Bookmark this page or copy and paste URL to Email message Mary Ford Platten Collection, ca. 1922-1964AHS-ND 14
Biographical NoteMary Ford Platten was an early Arizona pioneer. However, she is most noted for being the first Euro American to be born in United States territory of Alaska. As a child Mary Ford Platten lived in Alaska, California, and Arizona. Her father, Sgt. Patrick Ford, was stationed in some of the most remote areas of the western regions of the United States territories including Kodiak Island, AK, Angel Island, CA, and Fort Whipple in the Arizona Territory. Mary lived in Washington D.C. from 1901 to 1911. In 1911 she returned to Arizona and married Fred Platten. They lived on a ranch 6 miles east of Williams, Arizona. Mr. Platten died in 1939 leaving Mary to live on the ranch alone until 1956, when she moved into Williams, Arizona. Mrs. Platten was friend to many of the early Arizona pioneers as well as the territorial governors. She was involved in patriotic organizations, and was acquainted with a number of politicians including: Ernest McFarland, Carl Hayden, Lew Williams, E.L. Bartlett, Barry Goldwater, Paul Fannin and William A. Egan (AK.). Scope and Content NoteThe collection is 6 inches in volume. The materials are primarily personal correspondence related to Mary Platten's 85th birthday party. The collection would be of interest to researchers studying the life of early pioneer women in Arizona. Organization3 Series: I. Correspondence; II. Publications; III. MiscellaneousRestrictionsRestrictionsNone. CopyrightIt 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 MaterialFlagstaff Women's Club Collection #852
Access PointsPersonal Name(s) Platten, Mary Ford--Archives. Geographic Name(s) Arizona. Genre Form(s) Correspondence. Administrative InformationCredit LineArizona Historical Society/Flagstaff, AHS-ND 14 Container List
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