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41Author:  Clum, John P., 1851-1932Add to Favorites
 Title:  John P. Clum papers, 1860-1970 (bulk, 1874-1932) ead 
 Date(s):  1860-1970 (bulk, 1874-1932) 
 Abstract:  Collection consists of the papers of John P. Clum and family. Correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, photographs, typescripts, newspaper and magazine articles are by or about John P. Clum; a smaller quantity of typescripts, reprints, and biographical items concern John's son Woodworth Clum. Much of the material consists of writings by the Clums and others about the Apache Indians, Geronimo's capture, and events in Tombstone, Arizona. 
 Repository:  Univeristy of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona -- Cochise County | Apache Indians -- Government relations -- History | Apache Indians -- Photographs 
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42Author:  American Legion. Department of Arizona.Add to Favorites
 Title:  Letter, 1920 Apr., Phoenix (Ariz.), to Clarence Wagner, Lordsburg (N.M) 1920 ead 
 Date(s):  1920 
 Abstract:  Stencilled letter from Dept. Adjutant, Dudley W. Windes, regarding veterans' homesteading at Sentinel Dam Site. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona. | Homesites -- Arizona. | Sentinel Dam (Ariz.) 
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43Author:  Zimmerman, Tony, 1892-1996Add to Favorites
 Title:  Tony Zimmerman papers 1929-2007 ead 
 Date(s):  1929-2007 
 Abstract:  This collection contains the manuscripts of Tony Zimmerman who was a contributor to the development of Mount Lemmon. The writings are largely short stories that cover topics from personal and family history to commentary pieces. Also included are photographs and personal materials. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  American literature -- Southwest, New. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona. | Lemmon, Mount (Ariz.) -- History. 
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44Author:  Murphy, William J. (William John), 1839-1923 Murphy, Laura Fulwiler, 1845-1943Add to Favorites
 Title:  William J. and Laura (Fulwiler) Murphy Papers 1781-1983 1872-1924 ead 
 Date(s):  1781-1983 
 Abstract:  The William J. and Laura (Fulwiler) Murphy Papers consist of correspondence, financial records, certificates, printed matter, and unpublished manuscripts extending from 1781 to 1983. The bulk of the collection houses letters from William J. Murphy to his wife Laura regarding family matters and his efforts to secure funding for the construction of the Arizona Canal and for agricultural and commercial land development in Phoenix, Arizona from 1872 to 1924. 
 Repository:  Arizona State University Library Greater Arizona Collection 
 Subjects:  Canals -- Arizona -- Phoenix -- History | Citrus fruit industry -- Arizona -- Phoenix -- History | Frontier and Pioneer Life -- Arizona | Irrigation -- Arizona -- Phoenix -- History 
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45Author:  Day familyAdd to Favorites
 Title:  Day Family Collection, 1841-1977 (bulk 1870-1940) ead 
 Date(s):  1841-1977 (bulk 1870-1940) 
 Abstract:  The Day family were traders on the Navajo Nation (then the Navajo Indian Reservation) in eastern Arizona. The collection includes the personal and business papers of Sam Day, Sr. (1845-1925) surveyor, trader, legislator and United States Indian Commissioner; Anna Day, Sam Sr.'s wife (1872-1932); and of their children, Charles L. Day (1879-1918), Samuel Day, Jr. (1889-1944), United States deputy Marshall. The collection includes information on Navajo culture, stories and legends; the looting of Canyon del Muerta, and the Frank Dugan murder. The collection also contains 91 photographs depicting trading posts and eastern Arizona scenes. 
 Repository:  Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives Department. 
 Subjects:  Frontier and pioneer life--Arizona (Territory) | Indian traders. | Navajo Indians--Economic conditions. | Navajo Indians--Politics and government. | Tourism--Arizona. 
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46Author:  Postal History Foundation, collectorAdd to Favorites
 Title:  Arizona Post Offices Photograph Collection 1873-2012 ead 
 Date(s):  1873-2012 
 Abstract:  This collection contains photographs of Arizona post offices, postmasters, and associated employees. 
 Repository:  Postal History Foundation, Peggy J. Slusser Memorial Philatelic Library 
 Subjects:  Post offices--Arizona. | Postal Service--Arizona--History. | Postmasters--Arizona--History. | Frontier and pioneer life--Arizona--History. | Photographs. 
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47Author:  Whiting, Francis Marion, 1911-Add to Favorites
 Title:  The Mark of a Man, 1964 ead 
 Date(s):  1964 
 Abstract:  Francis Marion Whiting, born in 1911, was a scientist and a teacher. This story is based on a tape recording of Frank Whiting, Sr.'s recollections in 1964. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Mormons -- Arizona. | Mormons -- Mexico -- Chihuahua (State) | Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Mexico -- Chihuahua (State) 
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48Author:  Corbusier, William Henry, 1844-1930.Add to Favorites
 Title:  Record of William Henry Corbusier, Colonel, U.S. Army Retired, 1924 ead 
 Date(s):  1924 
 Abstract:  Typescript of biographical account and reminiscences about events at posts while serving as surgeon, 1872-1875, and 1884-1888. Includes information about the health conditions of Native Americans and soldiers at the Verde River Indian Agency, San Carlos Apache Indian Agency, and Camp Verde in Arizona. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona. | Indians of North America -- Medical care -- Arizona -- History. | Physicians -- Arizona -- History. 
