Bookmark this page or copy and paste URL to Email message Hazel E. Mills papers, 1816-1938MS 446
Biographical NoteHazel Emery was born in Pomona, California on October 29, 1910. She lived on a ranch near Chino, California. Then the family moved to Long Beach. Hazel married Randall Vause Mills on December 13, 1931 in Berkeley, California. Both were writers about Oregon history. Hazel did her undergraduate work at the University of California at Berkeley studying English. Hazel attended library school and subsequently worked for the Washington State Library in Olympia. Her book, Frances Fuller Victor: the Witness to America's Westerings, was published in 2002 by the Oregon Historical Society. Hazel died July 2, 1999 in Eugene, OR. Scope and Content NoteResearch notes, newspaper clippings and maps, 1816-1938. The bulk of the material is handwritten research notes related to the navigation of the Colorado River. Some of the notes are contained in a card index. The notes include article summaries compiled for Mills' proposed dissertation, Navigation of the Colorado River and its effect on the development of the Arizona frontier. The maps are tracings done by Mills. It contains article summaries compiled for Mills' proposed dissertation, Navigation of the Colorado River and its effect on the development of the Arizona frontier. It also includes newspaper clippings and notes on Colorado River navigation and Colorado River maps traced by Mills. This series contains notes taken by Mills. Box 2 is arranged alphabetically by newspaper name and chronologically within each publication. Box 3 is arranged by topic and by author. OrganizationThis collection is organized into 2 series. This series is arranged alphabetically.RestrictionsRestrictionsThere are no restrictions on this collection. 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 the University of Arizona, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright. Access TermsGeographic Name(s) Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) Subject(s) Boats and boating Cargo ships Colorado River -- Discovery and exploration Colorado River -- Navigation Ferries Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona Historic mines Mining districts -- Arizona Mining districts -- Colorado Railroad travel River steamers Stagecoach lines Steam-navigation Trade routes Waterways Administrative InformationCredit LineHazel E. Mills papers (MS 446). University of Arizona Library Special Collections. Processing HistoryProcessed by Edna Galvez and Michele Saunders. Container List
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