Riordan Family Collection (formerly the Blanche Riordan Chambers Collection), 1882-1944

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Riordan Family Collection (formerly the Blanche Riordan Chambers Collection), 1882-1944

AHS-ND 4


Descriptive Summary
Creator:	Chambers, Blanche Riordan
Collection Name	Riordan Family Collection (formerly the Blanche Riordan Chambers Collection)
Inclusive Dates:	1882-1944
Physical Description	30 linear feet
Abstract	Personal papers and letter books of Michael J. Riordan; letter books of Arizona Lumber and Timber Company and Riordan Mercantile Company, as well as other records of Riordan Mercantile Company; scrapbooks of Riordan family trips; newspaper articles and letters to the editors by Michael Riordan; papers of Denis M. ("Matt") and Timothy A. Riordan; Verde Council of Knights of Columbus minute book; First National Bank of Flagstaff records, 1929-1930. Overall date ranges are from 1882-1944. [Note: Many of the materials from this collection survived a fire at the Riordan Office Building where they were originally stored. Therefore, researchers should be forewarned that documents are particularly brittle and may also have carbon residue (soot) from smoke damage.]
Collection Number	AHS-ND 4
Language	English
Repository	Arizona Historical Society/Flagstaff Archives PO Box 6022 Flagstaff, AZ 86011-6022 Phone: 928 523 5551 Fax: 928 774 1596 Email: ahsnad@infomagic.net

Biographical Note

The Riordan family first established themselves in Flagstaff, Arizona in 1884 when the oldest of three brothers, Denis Matthew ("Matt") Riordan, became general manager of the Ayer Lumber Company (established in 1881 following the demand for railroad ties for the Atlantic-Pacific rail line project). In 1887 Denis ("Matt") Riordan bought the Ayer Lumber Company, which then became the Arizona Lumber and Timber Company, and his brothers Timothy and Michael Riordan helped run the operations. By 1893 Denis ("Matt") Riordan had sold his interests in the Arizona Lumber and Timber Company (AL and T) to his brothers Tim and Mike (as they were called by everyone, including employees) and general manager F.W. Sisson.

Tim and Mike Riordan married two sisters, Elizabeth (to Mike, 1892) and Caroline Metz (to Tim, 1889), and built connected homes which they named Kinlichi, Navajo for "red house." The Metz sisters were daughters of a wealthy merchant family from Cincinnati, Ohio.

The Riordans became civic leaders in Flagstaff establishing such institutions as the first electric company, the first library, literary clubs, and the Lake Mary Reservoir (named after Tim's daughter). In 1933, the Riordans sold their interests in the Arizona Lumber and Timber Company to Joseph Dolan. Tim Riordan continued to serve on the company board of directors until his death in Los Angles, California, 1946. Michael Riordan died following surgery in Minnesota, 1930. Blanche Riordan Chambers, daughter of Michael Riordan, was the last member of the Riordan family to live at Kinlichi (Riordan Mansion). She died in 1985, leaving the mansion to the Arizona State Park system.

Scope and Content Note

The collection is primarily the letters, both personal and business related, of Michael Riordan, and are representative of Victorian writing style of the period. There is also a significant volume of letters written to and from Denis Matthew ("Matt") Riordan, as well the correspondence of Timothy A. Riordan. The scrapbooks of Michael Riordan also form a significant volume of the collection and in many cases contain newspaper articles either about Riordans or of particular interest to Michael (especially concerning the Catholic faith) and often include an editorial response from a family member (usually Michael). There are also financial ledgers from family enterprises as well as a small amount of ephemera.

[Note: Many of the materials from this collection survived a fire at the Riordan Office Building where they were originally stored. Therefore, researchers should be forewarned that documents are particularly brittle and may also have carbon residue (soot) from smoke damage.]

Organization

4 Series: I. Correspondence; II. Miscellaneous Materials; III. Scrapbooks/Newspapers; IV. Financial/Legal

Restrictions

None.

Copyright

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for Northern Arizona University and the Arizona Historical Society, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.

