| 23 | Author: | Rhodes, Rosa Ronquillo | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Rosa Ronquillo Rhodes Collection
1911-2009 ead | | | Date(s): | 1911-2009 | | | Abstract: | Rosa Ronquillo Rhodes (1894-1982) was the postmistress on a ranch in Redington, Arizona (Pima County) from 1922-1936. Of Mexican descent, she was the first child in her family to become literate, and held a position that was central to the ranching community in which she lived. This collection of photographs, postcards, postal documents, and an oral history by her daughter portrays her life as a postmistress, as well as offers a glimpse into ranch life in rural Arizona during that period. | | | Repository: | Postal History Foundation, Peggy J. Slusser Memorial Philatelic Library | | | Subjects: | Rhodes, Rosa Ronquillo, 1894-1982. | Williams, Berta Rhodes. | Postmasters--1920-1930. | Postal Service--Arizona--Employees. | Ranch life--Arizona--Pima County. | Redington (Ariz.)--History. | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
25 | Author: | Postal History Foundation (Western Postal History Museum) | Requires cookie* | | Title: | John and Lillian Theobald Postcards, Letters and Postmarks Collection
1889-1926 ead | | | Date(s): | 1889-1926 | | | Abstract: | This collection contains Arizona Territorial and Arizona statehood correspondence collected by John and Lillian Theobald, respected scholars and collectors of Arizona postal history. The collection features Arizona Territorial, Arizona statehood, and R.P.O. postmarks, on a variety of covers, including postcards and envelopes. The collection also contains black and white photos, and a rare small-sized shipment box. | | | Repository: | Postal History Foundation, Peggy J. Slusser Memorial Philatelic Library | | | Subjects: | Theobald, John. | Theobald, Lillian. | Postcards--Arizona. | Postmarks--Arizona. | Postage stamps--French Polynesia--Tahiti. | Postmarks--French Polynesia--Tahiti. | Postal service--United States--Arizona--History. | Railway mail service--United States. | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
26 | Author: | Hunt, George W. P. (George Wylie Paul), 1859-1934 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | George W. P. Hunt Collection
1709-1955
1885-1932 ead | | | Date(s): | 1709-1955 | | | Abstract: | The George W. P. Hunt collection contains correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, notebooks, biographical and genealogical material, and printed matter. Although the collection ranges from 1709 to 1955, the bulk of the material concerns Hunt's political activities and personal life from 1885 to 1932. | | | Repository: | Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection | | | Subjects: | Ambassadors -- United States. | Anti-communist movements -- Arizona. | Capital punishment -- Arizona. | Convict labor -- Arizona. | Elk -- Arizona. | Governors -- Arizona -- Election. | Governors -- Arizona -- Archives. | Mexican Americans -- Arizona. | Miners -- Arizona -- Jerome. | Miners' strike, Globe, Ariz., 1917. | Parole -- Arizona. | Post roads -- Arizona. | Postal service -- Censorship -- Arizona. | Prison administration -- Arizona. | Prison sentences -- Arizona. | Prisoners -- Arizona. | Prisons -- Arizona. | Progressivism (United States politics). | Roads -- Arizona -- Design and construction. | Strikes and lockouts -- Miners -- Arizona -- Globe. | Water resources development -- Arizona. | Water rights -- Arizona. | Women -- Suffrage -- Arizona. | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
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