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| | 1 | Author: | unknown | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | APS Childs-Irving Records
1904-2004, predominantly 1906-1943 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1904-2004, predominantly 1906-1943 | | | | Abstract: | The APS Childs-Irving hydroelectric power plant was located between Strawberry and Camp Verde,
Arizona, and was constructed in 1908 at the base of the Mogollon Rim, harnessing water from Fossil Spring. It supplied
power to Yavapai County and even Phoenix during the 1920’s. The collection is organized into administrative records
(including stockholder, construction, photographs and operations), historical materials, miscellaneous records, and a photo
album. Two oversized drawers contain maps, sketches, historical drawings, and notes. One is processed (see container list)
and the other is not. | | | | Repository: | Sharlot Hall Museum | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 2 | Author: | unknown | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Alta Vista Garden Club Records, SHM MS-36
1963-2009 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1963-2009 | | | | Abstract: | Alta Vista Garden Club was organized and became a Federated Garden Club starting in 1951.
The Club was initially started in order to stimulate interest in and knowledge of the different forms of gardening,
to aid in the protection of native trees, plants and wildlife and to promote general civic improvements in the City
of Prescott. These records consists of organization history, copies of news clippings regarding the Alta Vista Garden
Club, a club docent’s project notebook, local garden center flyers or handouts and scrapbooks of the Club from 1963-1971
and 1980-1981. | | | | Repository: | Sharlot Hall Museum | | | | Subjects: | Gardens | Gardens--Design | Horticulture | Master gardeners | Women garners | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 4 | Author: | unknown | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Arizona American Revolutionary Bicentennial Commission Records, SHM MS-40
1970-1975 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1970-1975 | | | | Abstract: | This collection consists of planning, reports, and correspondence related to the events
and activities of the American Bicentennial Celebration. It particularly focuses on events in Arizona. Many
materials are also included from the American Revolutionary Bicentennial Commission. Bicentennial events were
coordinated by a Bicentennial Commission. A Prescott Bicentennial Committee was formed from Prescott people. The
local committee identified projects, approved them, and sent them to the state and requested funds. Some of the
most significant projects that were done were the moving of the Bashford House and the formation of the Yavapai
Heritage Foundation for surveying historic properties. Cleaning up the Granite Creek was another notable project.
These projects were administered by the state commission. | | | | Repository: | Sharlot Hall Museum | | | | Subjects: | Bashford House | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 5 | Author: | unknown | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Stan and Ruth Brown Papers, SHM MS-22
1863-2011 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1863-2011 | | | | Abstract: | A retired, United Methodist pastor, Stanley C. Brown and his wife, Ruth, lived in
several areas in Arizona. This collection is an accumulation of his work as a researcher, author, historian,
teacher, and lecturer. It also includes his collection of photographs from research trips and other sources.
Most of the papers are copies of his writings whether a lecture, a presentation, a column or a book. There are
many transcripts of oral histories included in the collection, mostly from the Rim country and central Arizona.
The collection also includes indexes of writings, oral histories, etc. | | | | Repository: | Sharlot Hall Museum | | | | Subjects: | Apache Indian | Butterfield Overland Stage Line. | Oral histories. | The Immigrant by Stanley Brown | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 6 | Author: | unknown | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Thomas E. Campbell Papers
1878-1981 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1878-1981 | | | | Abstract: | Thomas E. Campbell was born and raised in Prescott, Arizona and throughout his lifetime
worked as an Arizona postmaster, Yavapai County assessor, Arizona State tax commissioner, is a veteran of the Spanish
American War and he was elected as the State of Arizona second Governor. This collection is a small personal/family
oriented collection which consists of family materials, Campbell’s gubernatorial letters - mostly of a ceremonial
nature - news clippings and photographs. | | | | Repository: | Sharlot Hall Museum | | | | Subjects: | Arizona Governor (1919-1923: Campbell) | Rough Rider Troop | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 7 | Author: | unknown | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | City of Prescott Historic Preservation Ordinances Development Records, SHM MS-43
1963-2005 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1963-2005 | | | | Abstract: | Citizens of Prescott became aware of the value of historic properties along with the year-long
(1964) celebration of the founding of Prescott in 1864. By the early 1970’s, an organized movement was initiated as
Yavapai Heritage Foundation, seeking not only to recognize the Prescott assets, but also to offer consultation and
guidance to other communities in the region of The Central Arizona Highlands. Records of activities and formal
recognition are included in this collection as an adjunct to similar records archived in SHM-MS-38, The Yavapai
Heritage Collection. | | | | Repository: | Sharlot Hall Museum | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 9 | Author: | unknown | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Fennell Family Papers, SHM MS-44
1828-1895 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1828-1895 | | | | Abstract: | The Fennell Family Papers reflect the personal and business lives of mining engineer Cecil
