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  1. Exhibits AAA and BBB Royal Patent: also Wills, Codicils, and Certified Copy of Possession given to Don Miguel de Peralta de la Cordoba, Baron of the Colorados of Baronial Estate in Arizona; and two supplemental reports

    This collection contains carbon copy typescript and and photographs of documents supposedly granting the Royal Patent over certain lands known as the Peralta grant to Don Miguel de Peralta de la Córdoba. The documents consist of a report regarding the ...

    castanoe - 2020-06-15 17:23

  2. Historia de las misiones sonorenses y sus pueblos de visita

    The collection contains brief histories of the missions and pueblos of Sonora, Mexico during the time of Jesuit influence. Includes index to missions. Included materials: Manuscript Subject Area: Borderlands Military Mexican Collection Area: Arizona & ...

    castanoe - 2020-09-11 11:43

  3. Los Jesuitas en Sonora

    The collection contains biographical sketches of Jesuits in Sonora, Mexico during the 18th century. Included materials: Manuscript Subject Area: Borderlands Religion Mexican Collection Area: Arizona & Southwest 1965 Number: AZ 200 ...

    castanoe - 2020-09-11 11:44

  4. Father Bonaventure Oblasser, O.F.M. Collection

    Emil Oblasser studied for the Franciscan priesthood (taking the name of Bonaventure) at Mission Santa Barbara from 1901 until 1908. His missionary work in Arizona resulted in the construction of over a dozen schools and churches on what would become known ...

    trentp - 2020-10-12 10:26

  5. Letter to Bishop Bernado del Espiritu Santo, 1820 Nov. 6

    The collection contains a photostat of a letter of transmittal and inventory to Bishop Bernado del Espiritu Santo from Father Juan Vaño, chaplain of the Presidio de San Agustín del Tucson, AZ. The letter transmitted an inventory of sacred vessels, mass ...

    castanoe - 2020-11-02 11:56

  6. Denny Moran Oral History audio tapes

    The Denny Moran Oral History audio tapes consist of an oral history with Denny Moran recorded June 21, 1966 to July 19, 1966. Moran worked for an American oil company and shares his memories of Tampico, Mexico and Tuxpan, Mexico areas during the Mexican ...

    mnboyer - 2021-07-12 10:28

  7. Overson Family Photograph Collection

    Photographs and negatives, primarily prints, glass plate, nitrate, and acetate negatives, but also a few travel stereographs, cabinet cards, cartes-de-visite, and daguerreotypes, mostly relating to the Overson family of St. Johns, Arizona, along with some ...

    trentp - 2022-03-04 12:33

  8. Robert Lenon scrapbook

    Photo scrapbook compiled by Robert Lenon from approximately 1914-1934. Contains photographs and negatives of Southern Arizona, Northern Mexico, the University of Arizona campus, and other scenic locations in the Southwestern United States. ...

    adhoward - 2022-03-21 15:36

  9. 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