Alphabetical List of Manuscript Collections: A-F
The following List of Manuscript Collections in Special Collections is arranged alphabetically by creator of the collection. Here you will find the collection's number, brief descriptions of the content of the collection, and the physical size of the collection. Many collections have a more detailed guide (finding aid) that can be accessed by clicking on the Collection Number.
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| Name | Collection Number | Title | Abstract | Size of the Collection (in linear feet) |
| Abbey, Edward | MS 271 | Papers of Edward Abbey, 1947-1990 (bulk 1969-1989) | The collection contains biographical materials, correspondence, journals, notebooks, speeches, manuscripts, articles, audiotapes, videotapes, and supplemental materials documenting his life and career. | 12.10 |
| Abbey, Edward | MS 336 | Production records for Edward Abbey's Vox Clamantis in Deserto: Some Notes from a Secret Journal, 1988-1989. | Publisher Rydal Press' production archive of Edward Abbey's Vox Clamantis in Deserto: Some Notes from a Secret Journal, published in 1989 by The Rydal Press of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Contains Abbey's original manuscript, correspondence, and production records documenting the editing and publication of the book. |
.75 |
Abstract and Title Company of Tucson |
AZ 547 |
Unlimited Certificate of the Abstract and Title Guarantee Company, 1907. |
Holograph and typescript (carbon) document traces history of block 109 of the City of Tucson when first acquired in 1874 by Sidney R. DeLong, the City's first Mayor. |
.10 |
| Acontecimientos | MS 131 | Acontecimientos notables, 1821-1822. |
Two attached manuscripts, in two hands, that concern Mexican Emperor Agustín de Iturbide. |
.10 |
| Adams, Ramon | AZ 310 | Papers of Ramon F. Adams, 1941-1969. |
Correspondence and manuscripts chiefly concerning Western history and literature; letters from friends, authors, editors, and publishers. Included are original typescripts with holograph corrections of revised editions of Western Words: A Dictionary of the American West, 1968, and Six-Guns and Saddle Leather, 1969. | 1.70 |
| Aguirre, Jesus Manuel | MS 228 | Cartas y informes, 1763-1766. |
Collection includes photocopies of typed transcriptions of 37 letters from Padre Jesús Manual Aguirre to Padre Provincial Francisco Ceballos. All but two of the letters are sent from Bocadéhuachi; they are reports from the period when Aguirre was serving as visitador and visitador general. |
.10 |
| Ahlborn, Richard E. | MS 287 | Dominguez inventory of New Mexico churches, 1776. | A listing complied by Richard E. Ahlborn of objects and features in each church organized in the sequence used by Fray Atanasio Dominguez in his 1776 report of the missions of New Mexico. |
.10 |
| Akers, Thomas | AZ 300 | Diary of Thomas Akers, 1861-1865. |
Holograph diary of Civil War service from his swearing in at Sacramento, Calif., Oct. 8, 1861 to May 15, 1864. | .10 |
| Aldrich, Thomas, Bailey | MS 7 | Moonshine; a burletta in one act, ca. 1874-1907. |
Autograph manuscript in pen and ink, with pencil notes to printer. |
.10 |
| Alexander, William B. | AZ 90 | Reports of tonnage, 1906. |
Typescript reports of mining tonnage giving name of company, where located, mine name, distance to shipping point, character of ore, type of ore, and tonnage for mines in Pima and Santa Cruz Counties, Arizona | .10 |
| Alexander, William B. | AZ 171 | Papers of William Burnham Alexander, 1907-1929. | Correspondence, agreements, description of agricultural lands of the Rillito and Santa Cruz Rivers in Pima County, articles of incorporation of the Federal Power and Water Co., and various related documents pertaining to water power projects in the Coronado National Forest area in Arizona as proposed by the Great Western Power Co., the Sabino Canyon Power and Irrigation Project of Pima County, and the Federal Power and Water Co. |
.10 |
| Allen, Ruth | AZ 531 | Sing a song to Arizona : female voices in three parts, 1919. |
Holograph (original) in ink of vocal score. |
.10 |
American Legion Department of Arizona |
AZ 545 | Letter, 1920 April, Phoenix (Ariz.), to Clarence Wagner, Lordsburg (N.M.), 1920. | Stencilled letter from Dept. Adjutant, Dudley W. Windes, regarding veterans' homesteading at Sentinel Dam Site. |
.10 |
| Anderson, Amos Allison | MS 329 | Papers of Amos Allison Anderson and Robert B. Anderson, 1894-1975. |
Papers of Amos A. Anderson and his son, Robert B. Anderson, relating to their life and times in Clifton, Ajo, Graham County, and Greenlee County, Arizona. Reminiscences concern Amos A. Anderson's exploits as sheriff, stories of outlaws and acquaintances, local history, and events around Clifton. Also includes a voter registration list of Greenlee County, 1922. |
.75 |
| Anderson, Charles L. | AZ 324 | Papers of Charles L.G. Anderson, 1887-1900. |
Contains letters, receipts, bills, orders, and other materials chiefly relating to Arizona military service. Also includes material concerning service in Virginia, and a printed copy of his address "Arizona as a Health Resort," April 9, 1890, to the Washington County Medical Society, Md. |
.10 |
| Angle, Edward | AZ 176 | Correspondence of Edward H. Angle, 1922-1940. |
Contains correspondence written by Dr. Angle and his wife to Dr. Charles H. Tweed. Focus of correspondence relates to Dr. Angle’s concern over the practice of orthodontia without proper training. |
.10 |
| Anglo Mexican Company | MS 16 | Records of the Anglo-Mexican Company, 1813-1885 (bulk 1830-1842). |
Collection includes financial accounts of the Valenciana Mine and Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Mine of the Guanajuato Mining District, Mexico for scattered months between 1813 and 1885. |
.10 |
| Aphold Family | MS 372 | Papers of the Aphold family, 1867-1960. |
Contains financial statements, 1905-1956, legal documents, 1867-1950, mining claims, 1898-1955, newspaper clippings, 1940-1960. Includes materials relating to Adelaide A. Aphold’s marriages to Louise Aphold, Sr and Dr. Narciso Herra Matas. | .50 |
Apostolic School of Santa Cruz de Querétaro |
MS 210 | Cartas de Sonora del Archivo, Colegio Apostólico de la Santa Cruz de Querétaro, 1737-1842. |
Transcribed typescript letters in Spanish. Volume one covers 1813 to 1831. Volume two covers 1737 to 1842. |
.20 |
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MS 9 | Papers of José Maria Arana, 1904-1921. |
Chiefly letters to Arana from supporters and opponents of the anti-Chinese campaign. Also included are official government communications, newspaper clippings, political campaign leaflets, and business letters. |
.40 |
| Arispe, Mexico. Treasury | MS 94 | Financial records of Tesoreria Nacional de Arispe, 1820-1824. |
Various handwritten financial records of the Tesoreria Nacional de Arispe include receipts, expenses, obligations, agreements and account summaries. Most records relate to the military hospital at Arispe, companías of Tucson, Tubac, Altar, and others under the jurisdiction of the commandant at Arispe. The records give dollar amounts, name of person receiving funds, and the name of the companía. |
.40 |
Arizona Association of Family and Consumer Sciences |
MS 335 |
Records of the Arizona Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, 1920-1998. | Includes scrapbooks, photographs, letters, speeches, philosophy and objectives, and materials from the 50th and 75th American Home Economics Assocation anniversary celebrations. Organizational materials includes the constitution, bylaws, handbooks, membership and officer rosters, and list of properties owned. Business and meeting information includes minutes from meetings of the state and sectional divisions, reports from the various divisions and officers, and corporate related materials such as incorporation, tax status and insurance records. |
6.25 |
| Arizona. Board of Worlds Fair | AZ 162 | Minutes of meetings of the Arizona Board of World's Fair Managers, 1891-1893. |
Holograph and typescript record of meeting minutes kept by the secretary, Louis C. Hughes. Newspaper clippings of the published minutes are included. |
.20 |
| Arizona. District Court | AZ 137 | Territory of Arizona vs. David Gibson, 1885. |
