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| 1 | Author: | Bonaventure, Father. O.F.M., 1885-1967 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Father Bonaventure Oblasser, O.F.M. Collection,
1901-1977
bulk (1908-1950) ead | | | Date(s): | 1901-1977 | | | Abstract: | Consists of photocopies of chiefly correspondence, 1908-1950, of Franciscan missionary and historian Father Bonaventure Oblasser, O.F.M. during his appointments, mainly to the Papago Indians (now known as Tohono O'odham), in Arizona. Included also are photographs that consist of images created by various Franciscan friars of the Saint Barbara Providence of the Order of Franciscan Friars depicting scenes from various Indian reservations in Arizona and Southern California. This collection also includes papers of Franciscan missionary, Nicholas Perschl (1887-1969), relating to his missionary work to the Papago Indians. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | Mission San Xavier del Bac (Tucson, Arizona) - History | Missions - Arizona | Tohono O'Odham Indians - History | Tohono O'Odham Indian Reservation (Arizona) - History | Tohono O'Odham Indians - Government Relations | Tohono O'Odham Indians - Education | Franciscans - Arizona - Missions | Catholic Church - Arizona - Missions | Indians of North America—Pictorial works | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
2 | Author: | Westover, John G., 1917-2005. | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Collection Relating to James McCarthy
1983-1985 ead | | | Date(s): | 1983-1985 | | | Abstract: | Correspondence, notes, typescript of interview, and typescript of McCarthy's autobiography chiefly relating McCarthy's experiences as a
Tohono O'Odham on the reservation, at Indian schools, service in World War I, and later life. Correspondence, between Westover and others,
mostly concerns publication of the book. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | Tohono O'odham Indians -- Biography. | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
4 | Author: | Perschl, Nicholas, 1887-1969. | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Oral History Interview, Mission San Xavier del Bac, with Bernard Fontana
1959 ead | | | Date(s): | 1959 | | | Abstract: | Verbatim transcript of interview at Mission San Xavier del Bac between Father Nicholas Perschl, O.F.M., and Bernard L. Fontana,
Dept. of Anthropology, University of Arizona. Interview concerns period from 1914 to 1923, when Perschl was responsible for the
areas of Tucson, Ariz. and Mission San Xavier del Bac. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | Missionaries -- Arizona. | Tohono O'odham Indians -- Missions. | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
7 | Author: | Higman, Chester J., d1910- | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Chester J. Higman papers, 1957-1984 ead | | | Date(s): | 1957-1984 | | | Abstract: | This collection is comprised of council minutes, development programs, journals, mining and mineral rights, range ordinances, correspondence, and background materials that document Higman's efforts to assist the Tribal Council in improving conditions. Among the correspondence is material relating to the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers' construction of the Painted Rocks Reservoir. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | Tohono O'Odham Indians -- Politics and government | Indian reservations -- Arizona | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
13 | Author: | Wilbur, Rueben Augustine. | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Rueben Augustine Wilbur Letter Book
1871-1874 ead | | | Date(s): | 1871-1874 | | | Abstract: | Rueben Augustine Wilbur was a U.S. Indian Agent for the Papago Reservation in Arizona Territory in the 1870s.
The collection contains chiefly letters, from Oct. 2, 1871 to Dec. 8, 1874, addressed to his superiors in the
Bureau of Indian Affairs concerning the administration of the agency and his relationships with the Indians around
San Xavier Mission. Topics include the Camp Grant Massacre, farming and food conditions, education, church influence,
Apache Indians, and appeals for the establishment of an official reservation. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | Apache Indians -- Government relations. | Camp Grant Massacre, Ariz., 1871. | Indian agents -- Arizona. | Tohono O'odham Indians -- Government relations. | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
16 | Author: | Levy, Mikul G., 1859-1942. | Requires cookie* | | 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 |
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