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| 102 | Author: | Levy, Mikul G., 1859-1942. | Add to Favorites | | Title: | Letter, 1938 Dec. 22, Prescott (Ariz.), to Mrs. John W. Mayes, Phoenix (Ariz.)
1938 ead | | | Date(s): | 1938 | | | Abstract: | Typescript (original) letter describing his mining and mercantile activities in Nogales and Ajo (Ariz.), 1883-1931, including his
business dealings with Albert Steinfeld, Randall Ore Reduction Company, Cornelia and Rescue Company, C & A Mining Company, and
Ajo Consolidated Copper Company. Also includes a letter of transmittal to Bernard Fontana, in which Mrs. George Peterson describes
an anecdote about Mr. Sam Clark, the founder of Clarkston, Arizona, and a trip he made from Clarkston to Los Angeles, California. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona -- History -- Sources. | Gold miners -- Arizona -- Biography. | Merchants -- Arizona -- History -- Sources. | Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- History. | Pioneers -- Arizona -- Biography. | Tohono O'odham Indians. | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
105 | Author: | Stevens, Helen Bradshaw,
1878-1954. | Add to Favorites | | Title: | Helen B. Stevens
papers,
1927-1938 ead | | | Date(s): | 1927-1938 | | | Abstract: | Chiefly personal letters to her friend
Marguerite Griswold, 1906- 1948, and to her daughter, Phoebe Stevens Mera,
1951-1954. Additional correspondence is with various associates of T.W.
Stevens, and concerns her projected book on the history of the Globe Theatre.
Typescript notes for that project are also present. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | Globe Theatre Productions -- History. | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
106 | Author: | Dodge, David, Jr. | Add to Favorites | | Title: | David Dodge Jr. diary
1831-1834 ead | | | Date(s): | 1831-1834 | | | Abstract: | Photocopy of a 35-page holographic diary by Dodge; it recounts his adventures beginning in New Bedford, Mass., aboard the whaling ship,
"Russell," from 1831-1834. He describes the Pacific voyage including South American ports, whale hunting procedures, and the
environmental importance of the Galapagos Islands. Also present is a typed transcription of the diary by John Dunklee and Alan Newton of the
Geography Dept., University of Arizona. It contains an introduction with background information, annotations, and a map of the voyage. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | Seafaring life -- History -- 19th century. | Whaling -- Pacific Ocean -- History -- 19th century. | Whaling ships -- Massachusetts -- New Bedford. | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
111 | Author: | Basilius Valentinus. | Add to Favorites | | Title: | Fratris Basilij Monarchi Benedicter Ordenns Handtgriffe von Bereitung seiner Vor
1604-1699 ead | | | Date(s): | 1604-1699 | | | Abstract: | The alchemist Basilius Valentinus, also known as Basil Valentine, was reputed to be a German Benedictine monk, and a prior at St. Peter's
in Erfurt in 1414. Undated, bound compilation of copied writings on alchemy and antimony; the entries are in a number of different hands. The title
page has references to two of Valentinus' published books: Triumph-Wagen Antimonii, or Triumphant Chariot of Antimony, originally published in
German in 1604, and Latin in 1646; Zwölff Schlüssel, or Twelve Keys, was printed in German in 1599, and Latin in 1618. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | Alchemy -- Germany -- History -- Sources. | Antimony -- History -- Sources. | Medicine -- Germany -- 15th-18th centuries. | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
113 | Author: | Kennecott Copper Corporation. Braden Unit | Add to Favorites | | Title: | Records of Kennecott Copper Corporation, Braden Unit,
1938-1953. ead | | | Date(s): | 1938-1953. | | | Abstract: | This collection is comprised of three bound volumes. The first volume, dated 1938 - 1952, describes the history, geology, mining methods and mine safety, complete with accompanying maps, photographs, and charts, of the Braden Unit of the Kennecott Copper Corporation. The second volume, dated 1943 - 1952, contains a set of blueprints of diamond drilling equipment. The third volume, which is undated, contains construction plans and calculations for various mining operations and buildings. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | Mining corporations -- Chile -- History -- 20th century | Mine safety -- Chile | Mines and mineral resources -- Chile -- History -- 20th century | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
118 | Author: | Armitage, Merle,
1893-1975 | Add to Favorites | | Title: | Merle Armitage
papers,
1930-1974 ead | | | Date(s): | 1930-1974 | | | Abstract: | The collection contains an assortment of correspondence, books,
some published by his Manzanita Press, typescripts of books and short stories,
advertisements, illustrations, clippings, photographs and photographic plates,
articles, speeches, catalogs, and miscellaneous original art work. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | Publishers and publishing -- California -- History -- 20th
century | Book industries and trade -- United States -- History -- 20th
century | Indians of North America -- Southwest, New -- Pictorial
works | Commercial artists -- United States | Small press books -- Specimens | Book design -- United States -- History | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
119 | Author: | Barney, James Mitchell,
1874-1965 | Add to Favorites | | Title: | James M. Barney
Articles,
1939-1960 ead | | | Date(s): | 1939-1960 | | | Abstract: | Writings and articles (photocopies) concerning the history of
Arizona, ca. 1939-1965, with an emphasis on the Phoenix environs. Topics
covered include tragedy and massacres, pioneer tales, historical events in
Phoenix and Yuma, ghost and mining stories, as well as colorful accounts of the
exploits of local figures. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | American newspapers -- Arizona --Phoenix | Folklore -- Arizona | Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona -- History --
Sources | Ghost stories, American -- Southwest, New | Indians of North America -- Arizona --
History | Massacres -- Arizona -- History | Pioneers -- Arizona | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
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