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41	Author:	Adams, Ramon F. (Ramon Frederick), 1889-1976	Add to Favorites
	Title:	Ramon F. Adams papers, 1941-1969 ead
	Date(s):	1941-1969
	Abstract:	This collection includes correspondence and manuscripts chiefly concerning Western history and literature; it includes letters from friends, authors, editors, and publishers. Also included are original typescripts with holograph corrections of revised editions of his works Western Words: A Dictionary of the American West, 1968, and Six-Guns and Saddle Leather, 1969, both published by University of Oklahoma Press.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
	Subjects:	Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) \| Outlaws -- Bibliography \| Criminology -- West (U.S.) -- Bibliography \| English language -- Dialects -- West (U.S.) -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. \| Cowboys -- West (U.S.) -- Language -- Dictionaries \| Americanisms -- West (U.S.) -- Dictionaries \| Popular culture -- West (U.S.) -- Dictionaries
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42	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.
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43	Author:	Blazer family	Add to Favorites
	Title:	Blazer Family papers, 1857-1966 (bulk 1870-1955) ead
	Date(s):	1857-1966 (bulk 1870-1955)
	Abstract:	Chiefly photocopies of correspondence, manuscripts, land claims, patents, machinery catalogs, and legal papers of Armer Newton Blazer; also photocopied correspondence and manuscripts of Paul Blazer, and photograph reprints.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
	Subjects:	Pioneers -- New Mexico \| Pioneers -- Texas \| Frontier and pioneer life -- New Mexico \| Apache Indians -- History \| Mescalero language -- Dictionaries -- English \| English language -- Dictionaries -- Mescalero \| Indian reservations -- New Mexico -- History \| Lincoln County War, 1878
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44	Author:	United States. Army. District of New Mexico.	Add to Favorites
	Title:	United States Army, District of New Mexico records 1851-1883 (bulk 1863-1866) ead
	Date(s):	1851-1883
	Abstract:	Portfolio of 18 handwritten documents, which pertain chiefly to the administration of Fort Sumner from 1863 to 1866. Other New Mexican army posts are represented by only one or two documents. These are Fort Stanton, Fort Union, Fort Marcy and Fort Cummings.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
	Subjects:	Fortification -- New Mexico -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. \| Frontier and pioneer life -- New Mexico -- Sources. \| Indians of North America -- Southwest, New -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. \| Navajo Indians -- Government relations. \| Navajo Indians -- Removal.
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45	Author:	Giffen, Guy J. (Guy James), 1886-	Add to Favorites
	Title:	Six Shooter's Who's Who circa 1950 ead
	Date(s):	circa 1950
	Abstract:	Unpublished typescript of Giffen's bibliography of western badmen and peace officers active from 1865 through the 1890s. Lists 362 outlaws/peace officers with approximately 12,300 references. Each person has a brief history followed by citation references.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
	Subjects:	Criminology -- West (U.S.) -- History -- Bibliography. \| Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Bibliography. \| Outlaws -- West (U.S.) -- Bibliography. \| Peace officers -- West (U.S.) -- History -- Bibliography. \| Women outlaws -- West (U.S.) -- Bibliography.
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46	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.
