
Ledger 44
Journal
1883 September 17 - 1887 March 7
Ledger 77
Journal
1887 March 7 - 1893 March 6
Ledger 45
Journal: T.R.B.
1893 March 6 - 1901 March 4
Ledger 76
Journal: T.R.B.
1901 March 4 - 1908 March
Ledger 75
Journal
1907 September 30 - 1913 July 28
Ledger 46
Las Posas: Ledger
1888 October 20 - 1889 October
Ledger 47
Las Posas Water Company No. 2
1908 July 23 - 1923 October 25
Ledger 95
Las Posas Water Company No. 3
1924 January 24 - 1935 April 25
Scope and Contents
Records and minute book. It includes minutes of meetings, income and expense statements, financial statements, affidavits,
etc.
Ledger 96
Las Posas Water Company No. 5
1950 November 16 - 1958 December 4
Scope and Contents
Records and minute book. It includes board of directors meeting minutes, proxy lists, affidavits, etc.
Ledger 97
Las Posas Water Company No. 6
1959 January 15 - 1966 January 7
Scope and Contents
Records and minute book. It includes minutes of meetings, reports of shareholder meetings, proxy lists, balance sheets, financial
statements, etc.
Ledger 49
Ledger
1904 January - 1905 January
Ledger 50
Ledger A
1887 March 14 - 1893 July 28
Ledger 117
Ledger: Barley
1879-1881
Scope and Contents
This ledger does specify which business venture or property it is related to, but it tracks costs and incomes related to crop
cultivation, much of which is barley.
Box 38
Ledger: Crops
circa 1880
Scope and Contents
This ledger does not specify which business venture or property it is related to, but it tracks costs and incomes related
to crops. It mostly details accounts for wheat and barley.
Ledger 118
Ledger: Red account book
1901 April 13 - 1902 March 14
Scope and Contents
This account book tracks general expenditures and income, much of which are related to construction materials. It is not clear
which of Bard's business ventures this account book is related to.
Ledger 51
Ledger, T.R. Bard
1880 February 29 - 1882 February
Ledger 52
Ledger, T.R.B.
1893 March 7 - 1911 March 17
Ledger 53
Ledger, T.R.B.
1893 March 14 - 1900 March
Ledger 54
Ledger, T.R.B.
1901 March - 1908
Ledger 55
Ledger, T.R.B.
1908 March - 1915 January
Ledger 91
Ledger: Trial balance
1901 March 31 - 1906 June 12
General
First few pages contain instructions and tables. First page of ledger reads: Labor Saving Trial Balance with Recapitulation
Pages. Copyright 1877 by F. Raymond Jr. Revised and Improved Edition. Copyright 1894 by Hall and McChesney. Published by Hall
and M
Ledger 78
Las Posas Water Company copy book
1905 August 21 - 1906 December 14
General
Contains copies made of correspondence.
Ledger 79
Las Posas Water Company: Treasurer's cash book 1
1888 December 7 - 1894 June 7
Ledger 82
Ledger
1896
General
Has "vv 162-4" noted inside the cover.
Ledger 83
Ledger
1891
General
Has "vv 162-1" noted inside the cover.
Ledger 85
Ledger: Accounts payable
1911 - 1923
Ledger 86
Ledger: Thos. R. Bard
1876 January 7 - 1880 March 20
Ledger 87
Ledger: Transfer (T.R.B.)
1908 March 7 - 1910 March 22
Ledger 88
Ledger: Trial balance
1895 March 5 - 1900 March 5
General
First few pages contain instructions and tables. First page of ledger reads: Labor Saving Trial Balance with Recapitulation
Pages. Copyright 1877 by F. Raymond Jr. Revised and Improved Edition. Copyright 1894 by Hall and McChesney. Published by Hall
and McChesney, proprietors of Aves' Printed Indexes and makers of superior blank books. 406, 408, 410 Franklin, and 300, 302,
304, 306 West Jefferson Streets, Syracuse, N.Y.
Ledger 89
Ledger: Balances
1882 June 1 - 1901 January 31
Box 38
Sheep farming: Account book
1881-1882
Scope and Contents
This account book records the sale of sheep, wool, as well as other expenses related to sheep farming.
Box 43
Sheep farming: Journal
1885 March - 1889
Scope and Contents
This journal tracks inventory of sheep and related equipment.
Box 44
Sheep farming: Kennedy, Bard, and Erringer
1875-1881
Scope and Contents
This is a ledger for the partnership's transactions, including sales, expenses, and investments. This partnership was formed
primarily to invest in sheep farming.
Box 43
Sheep farming: Kennedy, Bard, and Erringer
1875 January - 1881 October
Scope and Contents
This account book details a partnership Bard made with others, including J. Sogau Kennedy and JR. Erringer, to graze and farm
sheep in Rancho Las Posas and Simi. The account book includes a record of sheep sales, expenses, wages, and income from leasees.
Box 44
Sheep farming: Ledger
1879
Scope and Contents
This ledger tracks the bands of sheep owned by Bard and Barker Gummere. The ledger also appears to track wages for laborers
and shepherds.
Box 44
Sheep farming: Ledger
1880 January - 1883 October
Scope and Contents
This account book details leases from Barker Gummere, employees' wages, sales of sheep, and each investor's stock.
Box 44
Sheep farming: Petty journal
circa 1875
Ledger 90
Unlabeled Bard account book
1908 March 2 - 1915 March 5
Ledger 92
Unlabeled Bard account book
1892-1922 November
Ledger 84
Wages book and shearing accounts (Pool)
1879 June - 1888 March 5
Box 43
W.G. Hughes estate
1914
Scope and Contents
This book details the legatees of W.G. Hughes' estate and how his estate was disposed of. Papers that were in this ledger
were foldered and are in the same box.
Box 43
W.G. Hughes will
1914
Scope and Contents
This book is an inventory of the estate of W.G. Hughes, for whom Thomas R. Bard acted as executor of his will.
Box 43
W.G. Hughes will (journal)
1914-1915
Scope and Contents
The first page of this journal reads, "Estate of W.G. Hughes, deceased, letters, testamentary issued to Thos. R. Bard May
11, 1914. Inventory of appraisal filed June 30, 1914. 1914-1915."