Related Material

The Arizona Lumber and Timber Company, Arizona Historical Society/Flagstaff, Collection #47

Arizona Lumber and Timber Company, Northern Arizona University Collection #266

Blanche Riordan Chambers (Riordan Family) AHS Photographic Collection #21D

M. (Denis Matthew "Matt") Riordan Papers, 1886-1914, MSS 169 BC, located at the University of New Mexico, General Library Collection, Center for Southwest Research: http://eLibrary.unm.edu/oanm/NmU/nmu1%23mss169bc/

Arizona Historical Society/Flagstaff, Photographic Collections, AHS #900

Access Points

Personal Name(s)

Chambers, Blanche Riordan, 1898-1958--Archives.

Riordan, Elizabeth Metz.

Riordan, Michael.

Family Name(s)

Riordan family

Corporate Name(s)

Arizona Lumber and Timber Company.

Central Arizona Railway.

First National Bank of Flagstaff.

Knights of Columbus.

Riordan Mercantile Company.

Geographic Name(s)

Flagstaff (Ariz.)--History.

Subject(s)

Lumber trade--Arizona--History.

Sawmills--Arizona.

Genre Form(s)

Business records.

Correspondence.

Financial records.

Ledgers (account books)

Scrapbooks.

Administrative Information

Credit Line

Arizona Historical Society/Flagstaff, AHS-ND 4

Container List


Series I. Correspondence, 1882-1931
	8 linear feet, including approximately 50,000 letters. Primarily the letters (in the form of letter books containing copies of original correspondence), poetry, and articles of Michael J. Riordan. The correspondence reflect Michael Riordan's broad range of interests including his businesses, his deep involvement in the activities and theology of the Catholic Church (includes correspondence with Father Cyprian Vabre and other clergy); anthropology; literature and cultural events; politics (yearly Includes correspondence with Senator Henry Ashurst, Arizona governors, as well as U.S. Presidents) and community development. Also included are letters by Timothy A. Riordan, Denis M. "Matt" Riordan, and Frederick W. Sisson, as well as other business correspondence of the Arizona Lumber and Timber Company and the Arizona Mercantile Company (the "company store" of the Arizona Lumber and Timber Company).

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1.1 (Book #1)		Michael J. Riordan personal correspondence, 1885-1891
			Copies of handwritten personal correspondence. An index of letters is at the front of the book; 506 pages.

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1.2 (Book #2)		Michael J. Riordan business correspondence and financial records, 1888-1891
			Contains business correspondence, as well as accounting statements. Some entries are copies of handwritten originals and some of typed originals; 494 pages.

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1.4 (Book #4)		Michael J. Riordan personal correspondence, 1896-1899
			Includes correspondence with Senator Henry Ashurst and Babbitt family, etc. Includes letter to U.S. President McKinley. Some entries are copies of handwritten originals and some are copies of typed originals; 999 pages. Index of correspondence located at the end.

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1.5 (Book #5)		Michael J. Riordan personal and business correspondence, 1899-1901
			Some entries are copies of handwritten originals and most are copies of typed originals; 995 pages. Index of correspondence located at the end.

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1.6 (Book #6)		Michael J. Riordan personal correspondence, 1901-1903
			Some entries are copies of handwritten originals and most are copies of typed originals; 1011 pages. Index of correspondence located at the end.

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1.7 (Book #7)		Michael J. Riordan personal and business correspondence, 1903-1905
			Includes correspondence with Senator Henry Ashurst and Babbitt family, etc. Some entries are copies of handwritten originals and most are copies of typed originals; 991 pages. Index of correspondence located at the end.

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1.8 (Book #8)		Michael J. Riordan personal and business correspondence, 1905-1906
			Includes correspondence with Senator Henry Ashurst and Babbitt family, etc. Some entries are copies of handwritten originals and most are copies of typed originals; 995 pages. Index of correspondence located at the end.