Holograph copy of files and records concerning an 1885 murder trial held in Pinal County. The defendants, David Gibson and William Moyer, were accused of murdering James Levy, in 1882 at Tucson, Ariz. |
.20 |
| Arizona. Ecumenical Council, Truth Squad Committee | MS 277 | Collection of the Arizona Ecumenical Council, Truth Squad Committee, 1972. |
Photocopies of reports, correspondence, memos, clippings and pamphlets relating to the work of the Truth Squad Committee. Also includes data collected and reports compiled from that data, supporting materials used and dissenting opinions of conclusions in the report, all dealing with farm labor in California and Arizona. |
.20 |
| Arizona. Governor | AZ 155 | Appointment and commission of Samuel W. Cozzens, 1860. |
Appointment and commission by L.S. Owings, governor of the provisional government of the Territory of Arizona of Samuel W. Cozzens, judge of the first judicial district, done at Tucson on the 5th day of April, 1860. Collection contains autographs of L.S. Owings and James P. Lucas. | .10 |
| Arizona Canal Company | AZ 172 | Tool book, Arizona Canal Company, 1894-1895. |
Holograph record book; lists tools received and delivered, by whom and where used. | .20 |
| Arizona Civil Liberties Union | AZ 182 | Records of the Arizona Civil Liberties Union, 1958-1968. |
Correspondence, financial reports, minutes of meetings, publications, clippings, tape recordings of radio broadcasts, and material on various local cases and projects. |
1.60 |
| Arizona Constitutional Convention | AZ 82 | Complete verbatim report, Arizona Constitutional Convention, 1910. |
Collection consists of a typescript verbatim report of the convention. | .60 |
| Arizona Copper Company | AZ 146 | Records of the Arizona Copper Company, 1882-1922. |
Business records of the company pertaining to administration of its copper mines which included the Longfellow Mine, Coronado Mine, Metcalf Mine, Clay Mine, and Humboldt Mine. Records include financial journals, ledgers, cost statements; payroll records, including accident reports and industrial compensation; production and sales records and inventories. Also included are records of the Arizona and New Mexico Railway Company; Clifton Hospital; and Metcalf Hospital; which were owned by the company. | 30.00 |
| Arizona Corporation Commission | AZ 168 | Records of the Arizona Corporation Commission, 1912-1913. |
Miscellaneous opinions and orders pertaining to applications presented to the Arizona Corporation Commission. | .10 |
| Arizona Farm Bureau Federation | AZ 173 | Records of the Arizona Farm Bureau Federation, 1914-1933 | Various papers relating to the Federation's organization and to the formation of county farm bureaus within the state. Includes drafts of constitutions and by-laws, material issued by the American Farm Bureau Federation, proceedings of the meeting of the Southern Division, American Farm Bureau Federation, 1928; and related documents. | .10 |
Arizona Legislature, House of Representatives |
AZ 255 | Transcript of hearing on H. C. R. 17 : a concurrent resolution ordering the submission to the people of a measure repealing Article 8, Chapter 12, Arizona code 1939, relating to public employees' retirement; and H. B. 232, an act relating to social security, 1951. |
Typescript (original). | .10 |
| Arizona Mining Company | AZ 91 | Articles of agreement, 1869. | Holograph manuscript, on parchment, of "Articles of Agreement" drawn up in London, August 25, 1869, by which Charles D. Poston, as attorney for the Arizona Mining Company, transferred to Roswell Sabine Ripley of London, for the price of 100,000 pounds sterling, all the real and movable property and mineral rights pertaining to the Arivaca Ranch and the Heintzelman (or Cerro Colorado) Mine. Inserted is an affidavit signed by the Mayor of London and the U.S. Consul-General at London acknowledging the validity of the agreement. | .10 |
| Arizona Mohair Growers | AZ 126 | Records of the Arizona Mohair Growers Association, 1934-1951. |
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 association with similar State, national, and Federal agencies in the use of land, grazing districts, stock driveways, marketing of mohair, sale of goat meat, and the eradication of predatory animals. | .80 |
Arizona Nurses Association |
AZ 399 | Correspondence of the Arizona State Nurses' Association, 1921-1925. |
Letters to and from various officers of the association regarding finances, membership, meetings. Also requests for information about employment and nursing conditions in Arizona. | .20 |
Arizona’s political history to 1962 |
AZ 58 | Arizona's political history to year 1962. |
Typescript (carbon). | .10 |
| Armitage, Merle | MS 234 | Papers of Merle Armitage, 1930-1974. |
The collection contains an assortment of correspondence, books, some published by his Manzanita Press, typescripts of books and short stories, advertisements, illustrations, clippings, photographs and photographic plates, articles, speeches, catalogs, and miscellaneous original art work. | 6.00 |
Arnold, Elliott |
MS 387 | Papers of Elliott Arnold, 1920s-1980, (bulk, 1934-1980). |
The collection includes biographical materials, correspondence, manuscripts, short stories, and articles written by Elliott Arnold as well as research files, newspaper clippings and photographs. The majority of the collection consists of Arnold's original manuscripts, short stories and articles. The bulk of the correspondence contains letters received in the 1960s and 1970s from agents, business associates and friends. Photographs include mostly black and white photos of Elliott Arnold during his military career, publicity shots, and autographed photographs of individuals, including Jimmy Stewart. | 25.00 |
| Arriquibar, Pedro | AZ 368 | Letters of Pedro de Arriquibar, 1796. |
Two holograph letters, dated Aug. 6 and Dec. 6, 1796, Presidio de San Agustín del Tucson, to Bishop Fray Francisco Rouset de Jesus, Diocese of Sonora, Mexico. Contains brief description and inventory of his church; and mentions Native Americans, civilians, and military in the area, and the needs of the church. Typed transcriptions and English summaries are included. | .10 |
| Ashurst, Henry | AZ 2 | Papers of Henry Fountain Ashurst, 1896-1963 (bulk 1920-1962). |
Collection consist of correspondence, typescripts of speeches, and biographical materials, including clippings, photographs, diary, expense records, cartoons, and reprints relating to his career and studies of his career by George Fray Sparks and others. | 4.00 |
| Asuntos de misiones de Sonora | MS 221 | Asuntos de misiones de Sonora: gobierno eclesiastico, gobierno civil, 1821-1836. |
Photocopies of typed transcriptions of 76 documents concerned with the political and religious interactions in the Pimería Alta, during the dissolution of the Franciscan mission system. Various civil authorities signed the documents from offices in different locations, but most often in Hermosillo or Arizpe. Documents 13, 39, 44, and 63 discuss Tucson; document 11 is concerned with the Tumacacori Mission. | .10 |
| Atkinson, Alfred | AZ 294 | Addresses, radio talks, and articles, 1919-1951. |
Materials include typescripts with holograph notes of addresses, radio talks, and articles given or written by Atkinson, chiefly concerning higher education. Some addresses accompanied by press releases. | .60 |
| Atlshuler, Constance | AZ 192 | Inventory of letters received by Office of Indian Affairs pertaining to the Arizona Superintendency, 1863-1877, ca 1960. |
Inventory of letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1863-1877, gives date, correspondent, and brief subject content. | .30 |
| Austin, Jane G. | MS 115 | Papers of Jane G. Austin, [ca.1870-1894]. |
The bulk of the collection contains undated, holographic manuscripts with edits, of three of Austin's novels and eleven of her short stories. Also included are five letters to Austin containing information on historical personages, and appreciation of her writing. Miscellaneous items include poems, drawings, a studio portrait of her taken in 1890, and genealogical background material for her own family, as well as the 17th and 18th century New England families presented in her works. | .80 |
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| Name | Collection Number | Title | Abstract | Size of the Collection (in linear feet) |
