| 24 | Author: | Rhodes, Rosa Ronquillo | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Rosa Ronquillo Rhodes Collection
1911-2009 ead | | | Date(s): | 1911-2009 | | | Abstract: | Rosa Ronquillo Rhodes (1894-1982) was the postmistress on a ranch in Redington, Arizona (Pima County) from 1922-1936. Of Mexican descent, she was the first child in her family to become literate, and held a position that was central to the ranching community in which she lived. This collection of photographs, postcards, postal documents, and an oral history by her daughter portrays her life as a postmistress, as well as offers a glimpse into ranch life in rural Arizona during that period. | | | Repository: | Postal History Foundation, Peggy J. Slusser Memorial Philatelic Library | | | Subjects: | Rhodes, Rosa Ronquillo, 1894-1982. | Williams, Berta Rhodes. | Postmasters--1920-1930. | Postal Service--Arizona--Employees. | Ranch life--Arizona--Pima County. | Redington (Ariz.)--History. | | | Matches: 3 hit(s)
| ...Collection. Postal History Foundation. Tucson, Arizona.... ...Memorial Philatelic Library Tucson, AZ 85719 ©2011 Postal... ...Library 920 North First Avenue Tucson, AZ 85719 520-623-6652...
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26 | Author: | Empire Ranch (Ariz.) | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Empire Ranch
records,
1874-1944 (bulk
1880-1916) ead | | | Date(s): | 1874-1944 (bulk
1880-1916) | | | Abstract: | This collection includes correspondence, legal
documents, financial records, livestock records, and other materials relating
to the history, development, and operation of ranch property in Southern
Arizona and California. Includes records of cattle companies associated with
the Empire Ranch. Some ranches covered are Onyx Ranch, Bonita Ranch, El Dorado
Ranch, Rosemont Ranch, Pantano Ranch, and Rancho Corral de Quati. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special
Collections | | | Subjects: | Total Wreck Mine (Ariz.) | Cattle trade -- Arizona -- History -- Sources | Sheep industry -- Arizona -- History --
Sources | Cattle trade -- Arizona -- History -- Sources | Cattle trade -- California -- History --
Sources | Forest reserves -- Arizona -- History --
Sources | Land titles -- Arizona -- History -- Sources | Land grants -- Arizona | Ranches -- Arizona -- Records and
correspondence | | | Matches: 2 hit(s)
| ...Ranch is located east of Tucson. Started in 1876 by Walter... ...of Arizona PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-...
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27 | Author: | Jett, William Bladen,
1858-1941 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | William Bladen Jett autobiography,
1938-1940 ead | | | Date(s): | 1938-1940 | | | Abstract: | Reminiscences of boyhood in Virginia during the
Civil War; service with U.S. Army, chiefly at Ft. Huachuca and Ft. Stanton;
cattle ranching in the San Pedro Valley, Ariz.; employment in Phoenix as a
teamster; ministerial student at Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Va.; and 39
years as a Methodist minister. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | Apache Indians -- Wars, 1883-1886 | Ranch life -- Arizona | Methodist Church -- Virginia -- History | | | Matches: 1 hit(s)
| ...Collections PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-...
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28 | Author: | Hohstadt family | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Hohstadt Family
papers,
1893-1944 ead | | | Date(s): | 1893-1944 | | | Abstract: | Cattle ranchers and mine operators from Douglas, Arizona;
ventures in Arizona, New Mexico, and Sonora, Mexico. Companies include Corona
Mining Company, Hohstadt Group, and Progress Mining Company. Mexican ranches
include La Pera, Batana, Guepare, and Turicachi | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | Mining corporations -- Mexico -- Sonora (State) -- Records
and correspondence | Ranches -- Mexico -- Sonora (State) -- Records and
correspondence | Mining corporations -- New Mexico -- Records and
correspondence | Ranches -- Arizona -- Records and
correspondence | Land reform -- Mexico -- Sonora (State) --
Sources | | | Matches: 1 hit(s)
| ...of Arizona PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-...
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29 | 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. | | | Matches: 1 hit(s)
| ...of Arizona PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-...
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30 | Author: | Arizona State University. Women's Studies Program | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Arizona Women's Heritage Project Oral Histories
1981 ead | | | Date(s): | 1981 | | | Abstract: | This collection houses transcripts of oral histories conducted with 29 Arizona women. Among the subjects covered are migration to Arizona, childhood recollections, family life, employment outside the home, religion, military service, marriage, childrearing, and politics. Also included is supplemental biographical information provided by interviewees. | | | Repository: | Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection | | | Subjects: | Single women -- Arizona -- Social conditions | Women -- Arizona -- Social conditions | Women -- Employment -- Arizona | Dude ranches -- Arizona -- Tempe -- History | Methodist Church -- Arizona -- History | Bed and breakfast accommodations -- Arizona -- Tempe -- History | Women -- Arizona -- Tempe -- Social conditions | Funeral homes -- Arizona -- Glendale | Women -- Arizona -- Glendale -- Societies and clubs | Women -- Arizona -- Glendale -- Social conditions | Women -- Arizona -- Social conditions | Women -- Arizona -- Phoenix -- Societies and clubs | Women volunteers in social service -- Arizona -- Phoenix | Volunteer workers in medical care -- Arizona -- Phoenix | Women -- Arizona -- Phoenix -- Social conditions | Depressions -- 1929 -- United States | African American women -- Arizona -- Phoenix -- Social conditions | African Americans -- Civil rights -- Arizona -- Phoenix | African American beauty operators -- Arizona -- Phoenix | African Americans -- Suffrage -- Arizona -- Phoenix | Women -- Arizona -- Phoenix -- Social conditions | Women -- Arizona -- Phoenix -- Societies and clubs | Women -- Arizona -- Phoenix -- Social conditions | Depressions -- 1929 -- United States | Farm life -- Arizona -- Salt River Valley | Women -- Arizona -- Societies and clubs | School management and organization -- Parent participation -- Arizona | Women -- Arizona -- Phoenix -- Social conditions | World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Arizona | Working mothers -- Arizona -- Phoenix | | | Matches: 1 hit(s)
| ...River Valley and later in Tucson, Arizona. Kimball, Clara (...
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