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1.9 (Book #9)		Michael J. Riordan stories related to Mexico travel as well as personal and business correspondence, 1906-1907
			Contains his travelogue story, "Compadre", about travel in Mexico. Babbitt family correspondence. Some entries are copies of handwritten originals and most are copies of typed originals; 995 pages. Index of correspondence located at the end.

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2.1 (Book #10)		Michael J. Riordan personal and business correspondence, 1907-1908
			Babbitt family correspondence. Some entries are copies of handwritten originals and most are copies of typed originals, 994 pages. Index of correspondence located at the end.

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2.2 (Book #11)		Michael J. Riordan personal and business correspondence, plus some accounting statements, 1908-1910
			Letter of recommendation to President Taft; Babbitt family, etc. Some entries are copies of handwritten originals and most are copies of typed originals; 1010 pages. Index of correspondence located at the end.

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2.3 (Book #12)		Michael J. Riordan personal and business correspondence, 1910-1911
			Letters regarding water line establishment and other local issues, Babbitt family, etc. Some entries are copies of handwritten originals and most are copies of typed originals; 996 pages. Index of correspondence located at the end.

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2.4 (Book #13)		Michael J. Riordan personal and business correspondence, 1911-1912
			Includes correspondence with Senator Henry Ashurst and Babbitt family, etc. Some entries are copies of handwritten originals and most are copies of typed originals; 1000 pages. Index of correspondence located at the end.

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2.5 (Book #14)		Michael J. Riordan personal and business correspondence, 1912-1913
			Includes correspondence with Senator Henry Ashurst and Babbitt family, etc. Correspondence regarding the propagation of Avocados. Some entries are copies of handwritten originals and most are copies of typed originals; 1000 pages. Index of correspondence located at the end.

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2.6 (Book #15)		Michael J. Riordan personal and business correspondence, 1913-1914
			Includes correspondence with Carl Hayden and Fred Harvey. Includes correspondence with Senator Henry Ashurst and Babbitt family, etc. Some entries are copies of handwritten originals and most are copies of typed originals; 1003 pages. Index of correspondence located at the end.

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2.7 (Book #16)		Michael J. Riordan personal and business correspondence, 1914-1915
			Includes correspondence with Carl Hayden and Fred Harvey; letters regarding trip plans to Europe. Includes correspondence with Senator Henry Ashurst and Babbitt family, etc. Some entries are copies of handwritten originals and most are copies of typed originals; 991 pages. Index of correspondence located at the end.

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2.8 (Book #17)		Michael J. Riordan personal and business correspondence, 1915-1916
			Correspondence to Whittlesey regarding renovation of Riordan Mansion (p.122). Includes correspondence with Senator Henry Ashurst and Babbitt family, etc. Some entries are copies of handwritten originals and most are copies of typed originals; 995 pages. Index of correspondence located at the end.

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2.9 (Book #18)		Michael J. Riordan personal and business correspondence, 1916
			Includes correspondence with Senator Henry Ashurst and Babbitt family, etc. Some entries are copies of handwritten originals and most are copies of typed originals; 998 pages. Index of correspondence located at the end.

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3.1 (Book #19)		Michael J. Riordan personal and business correspondence, 1916-1917
			Includes correspondence with Senator Henry Ashurst, as well as correspondence with Babbitt family, etc. Entries are copies of typed originals; 1000 pages. Index of correspondence located at the end.

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3.2 (Book #20)		Michael J. Riordan personal and business correspondence, 1917
			Letters calling for creation of company union in order to offset workers union; correspondence to political figures calling the removal of the IWW union; anti-workers union letters, and Babbitt family correspondence, etc. Entries are copies of typed originals, 999 pages. Index of correspondence located at the end.

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3.3 (Book #21)		Michael J. Riordan personal and business correspondence, 1917-1918
			Includes correspondence with Senator Henry Ashurst and Babbitt family, etc. Entries are copies of typed originals; 997 pages. Index of correspondence located at the end.

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3.4 (Book #22)		Michael J. Riordan personal and business correspondence, 1918
			Includes correspondence with Senator Henry Ashurst and Babbitt family, etc. Entries are copies of typed originals; 997 pages. Index of correspondence located at the end.