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47	Author:	Ealy, Taylor F. (Taylor Filmore), b. 1848	Add to Favorites
	Title:	Taylor F. Ealy family papers, 1854-1937 (bulk 1874-1929) ead
	Date(s):	1854-1937 (bulk 1874-1929)
	Abstract:	The collection contains letters, diaries, and writings of Taylor F. Ealy and members of his family.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
	Subjects:	Frontier and pioneer life -- New Mexico -- Sources \| Zuni Indians -- History -- 19th century -- Sources \| Lincoln County War, 1878 -- Personal narratives \| Missionaries -- New Mexico -- Sources \| Indians of North America -- New Mexico -- History -- 19th century -- Sources \| Migrant agricultural laborers -- Arizona \| Freedmen -- Missions -- Indian Territory
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48	Author:	Bloom Southwest Jewish Archives	Add to Favorites
	Title:	Bloom Southwest Jewish Archives Arizona reference files, circa 1850-1998 bulk 1870-1970 , ead
	Date(s):	circa 1850-1998
	Abstract:	This collection contains material regarding Jewish individuals and institutions in Arizona, principally southern Arizona. This material is especially reflective of the late-nineteenth century and the role of Jews in the Arizona Territory. The files consist primarily of newspaper clippings, scholarly and popular articles and excerpts, obituaries, auto-biographical reminiscences, copies of historical records, and correspondence. The bulk of the collection consists of secondary source material.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
	Subjects:	Jews -- Arizona \| Pioneers -- Arizona \| Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona \| Mineral industries -- Arizona -- History \| Synagogues -- Arizona \| Rabbis -- Arizona \| Commerce -- Arizona -- History \| Banks and banking -- Arizona -- History \| Retail trade -- Arizona -- History \| Jewish businesspeople -- Arizona -- History
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49	Author:	Bloom Southwest Jewish Archives Congregation Anshei Israel (Tucson, AZ) Bloom family Carvajal, Luis de, 1567?-1596 Davis, Ruth Kozolchyk family Spiegelberg family Udall, Morris K. Udall, Stewart L.	Add to Favorites
	Title:	Bloom Southwest Jewish Archives videocassettes, 1986-1996 ead
	Date(s):	1986-1996
	Abstract:	The Bloom Southwest Jewish Archives videocassettes consists of videocassettes of both professionally and non-professionally produced programs and interviews which are relevant either to the history of Jews who settled in the American desert southwest or to general Jewish topics
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
	Subjects:	Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) \| Inquisition -- Spain \| Jews -- Argentina -- History -- 19th Century \| Jews -- Arizona \| Jews -- Arizona -- Tucson -- History \| Jews -- New Mexico \| Jews -- Southwest, New -- History \| Jews -- Spain -- History \| Lawyers -- Arizona
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50	Author:	Capin family Gustoff family Singer, Isaac Bashevis, 1904-1991 Bloom Southwest Jewish Archives	Add to Favorites
	Title:	Bloom Southwest Jewish Archives audio cassettes collection, 1980s-2000s ead
	Date(s):	1980s-2000s
	Abstract:	The Bloom Southwest Jewish Archives audio cassettes collection consists of audio cassette tapes which contain either interviews or lectures which are relevant to the history of Jews who settled in the American Southwest or to more general Jewish topics.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
	Subjects:	Antisemitism -- United States \| Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) \| Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) \| Jewish newspapers -- Arizona -- Tucson \| Jews -- Arizona \| Jews -- New Mexico \| Jews -- Persecutions \| Jews -- Southwest, New -- History \| Jews -- West (U.S.) \| Marranos \| Sephardim -- Music
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51	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
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52	Author:	Southwestern Mission Research Center	Add to Favorites
	Title:	Southwestern Mission Research Center records 1965-1994 ead
	Date(s):	1965-1994
	Abstract:	This collection contains materials documenting the activities of the Southwestern Mission Research Center (SMRC) from 1965-1994. This collection is comprised of SMRC daily operational documents including; correspondence, business records, conference information, publication information, and tour information. The bulk of the material contains correspondence either to or from Rev. Charles W. Polzer, S.J. focusing on activities of the SMRC.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
	Subjects:	Indians of North America -- Missions -- Southwest, New \| Spanish mission buildings -- Southwest, New. \| Explorers – Spain. \| Frontier and pioneer life – Arizona \| Indians of North America -- Missions -- Southwest, New. \| Explorers -- Southwest, New.
