| 201 | 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. | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
205 | Author: | Jordan, Frank E. | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Appellants' Abstract,
1898 ead | | | Date(s): | 1898 | | | Abstract: | Frank E. Jordan, E.A. Jordan, W.A. Jordan and W.S. Hand were appellants in the case
vs. George H. Scheurman, appellee. Abstract (carbon typescript) of court record relating
to a dispute between the plaintiff's Equator mining claim and the defendant's Wonderful mining
claim, in the Verde Mining District, Yavapai County, Ariz. Case No. 610 in the Supreme Court
of the Territory of Arizona, January term, 1898. Appealed from the District Court, Fourth
Judicial District, Territory of Arizona, County of Yavapai. R.B. Sloan, Judge. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- Yavapai County -- History -- Sources. | Mining claims -- Arizona -- Yavapai County -- History -- Sources. | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
211 | Author: | Melcher, Mary S. | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Planned Parenthood Interviews by Mary Melcher,
2010 ead | | | Date(s): | 2010 | | | Abstract: | 5 oral history interviews related to Planned Parenthood, reproductive rights, feminism, politics and health care in Southern Arizona conducted by Mary Melcher in 2010 with the following individuals: Priscilla Robinson, Janet Marcus, Reyn Voevodsky, Judy Tamsen, and Michael Smith. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | Arizona – History. | Oral history. | Birth control. | Abortion -- Moral and ethical aspects. | Abortion. | Pregnancy, Unwanted -- Decision making. | Contraception. | Clergy -- Political activity -- United States. | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
213 | Author: | Postal History Foundation (Western Postal History Museum) | Requires cookie* | | Title: | John and Lillian Theobald Postcards, Letters and Postmarks Collection
1889-1926 ead | | | Date(s): | 1889-1926 | | | Abstract: | This collection contains Arizona Territorial and Arizona statehood correspondence collected by John and Lillian Theobald, respected scholars and collectors of Arizona postal history. The collection features Arizona Territorial, Arizona statehood, and R.P.O. postmarks, on a variety of covers, including postcards and envelopes. The collection also contains black and white photos, and a rare small-sized shipment box. | | | Repository: | Postal History Foundation, Peggy J. Slusser Memorial Philatelic Library | | | Subjects: | Theobald, John. | Theobald, Lillian. | Postcards--Arizona. | Postmarks--Arizona. | Postage stamps--French Polynesia--Tahiti. | Postmarks--French Polynesia--Tahiti. | Postal service--United States--Arizona--History. | Railway mail service--United States. | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
217 | Author: | Gookin, William S. (William Scudder), 1914-1994 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | William Scudder Gookin Collection
1956-1982 ead | | | Date(s): | 1956-1982 | | | Abstract: | The William Scudder Gookin Collection consists of diaries, typewritten and holograph transcripts, notes, and a report. Although the materials date from 1956 to 1982, the bulk of the collection consists of Gookin's personal diaries describing his work in support of the Central Arizona Project from 1958 to 1968. | | | Repository: | Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection | | | Subjects: | Arizona -- Trials, litigation, etc. | California -- Trials, litigation, etc. | Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico). | Hydrologists -- Arizona. | Water -- Law and legislation -- Arizona. | Water resources development -- Arizona -- History. | Water resources development -- Southwest, New -- History. | Water rights -- Arizona. | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
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