| Bailey, Paul Dayton | MS 103 | Manuscripts for publication, [ca.1960-1969?]. |
Typescript drafts and galley proofs of five works mainly concerned with the late nineteenth century history of the American West. | 1.25 |
| Barbastro, Francisco | MS 143 | Custodia de San Carlos de Sonora, July 11, 1788 | Forty-page holographic manuscript; relates the history and description of the Franciscan custody of San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico. Written at the Aconchi Mission, and dated July 11, 1788. |
.10 |
| Barbastro, Francisco | MS 225 | Carta al Virrey Conde de Revillagigedo, Dec. 1, 1793; Jan. 21, 1794. |
Photocopy of typed transcription of a letter report that Francisco Antonio Barbastro wrote to the Viceroy Count de Revillagigedo, from the Aconchi Mission, and completed on Dec. 1, 1793. It discusses conditions in Sonora: the geography, the missions and towns, the temporal state, the spiritual state, and Indian industries. Whole document in Spanish, English translation located in Special Collections MS 197. | .10 |
| Barbastro, Francisco | MS 197 | Carta al Virrey Conde de Revillagigedo, Dec. 1, 1793. |
Photocopy of typed transcription of a letter report that Francisco Antonio Barbastro wrote to the Viceroy Count de Revillagigedo, from the Aconchi Mission, and completed on Dec. 1, 1793. It discusses conditions in Sonora: the geography, the missions and towns, the temporal state, the spiritual state, and Indian industries. English translation of Spanish document located in Special Collections MS 225. | .10 |
Barbastro, Francisco |
MS 189 | Deberes y obligaciones temporales de los misioneros en el norte de la Nueva España, 1780. |
Franciscan Father President of the northern missions from 1781 to 1783. | .10 |
Barney, James M. |
MS 319 | Articles of James Barney, ca. 1939-1960. |
Photocopies of holograph and typescript writings and articles concerning the history of Arizona, with an emphasis on the Phoenix environs. Topics covered include tragedy and massacres, pioneer tales, historical events in Phoenix and Yuma, ghost and mining stories, as well as colorful accounts on the exploits of local figures. Included are articles such as The Phoenix Street Car System; The Story of 'Two Bits', an Equine Hero of Arizona's Indian wars; and The Oatman Massacre. | .25 |
| Barringer, John L. | AZ 224 | Recreational facilities study of the Tucson area, 1951. |
Material included is a typescript study of Tucson recreational facilities. Also includes bibliographies. | .10 |
| Bartlett, Edward L. | MS 237 | Collection of New Mexican mining documents, 1881-1901. |
Correspondence, legal and financial documents that include location notices, mining and quit-claim deeds, proofs of labor, contracts, powers of attorney, leases, receipts, bills, promissory notes, injunctions, subpoenas, and bills of complaint. | .20 |
| Bartlett, Robert Abram | MS 116 | Collection of Bob Bartlett, 1935-1948 | Collection is predominantly written descriptions and visual images of Bartlett's travels. Also includes, two transcripts, magazine articles, and photographs. | .20 |
| Basilius, Valentinus | MS 117 | Fratris Basilij Monachi Benedicter Ordenns Handtgriffe von Bereitung seiner Vor, [1604-1699?]. |
Undated, bound compilation of copied writings on alchemy and antimony; the entries are in a number of different hands. The title page has references to two of Valentinus' published books: Triumph-Wagen Antimonii, or Triumphant Chariot of Antimony, originally published in German in 1604, and Latin in 1646; Zwölff Schlüssel, or Twelve Keys, was printed in German in 1599, and Latin in 1618. | .10 |
| Bates, Ernest Sutherland | MS 308 | Papers of Ernest Sutherland Bates, 1908-1912. |
Collection consist of letters from Ernest Bates to Caroline Singleton, concerning their relationship, her studies in Europe, and his career at the University of Arizona. Also includes two poems, probably by Bates, and his translation of The Pilgrim of Joy, by François Coppée | .40 |
| Bayless Family | AZ 228 | Papers of the Bayless Family, 1851-1952 (bulk 1880-1910). |
Correspondence, legal papers, financial records, land patents, and account books of William Henry Bayless and his sons relating to cattle and sheep ranching operations in Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Arizona. Also includes letters written to J.F. Shields during the Civil War, poetry written by Shields during the war, and later letters to his daughter from her husband, John Bayless. Personal materials consist of photographs and personal papers, including estate documents. | 3.30 |
| Beecher, John | MS 161 | Papers of John Beecher, 1957-1979. |
Materials are mainly outgoing letters from Beecher to various editors at Macmillan Publishing Co. Also includes clippings, book notices, photographs of Beecher, publicity brochures and announcements for poetry readings, and poetry broadsides. | .40 |
| Behan Family | AZ 11 | Papers of the Behan Family, 1883-1944 (bulk 1907-1944). |
Personal and official correspondence, financial records, notes, a photograph album, and photographs relating chiefly to personal and family life. Also present is a diary of John Behan's railway travels, expenses, and inspections while a Chinese Inspector, 1896-1897; and account books and journals from Albert Behan's customs work. | .80 |
Bené, Frank |
MS 386 | Papers of Frank Bene, 1905-1956 (bulk 1939-1943). |
Consists chiefly of biographical materials, photographs, published works, and research materials relating to observations and writings on hummingbirds in Arizona. Box two primarily contains envelopes of photographs and negatives of hummingbirds. The envelopes are dated and include descriptions of photographs that are not always consistent with the contents. Bene named several of the hummingbirds he studied (Battlescar, Long-neck, and Sally) and these names appear in some of the descriptions. | 1.00 |
| Bennett, Cornelius | MS 110 | Papers and photographs of Cornelius Bennett, 1872-1915. |
Collection materials consist of family correspondence and photographs, tax receipts, stock certificates, legal documents relating to his partnerships with Bennett Bros. & Co.; J.T. Bennett & Co.; Bennett, Van Wagenen & Co.; Bennett and Baileyand, and indentures. | .80 |
Benson, Robert R. |
AZ 398 | Once upon a time at The University of Arizona, 1916-1918. |
Holograph reminiscences of a former University of Arizona student in the College of Agriculture, describing events, the campus, the faculty and classmates. Accompanied by two letters to Dr. Harwood P. Hinton, transmitting his manuscript and giving additional information. | .10 |
| Bernheimer, Charles L. | AZ 262 | Report of the Charles L. Bernheimer expeditions, 1922-1930. |
Photocopy of report of expeditions sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History. Also consists of daily journal describing camps, travel conditions, and scenery during annual summer expeditions in Arizona and Utah between 1922 and 1930. | .20 |
| Besant, Sir Walter | MS 62 | The luck of the "Susan Bell." |
Collection consists of a signed holographic short story by Sir Walter Besant. Written in ink, it contains his edits. The novel concerns the whaling ship "Susan Bell," and late 18th century life in Nantucket. | .10 |
Beudin, Cornelio |
MS 190 | Carta, 18 de Mayo de 1646 [i.e. 1648]. |
Holograph letter concerning the Mission La Purísima Concepción de Papigóchic. | .10 |
| Birney, Hoffman | AZ 4 | Letters of Hoffman Birney, 1937-1954. |
Collection contains typescript letters, bound, with holograph notes by Dr. D. W. Melick. Nine letters to Dr. Melick, chiefly concerning research on Mormonism and the leaders of the Mormon Church, but also opinions on other religions and politics, and some autobiographical reminiscences. Also included are two photographs, one of Birney and one of his son; a list of Birney's books; and two other letters to Dr. Melick, one from Mrs. Birney. | .10 |
| Birney, Hoffman | MS 267 | The Rainbow Bridge, 1927. |
A 19-page typescript that relates the Navajo prayer for rain and the legend about Rainbow Bridge, as told to Hoffman Birney by Ast'hon Sosi (the Slim Woman) at Kayenta. Includes original photographs of Rainbow Bridge, Navajo sandpaintings, the Anasazi ruins of Betatakin and Keet Seel, and Birney with a horse. | .10 |
| Bisbee Deportations | AZ 114 | Bisbee deportation legal papers and exhibits, 1919. |