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3.6 (Book #24)		Michael J. Riordan personal and business correspondence, 1919-1920
			Includes correspondence with Senator Henry Ashurst and Babbitt family, etc. Entries are copies of typed originals; 1004 pages. Index of correspondence located at the end.

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3.7 (Book #25)		Michael J. Riordan personal and business correspondence, 1920
			Includes correspondence with Senator Henry Ashurst and Babbitt family, etc. Entries are copies of typed originals; 890 pages. Index of correspondence located at the end.

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3.8 (Book #26)		Michael J. Riordan personal and business correspondence, 1920-1921
			Includes correspondence with Senator Henry Ashurst and Babbitt family, etc. Entries are copies of typed originals; 893 pages. Index of correspondence located at the end.

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3.9 (Book #27)		Michael J. Riordan personal and business correspondence, 1921
			Includes correspondence with Senator Henry Ashurst and Babbitt family, etc. Entries are copies of typed originals; 1002 pages. Index of correspondence located at the end.

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4.1 (Book #28)		Michael J. Riordan personal and business correspondence, 1921-1922
			Includes correspondence with Senator Henry Ashurst and Babbitt family, etc. Entries are copies of typed originals; 998 pages. Index of correspondence located at the end.

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4.2 (Book #29)		Michael J. Riordan personal and business correspondence, 1922-1923
			Includes correspondence with Babbitt family, Father Cyprian Vabre, Senator Carl Hayden, etc. Entries are copies of typed originals; 996 pages. Index of correspondence located at the end.

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4.3 (Book #30)		Michael J. Riordan personal and business correspondence, 1923-1924
			Includes correspondence with Henry Ashurst, Babbitt family, Father Cyprian Vabre, Senator Carl Hayden, etc. Entries are copies of typed originals; 994 pages. Index of correspondence located at the end.

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4.4 (Book #31)		Michael J. Riordan personal and business correspondence, 1924-1925
			Includes correspondence with Henry Ashurst, Babbitt family, Dwight Heard, Ralph Cameron, Senator Carl Hayden, etc. Entries are copies of typed originals; 996 pages. Index of correspondence located at the end.

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4.5 (Book #32)		Michael J. Riordan personal and business correspondence, 1925
			Includes correspondence with Henry Ashurst, Babbitt family, Senator Carl Hayden, etc. Entries are copies of typed originals; 998 pages. Index of correspondence located at the end.

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4.6 (Book #33)		Michael J. Riordan personal and business correspondence, 1925-1926
			Includes correspondence with Henry Ashurst, Babbitt family, Harvard University Press, etc. Entries are copies of typed originals; 998 pages. Index of correspondence located at the end.

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4.7 (Book #34)		Michael J. Riordan personal and business correspondence, 1926-1927
			Includes correspondence with Henry Ashurst, Babbitt family, Mayo Clinic Dr. Paul W. Jepson, etc. Entries are copies of typed originals; 996 pages. Index of correspondence located at the end.

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4.8 (Book #35)		Michael J. Riordan personal and business correspondence, 1927-1928
			Includes correspondence with Henry Ashurst, Babbitt family, etc. Entries are copies of typed originals; 1001 pages. Index of correspondence located at the end.

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5.1 (Book #36)		Michael J. Riordan personal and business correspondence, 1928-1929
			Includes correspondence with Babbitt family, Henry Ashurst, Father Cyprian Vabre, Senator Carl Hayden, etc. Entries are copies of typed originals; 1000 pages. Index of correspondence located at the end.

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5.2 (Book #37)		Michael J. Riordan personal and business correspondence, 1929-1930
			Includes correspondence with Babbitt family, Henry Ashurst, Dwight Heard, etc. Entries are copies of typed originals; 1090 pages. Index of correspondence located at the end.

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5.3 (Book #38)		Michael J. Riordan personal and business correspondence, 1929-1930
			Includes correspondence with Babbitt family, Henry Ashurst, Senator Carl Hayden, etc. Entries are copies of typed originals; 1005 pages. Index of correspondence located at the end.

