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  1. History of the Discovery of Tombstone, Arizona, as Told by Edward Lawrence Schieffelin

    Edward Schieffelin (1847-1897) was a prospector and discovered the silver mines of the San Pedro Valley, which led to the establishment of Tombstone, AZ. The collection contains a typescript of the accounts of discovering the area now known as Tombstone, ...

    castanoe - 2020-06-04 18:27

  2. Southwest Parks and Monuments Association Records

    This collection is comprised of the papers of the Southwest Parks and Monuments Association (SPMA) and the Hubbell Trading Post which is operated by SPMA. Items include business files and SPMA publications. The bulk of the materials include financial ...

    castanoe - 2020-06-09 11:15

  3. The Story of Patchy

    The collection contains a typescript of an unpublished manuscript, with photographs, concerning the story of Apache May (Patchy), a young Apache girl found in May of 1896 in an abandoned Apache camp by John Slaughter, a Cochise County cattleman and former ...

    castanoe - 2020-06-09 13:54

  4. Manuel Mascarenas Papers

    Collection includes a ledger, cash book, invoice book, lettercopy book, legal documents, photographs, newspapers, and miscellaneous personal materials. ...

    castanoe - 2020-06-12 17:14

  5. Tenodor Ten Eyck Papers

    Consists mostly of diaries and biographical material relating to Tenodor Ten Eyck, from 1860-1890. The nine diaries cover different stages in his adult life; most have typed transcriptions. ...

    castanoe - 2020-06-15 15:13

  6. Charles Walter Couldock Scrapbook

    Charles Walter Couldock (1815-1898) was an American actor. Couldock was born in Long Acre, England and made his stage debut in Shakespeare’s Othello at London’s Sadler’s Wells Theatre in 1835. Actress Charlotte Cushman convinced Couldock to travel to the ...

    castanoe - 2020-06-15 16:13

  7. Defendant's Photographic Exhibits 1 to 44 Inclusive

    James Addison Reavis, (1843-1914), was a swindler and forger, famous for attempting to fraudulently obtain 7,500 sq. miles of Arizona Territory by falsifying documents in Mexico and Spain to show a Spanish land grant to Don Miguel Peralta in 1748. This ...

    castanoe - 2020-08-06 15:18

  8. The Peralta Grant; James Addison Reavis and the Barony of Arizona

    Donald M. Powell was a reference librarian at the University of Arizona and the author of The Peralta Grant; James Addison Reavis and the Barony of Arizona. Powell moved to Tucson in 1946. He was a consultant to the College of Agriculture’s library in ...

    castanoe - 2020-08-14 11:24

  9. Records of the Arizona Mohair Growers Association

    Correspondence, financial records, minutes of meetings, reports, statistics, photographs, articles and newspaper clippings relating to the organization of the association, its history, activities in promoting the mohair industry in Arizona, and its ...

    castanoe - 2020-08-24 10:14

  10. Papers of Valentin Felix

    Valentin Felix was a merchant in Tucson, AZ and owner of the Roof Garden Grocery and Meat Market, later the Roof Garden Fish Company. Collection contains correspondence, financial accounts and bills, insurance papers, and other materials chiefly ...

    castanoe - 2020-08-25 12:19

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We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples. Today, Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized tribes, with Tucson being home to the O’odham and the Yaqui. Committed to diversity and inclusion, the University strives to build sustainable relationships with sovereign Native Nations and Indigenous communities through education offerings, partnerships, and community service.