Collection contains photostats of legal papers and exhibits pertaining to the suit of the State of Arizona vs. Harry Waters, and the suit of Michael Simmons vs. the El Paso and Southwestern Railroad Company et al. in the Superior Court of Cochise County. Also includes publications of the Industrial Workers of the World, including preamble, constitution, proceedings of convention, songs, history, and numerous propaganda pamphlets. | .80 |
Bisbee Memorial Day Celebration |
AZ 74 | Papers relating to the local Memorial Day celebration, 1905. |
Typescript minutes of meetings, correspondence, financial records, subscription lists and telegrams. | .10 |
| Blachly, Louis Bradley | MS 83 | Papers of Lou Blachly, 1827-1965 (bulk 1920-1965). |
General family history includes typescripts of biographical notes, correspondence, and remembrances by various members of both the Bradley and Blachly families. | 33.00 |
| Blacklidge, Harry J. | AZ 211 | Papers of Harry J. Blacklidge, 1918-1947. |
The collection includes letters, work cards, two photographs, newspaper clippings, and various printed materials concerning the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners in America, Local No. 857; chiefly newspaper clippings concerning construction in the Tucson area, 1926-1927. Also includes papers relating to the formation of the apprenticeship training program in Arizona. | .10 |
| Blake, William E. | AZ 29 | The land of mañana, 1883. |
Holograph manuscript consists of a journal of a railway trip through New Mexico, Arizona, and, chiefly, northern Mexico in 1883. | .40 |
| Blazer Family | MS 34 | Papers of the Blazer Family, 1857-1966 (bulk 1870-1955). |
Chiefly photocopies of correspondence, manuscripts, land claims, patents, machinery catalogs, and legal papers of Armer Newton Blazer; also photocopied correspondence and manuscripts of Paul Blazer, and photograph reprints. | 1.60 |
| Blunden, Edmund | MS 60 | The nun at court, [ca. 1930]. |
Portfolio contains a signed holographic manuscript of Blunden's poem, "The nun at court." This romantic narrative of courtly love and tragedy consists of six leaves. It is written in ink, with Blunden's edits, signature, and notation that it is for Harold Kamp. Also included are two signed letters to Kamp, from Blunden, dated 1930. | .10 |
| Blue Moon Press | MS 346 | Records of the Blue Moon Press, 1975-1983. |
Includes correspondence, copies of published books and chapbooks, design files, financial records, grant applications, files pertaining to Gracia Grindal's Sketches Against the Dark (1981), production files for The Fifth Wind (L.D. Clark, 1981), papers of James Hepworth, a typescript of his Master's thesis and two video tapes of author interviews. | 1.5 |
| Bok, Bart | MS 403 | Bart Bok collection, (1928-1983) |
Documents his astronomical research, instruction and administration at Harvard University, the Australian National University, the University of Arizona and associated observatories. The collection includes material relevant to the study of galactic structure and dynamics and interstellar matter, with particular emphasis on: The Milky Way, Dark Nebula, Star Formation, Spiral Structure of the Galaxy, Star Clouds of Magellan and Radio Astronomy. The bulk of the collection is comprised of correspondence (1945-1983), and includes biographical, research, professional and public lecture, instruction, subject, publication and photograph files | 17.5 |
Bonaventure, Father |
AZ 554 | Diary and scrapbook of Mission San Xavier del Bac, 1861-1948. |
Holograph and typescript (photocopy) of Father Bonaventure's private diary and scrapbook describing early 1900's at the mission. Includes photographs of Tohono O'Odham Indians' life, housing, ceremonies. Early entries list baptisms. | .30 |
| Bonaventure, Father | AZ 553 | Affidavit : the route followed by Fray Marcos de Niza which led to the discovery of Arizona, 1939. |
Typescript (carbon) affadavit eight pages, citing, in part, from da Nizza's 1539 "Relacion". Accompanied by Fray Marcos de Niza Monument Association brochure. | .10 |
| Bourke, John G. | AZ 347 | Russell Lee Photograph Collection, 1938-1942. |
This collection includes correspondence, including letters from Gen. George Crook recommending Bourke for promotions, letters from publishers, and others to and from Bourke relating to his writing and military experiences. | .10 |
| Bourke, John G. | AZ 212 | Letter, 1886 Feb. 17, Ariz. [to] Walter Allen, Boston, Mass. |
Letter to Walter Allen of the Boston (Mass.) "Advertiser," regarding gift of Chiricahua doll, to Allen's daughter, and Bourke's book An Apache Campaign in the Sierra Madre. | .10 |
| Bourke, John G. | AZ 10 | Journal of John Gregory Bourke, 1881. |
Holograph journal, with sketches; kept by Bourke while a lieutenant in the U.S. Army, 3rd cavalry. Bourke describes visits to the Bannock Indians, Zuni villages, Navajo, Sioux, and various western military forts from May to June 1881. Includes descriptive index prepared by James Officer. | .20 |
| Bowman, Alexander | AZ 1 | Diary of Alexander Grayson Bowman, 1861-1865. |
Holograph diary and certificates of promotion and discharge, with accompanying transcript and biographical material, consists of daily record of the march from Camp Union, near San Francisco, Oct. 18, 1861, until his mustering out at Franklin, near El Paso, Texas, Dec. 12, 1864; and includes his subsequent journey back to California, to Feb. 12, 1865. Brief and factual diary entries provide a glimpse of military travel and camp conditions. | .40 |
Braun, Bartholome |
MS 182 | Carta a Padre Provincial Francisco Zevallos, Temósachic 17 de Junio de 1765. |
Holograph letter concerning Mission San Miguel de Temósachic. | .10 |
Bray, William Joseph |
AZ 506 | Correpondence as Superintendent of Building and Grounds, University of Arizona, 1939-1945. |
Typescript correspondence to University faculty members and departments. Includes minutes of Board of Regents Buildings and Grounds Committee Meetings, 1935 to 1937. | .20 |
| Breve Explicacion | MS 129 | Breve explicación de las Facultades concedidas por el Yllmõ. Señor á los Curas, y Vicarios de esta Diócesis: y resolución de las dificultades, que pueden ocurrir en la práctica, ca. 1725-1767. |
Single manuscript that contains instructions to the priests and curates of the diocese, explaining in detail the faculties newly conferred on them by their bishop or archbishop. | .10 |
| Bricklayers', Masons', and Plasterers' International Union of America, Local 2 | AZ 138 | Minutes of meetings of the Bricklayers, Masons, and Plasterers International Union of America, 1912-1935. |
Collection includes holograph record book of minutes and accounts of monthly meetings of Local 2, Douglas, Ariz. | .20 |
| Briggs, Clare A. | MS 102 | Cartoon scrapbooks of Clare A. Briggs, 1917-1920. |
Collection contains one scrapbook containing New York Herald Tribune newspaper clippings, chiefly from the cartoon series "When a Feller needs a Friend" and "The Days of Real Sport" by Clare Briggs. These cartoons often depict his recollections of small-town boyhood life in Wisconsin. They are portrayed in a single panel format with descriptive subtitles. | .10 |
| Brinegar, David | AZ 195 | Governor Sidney P. Osborn: the record of a final dramatic illness, 1947-1954. |
Materials include original typescript, with holograph footnotes and minor editing, 1954. The collection follows Osborns last two years in office, 1946-1948. Also includes photographs of Osborn and other Arizona politicians, clippings, and related material. | .40 |
| Brinegar, David F. | AZ 229 | Correspondence of David F. Brinegar, 1946-1949. | Correspondence and other material pertaining to the establishment and operation of the Arizona Times, a Phoenix newspaper published by Anna Roosevelt and her husband, John Boettiger, from June, 1946 to Oct. 5, 1949. Includes letters between the Boettigers and managing editor Brinegar; photograph of the Times staff; autographed first issue of the Arizona Times; an account of a press conference held by President F.D. Roosevelt in June, 1941; and two addresses given by Brinegar in 1947, one on the Times and his war experiences and one on journalism and the newspaper business. | .40 |
| Broadsides of Mexico | MS 339 | Broadsides from Mexico Collection, 1676-1927 (bulk 1820-1927). |
