| 82 | Author: | Mexico. Secretaría de Fomento, Colonización e Industria | Add to Favorites | | Title: | Records of the Secretaría de Fomento, Colonización e Industria, ead | | | Date(s): | unknown | | | Abstract: | Records of the Secretaría de Fomento, Colonización e Industria, consist of nine documents, mostly handwritten, pertaining to grants of land made to Juan Rochel and José Rico in Altar, Sonora, Mexico. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | Land titles -- Mexico -- Sonora (State) -- Altar -- History -- Sources | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
86 | Author: | Old Abe Co. | Add to Favorites | | Title: | Account Book of the Old Abe Co.
1890-1891 ead | | | Date(s): | 1890-1891 | | | Abstract: | The Old Abe mine, in White Oaks, New Mexico, produced a million dollars worth of gold from one of the deepest dry mines in the world. Its true vein
was discovered in 1890 by William Watson, who shared ownership with seven other people, named in the back of the book. One volume, lists dividends,
expenses and receipts from 1890-1891. It is accompanied by photocopies of five articles from the Lincoln County (N.M.) News, from 1956-1958, relating
the history of the mine and the area. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | Gold mines and mining -- New Mexico -- White Oaks. | Mines and mineral resources -- New Mexico -- Lincoln County -- History. | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
88 | Author: | Krutch, Joseph Wood, 1893-1970. | Add to Favorites | | Title: | Manuscripts of Joseph Wood Krutch,
1952-1970 ead | | | Date(s): | 1952-1970 | | | Abstract: | Joseph Wood Krutch, 1893-1970, was an author, educator, and naturalist. Author of social criticism,
critical biographies, and later naturalist essays; retired to Tucson in 1952 and completed several works.
This collection includes typescripts, some with holograph corrections, of published manuscripts for The Desert Year, 1952,
Voice of the Desert: A Naturalist's Interpretation, 1955, The Great Chain of Life, 1957, Grand Canyon: Today and All Its Yesterdays, 1958,
The Forgotten Peninsula: A Naturalist in Baja California, 1961, Herbal, 1965, and the introduction for The Best Nature Writing of Joseph
Wood Krutch, 1970. Typescripts of unpublished travel diaries, 1965-1967, concern trips to France, Greece, and Baja California.
Also present are printers copies for Great Chain of Life, Forgotten Peninsula, and Grand Canyon;
and notes and miscellaneous material related to Herbal. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | Animal behavior. | Botany, Medical. | Desert animals -- Arizona. | Desert biology. | Desert plants -- Arizona. | Evolution (Biology) | Manuscripts, American. | Natural history -- Mexico -- Baja California (Peninsula) | Natural history -- Southwest, New. | Plants -- Folklore. | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
91 | Author: | Clements, Julius Morgan, b.
1869 | Add to Favorites | | Title: | Julius Morgan
Clements papers,
1888-1921 ead | | | Date(s): | 1888-1921 | | | Abstract: | The collection includes correspondence, reports, financial records,
maps, and photographs relating to mining activities in the American West and
Sonora, Mex., and to his tenure as an American Trade Commissioner, U.S. Dept.
of Commerce, in Japan and China. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | Mines and mineral resources -- West (U.S.) -- History --
Sources | Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- History --
Sources | Mines and mineral resources -- Mexico -- Sonora (State) --
History -- Sources | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
96 | Author: | Bennett, Cornelius, 1827- | Add to Favorites | | Title: | Papers and photographs of Cornelius Bennett
1872-1915 ead | | | Date(s): | 1872-1915 | | | Abstract: | Chiefly photographs, along with legal documents, correspondence, and family memorabilia. Cornelius Bennett materials consist of family
correspondence and photographs, tax receipts, stock certificates, and indentures. Other legal documents relate to his partnerships in the
following companies: Bennett Bros. & Co.; J.T. Bennett & Co.; Bennett, Van Wagenen & Co.; and Bennett and Bailey. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | Frontier and pioneer life -- New Mexico -- Silver City -- Sources. | Mines and mineral resources -- New Mexico -- Silver City -- Photographs. | Pioneers -- New Mexico -- Silver City -- Sources. | Prostitutes -- New Mexico -- Silver City -- History -- Photographs. | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
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