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1Author:  Add to Favorites
 Title:  Ledger and tally book 1883 ead 
 Date(s):  1883 
 Abstract:  Bound ledger used for several different purposes; the last third of the book is blank. The first 29 pages contain financial entries for the grocery business of J.A. Lyons and Company in 1883. Incoming payments are registered, as are outgoing payments for store rent, office supplies, and the clerk's salary. Prices and quantities for groceries bought and sold are given. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Cattle brands -- Southwest, New -- History -- Sources. | Cattle trade -- Southwest, New -- History -- Sources. | Earmarks -- Southwest, New -- History -- Sources. | Mercantile system -- United States -- History -- 19th century. | Sheep industry -- New Mexico -- History -- Sources. 
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2Author:  Romero, José, active 1822-1826.Add to Favorites
 Title:  Letter of Jose Romero, 1824 ead 
 Date(s):  1824 
 Abstract:  Jose Romero was a Lieutenant Colonel, Sonora, Mexico; leader of 1823-1826 expeditions to establish an inland route between Sonora, Mex. and California. Collection contains a letter (photocopy) to Mariana de Urrea, Commandante General de Sonora, from Romero in San Gabriel, Calif., recounting his experiences in attempting unsuccessfully to return to Sonora in the winter of 1823-1824 through the Palm Springs area, and describing the mail route between Tucson and San Gabriel which was conducted by Jose Cocomaricopa, the bearer of this letter, via the Colorado River route. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Postal service -- Southwest, New -- History -- Sources. 
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3Author:  Gray, Susan E., 1952-Add to Favorites
 Title:  Southwestern Women's History and Western History Archives 2003-2009 ead 
 Date(s):  2003-2009 
 Abstract:  The Southwestern Women's History and Western History Archives contains manuscript copies of papers written by Dr. Susan Gray's history students on such topics as individual women's lives, women's issues and experiences while migrating westward, the relocation of Native American women, and women of color. 
 Repository:  Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection 
 Subjects:  Overland journeys to the Pacific. | Women -- Southwest, New -- History. 
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4Author:  Powers, Willow Roberts, 1943-Add to Favorites
 Title:  Willow Powers collection 1998-2001 ead 
 Date(s):  1998-2001 
 Abstract:  The Willow Powers collection contains research files and oral history interviews which Powers used to write Navajo Trading: The End of an Era (2001, 2002). 
 Repository:  Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives 
 Subjects:  Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah | Trading posts--Southwest, New--History. 
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5Author:  Rosenbaum, Louis.Add to Favorites
 Title:  Papers of Louis Rosenbaum, 1877 ead 
 Date(s):  1877 
 Abstract:  Louis Rosenbaum was a merchant from New Mexico. This collection consists of letters and power of attorney, from Las Cruces, N.M., Sept. 6, 1877. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Freight and freightage -- Southwest, New -- History -- Sources. | Merchants -- New Mexico -- History -- Sources. 
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6Author:  Gaede, MarnieAdd to Favorites
 Title:  Camera, Spade and Pen records, 1974-1981 ead 
 Date(s):  1974-1981 
 Abstract:  Records, 1974-1980, relating to Camera, Spade, and Pen. Contains chiefly correspondence between the editor, Marnie Gaede, and the contributing authors of the book, Camera, Spade, and Pen, published by The University of Arizona Press in 1980. Also included are drafts of chapters by each author. The supplemental files in the second series relate to the production of the book, and include author releases, the final map of major archaeological sites in the Southwest, an introductory letter to the authors, and biographical perspective information about the book's contributors. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Indians of North America -- Southwest, New -- Antiquities | Archaeology -- Southwest, New -- History 
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7Author:  United States. Army. Quartermaster Corps.Add to Favorites
 Title:  United States Army, Quartermaster Corps. invoices 1849 ead 
 Date(s):  1849 
 Abstract:  Contains two holograph duplicate invoices for building materials and tools sent for the construction of "the Fort on the River Gila." The invoices were signed and dated by Bvt. Lt. Col. S. McRee, Quartermaster, U.S. Army, St. Louis, Mo. on May 12 and June 7, 1849. The invoice dated June 7 consists of one leaf; that of May 12, consists of three pages. The lists include weights and quantities for diverse items such as quarry picks, wheel segments, paint brushes, cooking stoves, door locks, glue and glue pots, grind stones, linseed oil, plows, window glass, plugs of feathers, and white lead. Items were sent to an unnamed "Acting Quartermaster," and items not received were so noted. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Fortification -- Southwest, New -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Southwest, New -- Sources 
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8Author:  Powell, Lawrence Clark, 1906-2001Add to Favorites
 Title:  Lawrence Clark Powell papers, 1890-2001 (bulk, 1971-1991) ead 
 Date(s):  1890-2001 (bulk, 1971-1991) 
 Abstract:  Collection consists primarily of files maintained by Lawrence Clark Powell during his residency in Tucson and his tenure at the University of Arizona. Includes correspondence, research files, transcripts of talks, and manuscripts of a variety of books and articles. Much of the collection documents his activities at the University of Arizona, as well as writings he completed during the 1970s and 1980s. Selected correspondents include Edward Abbey, Ansel Adams, Bruce Babbitt, and Paul Horgan. Most of the collection is maintained in the original order in which the files were kept by Powell. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  American literature -- Southwest, New -- History and criticism | Authors, American -- 20th century | Librarians -- United States -- 20th century 
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9Author:  Whiffen, Marcus, 1916-2002Add to Favorites
 Title:  Marcus Whiffen Collection 1930s-1990s ead 
 Date(s):  1930s-1990s 
 Abstract:  This collection consists primarily of manuscript materials relating to the career of architectural historian, journalist, and educator Marcus Whiffen and is arranged in six series. 
