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| | 21 | Author: | Riggs, John Casey, 1874-1943. | Requires cookie* | | | 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. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 25 | Author: | Clark, Samuel, 1871- | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Papers of Samuel Clark,
1912-1936 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1912-1936 | | | | Abstract: | Samuel Clark, born in 1871, was the founder of Clarkston, Ariz.
Operated mining properties in Ajo and Clarkston (later called Rowood) beginning in 1907.
Laid out townsite of Clarkston in 1916. The collection includes mining papers, account books, records of leases,
scrapbook of photographs and newspaper clippings, and other business and personal papers. Includes blueprints of maps,
time books and expense accounts, and photographs of Clarkston and the Ajo Mining District. Also present are family photographs, subscription lists of Clarkston inhabitants, and account books for rental properties. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- Pima County -- History -- Sources. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 26 | Author: | Wiggin, Al. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Report of Trip to Study Plants, Smelters, and Mills in Arizona,
1916 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1916 | | | | Abstract: | Report of trip by Albert E. Wiggin and J.B. Johnson to Globe and Miami, Arizona,
to study plants, smelters, and mills of the Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company,
the International Smelting and Refining Company, the Miami Copper Company, and the Old
Dominion Copper Mining and Smelting Company. The report is addressed to Frederick Laist,
Manager, Washoe Reduction Works. Includes 20 photoprints of architectural drawings of
smelting processes and of smelting plants in Miami, Ariz. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- Gila County. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 32 | Author: | Arizona Mining Company | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Articles of Agreement,
1869 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1869 | | | | Abstract: | Holograph manuscript, on parchment, of "Articles of Agreement" drawn up in London, August 25, 1869,
by which Charles D. Poston, as attorney for the Arizona Mining Company, transferred to Roswell Sabine
Ripley of London, for the price of 100,000 pounds sterling, all the real and movable property and mineral
rights pertaining to the Arivaca Ranch and the Heintzelman (or Cerro Colorado) Mine. Inserted is an affidavit
signed by the Mayor of London and the U.S. Consul-General at London acknowledging the validity of the agreement. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Investments, British -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. | Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- Santa Cruz County. | Mining corporations -- Arizona -- Santa Cruz County. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 33 | Author: | Russell, Robert Parke. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Russell's La Paz County: a Historical Anthology in Four Volumes
1986 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1986 | | | | Abstract: | La Paz County was created in 1983 from Yuma County, Ariz. This collection contains a typescript compilation, 4 vols.,
of newspaper and magazine articles concerning La Paz County, Ariz.; chiefly published in the Arizona Sentinel from 1850-1911.
Vol. 4 contains name and subject indexes. Topics include mines and mining, army, postal service, Native Americans, transportation,
and freighting. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Indians of North America -- Arizona -- La Paz County -- History. | Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- La Paz County -- History. | Postal service -- Arizona -- History. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 36 | Author: | Hankin, Harriet Warning. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | The Story of Patchy,
1896-1916
(bulk 1896-1900) ead | | | | Date(s): | 1896-1916 | | | | Abstract: | Typescript of unpublished manuscript, with photographs, concerning the story of Apache May,
a young Apache girl found in May, 1896, by Cochise County cattleman and former sheriff,
John Slaughter, in an abandoned Apache camp. She lived with the Slaughters at their San Bernadino Ranch
until her accidental death in 1900. Photographs are of Apache May at various ages, some with Viola Slaughter. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Apache Indians -- Photographs. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona -- Cochise County. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 37 | Author: | Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Papers of Buffalo Bill, 1911-1932
(bulk 1912-1916) ead | | | | Date(s): | 1911-1932 | | | | Abstract: | Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917, was an American scout and showman.
William Frederick Cody, known as Buffalo Bill, operated Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
and other business ventures from 1883 on. This collection includes correspondence,
photographs, financial records, and legal papers relating to operations at the Campo
Bonito Mine. Chiefly correspondence between Cody and Ernest J. Ewing concerning mine
operations. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Campo Bonito Mine (Oracle, Ariz.) | Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- Pinal
County | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 39 | Author: | Riggs, John L. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Manuscripts of John L. Riggs,
1924-1925 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1924-1925 | | | | Abstract: | John L. Riggs was a local historian in Mohave County, Arizona.
Collection includes holograph articles concerning Mohave County, Ariz. history, including Walapai Indians,
William H. Hardy, turquoise mines, the Silver Hill Massacre, and the killing of the Luke party. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona -- Mohave County. | Hualapai Indians -- History. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 40 | Author: | Witherell, William F. (William Frank) | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | William F. Witherell papers
1870-1886 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1870-1886 | | | | Abstract: | Correspondence, financial records, and miscellaneous papers relating to mining investments in Pima County.
Includes letters from mining investors regarding their investments, chiefly from Pelican Mining Co. and Arizona Gold and Silver Mining Co.
Also includes a check register, May 1878 to May 1879, and financial journal, May 1878 to March 1880, for the Arivaca Milling,
Mining and Commercial Co. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- Pima County -- History -- Sources. | Mining engineers -- Archives. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
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