| | 5 | 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. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 6 | Author: | Riggs, John Casey, 1874-1943. | Add to Favorites | | | 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. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 7 | Author: | Tappan, Joseph Bean | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Joseph Bean and Laura Tappan Collection, 1835-1949. ead | | | | Date(s): | 1835-1949. | | | | Abstract: | The Joseph Bean and Laura Tappan collection consists of
correspondence, pictures, and other papers of Joseph Bean Tappan (1858-1933) of
Flagstaff, Ariz., which relate to his activities as a sheep rancher and as mine
developer in La Paz County, Ariz., to his battles over water rights, and to his family
in Gilmanton, N.H. It also includes correspondence, pictures and other papers of
Tappan's wife, Laura Fulton Tappan (1849-1933), which relate to her career as a
kindergarten teacher at Flagstaff, Ariz., and to members of her family, the Fultons and
Howards, in Baltimore, Md., and Zanesville, Ohio. | | | | Repository: | Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives
Department. | | | | Subjects: | Sheep ranchers--Arizona. | Miners--Arizona. | Ranchers' spouses--Arizona. | Kindergarten teachers--Arizona. | Women teachers--Arizona--Flagstaff. | Cotton farmers--Arizona. | Women farmers--Arizona. | Farmers--Arizona. | Oral history. | Genealogy. | Mines and mineral resources--Arizona. | Mines and mineral resources--Arizona--La Paz
County. | Orchards--Arizona. | Farms--Arizona. | Farms--Arizona--Phoenix. | Sheep ranches--Arizona. | Sheep ranches--Arizona--La Paz County. | Cotton growing--Arizona. | Cotton growing--Arizona--Phoenix. | Citrus fruit industry--Arizona. | Citrus fruit industry--Arizona--Phoenix. | Water rights--Arizona. | Pets--Arizona. | Ponies--Arizona. | Agriculture--Arizona. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
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