| 2 | Author: | Richmond Jones Jr. (1833-1861) | Add to Favorites | | Title: | Richmond Jones
papers,
1859-1861 ead | | | Date(s): | 1859-1861 | | | Abstract: | Diary and Notebooks, 1859-1861. This
collection includes materials which document the travels and surveys of
Richmond Jones (1833-1861) while working for the Sopori Land and Mining Company
in the Santa Cruz Valley of Arizona. The diary describes his journey from Rhode
Island to Tucson, Arizona and offer insights on individuals and mining
activities in southern Arizona until his sudden death at the hands of Apaches,
in the field, in 1861. Includes account books, letters, survey books and
documents, as well as a report on the Sopori and San Xavier mines by mining
engineer Raphael Pumpelly (1837-1923) who was in charge of the Santa Rita Mine
from 1860-1861. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | Ranches -- Arizona --
Pima County | Sopori Land Grant
(Ariz.) | Land Grants --
Arizona | Surveying --
Arizona | San Xavier Mine
(Ariz.) | Sopori
Mine-(Ariz.) | Geology -- Arizona --
Pima County. | | | Matches: 3 hit(s)
| ...from Rhode Island to Tucson, Arizona and offer insights on... ...of Arizona PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-... ...attempting to return to Tucson Arizona. Organization This...
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3 | Author: | Rhodes, Rosa Ronquillo | Add to Favorites | | 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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