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5.4 (Book #39)		Michael J. Riordan personal and business correspondence during the last year of his life, 1930
			Entries are copies of typed originals; 231 pages. Index of correspondence located at the end.

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5.5 (Book #5)		Arizona Lumber and Timber business correspondence and accounting records, 1906
			Most correspondence are by Timothy A. Riordan and Michael J. Riordan; many signed as "cashier or secretary." Index of correspondence at the end.

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5.6 (Book #6)		Arizona Lumber and Timber business correspondence and accounting records, 1906
			Most correspondence are by Timothy A. Riordan and Michael J. Riordan; many signed as "cashier or secretary." Index of correspondence at the end.

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6.1 (Book #1)		Riordan Mercantile business correspondence and accounting records, 1888-1890
			Most correspondence are signed by F.W. Sisson, some by Timothy A. Riordan, many signed as "Arizona Lumber Co., Gibbons." Index of correspondence at the end.

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6.2 (Book #2)		Riordan Mercantile business correspondence and accounting records, 1890
			Most correspondence is signed by F.W. Sisson. Index of correspondence at the end.

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6.3 (Book #3)		Riordan Mercantile business correspondence and accounting records, 1890
			Most correspondence is signed by F.W. Sisson. Index of correspondence at the end.

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6.4 (Book #4)		Riordan Mercantile business correspondence and accounting records, 1890
			Most correspondence are signed by F.W. Sisson. Index of correspondence at the end.

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6.5 (Book #5)		Riordan Mercantile business correspondence and accounting records, 1890-1891
			Most correspondence is signed by F.W. Sisson, some by Michael J. Riordan. Index of correspondence at the end.

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6.6 (Book #6)		Riordan Mercantile business correspondence, 1891
			Correspondence is by C.B. Tappan, Assistant Manager. Index of correspondence at the end.

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6.7 (Book #7)		Riordan Mercantile business correspondence and accounting records, 1891-1892
			Correspondence by Michael J. Riordan and F.W. Sisson. Index of correspondence at the end.

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6.8 (Book #8)		Riordan Mercantile business correspondence and accounting records, 1892
			Correspondence by Michael J. Riordan and F.W. Sisson. Index of correspondence at the end.

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6.9 (Book #9)		Riordan Mercantile business correspondence and accounting records, 1892-1893
			Correspondence by Michael J. Riordan, F.W. Sisson and some by Denis M. Riordan. Index of correspondence at the end.

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7.1 (Book #10)		Riordan Mercantile business correspondence, 1891-1892
			Correspondence is by C.B. Tappan, Assistant Manager. Index of correspondence at the beginning.

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8.1		Denis M. Riordan correspondence, 1883-1889
			Denis M. Riordan letter from Ft. Defiance Arizona while he worked for the United State Indian Service (1883); business and personal letters to his brothers (mostly to Michael J. Riordan); notes from Celine Riordan (wife).

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8.2		Denis M. Riordan correspondence, 1890-1892
			Business and personal letters from Denis M. Riordan to his brothers (mostly to Michael J. Riordan).

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8.3		Denis M. Riordan correspondence, 1893-1896
			Business and personal letters from Denis M. Riordan to his brothers (mostly to Michael J. Riordan).

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8.4		Denis M. Riordan correspondence, 1897
			Business and personal letters from Denis M. Riordan to his brothers (mostly to Michael J. Riordan).

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8.5		Postcard correspondence between Metz and Riordan family members, 1905-1914
			Postcards from Paris, Rome, New York, and Salt Lake City.

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8.6		Miscellaneous correspondence, 1882-1914
			Correspondence between Michael J. Riordan, A.G. Wells, and J.J. Byrne regarding naming the new Grand Canyon Hotel; Michael J. Riordan to "Commoner" magazine; and business correspondence.

