| | 301 | Author: | Chambers, Blanche Riordan | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Riordan Family Collection (formerly the Blanche Riordan
Chambers Collection) 1882-1944 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1882-1944 | | | | Abstract: | Personal papers and letter books of Michael J. Riordan; letter
books of Arizona Lumber and Timber Company and Riordan Mercantile Company, as well as
other records of Riordan Mercantile Company; scrapbooks of Riordan family trips;
newspaper articles and letters to the editors by Michael Riordan; papers of Denis M.
("Matt") and Timothy A. Riordan; Verde Council of Knights of Columbus minute book; First
National Bank of Flagstaff records, 1929-1930. Overall date ranges are from 1882-1944.
[Note: Many of the materials from this collection survived a fire at the Riordan Office
Building where they were originally stored. Therefore, researchers should be forewarned
that documents are particularly brittle and may also have carbon residue (soot) from
smoke damage.] | | | | Repository: | Arizona Historical Society/Flagstaff Archives | | | | Subjects: | Lumber trade--Arizona--History. | Sawmills--Arizona. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 303 | Author: | Palmer, Ruth. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Janet Lynn Freiheit Collection, 1975. ead | | | | Date(s): | 1975. | | | | Abstract: | This interview mentions issues about changes seen in Flagstaff over the years, Mormon missionaries and converts, Native Americans, Mormon welfare program, Mormons in Vietnam, the role of women in the church, Mormon church relations with the Blacks' and women's movements, inter-faith marriages, practice of polygamy, persecution of Mormon people, founding of church, Salt Lake City, families in the after life, divorce and the Catholic Church. | | | | Repository: | Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives Department | | | | Subjects: | Mormons--Arizona--Flagstaff | Mormon Church--Arizona--Flagstaff--History | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 304 | Author: | Osborne, Harold F. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Harold F. Osborne, 1947-1949. ead | | | | Date(s): | 1947-1949. | | | | Abstract: | The Harold F. Osborne Collection contains primarily AP news
stories written at Gouldings Trading Post in Monument Valley, Arizona and nine
photographs. The focus of these articles is on the Hosteen Cly Family and Harry Goulding
Trading Post in Monument Valley. The documents discuss Navajo medicine, employment,
crafts, language, and change and adaptability of the Navajo. | | | | Repository: | Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives
Department. | | | | Subjects: | Navajo Indians. | West (U.S.) in mass media--History. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 305 | Author: | Tanner, George S. (compiler) | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | George S. Tanner, 1876-1977 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1876-1977 | | | | Abstract: | Diaries, journals, correspondence, biographies,
autobiographies, records, minutes of meetings and histories dealing with the early
Mormon settlements starting in 1876 in Northern Arizona, including Joseph City, Brigham
City, Obed, and Sunset. Also includes brief accounts of the Indians in Arizona and
earlier exploratory missions to Arizona. Originals, revised drafts, printer's copy and
next to last draft of George S. Tanner's book Colonization of the Little Colorado: The
Joseph City Region.This collection is a duplicate of the original held by the University
of Utah. | | | | Repository: | Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives
Department. | | | | Subjects: | Mormons--Arizona--Joseph City
Region--History. | Mormons--Arizona--Joseph City
Region--Biography. | Mormons and Mormonism--Arizona--Joseph City
Region. | Missionaries--Arizona--Joseph City Region--History. | Missionaries--Arizona--Joseph City
Region--Biography. | Indians of North America--Arizona. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 308 | Author: | Clark, Samuel, 1871- | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Papers of Samuel Clark,
1912-1936 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1912-1936 | | | | Abstract: | Samuel Clark, born in 1871, was the founder of Clarkston, Ariz.
Operated mining properties in Ajo and Clarkston (later called Rowood) beginning in 1907.
Laid out townsite of Clarkston in 1916. The collection includes mining papers, account books, records of leases,
scrapbook of photographs and newspaper clippings, and other business and personal papers. Includes blueprints of maps,
time books and expense accounts, and photographs of Clarkston and the Ajo Mining District. Also present are family photographs, subscription lists of Clarkston inhabitants, and account books for rental properties. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- Pima County -- History -- Sources. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 311 | Author: | Silliman, Benjamin, 1816-1885. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Correspondence of Benjamin Silliman,
1875-1884 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1875-1884 | | | | Abstract: | Benjamin Silliman, 1816-1885, was a chemist and a professor at Yale, from 1853.
He was the son of Benjamin Silliman, also a chemist, geologist, and Yale professor,
1802-1852. The collection contains letters from George A. Treadwell and others,
relating to mining ventures in Arizona, with 2 post cards, a drawing, and 2 newspaper clippings. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- History -- Sources. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 312 | Author: | Krutch, Joseph Wood, 1893-1970. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Manuscripts of Joseph Wood Krutch,
1952-1970 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1952-1970 | | | | Abstract: | Joseph Wood Krutch, 1893-1970, was an author, educator, and naturalist. Author of social criticism,
critical biographies, and later naturalist essays; retired to Tucson in 1952 and completed several works.
This collection includes typescripts, some with holograph corrections, of published manuscripts for The Desert Year, 1952,
Voice of the Desert: A Naturalist's Interpretation, 1955, The Great Chain of Life, 1957, Grand Canyon: Today and All Its Yesterdays, 1958,
The Forgotten Peninsula: A Naturalist in Baja California, 1961, Herbal, 1965, and the introduction for The Best Nature Writing of Joseph
Wood Krutch, 1970. Typescripts of unpublished travel diaries, 1965-1967, concern trips to France, Greece, and Baja California.
Also present are printers copies for Great Chain of Life, Forgotten Peninsula, and Grand Canyon;
and notes and miscellaneous material related to Herbal. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Animal behavior. | Botany, Medical. | Desert animals -- Arizona. | Desert biology. | Desert plants -- Arizona. | Evolution (Biology) | Manuscripts, American. | Natural history -- Mexico -- Baja California (Peninsula) | Natural history -- Southwest, New. | Plants -- Folklore. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 313 | Author: | Poston, Charles D. (Charles Debrille), 1825-1902. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | History of the Apaches,
1866 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1866 | | | | Abstract: | Unpublished manuscript includes sections on the Oatman family, the Camp Grant Massacre,
and contains typewritten materials from the Arizona Pioneers Society including a list of
people killed by Apaches, 1869-1870, an 1885 resolution to present the true Apache
situation to government officials. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Apache Indians -- History -- 19th century. | Camp Grant Massacre, Ariz., 1871. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
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