Contains about 2,000 state and federal Mexican broadsides, publicly distributed documents, issued by various offices of the federal, state, municipal, and local governments during the 19th and early 20th-centuries. Topics referred to in these broadsides include invasions by Spain, France and the United States of America; mobilization for wars, including the Mexican American War; soldiers; elections; government positions; decretos (decrees); courts; prisoners; and financial issues, such as taxes, budgets, and customs. Often the broadsides in the individual state folders contain information from the federal government which the governor of the state released and signed. | 8.0 |
Brown, Dudley S. |
AZ 35 | Scrapbook of Dudley S. Brown, 1913-1917. |
Scrapbook of photographs, dance cards, clippings, ticket stubs, and other memorabilia kept while a student at The University of Arizona. | .30 |
Brown, Josephine |
AZ 49 | Scrapbook of Josephine Brown, 1913-1917. |
Scrapbook of programs, clippings, dance cards, ticket stubs and other memorabilia, kept while a student at The University of Arizona. | .10 |
| Brown Mercantile | MS 19 | Records of the Brown Mercantile Company, 1891-1901. |
Materials include a ledger, 1891-1901, and three day books, 1891-1895, also contains record of sales and purchases for this general merchandise store. Each entry gives a person's name, items purchased or sold, and the amount. The ledger contains an alphabetical index by surname. | .80 |
Bryan, William Jennings |
AZ 299 | Family lore, 1972. |
Typescript (photocopy) of personal reminiscences of the Bryan family. | .20 |
| Bryant, William Cullen | MS 59 | Address before the Burns Association of Brooklyn, January, 1874. |
The holographic text of a speech given by Bryant in January 1874 to the Burns Association of Brooklyn. Written in ink, it contains his edits. He discusses the genius of the Scottish poet, Robert Burns, and compares him to the English poet Samuel Butler. A typed transcription of the speech is included. | .10 |
| Buckalew, Oscar | AZ 256 | Account book of Oscar Buckalew, 1866-1873. |
Holograph account book of financial transactions for monies collected for recording deeds and mortgages and writing bonds, Jan. 15, 1866 to Jan. 5, 1873. Includes transactions with many prominent Arizonans. | .10 |
| Buena y Alcade, Mariano | MS 230 | Cartas y informes de Mariano Antonio de Buena y Alcalde, 1768-1769. |
Photocopies of typed transcriptions of five letters written by Father Mariano Antonio de Buena y Alcalde, at the Tubutama Mission, 1768- 1769. They are written to the Guardian Father Sebastián Flores, and other unnamed officials, at the Querétaro College, the visitor general José de Gálvez, and the governor Juan Claudio de Pineda. | .10 |
| Buffalo Bill | AZ 8 | Letters of Buffalo Bill, 1912-1914. |
Three letters to Merrill P. Freeman, dated March 6, 1912, March 12, 1914, and July 10, 1914. Cody is responding to items Freeman has written and sent to him. | .10 |
| Buffalo Bill | AZ 177 | Papers of Buffalo Bill, 1911-1932, (bulk 1912-1916). |
Correspondence, photographs, financial records, and legal papers relating to operations at the Campo Bonito Mine. Chiefly correspondence between Cody and Ernest J. Ewing concerning mine operations. Also includes other business letters, financial records, legal papers, and photographs of Cody, Dyer, and Campo Bonito. | .40 |
| Bukowski, Charles | MS 171 | Papers of Charles Bukowski, 1958-1980. |
The bulk of the collection consists of magazines and anthologies that contain Bukowski's contributions; also includes books translated into other languages. Correspondence varies from that of friends and fans, to business correspondence with presses and magazines. | 9.00 |
| Bukowski, Charles | MS 148 | Papers of Charles Bukowski, 1944-1977 (bulk 1960-1977). |
Books and chapbooks containing poetry, stories, and drawings. Letters contain material relating to colleagues Jon Edgar Webb, Loujon Press, and John Martin of the Black Sparrow Press. Also, unpublished works, photographs, audio cassettes, and flyers and posters. | 6.00 |
| Burgess, John D. | AZ 227 | Correspondence of John D. Burgess, 1917. |
Correspondence concerning a state-wide fund raising effort to pay for a silver service to present to the Battleship Arizona. Correspondents include Thomas E. Campbell, Allen T. Bird, and William A. Clark. Also includes lists of contributors and their contributions. | .10 |
| Burgess, Opie Rundle | AZ 259 | Early Arizona history, 1947. |
Typescript concerning activities of Apache Indians in Arizona, chiefly Apache leaders Cochise, Geronimo, and Mangas Colorado. Includes three photographs by C.S. Fly of Geronimo's surrender. | .10 |
Burke, John |
AZ 405 | Tucson Jennie’s tragic triumph or how law and order came to the old West, 1962. |
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| Burnett, Frances | MS 29 | Robin, [ca. 1920-1922]. |
Original holographic manuscript, unbound and incomplete, and missing the first half of the story. The manuscript starts with chapter 20, which corresponds to chapter 21 in the published book. Written in both pen and pencil, it contains her edits. Some duplicate typescript chapters are also present. The novel is about a young woman's love for a soldier, set in England during World War I. | .20 |
| Burnett, Frances | MS 28 | The head of the house of Coombe, [ca. 1920-1922]. |
Original holographic manuscript, unbound and undated. Written in both pen and pencil, it contains her edits. The last page of the manuscript is different from that of the published book, being condensed into one concluding paragraph. The novel is about social complexities in the life of a girl growing up in London, just before the outbreak of World War I. | .20 |
| Burns, Walter Noble | AZ 291 | Papers of Walter Noble Burns, 1908-1932 (bulk 1922-1932). |
This collection contains manuscripts, notes, correspondence, photographs, clippings, and related material. Several drafts of the manuscripts for The Saga of Billy the Kid, 1925, Tombstone: An Iliad of the Southwest, 1927, The One Way Ride, 1931 and The Robin Hood of El Dorado: the Saga of Joaquin Murrieta, 1932, are present. Correspondents, including Wyatt Earp and various others, relate their experiences. | 2.20 |
| Burroughs, John | MS 119 | The new vitalism, ca.1912-1942. |
Bound volume of Burroughs' holographic manuscript, cut-and-pasted with his typed pages of edits; both interleaved with a typed transcription done by John E. Boos in 1942. The manuscript is signed by Burroughs; the preface is signed and dated by Boos. Contains a few illustrations and photographs. A reprint of the published version from the North American Review is bound-in at the end. | .10 |
| Buss, Fran Leeper | MS 298 | Work and family: low income and minority women talk about their lives, 1976-1990. |
Photocopies of transcripts of interviews by Buss with fifty-six low income and minority women, between the years 1976-1990. Indexes are organized by racial/ethnic group, geographic area, and subject. Topics concern work experiences and labor disputes, health care, and family issues, including domestic violence. | 3.30 |
Butchart, Harvey |
AZ 272 | Grand Canyon trail notes, 1957-1969. |
Typescript (photocopy), of manuscripts numbers 16 and 17 of 20. |
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Butler, G.M. |
AZ 523 | Papers of Gurdon Montague Butler, 1916-1939. |
Typescript (carbon) and holograph, personal and professional correspondence. | 1.30 |
| Byron, George Gordon | MS 112 | The bride of Abydos: a Turkish tale / 1831. |
Manuscript copy, by an unknown person, of Lord Byron's work, The Bride of Abydos. Each page is finely lettered to imitate the appearance of a printed book. | .10 |
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| Caldwell, George A. | MS 289 | Papers of George A. Caldwell, 1966-1984. |
Chiefly typescript drafts of his published and unpublished historical studies of New Mexico and Texas, including Across Texas in Poetry, Frontier Military Posts of New Mexico, History of Luna County, New Mexico, and New Mexico and the Southwest. Also includes an account of Pancho Villa's 1918 raid at Neville Ranch, Texas, by Lois Neville Kelly. | 1.50 |
| Cameron, Ralph Henry | AZ 127 | Papers of Ralph H. Cameron, 1899-1915. |