 Repository:  Arizona State University Library. Design and the Arts Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Architecture -- Southwest, New -- History -- 20th Century | Architecture -- Arizona -- Phoenix -- History -- 20th Century | Architecture -- Great Britain | Architecture -- United States | Architecture -- Historiography 
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10Author:  Vélez de Escalante, Silvestre, -1792.Add to Favorites
 Title:  Derrotero de los Padres Fray Francisco Atanacio Domínguez, and Fr. Silvestre Vélez, de Escalante, en sus exploraciónes, desde las missiones de Zuñy del Nuevo Mexico, hasta las ymmediaciones de Monte Rey de California 1776-1777 ead 
 Date(s):  1776-1777 
 Abstract:  Vélez de Escalante, better known as Escalante, was a Spanish Franciscan missionary sent to New Mexico in 1774; he was the recorder of this 1776 expedition. Domínguez, a Mexican Franciscan priest, was his ecclesiastical superior and leader of the expedition. Collection includes eighteenth-century copy of the diary kept by Vélez de Escalante on his expedition with Dominguez through the four corners area of the American Southwest, July 29, 1776 to Jan. 2, 1777. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Explorers -- New Spain. | Indians of North America -- Southwest, New -- History -- 18th century -- Sources. | Pueblo Indians -- History -- 18th century -- Sources. 
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11Author:  Salt River Valley Experiment Station (Ariz.)Add to Favorites
 Title:  Annual Reports of the Experiment Station 1916-1924 ead 
 Date(s):  1916-1924 
 Abstract:  Typescript (original and carbon) with photographs. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Agricultural experiment stations -- Arizona. | Agriculture -- Arizona -- History. | Agriculture -- Southwest, New -- History. | Horticulture -- Arizona -- History. | Irrigation -- Arizona -- History. 
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12Author:  Franciscans. Province of St. John the BaptistAdd to Favorites
 Title:  Records of the Province of St. John the Baptist Franciscans, 1868-1978 (bulk 1906-1965) ead 
 Date(s):  1868-1978 (bulk 1906-1965) 
 Abstract:  The collection includes correspondence, financial records, official documents, reports, maps, articles, publications, photographs, postcards, and notes. The bulk of the collection is correspondence and records relating to the establishment and operation of missions and schools, primarily at St. Michaels. These document activity between Franciscan friars, the Navajo population, Catholic organizations, the U. S. Government, and the Land Commissioner of the Santa Fe Pacific Railroad Company. Included are materials on Navajo land allotments, education, language, social conditions, government and church relations, tourism, and origins of the Navajo Tribal Council. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Missions -- Southwest, New -- History -- Sources | Navajo Indians -- Education | Navajo Indians -- Government policy | Navajo Indians -- Missions | Navajo Indians -- Land tenure | Navajo language | Navajo Indians -- Photographs 
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13Author:  Cortés y de Olarte, José María, -1811.Add to Favorites
 Title:  Memorias sobre las provincias del norte de Nueva España 1799 ead 
 Date(s):  1799 
 Abstract:  Bound manuscript volume contains two different works on northern New Spain. Also contains a complete copy of the diary kept by the Franciscans Silvestre Vélez de Escalante and Francisco Atanasio Domínguez. It recounts their expedition into Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico in 1776-1777. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Apache Indians -- History -- 18th century -- Sources. | Explorers -- New Spain. | Indians of North America -- Southwest, New -- History -- 18th century -- Sources. 