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8.7		Ellen White cousin from Dundalk, Ireland, to Michael J. Riordan, July 22, 1905


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8.8		Correspondence: general, 1922-1930
			Letter from St. Columban's Mission, Hanyang, Hupeh, China regarding communists uprising (1930); Michael J. Riordan correspondence with various publications, associations, and societies; letters from Denis M. Riordan to Nell (sister); and miscellaneous business and personal correspondence of Michael J. Riordan, many concerning religion.

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8.9		Correspondence: general, business, 1883-1899
			Business correspondence mostly to and from Denis M. Riordan and Timothy A. Riordan, including Sisson, Cameron, and John J. McCook of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad.

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8.10		Correspondence between Timothy A. Riordan and Denis (Matt) Riordan, 1887
			Regarding Arizona Supply Company business.

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8.11		Correspondence: business, general, 1900-1909 (1914?)
			Business and official correspondence mostly to Timothy A. Riordan; personal letter to Timothy A. Riordan from daughter Mary.

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8.12		Correspondence: business and personal of Timothy A. Riordan, 1910-1919
			Business and official correspondence of Timothy A. Riordan, including: Carl Hayden; letters from Rome and Dublin; Democratic Central Committee; Archeological Institute, etc.

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8.13		Correspondence: business and personal of Timothy A. Riordan, 1920-1931


Series II. Miscellaneous Materials, 1888-1939
	7 file folders. Michael J. Riordan poetry, travel logs, letters to the editor, general memorandum (including, "Memorandum Concerning Arthur's and Ann's Death"); Victor Mindeleff original manuscript for "The Cliff Dwellings of Canon de Chelly"; expense book and notes on California trip; radio show transcript, "The Three Riordans"; miscellaneous theater bills, etc.

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9.1		Poetry and prose of Michael J. Riordan, 1905-1939
			Includes, "Memorandum Concerning Arthur's and Ann's Death."

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9.2		Michael J. Riordan travel log of trip through California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona, 1888


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9.3		Published articles and letters to the editor by Michael J. Riordan; miscellaneous publications, ca. 1912-1920


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9.4		Miscellaneous typed materials by Michael J. Riordan, ca. 1912-1920


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9.5		Victor Mindeleff original and edited manuscripts for "The Cliff Dwellings of Canon de Chelly", ca. 1888
			Drawings of cliff dwellings are included.

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9.6		Study of Ancient Pueblos manuscript; travel to California log and expense books, 1888 and 1908
			Illustrations for manuscript included; author unknown.

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9.7		Miscellaneous printed materials, 1908-1938
			Includes radio show transcript, "The Three Riordans;" miscellaneous theater bills, etc.,


Series IV. Scrapbooks/Newspapers, ca. 1885-1944
	3 linear feet. A variety of scrapbooks including: newspaper articles of interest to Michael J. Riordan, often with his editorial reply; volume of news print quality baroque period art reproductions; newspaper clippings; and a volume filled with unused postcards from Europe.

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10.1 (Scrapbook #1)		Editorials and articles, 1885-1914
			Many articles written by Michael J. Riordan or regarding his interests, which are often related to the Catholic Church.

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10.2 (Scrapbook #2)		Editorials and articles, theater bills, photographs, 1885-1917
			Many articles written by Michael J. Riordan or regarding his interests, which are often related to the Catholic Church.

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10.3 (Scrapbook #3)		Editorials and articles, theater bills, photographs, 1883-1922
			Many articles written by Michael J. Riordan or regarding his interests, which are often related to the Catholic Church, and the politics of World War I.

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10.4 (Scrapbook #4)		Editorials and articles, theater bills, photographs, 1923-1929
			Many articles written by Michael J. Riordan or regarding his interests, which are often related to the Catholic Church.

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11.1		Newspapers with articles written by or about Michael J. Riordan, 1901-1930


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11.2		Newspapers with articles written by or about Michael J. Riordan, 1910-1944


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11.3		Scrapbook, 1913-1923
			Newspaper clippings of Michael J. Riordan editorials, articles of interest, cartoons, and some ephemera.

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12.1 (Scrapbook #5)		Scrapbook, n.d.
			Newsprint clippings of art reproductions of interest, some loose.

