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1Author:  Richmond Jones Jr. (1833-1861)Add to Favorites
 Title:  Richmond Jones papers, 1859-1861 ead 
 Date(s):  1859-1861 
 Abstract:  Diary and Notebooks, 1859-1861. This collection includes materials which document the travels and surveys of Richmond Jones (1833-1861) while working for the Sopori Land and Mining Company in the Santa Cruz Valley of Arizona. The diary describes his journey from Rhode Island to Tucson, Arizona and offer insights on individuals and mining activities in southern Arizona until his sudden death at the hands of Apaches, in the field, in 1861. Includes account books, letters, survey books and documents, as well as a report on the Sopori and San Xavier mines by mining engineer Raphael Pumpelly (1837-1923) who was in charge of the Santa Rita Mine from 1860-1861. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Ranches -- Arizona -- Pima County | Sopori Land Grant (Ariz.) | Land Grants -- Arizona | Surveying -- Arizona | San Xavier Mine (Ariz.) | Sopori Mine-(Ariz.) | Geology -- Arizona -- Pima County. 
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2Author:  Yocum,HarrisonAdd to Favorites
 Title:  Harrison Yocum Papers 1864-2010 (bulk 1953-2008) ead 
 Date(s):  1864-2010 
 Abstract:  This collection is centered on Yocum’s academic and professional interests in horticulture, botany and geology as well as his personal interests in musical composition, his family’s history and Christian religion and his role in the creation and development of Tucson Botanical Gardens. Items included in the collection are his notes on botany, research into palm trees, publications, autobiographical and family history information, press clippings; records regarding the Rockhounds, the Arizona branch of the International Palm Society and Tucson Botanical Gardens. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Botany--Arizona. | Geology--Arizona--Cochise County. | Geology--Arizona--Pima County. | Geology--New Mexico--Grant County. | Horticulture--Arizona. | Mineralogy--Arizona. | Music by American composers--in manuscript. | Palms--Arizona. | Rock collectors--United States. 
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