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53	Author:	University of Arizona. Library. Special Collections	Add to Favorites
	Title:	Petrified Forest and Northern Arizona Ranching Photograph Collection, circa 1890-1900 ead
	Date(s):	circa 1890-1900
	Abstract:	Thirty-five cyanotypes, taken by an amateur photographer about 1900, of calf roping and branding, a freight team, children at play, and a visit to the Petrified Forest in northern Arizona.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
	Subjects:	Petrified forests—Arizona—Pictorial works \| Ranch life—Arizona—Pictorial works \| Cowboys—Arizona—Pictorial works \| Frontier and pioneer life—Pictorial works \| Freight and freightage—Pictorial works \| Carriages and carts—Pictorial works \| Arizona—Pictorial works \| Cyanotypes
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54	Author:	Jacobs Family	Add to Favorites
	Title:	Jacobs family papers, 1861-1909 (bulk 1878-1890) ead
	Date(s):	1861-1909 (bulk 1878-1890)
	Abstract:	The collection consists of correspondence, letter books, invoices, financial statements, ledgers, journals, receipts, cancelled checks, debit and credit memos, certificate of deposit stubs, draft registers, collection registers, and remittance registers produced by the daily mercantile and banking business of Lionel and Barron Jacobs.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
	Subjects:	Merchants -- Arizona -- History -- Sources \| Bankers -- Arizona -- History -- Sources \| Jews -- Arizona -- History -- Sources \| Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona -- History -- Sources \| Banks and banking -- Arizona -- History -- Sources \| Retail trade -- Arizona -- History -- Sources \| Freight and freightage -- West (U.S.) \| Military bases -- Arizona -- History -- Sources \| Pioneers -- Arizona
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55	Author:	Mills, Hazel E.	Add to Favorites
	Title:	Hazel E. Mills papers, 1816-1938 ead
	Date(s):	1816-1938
	Abstract:	Research notes, newspaper clippings and maps, 1816-1938. The bulk of the material is handwritten research notes related to the navigation of the Colorado River. Some of the notes are contained in a card index. The notes include article summaries compiled for Mills' proposed dissertation, Navigation of the Colorado River and its effect on the development of the Arizona frontier. The maps are tracings done by Mills.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
	Subjects:	Boats and boating \| Colorado River -- Discovery and exploration \| Colorado River -- Navigation \| Ferries \| Cargo ships \| Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona \| Historic mines \| Mining districts -- Arizona \| Mining districts -- Colorado \| Railroad travel \| River steamers \| Stagecoach lines \| Steam-navigation \| Trade routes \| Waterways
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56	Author:	Sanford, Don Alonzo, 1840-1915	Add to Favorites
	Title:	Don Alonzo Sanford papers, 1812-1983 (bulk 1870-1915) ead
	Date(s):	1812-1983
	Abstract:	Papers, 1812-1983 (bulk 1870-1915). This collection contains materials relating to Don Alonzo Sanford, a prominent resident of Territorial Arizona who was a Patagonia cattle/ sheep rancher and Tucson politician, as well as a successful Washington, D.C. businessman. This collection is comprised of correspondence, documents, deeds, diaries/ledgers and photographs. The bulk of the material relates to Sanford's Arizona ranch as well as his varied business interests in both Tucson and Washington, D.C. The collection also contains legal records relating to the San Jose de Sonoita land grant. Also included are various maps, blueprints, postcards and negatives.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
	Subjects:	Sheep industry -- Arizona -- History -- Sources \| Cattle trade -- Arizona -- History \| Cattle brands -- Arizona \| Cattle brands -- Texas \| Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona \| Indians of North America -- Texas \| Kiowa Indians \| Comanche Indians \| Indians of North America -- Claims against \| Land titles -- Arizona -- History -- Sources \| Land grants -- Arizona \| Ranches -- Arizona -- Records and correspondence
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57	Author:	Riggs, John Casey, 1874-1943.	Add to Favorites
	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.
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58	Author:	Southwest Folklore Center	Add to Favorites
	Title:	Southwest Folklore Center Field Recordings Collection, 1943-ongoing ead
	Date(s):	1943-ongoing
	Abstract:	Reel tape recordings produced by University of Arizona Folklore Committee from 1943 through 1978, and after 1979, by the Southwest Folklore Center. Predominately field recordings from southern Arizona, they include cowboy songs and music, oral history interviews and corridos. The collection also includes 12 studio master tape reels recorded by Mexican American singer Lydia Mendoza. This collection was previously titled SWF 011.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
	Subjects:	Mexican Americans -- Music. \| Corridos. \| Pioneers. \| Frontier and pioneer life. \| Yaqui Indians. \| Navajo Indians. \| Seri Indians. \| Apache Indians. \| Yuma Indians. \| Hopi Indians. \| Tohono O'Odham Indians. \| Pima Indians. \| Mormons--Arizona--Music. \| Cowboys. \| Cowboys--Songs and music. \| Folklore. \| Folklore--Arizona. \| Mormons--Arizona--Folklore. \| Cowboys--Arizona--Folklore. \| Cowboys' writings, American. \| Ranchers--Arizona. \| Fiddle tunes. \| Baptists. \| Hobo songs. \| Harmonica music. \| Gospel music. \| Bluegrass music. \| Banjo music. \| Navajo code talkers.
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