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13.1		Postcards, ca. 1910
			Postcard book of Versailles.

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13.2		Postcard scrapbook, ca. 1910
			Postcards of religious and scenic art of Europe.

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Folder (volume) #24 of 41		Scrapbook, 1919-1930
			Editorials, etc., by Michael Riordan.


Series III. Financial/Legal, 1883-1931
	18 linear feet. Financial records of the Riordan Mercantile Company; financial records the Arizona Lumber and Timber Company; personal financial ledgers of the Riordan family; Knights of Columbus Verde Council minutes and cash books; National Bank of Flagstaff statements; Flagstaff Discount Register; distribution of operation statements; land deeds, sheriff's deeds, and legal proxy documents.

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14.1		Accounts, receipts, and financial statements of the Arizona Lumber Company, March-May and July 1891


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14.2		Accounts, receipts, and financial statements of the Arizona Lumber Company, August-October 1891


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14.3		Accounts, receipts, and financial statements of the Arizona Lumber Company, November-December 1891


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14.4		Accounts, receipts, and financial statements of the Arizona Lumber Company, January-June 1892


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14.5		Accounts, receipts, and financial statements of the Arizona Lumber Company (Arizona Lumber and Timber Company) and Riordan Mercantile Company, July-October 1892


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14.6		Accounts, receipts, and financial statements of the Arizona Lumber Company (Arizona Lumber and Timber Company) and Riordan Mercantile Company, November-December 1892


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14.7		Accounts, receipts, and financial statements of the Arizona Lumber Company (Arizona Lumber and Timber Company) and Riordan Mercantile Company, January-July 1893


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14.8		Accounts, receipts, and financial statements of the Arizona Lumber Company (Arizona Lumber and Timber Company) and Riordan Mercantile Company, August-December 1893


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14.9		Accounts, receipts, and financial statements of the Arizona Lumber Company, June-August 1891


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15.1 (Book #12)		Financial records of the Riordan Mercantile Company, January 23, 1891 to December 7, 1892
			Merchandise orders.

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15.2 (Book #13)		Financial records of the Riordan Mercantile Company, December 7, 1892 to June 12, 1894
			Merchandise orders.

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15.3 (Book #14)		Financial records of the Riordan Mercantile Company, October 28, 1889 to February 19, 1890
			Sales book.

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15.4 (Book #15)		Financial records of the Riordan Mercantile Company, February 20 to May 26, 1890
			Sales book "9."

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15.5 (Book #16)		Financial records of the Riordan Mercantile Company, 1890
			Sales book "10."

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15.6 (Book #17)		Financial records of the Riordan Mercantile Company, 1890
			Sales book "11".

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15.7 (Book #18)		Financial records of the Riordan Mercantile Company, 1890
			Sales book.

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16.1 (Book #19)		Financial records of the Riordan Mercantile Company, 1891
			Sales book.

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16.2 (Book #20)		Financial records of the Riordan Mercantile Company, 1891
			Sales book.

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16.3 (Book #21)		Financial records of the Riordan Mercantile Company, 1893
			Sales book.

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16.4 (Book #22)		Financial records of the Riordan Mercantile Company, 1893
			Sales book.

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16.5 (Book #23)		Financial records of the Riordan Mercantile Company, 1891
			Account book.

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16.6 (Book #24)		Financial records of the Riordan Mercantile Company, 1890
			Monthly statement book.

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16.7 (Book #25)		Financial records of the Riordan Mercantile Company, 1891
			Monthly statement book.

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17.1 (Book #26)		Financial records of the Riordan Mercantile Company, 1891-1892
			Monthly statement book.

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17.2		Financial records of the Riordan Mercantile Company, ca. 1890
			Monthly stock and cost inventory.

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17.3		Riordan Mercantile Company accounts and statements, 1891
			Includes rent and utilities.

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17.4		Riordan Mercantile Company minutes, 1889
			Handwritten minutes with company articles, etc.

