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  1. Journal of John Gregory Bourke

    John Gregory Bourke (1846-96) was a U.S. soldier, author, and ethnologist. This collection contains the holograph journal Bourke kept while he was serving as a lieutenant of the 3rd cavalry in the U.S. Army, which includes sketches and a descriptive index ...

    castanoe - 2020-04-21 19:15

  2. Frank West Journal

    One volume journal containing handwritten entries from 1884- 1885, recording marches during the Apache campaign. The routes are from Fort Huachuca, Arizona, to Fort Craig, New Mexico; from Fort Craig to Fort Wingate, and from there to Deming. Hand-drawn ...

    castanoe - 2020-05-04 20:06

  3. Papers of Angela Hutchinson Hammer

    Angela Hutchinson Hammer (1870-1953) was an Arizona school teacher, journalist, and newspaper editor in Wickenburg, Casa Grande, and Phoenix. Hammer taught school in Wickenburg from 1889-90 and 1894-96, and in Gila Bend from 1893-94. She was also the ...

    castanoe - 2020-05-05 15:51

  4. Letters of Hoffman Birney

    Hoffman Birney (1891-1958) was an American author and New York Times book critic. Birney also spent time working for several government services, such as in the United States Army as the Deputy Chief of reports and publications for the Ballistics ...

    castanoe - 2020-05-05 15:53

  5. Papers of the Oury Family

    Correspondence, diary, photographs, deeds, articles and speeches chiefly relating to Arizona territorial military experiences of Oury family members. ...

    castanoe - 2020-05-12 18:47

  6. Papers of William E. Thomas

    William E. Thomas, born 1852, was a businessman and a city and county official of Phoenix, AZ. He served as postmaster of Phoenix from 1894 to 1898 and of Liberty, AZ in 1901 and again in 1905. The collection includes correspondence, reports, bills, legal ...

    castanoe - 2020-05-22 14:57

  7. Records of the Yavapai Cattle Growers (Association)

    Yavapai Cattle Growers Association was a Prescott-based association organized in 1931 with the goal to promote the cattle industry in Yavapai County, AZ. The collection includes correspondence, financial records, membership lists, reports, photographs, ...

    castanoe - 2020-05-22 15:18

  8. Correspondence of George Walter Shute

    George Walter Shute, born 1876, served as the District Attorney of Gila County, AZ from 1908-12. The collection includes letters relating to Shute’s activities as District Attorney, materials concerning civic activities in Globe, AZ, and land litigation ...

    castanoe - 2020-05-27 15:45

  9. Scrapbook of Verda Lee Ludy Parrick

    Jacob E. Ludy (1858-1921) was born in Mercer County, MO. He was a civil engineer who moved to Yuma, AZ in 1898 to survey for the Irrigation, Land and Improvement Company, where he later became the general manager and vice president of the company. He is ...

    castanoe - 2020-06-01 18:02

  10. 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

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