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  1. Diary of John C. Tidball

    Lieutenant, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, John C. Tidball (1825-1906). Tidball accompanied Lt. A.W. Whipple on the 1853-1854 survey for a railroad route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. This collection includes a diary kept during the ...

    castanoe - 2022-03-17 12:21

  2. Diary of Thomas Akers

    Thomas Akers served as a U.S. Army Private during the US Civil War and served in Company B of the 5th Infantry for the California Volunteers. The collection contains a holograph diary of Aker’s Civil War service from his swearing in at Sacramento, CA, Oct ...

    castanoe - 2022-03-25 15:22

  3. Allan Radbourne papers

    Allan Radbourne was a writer and historian specializing in the history of the US Southwest and Borderlands regions. In addition to numerous journal and magazine articles about Western history, he published an acclaimed biography of Apache Scout Mickey ...

    adhoward - 2022-03-29 11:16

  4. Papers of Beppie L. Culin

    This collection consists of the papers of Beppie L. Culin and family. Correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, photographs, and legal documents are included in this collection. ...

    castanoe - 2022-06-14 09:50

  5. Letter from Sergeant James E. Derwent to Charles Fellows, Regarding the Death of Cochise, 1874 June 10

    The collection consists of a letter from James E. Derwent, Sergeant in Company D of the 5th United States Cavalry, to personal friend Charles Fellows discussing the death of Apache leader, Cochise, on the Chiricahua reservation. Included is the holograph ...

    castanoe - 2022-06-30 16:34

  6. Register Book of Davis-Monthan Field

    Davis-Monthan Field served as an airport in Tucson, AZ until given over to the military in 1940. The airport was named for two local men who lost their lives in the line of duty. The collection contains photocopy entries listing pilot, passengers, plane ...

    castanoe - 2022-07-25 11:16

  7. Letter of B. Tiernan, March 26, 1900

    B. Tiernan was an American who spent time in the Territory of New Mexico. The collection includes a holograph letter written to Harvey Whitehill, Sheriff of Grant County, NM, dated March 26, 1900. It was sent from Tiernan's office in Galveston, TX. ...

    castanoe - 2022-08-16 13:38

  8. Paul Edward Jones World War II correspondence

    Paul Edward Jones joined the Navy during World War II. This collection includes letters written by Jones from the United States Naval Training Station in San Diego, CA; the Receiving Station (PSNY) in Bremerton, WA; the USN Radio Station at Port Blakely ...

    mnboyer - 2022-12-16 14:39

  9. USS Arizona Collection

    This collection contains papers, photographs, objects, and memorabilia of the USS Arizona next hit from its christening in 1915 to destruction on December 7, 1941. Also held within the collection are materials documenting the annual memorial ceremonies ...

    castanoe - 2023-07-10 11:16

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