| | 2 | Author: | United States Postal Service | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Arizona Postal Documents
Collection 1875-2011 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1875-2011 | | | | Abstract: | This collection spans the postal history of a number of
towns in Arizona with dates ranging from 1875 through 2011. It contains official
postal documents used in the daily business of the post office, correspondence from
and to the postmasters, ledgers documenting packages and monies mailed to and
received from locations around the world, and newspaper clippings of post office
daily operations and activities. The names of Arizona residents are noted in several
of the ledgers in regards to packages and COD records. The collection provides a
history of postal operations in Arizona and is of particular use to those interested
in postal history and genealogy. | | | | Repository: | Postal History Foundation, Peggy J. Slusser
Memorial Philatelic Library | | | | Subjects: | United States Postal
Service. | Postal
Service--Arizona--History. | Postmasters--Arizona--History. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 5 | Author: | Stevens, Carl T., Jr.
United States Postal Service | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Carl T. Stevens, Jr. Collection
1948-1994 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1948-1994 | | | | Abstract: | This collection includes drawings, cartoons, newsletters, training documents, technical manuals and reports created by Carl T. Stevens, Jr. during his tenure as Industrial Engineer for the Tucson Post Office. Stevens was tasked with the goal of improving productivity of postal operations, and he uses humor and cartoons to convey information. | | | | Repository: | Postal History Foundation, Peggy J. Slusser Memorial Philatelic Library | | | | Subjects: | Stevens, Carl T., Jr. | United States Postal Service--Tucson Division. | Postal Service--Arizona--Tucson--Employees. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 7 | Author: | Romero, José, active 1822-1826. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Letter of Jose Romero,
1824 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1824 | | | | Abstract: | Jose Romero was a Lieutenant Colonel, Sonora, Mexico; leader of 1823-1826 expeditions to
establish an inland route between Sonora, Mex. and California. Collection contains a letter
(photocopy) to Mariana de Urrea, Commandante General de Sonora, from Romero in San Gabriel, Calif.,
recounting his experiences in attempting unsuccessfully to return to Sonora in the winter of 1823-1824
through the Palm Springs area, and describing the mail route between Tucson and San Gabriel which was
conducted by Jose Cocomaricopa, the bearer of this letter, via the Colorado River route. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Postal service -- Southwest, New -- History -- Sources. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 10 | Author: | Anderson, Amos Allison,
1862-1948
Anderson, Robert Blaine,
1896- | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Amos Allison and
Robert B. Anderson papers,
1894-1975 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1894-1975 | | | | Abstract: | Papers of Amos A. Anderson (1862-1948) and his son, Robert B.
Anderson, relating to their life and times in Clifton, Ajo, Graham County, and
Greenlee County, Arizona. Includes biographical information, correspondence,
reminiscences, and photographs. The main correspondent to Robert B. Anderson is
William Ryder Ridgway relating to their common interests in Graham County
historical investigations. Reminiscences concern Amos A. Anderson's exploits as
sheriff, stories of outlaws and acquaintances, local history, and events around
Clifton. The photographs are chiefly portraits of family and friends from 1900
to the 1930s. Also includes a voter registration list of Greenlee County,
1922. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special
Collections | | | | Subjects: | Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona -- History --
Sources | Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona --
Photographs | Sheriffs -- Arizona | Voting registers -- Arizona -- Greenlee
County | Postal service -- Arizona -- History --
Sources | Postal service -- Arizona -- History --
Sources | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 14 | Author: | Russell, Robert Parke. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Russell's La Paz County: a Historical Anthology in Four Volumes
1986 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1986 | | | | Abstract: | La Paz County was created in 1983 from Yuma County, Ariz. This collection contains a typescript compilation, 4 vols.,
of newspaper and magazine articles concerning La Paz County, Ariz.; chiefly published in the Arizona Sentinel from 1850-1911.
