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Eugene B. Hale Correspondence

Marriage License Issued to Chester R. Scott and Miss Laura J. Hale, November 3, 1906

Eugene B. Hale was a pharmacist who worked in Phoenix, AZ. The collection includes correspondence between Hale and his wife Lela, his parents, and his sister, Laura Hale Scott. Also included are letters to family members in Ohio, regarding their experiences as new arrivals in Arizona, and their endeavors to settle in Parker, Mesa, and Phoenix, January - May 1913. Includes descriptions of community life, housing, and employment conditions.