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  1. Record of Weather and Stages of the Colorado River

    Louis John Frederick Jaeger (1824-1892) was a ferryman and adventurer. He operated a ferry along the Colorado River in Yuma, AZ from 1850 to 1877. The collection contains a fragment of weather records and states of the Colorado River kept by Jaeger at the ...

    castanoe - 2020-08-24 10:57

  2. Reports of a Land Management Survey, Navajo Indian Reservation

    The collection consists of 54 bound folders containing reports and statistics of a land management survey on the Navajo Indian Reservation, relating to the agronomy, soil and water conservation problems existing on the reservation during the 1930s. The ...

    castanoe - 2020-08-25 12:20

  3. Papers of John Elles Harrison

    John Elles Harrison (1886-1957) was a Tucson realtor and businessman who was active in the creation of the Saguaro National Monument. He acted as agent for the University of Arizona Board of Regents to assemble land and clear titles. The collection ...

    castanoe - 2020-08-31 10:00

  4. Groups Against Smelter Pollution (G.A.S.P.) Records

    Composed of the records of Groups Against Smelter Pollution (G.A.S.P.), including: administrative files; activity files; communication files; correspondence; newspaper clippings; negatives, photographs, and slides; and one scrapbook. Also includes ...

    castanoe - 2020-12-11 12:03

  5. Report of an Examination of the Chiricahua Mountains in Arizona

    The collection consists of a transcript report of an examination done of the Chiricahua Mountains in Arizona on May 22nd, 1902. The report was made for the purpose of determining the advisability of a forest reserve.  Included materials: Manuscript ...

    castanoe - 2022-07-01 14:45

  6. Papers of Clifford Clinton Faires

    Clifford Clinton Faires was a judge of the Superior Court in Gila County, AZ and served as Secretary-Treasurer for Arizona Game Protective Association. The collection includes correspondence, minutes of meetings and other material related to Faires’s ...

    castanoe - 2023-02-10 12:01

  7. Papers of Monte Ray Stewart

    Official daily diaries document the activities of Monte Ray Stewart while serving as District Ranger of the Prescott District, Prescott National Forest, 1947-1952. Diaries include descriptions of encounters with forest fires, wildlife, cattle rustlers and ...

    castanoe - 2023-03-07 10:12

  8. Nature Conservancy in Arizona records

    The activities of the Arizona Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, an international non-profit conservation organization dedicated to protecting rare plants and animals and the land and water they need to survive. The materials consist of the administration ...

    castanoe - 2023-07-07 11:48