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17.5		Arizona Supply Company financial records, ca. 1890
			An Arizona Lumber and Timber Company subsidiary company.

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17.6		Arizona Lumber and Timber Company Daily Reports of Working Operations, 1891-1893


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17.7		Riordan receipts, personal and business, ca. 1900-1911
			Receipts for hotels in Italy, France and Japan; Johnson Cattle Company statement, Flagstaff Electric Light Company statements, Howard Sheep Company statement, Spangler Sheep Company statement (all Riordan family business interests), etc., most belonging to Timothy A. Riordan.

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17.8		Index Ledger, ca. 1890
			Index may be to a letter or financial statement book.

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17.9		Personal financial ledger, 1919-1928
			Various bank deposits for Riordan accounts.

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17.10		Riordan estate appraisal inventory, 1931
			A specific, official, financial appraisal of items belonging to the Riordan family.

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18.1		Central Arizona Railroad, Distribution of Operations, 1910 [no February]
			Financial statements.

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18.2		Central Arizona Railroad, Distribution of Operations, 1911
			Financial statements.

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18.3		Central Arizona Railroad, Distribution of Operations, 1912
			Financial statements.

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18.4		Central Arizona Railroad, Distribution of Operations, 1913
			Financial statements.

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19.1		Arizpe Mining Company, 1908
			Minutes of Board of Director's meeting; Stock Certificate.

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19.2		Legal documents, ca. 1883-1911
			Land deeds, sheriff's deeds, and legal proxy documents.

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19.3		Legal proxies of share holders meetings, 1918-1928
			Arizona Lumber and Timber Company; Greenlaw Lumber Company; Arizona Railroad Company; and Flagstaff Electric Light Company.

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Volume #18 (of 41)		Riordan Mercantile Company: Sales and Purchase Invoices, 1892-1893


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Volume #19 (of 41)		Riordan Mercantile Company: Sales and Purchase Invoices, 1890


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Volume #20 (of 41)		Riordan Mercantile Company: Sales and Purchase Invoices, 1890


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Volume #21 (of 41)		Riordan Mercantile Company: Sales and Purchase Invoices, 1890


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Volume #22 (of 41)		Riordan Mercantile Company: Sales and Purchase Invoices, 1890-1891


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Volume #23 (of 41)		Riordan Mercantile Company: Sales and Purchase Invoices, 1892


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Volume #25 (of 41)		Riordan Mercantile Company: Sales and Purchase Invoices, 1895-1897


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Volume #26 (of 41)		Riordan Mercantile Company: Sales and Purchase Invoices, 1893-1894


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Volume #27 (of 41)		Riordan Mercantile Company: Sales and Purchase Invoices, 1894-1895


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Volume #28 (of 41)		Riordan Mercantile Company: Sales and Purchase Invoices, 1891


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Volume #29 (of 41)		Riordan Mercantile Company: Sales and Purchase Invoices, 1897-1898


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Volume #30 (of 41)		Riordan Mercantile Company, 1898-1899


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Volume #31 (of 41)		Riordan Mercantile Company: Account Book, 1893


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Volume #32 (of 41)		Riordan Mercantile Company: Sales and Purchase Invoices, 1891


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Volume #33 (of 41)		Michael J. Riordan personal ledger, 1910-1916


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Volume #34 (of 41)		Arizona Lumber and Timber Company, Riordan Mercantile Company: Sales and Purchase Invoices, 1891-1909


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Volume #35 (of 41)		Riordan Mercantile Company: Sales and Purchase Invoices, 1891-1892


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Volume #36 (of 41)		Michael J. Riordan personal ledger, 1922-1929


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Volume #37 (of 41)		Michael J. Riordan personal ledger, 1916-1922


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Volume #38 (of 41)		Knights of Columbus Verde Council: Minute and Cash Book, 1923-1927


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Volume #40 (of 41)		First National Bank of Flagstaff Daily Statement of Resource and Liability, 1929


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Volume #41 (of 41)		First National Bank of Flagstaff Daily Statement of Resource and Liability, 1930