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Explorers/Pioneers

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  1. Hazel E. Mills Papers

    Research 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 ...

    castanoe - 2020-11-16 11:28

  2. Blazer Family Papers

    Dr. Joseph Hoy Blazer was a New Mexican pioneer, dentist, merchant, and sawmill owner on the Tularosa River, within what became the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation. Blazers's daughter, Emma, married Dr. John Howard Thompson, who was a physician ...

    castanoe - 2021-01-11 11:42

  3. James Clawson Bristow papers

    James Clawson Bristow, born February 5, 1835 in Beford County, Indiana, was a Baptist preacher. In 1845, his family moved to St. Claire County in Missouri. In 1856, James met Luranda Caroline Smith and married her and later fought as a Unionist during the ...

    mnboyer - 2021-05-05 09:27

  4. Donald M. Powell Papers

    The collection contains typescript of a holograph, notes, maps and transcripts used for the new edition of  Notes of Travel Through the Territory of Arizona: being an account of the trip made by General George Stoneman and others in the autumn of 1870, by ...

    castanoe - 2021-05-28 11:25

  5. Affidavit: the Route Followed by Fray Marcos de Niza Which Led to the Discovery of Arizona

    Typescript (carbon) affadavit eight pages, citing, in part, from de Niza's 1539 "Relacion". Accompanied by Fray Marcos de Niza Monument Association brochure. ...

    castanoe - 2021-06-07 09:50

  6. Report of the Charles L. Bernheimer Expeditions

    Charles Leopold Bernheimer (1864-1944) was an author and traveler. This collection consists of photocopy reports of his expeditions sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History. There is a daily journal describing camps, travel conditions, and ...

    castanoe - 2021-06-07 14:42

  7. Manuscripts of John L. Riggs

    John L. Riggs was a local historian and author working in Mohave County, AZ. The collection includes holograph articles concerning Mohave County, its history, the Walapai Indians, turquoise mines, the Silver Hill Massacre, and the killing of the Luke ...

    castanoe - 2021-06-07 14:51

  8. Tony Zimmerman papers

    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 ...

    Molly Stothert-... - 2021-07-16 10:09

  9. Lou Blachly Papers

    Louis Bradley Blachly (1890-1965) was an employee of the U.S. War Department and Foreign Economic Administration, from 1941 to 1949, working in Columbia, S.C., Washington, D.C., North Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. Later, he was author of natural ...

    castanoe - 2021-12-16 16:10

  10. Papers of the Hein family

    The Hagedorn family was a German family who emigrated to the United States in the 1880s. One branch of the family settled in Brooklyn, NY and began a hotel business while the other half settled in Skull Valley, AZ and purchased part interest in the ...

    castanoe - 2022-02-28 10:49

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