| | 23 | Author: | Empire Ranch (Ariz.) | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Empire Ranch
records,
1874-1944 (bulk
1880-1916) ead | | | | Date(s): | 1874-1944 (bulk
1880-1916) | | | | Abstract: | This collection includes correspondence, legal
documents, financial records, livestock records, and other materials relating
to the history, development, and operation of ranch property in Southern
Arizona and California. Includes records of cattle companies associated with
the Empire Ranch. Some ranches covered are Onyx Ranch, Bonita Ranch, El Dorado
Ranch, Rosemont Ranch, Pantano Ranch, and Rancho Corral de Quati. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special
Collections | | | | Subjects: | Total Wreck Mine (Ariz.) | Cattle trade -- Arizona -- History -- Sources | Sheep industry -- Arizona -- History --
Sources | Cattle trade -- Arizona -- History -- Sources | Cattle trade -- California -- History --
Sources | Forest reserves -- Arizona -- History --
Sources | Land titles -- Arizona -- History -- Sources | Land grants -- Arizona | Ranches -- Arizona -- Records and
correspondence | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 25 | Author: | Perrin, E. B. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | E. B. Perrin Collection, 1876-1967. ead | | | | Date(s): | 1876-1967. | | | | Abstract: | The material contained in this collection concerns matters between members of the Perrin family and their spouses. Edward B. Perrin (1838-1932) was born in Alabama. He was a physician and worked as such during the Civil War. However, after the war, he moved to California, where most of his subsequent entrepreneurial activities took place. Perrin also took some of his entrepreneurial endevors to Ariaona. He acquired lands, sheep, cattle, and mining interests in Arizona, where he owned about 400,000 acres. The bulk of the papers in this collection represent a portion of his Arizona activities. | | | | Repository: | Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives Department. | | | | Subjects: | Mines and mineral resources--Arizona. | Mines and mineral resources--Southwest, New. | Land titles--Registration and transfer--Arizona. | Land titles--Registration and transfer--California. | Land tenure--Arizona. | Sheep ranches--Arizona. | Actions and defenses--Arizona. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 26 | Author: | Hohstadt family | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Hohstadt Family
papers,
1893-1944 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1893-1944 | | | | Abstract: | Cattle ranchers and mine operators from Douglas, Arizona;
ventures in Arizona, New Mexico, and Sonora, Mexico. Companies include Corona
Mining Company, Hohstadt Group, and Progress Mining Company. Mexican ranches
include La Pera, Batana, Guepare, and Turicachi | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Mining corporations -- Mexico -- Sonora (State) -- Records
and correspondence | Ranches -- Mexico -- Sonora (State) -- Records and
correspondence | Mining corporations -- New Mexico -- Records and
correspondence | Ranches -- Arizona -- Records and
correspondence | Land reform -- Mexico -- Sonora (State) --
Sources | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 28 | Author: | Bass, William G. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | William G. Bass Collection, 1890-1976. ead | | | | Date(s): | 1890-1976. | | | | Abstract: | The collection provides insights into Bill Bass's many-faceted
life. The most important images are those that document the Bass Family at the Grand
Canyon and in Wickenburg. In addition, there are several fine early images of the trail
to Rainbow Bridge from Navajo Mountain (most taken by the El Tovar Studio), the Octave
and Congress mines, and the Hassayampa River in flood. While the bulk of the images are
not credited, many were probably taken by Bass or his family. | | | | Repository: | Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives
Department. | | | | Subjects: | Ranch life--Arizona. | Tour guides (Persons)-- Arizona. | Tourism--Arizona--Grand Canyon. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 32 | Author: | Sanford, Don Alonzo, 1840-1915 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Don Alonzo Sanford papers,
1812-1983
(bulk 1870-1915) ead | | | | Date(s): | 1812-1983 | | | | Abstract: | Papers, 1812-1983 (bulk 1870-1915). This collection contains
materials relating to Don Alonzo Sanford, a prominent resident of Territorial Arizona
who was a Patagonia cattle/ sheep rancher and Tucson politician, as well as a successful
Washington, D.C. businessman. This collection is comprised of correspondence, documents,
deeds, diaries/ledgers and photographs. The bulk of the material relates to Sanford's
Arizona ranch as well as his varied business interests in both Tucson and Washington,
D.C. The collection also contains legal records relating to the San Jose de Sonoita land
grant. Also included are various maps, blueprints, postcards and negatives. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Sheep industry -- Arizona -- History -- Sources | Cattle trade -- Arizona -- History | Cattle brands -- Arizona | Cattle brands -- Texas | Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona | Indians of North America -- Texas | Kiowa Indians | Comanche Indians | Indians of North America -- Claims against | Land titles -- Arizona -- History -- Sources | Land grants -- Arizona | Ranches -- Arizona -- Records and correspondence | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 33 | 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 |
| 39 | Author: | Rhodes, Rosa Ronquillo | Requires cookie* | | | 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 |
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