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49Author:  Radbourne, AllanAdd to Favorites
 Title:  Allan Radbourne papers, circa 1972-2021 ead 
 Date(s):  circa 1972-2021 
 Abstract:  Allan Radbourne was a writer and historian. In addition to numerous journal and magazine articles about Western history, he published an acclaimed biography of Apache Scout Mickey Free in 2005 called Mickey Free: Apache captive, interpreter, and Indian Scout. Later in life he began writing about the early cinema, with a history of silent movies titled The Silent Mountie Movies-1910-1930 published posthumously in 2021. The Allan Radbourne collection consists of 7 series of records, notes, photographs, articles, transcriptions, presentations and other reference materials related to Southwestern Frontier and Borderlands History circa 1800's and early 1900's created by Allan Radbourne. Inclusive dates reflect the original date of the primary source material if available or if it is transcribed from an original source material. Born digital material found on a flash drive can be found in Series V. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Apache Indians | Yavapai Indians | Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona | Indians of North America -- Government relations | Indians of North America -- Southwest, New -- Photographs 
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50Author:  Fish, Joseph, 1840-1926.Add to Favorites
 Title:  History of the Eastern Arizona Stake of Zion and of the Establishment of the Snowflake Stake, 1936 ead 
 Date(s):  1936 
 Abstract:  Typescript history relates events while Fish was recorder, 1879-1893. Contains brief history of each Mormon settlement including St. Johns, Ariz., Eagar, Ariz., Snowflake, Ariz., Pleasanton, N.M., and Luna, N.M. Also covers murders committed and prosecutions for polygamy. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona. | Mormon Church -- Arizona -- History. | Mormons -- Arizona -- History. | Murder -- Arizona -- History. | Polygamy -- Arizona -- History. 
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51Author:  Day, Samuel Edward.Add to Favorites
 Title:  Oral History Interview: St. Michael's, Ariz., with Bernard Fontana 1960 ead 
 Date(s):  1960 
 Abstract:  Typescript of tape recording; recounts events of his family life and association with Native Americans, government officials, anthropologists, missionaries, and other traders. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona. | Navajo Indians -- Government relations. | Navajo Indians -- Rites and ceremonies. | Trading posts. 
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52Author:  unknownAdd to Favorites
 Title:  Swigart family papers1912-1953 ead 
 Date(s):  1912-1953 
 Abstract:  The Swigart family papers contains correspondence, photographs, and songs and poems pertaining to the Rothrock extended family. The correspondence in this collection is written between the three Swigart sisters, Esther (Rothrock), Rhoda (McCarthy) and Carrie (Frazier) detailing daily life in Elgin, Arizona from 1914 to 1953. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Ranching -- Arizona -- Santa Cruz County | Ranching -- Arizona | Cattle -- Arizona | Frontier and pioneer life--Arizona. | Women in the cattle industry 
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53Author:  Arizona Daughters of the Utah PioneersAdd to Favorites
 Title:  Northern Arizona Mormon Pioneers Collection, 1735-2001. ead 
 Date(s):  1735-2001. 
 Abstract:  The Arizona Mormon Pioneer Collection introduces researchers to the family histories of many original settlers in northern Arizona. Eighteen hundred and seventy-six marked the year that the first permanent Mormon settlements appeared in northern Arizona. Traversing the Utah Territory, settlers crossed the Colorado River at Lee's Ferry, and then made their way along the Little Colorado River. From this juncture, hundreds of Mormon settlers built towns, established schools and churches, and fought with locals across the face of the Arizona Territory before they could call it their home. 
 Repository:  Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives Department. 
 Subjects:  Mormons--Arizona--History. | Mormons--Colonization--Arizona--History. | Mormon settlements--Arizona. | Family histories--Arizona. | Roads--Arizona--History. | Trails--Arizona--History. | Frontier and pioneer life--Arizona Territory. 
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54Author:  Cram, Cecil EarlAdd to Favorites
 Title:  Cecil Earl Cram Collection, 1870-1940s. ead 
 Date(s):  1870-1940s. 
 Abstract:  The Cecil Earl Cram collection consists of eight oral history interviews conducted by Cram in 1975. The narrators are all people associated with life on the Arizona Strip. Typical themes in the interviews are Mormon settlement, homesteading, ranching, water, grazing, the federal government, and ranch life. 
 Repository:  Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives Department. 
 Subjects:  Frontier and pioneer life--Arizona--Arizona Strip. | Ranch life--Arizona--Arizona Strip. | Mormons--Arizona--Arizona Strip--Interviews. | Mormon settlements--Arizona--Arizona Strip. | Cowboys--Arizona--Arizona Strip--Interviews. | Sheep ranchers--Arizona--Arizona Strip--Interviews. | Dry farming--Arizona--Arizona Strip. 