G. Fennell and his family. Cecil, a native of England, developed many mining projects throughout the United States.
This collection includes correspondence, photographs, business records - including ledgers and journals, relating to Mr.
Fennell and his family, especially his daughter, Geraldine (Gerry), who was a four-term Arizona State Representative
and successful realtor. | | | | Repository: | Sharlot Hall Museum | | | | Subjects: | Commercial real estate. | Mines and mineral resources | Ranching. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 10 | Author: | unknown | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Sarah Folsom Papers
1921-2001 (Bulk Dates: 1952-1969) ead | | | | Date(s): | 1921-2001 (Bulk Dates: 1952-1969) | | | | Abstract: | Sarah Blanton Folsom was a dynamic, innovative educator who served six terms as Yavapai County
School Superintendent, and was serving in her third term as Arizona State Superintendent of Public Instruction when she
tragically passed away at the age of 53. This collection includes correspondence, personal notes, speeches, newspaper
articles, photos, and personal scrapbooks. | | | | Repository: | Sharlot Hall Museum | | | | Subjects: | Education | Educators | Kindergarten | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 11 | Author: | unknown | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | John “Danny” Freeman Papers, SHM MS-6
1947-2000 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1947-2000 | | | | Abstract: | John Daniel “Danny” Freeman was born in 1911 on a cattle and wheat ranch near Tulia, Texas.
He received a Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture in May 1935, from New Mexico State University. He worked for
the United States Soil Conservation Service and as a Range Examiner. He did range surveys, soil erosion studies, and
determined capacities for area ranches in cooperation with the CCC and WPA. He became an area conservationist overseeing
range management issues for five northern Arizona counties and worked with dozens of area ranchers to promote modern
scientific methods of ranch management. He served in Vietnam as an agricultural advisor. He was highly involved in the
Society for Range Management, the Yavapai County Fair Association, the Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo, and Cattle Growers’ Association. | | | | Repository: | Sharlot Hall Museum | | | | Subjects: | Area Conservationist | Lehman Lovegrass | Matt Culley Collection | Pioneer Stockman | Yavapai Calf Sale | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 12 | Author: | unknown | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | William P. Jones Letters, SHM MS-15
1860-1867 (Overarching Dates) ead | | | | Date(s): | 1860-1867 (Overarching Dates) | | | | Abstract: | William P. Jones (1837) traveled to Virginia, California, Nevada Territory, and Arizona Territory.
This collection consists of letters from 1860-1867. His letters detailed his travels, work and existence. The letters to his
family stopped in 1864, and the remaining letters are communications between family members and others as they discovered he was
killed in a conflict with the local Native Americans. | | | | Repository: | Sharlot Hall Museum | | | | Subjects: | Old West Travel | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 13 | Author: | unknown | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Abia Judd Papers
circa 1890, 1921-1988 ead | | | | Date(s): | circa 1890, 1921-1988 | | | | Abstract: | Collection contains records, ephemera, and photographs from Abia Judd’s work as a teacher
and school superintendent, as well as records from his civic activities in the community and Air Force service records.