Vol. 4 contains name and subject indexes. Topics include mines and mining, army, postal service, Native Americans, transportation,
and freighting. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Indians of North America -- Arizona -- La Paz County -- History. | Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- La Paz County -- History. | Postal service -- Arizona -- History. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 15 | Author: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Arizona Postcards Collection
1891-1990 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1891-1990 | | | | Abstract: | This is a collection of approximately 600 postcards relating to the State of Arizona. The postcards in the collection date from 1891 through the 1990s, but most of the items are from Arizona’s Territorial period through to the early 1920s. The collection includes real photo cards, greeting cards, and panoramic cards. The postcards in this collection are a visual demonstration of how Arizona has changed since the territorial period and many of the cards show buildings, people and ways of life which no longer exist. Messages on the reverse of these postcards comment on the experiences of inhabitants and visitors. Postmarks show post offices and in some cases towns which have disappeared, and demonstrate modes of postal delivery (such as railway post) which were key to the development of transportation throughout the western United States. | | | | Repository: | Postal History Foundation, Peggy J. Slusser Memorial Philatelic Library | | | | Subjects: | Postal service--United States--History. | Postcards--Arizona. | Tourism--Arizona--History. | Parks--Arizona. | Indians of North America--Arizona--Pictorial works. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 17 | Author: | Unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | New Mexico Territorial Covers Collection
[1874]-1912 ead | | | | Date(s): | [1874]-1912 | | | | Abstract: | This collection includes covers, postcards and letters mailed from towns in New Mexico during the state’s territorial period. Items of interest include real photo postcards which show images of: the Alvarado in Albuquerque (postmarked Anapra 1908); the Catholic Church in Las Cruces (postmarked Acme 1909); the Overland Limited Train (postmarked Black Tower 1910); Deming, NM (postmarked Carne 1912); a cattle ranch near Portales (postmarked Carter, 1907); a birdseye view of Folsom (postmarked Cuates, 1911); the Institute for the Blind, Alamogordo (postmarked Carrizozo); the hospital at Dawson, 1909; Main Street, Tucumcari, (postmarked Dodson 1911); Mexican Revolution politician Federico Gonzalez Garza (postmarked Elephant Butte 1911); Main Street, Melrose (postmarked House 1910); Tucumcari High School (postmarked Hanley 1911); the wholesale district, El Paso, (postmarked Lanark 1908); unknown building in Lamy, 1906; Main Street Las Cruces, 1908; the Church at Isleta Pueblo (postmarked Leopold 1906); St. Anthony’s Sanitarium at Las Vegas, 1910 (Postmarked Levy and Porvenir 1910); Lodge at Cloudcroft, (postmarked Mountain Park); Bravo Ranch Quarters (postmarked Nara Visa 1908); Chaves Courthouse in Roswell (postmarked Orchard Park 1911) Pipeline from Mountains (postmarked Orogrande 1907); Alameda Park Depot and Office Bldg, Alamogordo (postmarked Oscuro 1908); President Porfirio Diaz in a parade at El Paso (postmarked Pearl 1909); Souvenir of Silver Springs, (postmarked Silver Springs 1911); View of Sylanite (postmarked Sylvanite 1909); Street Scene, Silver City (postmarked Tyrone, 1910).
A number of picture cachets are also in the collection, including: a cachet of St. Michaels College (postmarked Santa Fe 1889); a cachet with a map of Colorado and New Mexico (postmarked Lookout 1880); and a cachet for “A. Gusdorf Grain Mill (postmarked Ranches of Taos, 1888).
Letters in the collection include: a letter from a teacher describing Christmas celebrations and social events in 1907 in Alma; letters about the economy (lumber, farming, mining), horses and people and a postcard, from Copperton, 1905; a letter from a German speaking soldier at, Fort Stanton, 1886; a letter about Statehood Day and taxes (postmarked Lakewood, 1912); a letter about house construction in Madison; a letter saying “thanks for the tobacco” and about organizing a Breeder’s Association in Mesilla, 1906; a letter with details of raising and selling hogs, Ruidoso, 1911; a letter about bad condition of the church and school, Silver City, 1909; and a letter which is described as the writers “last correspondence from the New Mexico Territory”.
Other interesting items include: a cover from Gascom dated 1900, signed by the postmaster on the closing date of the post office; a handwritten postmark, dated 1878, Loma Parda; a handwritten postmark and letter from Turquesa 1881; a postmark from the KC and La Jolla RPO (postmarked Melrose, 1908); covers from 1874 and 1875, Santa Fe. | | | | Repository: | Postal History Foundation, Peggy J. Slusser Memorial Philatelic Library | | | | Subjects: | New Mexico -- History. | Postal Service -- New Mexico. | Postcards -- New Mexico. | Mining -- New Mexico -- History. | Frontier and pioneer life -- New Mexico -- History. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 20 | Author: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Amanda Graham Correspondence, 1907–19101907-1910 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1907-1910 | | | | Abstract: | Amanda Graham was a Tucson resident during the Arizona Territorial period, which dated from February 24, 1863 to February 14, 1912 when Arizona officially became a state. The incoming postal materials span from 1907–1910. The correspondence in this collection provides a snapshot of the life experiences of Amanda Graham, a woman living in the Arizona Territory during the early 1900s, along with those of her family and acquaintances located throughout various regions of the country. Family news, health, and crop growth are a few of the topics discussed. The collection also includes a few pieces of business correspondence, such as bills and credit notifications. From a postal history perspective, the envelopes may be of interest because of the flag cancels and Tucson Territorial backstamps. | | | | Repository: | Peggy J. Slusser Memorial Philatelic Library | | | | Subjects: | Cancellations (Philately) -- United States. | Postal History Foundation. | Arizona -- History . | Tucson (Ariz.) -- History. | Postal Service -- Arizona -- History. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
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