Correspondence and other papers relating chiefly to Cameron's term as U.S. Delegate, Arizona statehood, political appointments, bills, and projects. Grand Canyon material include letters and legal papers relating to Bright Angel Trail, mining claims, a proposed power project, 1907-1912, and four guest registers of Cameron's Hotel and Camps, 1903-1907. | 2.30 |
| Campbell, Loring | MS 233 | Scrapbooks of Loring Campbell, 1924-1960 (bulk 1924-1945). |
Sixteen scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings, brochures, programs, posters, correspondence, and memorabilia from 1924-1960. The material regards Loring Campbell's public appearances in the southern and mid-western United States. | 3.50 |
| Caplet, Andre | MS 6 | Notes on Otello and Poéme symphonique, ca. 1910-1914. |
Pencil notes on Otello and Poéme symphonique, along with a critical comment signed by Genevieve André Caplet. Poéme symphonique notes are written on Boston Opera Company letterhead. | .10 |
Carpenter, Edwin Francis |
MS 332 | Papers of Edwin Francis Carpenter, 1917-1963 (bulk 1930-1960). |
Contains biographical materials, correspondence, publications and appearances, printed materials, and photographs. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence documenting his professional activities, and photographs documenting the building and instrumentation of Steward Observatory at The University of Arizona, and Kitt Peak National Observatory in the Quinan Mountains, west of Tucson, Arizona. Selected correspondents include Bart Bok, Raymund Dugan, Sture Holm, Knut Lundmark, Otto Struve, and Harlow Shapley. | 2.50 |
| Carta de censo | MS 138 | Carta de censo enfiteosin por dos vidas para Diego de Arévalo [abbreviated title], May 26, 1508. | Carta de censo enfiteosin por dos vidas para Diego de Arévalo, vecino de Segovia a la collación de Sant Andrés, suya e de otra persona que él nombrare, de las casas en que vive, que recibió de los señores deán e cabildo de la iglesia de Segovia por pensión e tributo en cada un año de seyscientos e cinquenta maravedís e un par de gallinas pagados la mitad con las gallinas a Navidad e la otra mitad a Sant Juan de junio, May 26, 1508 | .10 |
| Cartas, 1768 | MS 231 | Cartas y informes, 1768-1816. |
Photocopies of typed transcriptions of 13 letters and reports written by missionaries in Pimería Alta, Sonora, and Chihuahua, from 1768 to 1816. Some letters are addressed to their superiors at Querétaro; others are to include Captain Juan Bautiste de Anza, Governor Juan Claudio de Pineda, and Father President Juan Crisóstomo Gil de Bernabé. | .10 |
| Cartas, 1839 | MS 229 | Cartas y informes, 1839-1841. |
Photocopies of typed transcriptions of three letters and reports, 1839-1841, from Father Faustino Gonzáles, Father Antonio Flores, and Father José María Pérez Llera. Addressees are the Sonoran Governor Manuel María Gándara, and an unnamed Mexican Minister of War and the Navy | .10 |
| Carter, John R. | MS 326 | Papers of John Robert Carter, 1913-1924. |
Collection consists of the personal and professional papers of John Robert Carter, a member of the African-American Company C of the Army's 25th Infantry. This collection includes military records, newspaper clipping consisting of muster rolls, correspondence, and photographs. | .50 |
| Caso sobre | MS 146 | Caso sobre la certificacion que se pide cada año al Padre Provincial de la Compañía de Jesus, del numero de los religiosos que estan en sus missiones, December 15, 1628. |
Two page manuscript requesting the Padre Provincial to provide certification of the number of religious at the missions. Endorsement by Juan de Ledesma, Diego Diaz de Pangua, Guillermo de Biris, and Francisco Calderon. Written in Mexico City, December 15, 1628. |
.10 |
| Casos reservados | MS 130 | Casos reservados sinodales en la Diocesis de Mexico, y privilegios de los Indios en esta materia, [mid-18th century?]. |
18th century single manuscript concerning the definitions of "reserved cases;" that is, crimes or sins which would result in excommunication for Catholics. Examples of such cases are homicide, abortion, sacrilege, public blasphemy, certain dealings with the devil, clandestine marriages, falsification of papers, arson, and Spaniards coming to Mexico while leaving their wives in Spain for more than five years. | .10 |
| Castillero Reyes, Ernesto | MS 71 | Los nueve secretos del arte, 1916. |
Holograph notebook with twelve formulas for crafts and decorative artwork using textiles, paper, photographs, metals, and glass. Notebook is signed, and includes a place and date: "Antón, noviembre de 1916." In addition to the directions for each formula are color mixtures, lists of materials used, and their total cost. Illustrated with a few small explanatory drawings. Formulas include those for incrusting and engraving glass; illuminating photographic portraits; painting on velvet, corduroy, and satin; making pictures of bronze; and constructing fruits and flowers. | .10 |
| Catholic Church Diocese of Tucson | MS 296 | Records of the Catholic Church, Diocese of Tucson (Ariz.), 1721-1957 (bulk 1863-1903). |
The bulk of collection are holographic sacramental registers that document baptisms, marriages, burials and confirmations of individual church members from 1863 until 1903, from parish and mission churches under the supervision of the Vicariate Apostolic of New Mexico (1850-1867), the Vicariate Apostolic of Arizona (1868-1896) and the Diocese of Tucson (1897-present). Two earlier registers from the Spanish Colonial Period document baptisms, marriages and burials from the missions of Tubac and Calabasas-Tumacacori under the administrative supervision of the Diocese of Durango (1620-1778) and the Diocese of Sonora (1779-1829). | 2.50 |
| Catholic Church. Antiphonary, Antiphonarium,... | MS 135 | Antiphonarium, [1529?]. |
Bound elephant folio manuscript of Italian origin; probably Dominican. Contains the antiphons and responsories for Vespers and the night Office (Matins and Lauds) of the Saints from St. Peter Martyr, on April 29, to the Transfiguration, August 6. Following the Common for Apostles and Evangelists, and the Common for Martyrs, are the Propers for 17 feasts. Fuller description of the specific feast days is available in the inventory file. Content is in Latin. | .40 |
| Chambers, Robert W. | MS 49 | An International Affair, undated. |
Holograph, 40-page manuscript, written in pencil, contains a fictional story about Civil War soldiers. | .10 |
| Channing, W.E. | MS 51 | The angel of mercy. |
Undated holographic manuscript of a three act comedy signed by a W. E. Channing. Written in ink, it contains his edits. The play, an adaptation from a French work, is set in Paris and tells about a young widow and her son. | .10 |
The Child Genius |
AZ 279 | Play by Dorothy Heighon-Monro. |
Typescript (original). Accompanied by printed programs of performances given at The University of Arizona and Los Angeles in 1923, two letters, and an evaluation of the play by Professor Frances Perry, University English Dept. | .10 |
| Chinese documents | AZ 376 | Collection of Chinese documents from Tucson, Arizona, 1913-1967. |
This collection contains personal papers, business records, and related materials from a Chinese community, the Ying On Merchants and Labor Benevolent Association of Tucson, Arizona. Included are correspondence with family members, legal papers, ledger books, bills, receipts, newsletters, gambling records, photographs of the men, advertising posters, and calendars. | 10.00 |
Church, Edna |
AZ 525 | Scrapbooks of Edna Church, 1938-1986. |
Clippings, programs, photos, letters and other memorabilia related to performances and study in Minnesota; and performances, teaching, and civic activities in Tucson, Arizona and at The University of Arizona. Also includes A Piano Pedagogy Manual, written by Church, 1976. | .30 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints | AZ 174 | Minutes of quarterly conference, 1878-1886. |
Holograph, 40-page manuscript, written in pencil, contains a fictional story about Civil War soldiers. | .20 |
Citizen’s Utilities Committee of Tucson |
AZ 402 | Records of the Citizen's Utilities Committee of Tucson, 1943-1944. |
Includes minutes of meetings, correspondence, clippings, and related material. | .20 |
| Clark, Ann Nolan | MS 309 | Papers of Ann Nolan Clark, 1965-1979. |