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14Author:  Ezell, Paul H. (Paul Howard), 1913-1988Add to Favorites
 Title:  Paul Howard Ezell papers, 1939-1987 ead 
 Date(s):  1939-1987 
 Abstract:  Arranged in six series: Biographical Information. Diaries and Record Books, 1939-1964. General Correspondence, 1958-1975. Writings and Reviews, 1950- 1987. Project Files, 1951-1982. Pima Land Claim Case Files, 1683-1974. arrangement varies by series. The bulk of the collection consists of the Pima Land Claim Case Files, 1683-1974. This includes correspondence with the law firm of Cox and Cox, and Henry F. Dobyns; also transcripts of the court hearings. Background information, in support of claims by the Pima-Maricopa, includes photocopies of primary source material from the Spanish, Mexican, and American periods. The rest of the collection includes various materials relating to Ezell's work and professional interests: diaries, record books, correspondence with colleagues, published and unpublished reports and articles, reviews, drawings, charts, maps of southern Arizona, microfilms, audiotapes, black-and-white photographs, negatives, and color slides. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Pima Indians -- Claims | Maricopa Indians -- Claims | Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Arizona | Indians of North America -- Southwest, New -- History -- Chronology | Ethnohistory -- Arizona 
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15Author:  unknownAdd to Favorites
 Title:  Mines and Mining Companies In Arizona and the Southwest Collection, 1855-1934 ead 
 Date(s):  1855-1934 
 Abstract:  The bulk of the collection consist of prospectuses, reports, and correspondence, relating to Arizona mines and mining activity from 1855 - 1934. Also contains clippings, maps, some financial records, ledgers. Some of the printed materials contain photographs of the mines and environments. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Mines and mineral resources -- Southwest, New -- History -- Sources | Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- History -- Sources | Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- Prospectus writing 
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16Author:  Ward, Albert E. Fontana, Bernard L.Add to Favorites
 Title:  Albert Ward papers, 1953-2009 ead 
 Date(s):  1953-2009 
 Abstract:  This collection consists of research materials relating to Albert E. Ward's archeological work in New Mexico. A majority of the collection references "Site 48," a ruin that Ward excavated in New Mexico. Site 48's authenticity was later called into question, leading to several legal battles in which Ward participated, claiming that the site was authentic and his evidence was proof of a Spanish-Indian residential fort. Materials include correspondence, maps, reports, notes, and research files. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Archaeology | Archaeology -- Southwest, New -- History | Excavations (Archaeology) -- Southwest, New | Indians of North America -- Southwest, New -- Antiquities | Historic sites -- New Mexico 
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17Author:  Gookin, William S. (William Scudder), 1914-1994Add to Favorites
 Title:  William Scudder Gookin Collection 1956-1982 ead 
 Date(s):  1956-1982 
 Abstract:  The William Scudder Gookin Collection consists of diaries, typewritten and holograph transcripts, notes, and a report. Although the materials date from 1956 to 1982, the bulk of the collection consists of Gookin's personal diaries describing his work in support of the Central Arizona Project from 1958 to 1968. 
 Repository:  Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection 
 Subjects:  Arizona -- Trials, litigation, etc. | California -- Trials, litigation, etc. | Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico). | Hydrologists -- Arizona. | Water -- Law and legislation -- Arizona. | Water resources development -- Arizona -- History. | Water resources development -- Southwest, New -- History. | Water rights -- Arizona. 
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18Author:  Straub, Calvin C.Add to Favorites
 Title:  Calvin Straub Collection ead 
 Date(s):  unknown 
 Abstract:  This collection documents the designs, primarily residential projects in Arizona and California, of architect Calvin Straub and is arranged in eight series. 
 Repository:  Arizona State University Library. Design and the Arts Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Architecture -- Arizona -- Phoenix -- History -- 20th Century | Architecture -- Arizona -- Paradise Valley -- History -- 20th Century | Architecture -- Arizona -- Scottsdale -- History -- 20th Century | Architecture -- Southwest, New -- History -- 20th Century | Architecture -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th Century | Architecture -- California -- Pasadena -- History -- 20th Century | Architecture -- California -- Whittier -- History -- 20th Century 
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19Author:  Spain. Archivo General de Indias, Seville.Add to Favorites
 Title:  Documents relating to Southwest history 1736-1795 (bulk 1736-1740) ead 
 Date(s):  1736-1795 
 Abstract:  Documents highlight the discovery of Silver at Arizonac in 1736 in the jurisdiction of Don Juan Bautista de Anza, the Chief Justice for His Majesty in the Province of Sonora, the career of his son, also named Don Juan Bautista de Anza (1736-1788), who was the Governor of New Mexico, and the military career of Don Josè de Zùñiga (1755 – 1794). 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Silver mines and mining -- Arizona -- History -- 18th century -- Sources. | Silver mines and mining -- Mexico -- Sonora (State) -- History -- 18th century -- Sources. | Treasure troves -- Mexico. | Indians of North America -- Southwest, New -- History -- 18th century -- Sources. | Hopi Indians -- History -- 18th century -- Sources. 
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20Author:  United States. Army. District of New Mexico.Add to Favorites
 Title:  United States Army, District of New Mexico records 1851-1883 (bulk 1863-1866) ead 
 Date(s):  1851-1883 
 Abstract:  Portfolio of 18 handwritten documents, which pertain chiefly to the administration of Fort Sumner from 1863 to 1866. Other New Mexican army posts are represented by only one or two documents. These are Fort Stanton, Fort Union, Fort Marcy and Fort Cummings. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Fortification -- New Mexico -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. | Frontier and pioneer life -- New Mexico -- Sources. | Indians of North America -- Southwest, New -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. | Navajo Indians -- Government relations. | Navajo Indians -- Removal. 
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