It also contains personal correspondence, records, and photographs. There are 176 photographic images
(172 prints, four negatives), two photograph contact sheets, four scrapbooks, one oversized calendar, and one VHS cassette. | | | | Repository: | Sharlot Hall Museum | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 15 | Author: | unknown | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Richard and Margaret McCormick Papers, SHM MS-35
1857-2014; Bulk Dates: 1857-1899 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1857-2014; Bulk Dates: 1857-1899 | | | | Abstract: | Richard Cunningham McCormick was the second governor of the Arizona Territory. In addition, he was a
three-term delegate to Congress from Arizona, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, New York delegate to Congress, Commissioner
General to the Paris Exposition of 1878, and three-time delegate to the National Convention, among others. Margaret Hunt McCormick
was Richard McCormick’s first wife, married to him while he served as Governor of Arizona. She was much-beloved by the citizens of
the Territory and deeply mourned upon her untimely death at the age of 24. This collection includes correspondence, Margaret’s
journal, photographs, editions of the Young Men’s Magazine for which Richard McCormick was an editor, information regarding the
McCormick’s marriage and deaths, and a scrapbook containing material regarding Margaret McCormick’s home in New Jersey, her family,
and burial information. | | | | Repository: | Sharlot Hall Museum | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 16 | Author: | unknown | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Celeste R. McGrew Papers
1890-1990 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1890-1990 | | | | Abstract: | Celeste Louise Rothenberger McGrew (1902-1990) taught school in the Prescott area
from 1929-1967. The McGrew Collection covers vital records, genealogy notes, correspondence, fraternal memberships,
obituary clippings, Guy McGrew’s military service, property/investments and photos of a personal, family, ancestorial
and travel nature. | | | | Repository: | Sharlot Hall Museum | | | | Subjects: | Carlton Street, #118 | Chapel in the Pines | Cortez Street (North), Prescott, (Ariz.) | Courthouse Plaza, Prescott, ( Ariz.) | Gurley Street, Prescott, (Ariz.) | Window Ledge (Landscape) | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 19 | Author: | unknown | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Boyd Tenney Papers, SHM MS-33
1965-2006 (Bulk Dates: 1965-1973) ead | | | | Date(s): | 1965-2006 (Bulk Dates: 1965-1973) | | | | Abstract: | Nathan Boyd Tenney served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 1962 to 1964,
and as Arizona State Senator from 1964 to 1982. His many accomplishments during his time in office include:
establishing community colleges in Mohave and Yavapai counties, aiding in the creation of five state parks,
securing funding for transportation and rural roads, and initiating legislation that helped restore the Governor’s
Mansion at the Sharlot Hall Museum. He served as the Vice Chairman, and then the Chairman, of the Senate Appropriations
Committee, Chairman of the Joint Budget Committee, and Chairman of the Natural Resources Committee. This collection
includes newspaper articles, genealogical information, Senator Tenney’s scrapbooks of news clippings from 1965, the
meeting minutes from the 1973, San Carlos Apache Mineral Strip hearing, photographs, and campaign memorabilia. | | | | Repository: | Sharlot Hall Museum | | | | Subjects: | Angora Goat Seminar | Mormon Church - Missions | Pioneers--Arizona--Prescott Region—Biography | Ranching - Arizona - History | Ranch life - Arizona - Prescott Region - Anecdotes | Ranching Heritage Oral History Project (U.S.) | San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation, Arizona | United States. Act to Provide for the Settlement of the Water Rights Claims of the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe in Yavapai County, Arizona, and for Other Purposes | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 20 | Author: | unknown | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Andrew Wallace Papers, SHM MS-13
1828-1895 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1828-1895 | | | | Abstract: | The Andrew Wallace Papers collection contains microfilm and photocopies of the diaries
of General August Valentine Kautz, written between 1859 and 1894, as well as related materials such as 30 rolls of
microfilm of official U.S. Army documents at various Arizona army posts. These include Fort Whipple, Camp Lincoln,
Fort Verde, etc. - all pertaining to the career of General Kautz. In addition, the collection contains research
materials related to the Sitgreaves Expedition (1851), the Amiel Weeks Whipple Expedition (1853-1854) and the Joseph
Christmas Ives Expedition (1857-1858). In the collection there are a variety of maps, journals, illustrations,
scholarly articles, biographical sources and genealogical materials. All resources were copied, composed or
collected by the donor, Andrew Wallace between 1963 and 1984. | | | | Repository: | Sharlot Hall Museum | | | | Subjects: | Arizona History | Civil War | Fort Steilacoom (Wash.) | Fort Verde (Ariz.) | Nisqually Indians | San Carlos Indian Reservation (Ariz.) | Sitgreaves Expedition (1851) | United States, Army, Cavalry, 6th | United States, Board of Indian Commissioners | Yavapai Indians | Western Apache Indians | Whipple Barracks (Ariz.) | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
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