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1Author:  Riggs, John Casey, 1874-1943.Add to Favorites
 Title:  Riggs Family Papers 1878-1998 (1900-1942) ead 
 Date(s):  1878-1998 
 Abstract:  This collection contains materials documenting the Riggs pioneer family history from the time Brannick Riggs married Mary Elizabeth Robbins in Texas in 1856, their first wagon train move to Colorado in 1871, and several years later relocating again to southeastern Arizona, arriving and settling in Sulphur Springs Valley in 1879. Their eighth child, John Casey Riggs (1874-1943), was the family’s historian and creator of the bulk of the papers. The collection includes Our El Dorado, a biographical book written by John C. Riggs and his daughter, Jeanette Riggs Roll. Also included in the collection are biographical manuscripts; diaries and journals; business and personal correspondence; business records and ledgers; printed materials, including pamphlets, catalogs, newspapers and clippings; homestead land and mine patents; political papers of John Casey Riggs; maps; and photographs and negatives. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Apache Indians--Arizona. | Banks and banking--Arizona. | Cattle brands--Arizona. | Cattle trade--Arizona--History. | Comanche Indians--Texas--History--19th century. | Frontier and pioneer life--Arizona--Cochise County. | Grazing--Arizona. | Lawyers--Arizona. | Mines and mineral resources--Arizona--Cochise County. | Politicians--Arizona--Biography. | Ranches--Arizona--Cochise County--History--Records and Correspondence. 
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2Author:  Monmonier familyAdd to Favorites
 Title:  Monmonier family papers, 1878-1968 (bulk 1885-1930). ead 
 Date(s):  1878-1968 (bulk 1885-1930). 
 Abstract:  This collection consists of correspondence, financial records, photographs relating to the family and their businesses of store keeping, gas stations, and trailer courts. Legal papers, financial records, stockholders lists, assay reports, time books, and correspondence relate to the Flourine Mine and Milling Company, Leadville Mining Company, and others. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Merchants -- Arizona -- Sources | Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- Cochise County -- History -- Sources | Justices of the peace -- Arizona -- Archives 
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3Author:  Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Zion Stake. Little Colorado.Add to Favorites
 Title:  Minutes of Quarterly Conference, 1878-1886 ead 
 Date(s):  1878-1886 
 Abstract:  Mormon missionaries settled in Arizona Territory on the Little Colorado River in 1876. The Stake of Zion was organized by them in January 1878. This collection contains minutes of quarterly conference meetings held at Sunset, Brigham City, St. Joseph, and other settlements in Arizona Territory. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Church buildings -- Arizona -- History. | Mormon Church -- Arizona -- History -- Sources. | Mormons -- Arizona -- History -- Sources. | Mormons -- Colonization -- Little Colorado Region (N.M. and Ariz.) -- History -- Sources. 
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