Manuscripts, correspondence, talks, and miscellaneous personal material. Bulk of collection is handwritten and typed drafts of ten of Clark's books published between 1965 and 1979. Material for A Child's Story of New Mexico contains only correspondence with the publishers and revisions. Most manuscripts represent several versions of a story. Other materials include a photograph of Clark, typescripts and an audiotape of talks and speeches, and a few letters to Clark chiefly from her publisher. | 2.00 |
Clark, James Cameron |
AZ 400 | Correspondence of James Cameron Clark, 1920-1948. |
Correspondence and reports relating to equipment, operation and quarters of the Dept. of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Arizona. Includes correspondence regarding a trip to Boulder Dam, 1936, with a group of electrical engineering students. Also includes product information from General Electric Company regarding transformers, including specifications, and price data. | .30 |
| Clark, Samuel | AZ 105 | Papers of Samuel Clark, 1912-1936. |
Mining papers, account books, records of leases, scrapbook of photographs and newspaper clippings, and other business and personal papers. Includes blueprints of maps, time books and expense accounts, and photographs of Clarkston and the Ajo Mining District. Also present are family photographs, subscription lists of Clarkston inhabitants, and account books for rental properties. | .80 |
Clarkdale Woman’s Club |
AZ 526 | Scrapbook of the Clarkdale Woman's Club, 1936-1937. |
Clippings, programs and other memorabilia from the organization's activities in Clarkdale, Arizona. | .10 |
| Clarke, Phillip M. | AZ 141 | Business records of Phillip M. Clarke, 1916-1933. |
Journal, ledger, and other records relating to cattle ranching, 1919-1924; a store at Ruby, Ariz., 1916-1918; and property and other investments in Southern Arizona. The store journal provides detailed entries of customers and items sold. | .80 |
| Clements, Julius M. | AZ 419 | Papers of Julius Morgan Clements, 1888-1922. |
The collection includes correspondence, reports, financial records, maps, and photographs relating to mining activities in the American West and Sonora, Mex., and to his tenure as an American Trade Commissioner, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, in Japan and China. | 1.20 |
Club Filarmonico Tusconense |
MS 385 | Records of the Club Filarmónico Tucsonense. ca. 1890-1899. |
The bulk of materials contained within the collection are the sheet music used by the Club Filarmónico Tucsonense, including original arrangements and compositions by Fred Ronstadt, the principal organizer. Materials from the Club's time include periodicals, articles and a poster. Materials for a 1982 Arizona Daily Star Article about the Club Filarmónico Tucsonense, including a transcript of an interview between Ed Ronstadt and Fred Ronstadt, are also contained in the collection. | 1.25 |
| Clum, John Philip | AZ 3 | Papers of John Philip Clum, 1860-1975 (bulk 1874-1931). |
Correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, photographs, typescripts, newspaper and magazine articles by or about John P. Clum; a smaller quantity of typescripts, reprints, and biographical items concern Woodworth Clum. Much of the material consists of writings by the Clums and others about the Apache Indians, Geronimo's capture, and events in Tombstone. | 1.70 |
| Clum, John Philip | MS 284 | Collection of John Philip Clum, 1874-1917. |
Records of Clum's tenure at the San Carlos Apache Indian Agency, 1874-1878, and documents relating to his career, 1880-1917 chronological arrangement. Includes photocopies of San Carlos Indian Agency reports, abstracts of disbursements, vouchers, accounts current, and auditor's reports pertaining to Clum's work at the Agency. Also information and correspondence regarding his employment from 1880-1917 in the War Dept. and the Post Office Dept., as well as his lecture tours for the Southern Pacific Railroad. | .80 |
| Coburn, Walt | AZ 424 | Papers of Walt Coburn, 1922-1977. |
This collection is organized into Works, Correspondence, Printed Materials and Photographs. The bulk of the collection consists of issues of the various pulp western serials in which Coburn's stories appeared and of his manuscript typescripts. | 11.70 |
| Coburn, Walt | MS 32 | Stirrup high, [1956]. |
Typescript manuscript with holograph corrections and edits of the juvenile novel, Stirrup High. The autobiographical story is about Walt, who as a fourteen year old boy, spends the summer as a working cowboy on his father's Montana ranch. | .10 |
| Colima census | MS 89 | Matricula de Indios y Indias...villa de Colima, Jan., 1592. |
Sewn manuscript that contains listings of over 150 Indians. Each has a Spanish name, and a table beside their names marks them according to marital state: married, widowed, or single. They are grouped next to names of Spaniards: for example, Antonio Cabillo, Antonio de Mena, Juan Rodriguez, Juan Maldonado. Dated Jan., 1592. | .10 |
| Collier, John | MS 27 | One act play manuscripts 1943. |
Two holographic manuscripts of one-act plays that Collier adapted from short stories. The Old Women was adapted from The Needle by André de Lorde, and The Mask was adapted from Behind the Mask by H. M. Harwood and Tennyson Jesse. Also present are newspaper clippings about the performances and the theater, as well as a playbill. | .10 |
| Colum, Padraic | MS 73 | Balloon: a poetical comedy in three acts, [ca. 1920s]. | Carbon typescript of Balloon, a Poetical Comedy in Three Acts. The first page contains the holographic inscription: "Early version of Balloon, my own typing. For the Thomas Wood Stevens Collection, a tribute to a valued friendship, Padraic Colum." The play is set at the Dadaelus Hotel in Nagalapolis, changed to Megalapolis in the published version, and is a satire of industrial society. | .10 |
| Comic strips | MS 12 | Comic strips, 1918-1937 (bulk 1930-1937). |
Original comic strip drawings, some inscribed to the University of Arizona. |
.40 |
| Commonwealth Mine | MS 270 | Records of the Commonwealth Mine, 1895-1938 (bulk 1905-1935). |
The bulk of the Commonwealth Mine records document its activities from 1910 until 1930. Many of its earlier and later records were lost or destroyed between the closing of the mine in the 1940s and the salvaging of the records in 1960. Many of the remaining records are fragile and fragmentary; several important series, such as Board of Directors minutes, contain only scarred and scattered remnants of their original contents. | 4.20 |
| Compania Constructora | MS 113 | Records of the Compañia Constructora Richardson, S.A., 1904-1968 (bulk 1904-1927). |
Photographs comprise the major part of the collection; legal papers and descriptive material are also included. The photos document the company projects from the excavation stages to completed dams. Also depicted are the port city of Guaymas and other Sonoran locations, Yaqui Indians, petroglyphs, the Richardson family and home, mines, and other subjects of local interest; some concern the Mexican Revolution. A report "Background material on irrigation development of the Yaqui Valley, Sonora, Mexico, and the sale of the project to the Mexican government" was written by company attorney Chandler P. Ward in 1968. Original and copied legal papers include tax receipts, information on land sales, stock transfers, and deeds. Printed information includes publicity pamphlets produced by Compañia Constructora Richardson; a stockholder report with map; a booklet "The Land Laws of Mexico;" and several contracts with the Mexican government. | .40 |
| Compania Unida | MS 169 | Ledger of the Compañia Unida Chihuahuense, 1832-1836. |
Ledger book with handwritten entries that detail the financial transactions of the Divina Providencia Mine, San José, from 1832 to 1836. It also includes financial accounts of the mine owners, Juan Albarez, Estevban Curcier, Juan B. Peeters, and José Thomas de Zuza. Two company inventories are present. One is dated December 1, 1832, when the partners took over the mine; the other is dated April 30, 1836, at the mine's abandonment. | .10 |
Comstock, L.B. |
AZ 537 | Correspondence of L. B. Comstock, 1885. |
Holograph (original) letters concerning history of Lots 6 and 7 of Block 4 (L. W. Blinn property) in Tombstone, Arizona, and disputes over ownership with the Calhoun brothers, Samuel and Charles. | .10 |
