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Contributing Institution:
Museum of Ventura County
Title: William Friend papers
Identifier/Call Number: MVC061
Physical Description:
9 Cubic Feet
(7 cartons)
Date (inclusive): 1900-2011
Abstract: William "Bill" Friend was a former resident of Ojai and later Ventura. Friend was also a local historian. He passed away on
April 14, 2011. This collection contains photographs, notes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, newsletters, reports, maps,
periodicals, and research compiled by Friend, mostly related to Ojai and other local history, the forest service and forest
management, wildfire management, and management of the Sespe watershed and Piru creek.
Physical Location: Stored off-site and advance notice required for timely retrieval. Please contact the Research Library reference desk prior
to your visit: library@venturamuseum.org
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Open for research. Collection has been minimally processed. 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], William Friend papers, (MVC061), Museum of Ventura County, Research Library, Ventura, California.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Unknown executor of Bill Friend's estate; gift; 2016.
Processed by Krystell Jimenez, 2020.
William "Bill" Friend was a long-time resident of Ojai and later Ventura. Friend was also a local historian. He passed away
on April 14, 2011.
This collection contains photographs, notes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, newsletters, reports, maps, periodicals,
and research compiled by William Friend, mostly related to Ojai and other local history, the forest service and forest management,
wildfire management, and management of the Sespe watershed and Piru creek. There are several binders that were compiled by
Friend on a variety of topics, including weather conditions, fire conditions, local highways and scenic byways, fire-fighter
training, land records, and local ranches.
This collection has been minimally processed at the collection level and has box-level description.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Forest fires -- Prevention and control
Wildfire fighters
Sespe Creek (Calif.)
Watershed management