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55Author:  Ross, Margaret Wheeler, 1867-1953Add to Favorites
 Title:  Margaret Wheeler Ross Papers 1889-1951 1930-1950 ead 
 Date(s):  1889-1951 
 Abstract:  The Margaret Wheeler Ross Papers consist of typescript and manuscript short stories and poetry, correspondence, biographical information, and scrapbooks. Although the collection extends from 1889 to 1951, the bulk of the material consists of Ross' short stories concerning southwestern pioneer life written between 1930 and 1950. 
 Repository:  Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection 
 Subjects:  American literature -- Societies, etc. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona. | Music -- Arizona -- Societies, etc. | Women authors, American -- Arizona -- Societies, etc. | Women -- Arizona -- Societies and clubs. | Women -- United States -- Societies and clubs. 
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56Author:  Hammer, Angela HutchinsonAdd to Favorites
 Title:  Papers of Angela Hutchinson Hammer 1917-1952 ead 
 Date(s):  1917-1952 
 Abstract:  Autobiographical reminiscenses, correspondence, and a short story relating to Angela Hammer's life in Arizona. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Frontier and pioneer life--Arizona. | American newspapers--Arizona. | Journalists--Arizona. | Teachers--Arizona--Biography. | Women editors--Arizona. | Cities and towns--Arizona--History. | Public schools--Arizona--Casa Grande--History. | Public schools--Arizona--Wickerw|x History. 
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57Author:  Southwestern Mission Research CenterAdd to Favorites
 Title:  Southwestern Mission Research Center records 1965-1994 ead 
 Date(s):  1965-1994 
 Abstract:  This collection contains materials documenting the activities of the Southwestern Mission Research Center (SMRC) from 1965-1994. This collection is comprised of SMRC daily operational documents including; correspondence, business records, conference information, publication information, and tour information. The bulk of the material contains correspondence either to or from Rev. Charles W. Polzer, S.J. focusing on activities of the SMRC. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Indians of North America -- Missions -- Southwest, New | Spanish mission buildings -- Southwest, New. | Explorers – Spain. | Frontier and pioneer life – Arizona | Indians of North America -- Missions -- Southwest, New. | Explorers -- Southwest, New. 
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58Author:  Brooks, William E.; Gearin, John M.; Leach, George L.; Mead, Frank; Risley, W.S.(William); Thane, Hazel Cynthia; Thane, Eliza (Lisle); Moyer, Chas.; Ingraham, Fred L.;Add to Favorites
 Title:  Arizona Territorial Correspondence Collection 1866-1919 ead 
 Date(s):  1866-1919 
 Abstract:  This collection contains letters, and in some cases, their accompanying envelopes (covers) written either from Arizona or regarding Arizona matters during the State's Territorial period. The letters address issues such as mail service, statehood, Socialism, mining, ranching, military life, and the granting of a trading post concession. They also reflect the way of life in the Arizona Territory as well as highlight the types of people who were settlers of this area. 
 Repository:  Postal History Foundation, Peggy J. Slusser Memorial Philatelic Library 
 Subjects:  Trading posts--Arizona. | Military bases--Arizona--History. | Frontier and pioneer life--Arizona. | Politics--Arizona. | Mines and mineral resources--Arizona--History. | Harshaw (Ariz.)--History. | Morenci (Ariz.)--History. | Rucker (Ariz.)--History. | San Carlos (Ariz.)--History. | Solomonville (Ariz.)--History. | Yuma (Ariz.)--History. 
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59Author:  unknownAdd to Favorites
 Title:  Margaret F. Maxwell Papers 1865-1999 ead 
 Date(s):  1865-1999 
 Abstract:  Collection consists of research materials gathered by Margaret F. Maxwell on Sharlot M. Hall, including correspondence, copies of photos, newspaper and magazine articles, book excerpts, poems and prose, and Maxwell’s notes. Also included are manuscripts of The Life of Sharlot Hall and a manuscript of The Life of Mulford Winsor. 
 Repository:  Sharlot Hall Museum 
 Subjects:  Women poets, American. | Hall family. | Arizona - History, Local. | Desert biology - Arizona | Women writers | Women's studies. | Ranch life. | Frontier and pioneer life--Arizona. | Frontier and pioneer life--Kansas. | Frontier and pioneer life—Poetry. | Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)--Anecdotes. 
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60Author:  Henderson, Alexander S., 1859-1944Add to Favorites
 Title:  Alexander S. Henderson papers, 1888-1963 (bulk 1900-1954) ead 
 Date(s):  1888-1963 (bulk 1900-1954) 
 Abstract:  Chiefly records of the A.S.Henderson general merchandise store in Patagonia, Arizona, from 1900 to 1940 including inventories, correspondence, merchandise ads, ledgers, monthly account books, and bills. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona -- Santa Cruz County | Frontier and pioneer life -- Oklahoma | Women pioneers | Chinese -- Arizona -- Patagonia -- History | Chinese Americans -- Photographs | Merchants -- Arizona -- Patagonia -- History | Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- History | Mine buildings -- Arizona -- Santa Cruz County -- Photographs | Fortune-telling | Osteopathic medicine -- History | Retail trade -- Arizona -- History 
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