Comstock, Theodore Bryant |
AZ 337 | Letter books of Theodore Bryant Comstock, 1898-1902. |
Holograph letters to R. J. Ferguson and F. T. Blandy, local superintendents, mostly about operations of the Elkhart Mine, Chloride, Mohave County, Arizona, to the British Syndicate owners of the mine. Includes letters of chief clerk M. P. Dodge. Also includes letters about Prescott Development Syndicate, the Security Mining and Development Syndicate, the Mineral Hill Copper Syndicate (mainly pp. 401-451) and other mine enterprises mostly in Arizona. | .40 |
| Confederate States | MS 132 | Muster roll of Captain L.N. Halbert's Company of the 4th Regiment of Texas State Troops, Army of the Confederate States of America, Col. John Sayles, 1863. |
This muster roll is printed on both sides of one sheet, 52 x 65 cm. It lists names, ranks, when and where enlisted, whether present or absent, and reasons for absence. It covers the period from the 15th day of September 1863, when last mustered, to the 31st day of October 1863. Signed and dated October 31, 1863 at Camp Groce by Capt. L.N. Halbert. The Record of Events column signed by Lt. Col. James W. Barnes states "Engaged guarding Federal prisoners. Changed station from Camp Randell to Camp Groce. Men in good health but poorly armed." | .10 |
Conrad, Fredrick Allan |
AZ 353 | Pioneering sociology on "The last frontier", 1967. |
Typescript (carbon) of the history of the Departments of Sociology as The University of Arizona, Arizona State University, and Northern Arizona University. | .20 |
| Conrad, Joseph | MS 141 | Collection of Joseph Conrad, 1895-1976. |
Collection includes five letters written by Conrad to various people; three holograph, two typed, all signed. One letter by Conrad's wife, Jesse, and four by his executor, Richard Curle, briefly discuss publication of Conrad's works. Newspaper clippings from 1915 are articles Conrad wrote about his experiences in Poland during World War I. Reprints of photographs depict Conrad, places he lived, his family, and friends, including one of Stephen Crane. Three original etchings of Conrad are by Walter Tittle. Ephemera includes exhibition notices from a 1976 lecture about him, and posters from the 1964 movie production of Lord Jim. | .40 |
| Cook, John K. | MS 98 | Papers of John K. Cook, 1826-1886 (bulk 1853-1878). |
Collection includes biographical items and historic real estate material. Items included are photocopy of a holographic family history, medical certificates and diplomas from Guy's Hospital in London, where he received his medical training; a small amount of correspondence, 1864- 1874, and his last will and testament. Historic real estate material includes legal titles, land grands and deeds of Sioux City, Iowa, and the 1855 plat map of the townsite. Original newspapers from 1871-1872 and modern clippings relate the early history of the area. A broadside by the Black Hills Exploring and Mining Association, Sioux City, Iowa, March 8, 1872, announces the discovery of gold in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Photographs include one of the family home, tintypes of Dr. Cook and his wife Mary Cook, a portrait of him in later years, and a panorama of Sioux City in 1870, with steamboats docked at the river. | .80 |
| Corbusier, William H. | AZ 116 | Record of William Henry Corbusier, Colonel, U.S. Army retired, 1924. |
Typescript of biographical account and reminiscences about events at posts while serving as surgeon. Includes information about the health conditions of Native Americans and soldiers at the Verde River Indian Agency, San Carlos Apache Indian Agency, and Camp Verde in Arizona. |
.10 |
Corporation of Tucson |
AZ 548 | Deed Number 223 / The Corporation of Tucson; Sidney R. DeLong, William Osborne, John Miller, Chas. M. Tully, 1872. |
Deed filed for Lot 5, Block 193, in the City of Tucson. | .10 |
| Corrigan, Monica, Sister | AZ 204 | Diary of Sister Monica, 1870. |
Diary of railway and stage journey from St. Louis, Mo. to Tucson, Ariz., April 21, 1870-May 26, 1870, with Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet. | .10 |
| Corso, Gregory | MS 275 | Papers of Gregory Corso, 1973-1975. |
Ten spiral notebooks, consisting of holograph poems and drawings, and typescript drafts of poems, stapled or glued to pages in the notebooks. Many of these have notations by Corso | .40 |
| Corson, Joseph K. | AZ 257 | Reminiscences of Joseph Kirby Corson, ca. 1880-1910. |
Typescript portion of reminiscent diary written about 1910, concerning his U.S. Army service in Prescott and Yuma, Arizona; accompanied by letters from Lt. John McEwen Hyde, concerning the Chemehuevi Indians on the Colorado River Indian Reservation in 1880. | .10 |
| Cortes y de Olarte, Jose | MS 40 | Memorias sobre las provincias del norte de Nueva España. |
Bound manuscript volume contains two different works on northern New Spain. Also contains a complete copy of the diary kept by the Franciscans Silvestre Vélez de Escalante and Francisco Atanasio Domínguez. It recounts their expedition into Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico in 1776-1777. | .20 |
| Cosulich, Bernice | AZ 25 | The University of Arizona and World War II, 1949-1951. |
Original typescript, with reports, faculty and staff questionaires, and other material gathered by the University during 1942-1945 and used in preparation of this manuscript. Includes a lists of students and faculty who served in the war along with their rank, branch of service, school, and year of graduation; list of those who died in the war; and a separate list of women who served. | .40 |
| Cosulich, Bernice | AZ 283 | Papers of Bernice Cosulich, 1923-1956. |
Correspondence, notes, clippings, photographs, typescripts, and publications relating chiefly to her career with the Arizona Daily Star and as a freelance writer. | 2.50 |
| Cotton Land Company | MS 306 | Records of the Cotton Land Company, 1909-1970 (bulk 1910-1930, 1945-1965). |
Contains official records of the Cotton Land Company, and the Cotton Water and Irrigation Company, 1909-1970, relating to land development and water rights to company lands located in Mohave County, Arizona, on the east side of the Colorado River. Includes articles of incorporation, minutes, stock books, correspondence, maps, legal and financial documents, and photographs documenting the activities of the companies, especially in the periods between 1910-1930 and 1945-1965. | 5.80 |
| Couldock, Charles Walter | MS 31 | Scrapbook of Charles Walter Couldock, 1855-1891 | Scrapbook containing chiefly photoengraved portraits; some original engravings are also present. Also included are press reviews which describe plays in New Orleans and San Francisco in which Couldock, and his daughter Eliza Couldock, performed. Two letters are present. One from 1862 refers to the London appearance of E.A. Sothern as Lord Dundreary; the other, from 1871, was written to Couldock from the actress Charlotte Cushman. The portraits cover a broad spectrum of famous people, particularly rulers, statesmen, military leaders, the nobility, and authors. Others included are actors and actresses, musicians, scientists, artists, and explorers. | .20 |
| Craik, Dinah Marie | MS 63 | Running away : a schoolmaster's story. |
Holographic manuscript of a short story written by Dinah Maria Craik, in Beckenham, Kent. Written in ink, it contains her edits. The plot consists of a schoolmaster and his sister discussing their favorite pupil with a visitor. | .10 |
| Cranston, George | MS 273 | Correspondence of George Cranston, 1860-1883. |
This collection contains one series, correspondence. It is comprised of 57 letters, 34 of which were written by George Cranston, primarily to his sister, Gertrude. 14 of these letters relate Cranston's experiences as a soldier in the Arizona Territory, from 1866 to 1870. Cranston was stationed at Fort Yuma, Camp Lowell, Fort Grant, Camp Tubac and Camp Crittenden, and his letters reveal the privations of a soldier's life, the uncertainties of living on the frontier, and the fear of Indian attacks. Leaving the army and Arizona in 1870, the letters continue with Cranston's travels in New Mexico, Kansas and Texas. The remaining letters, the bulk of which are addressed to Gertrude, are correspondence from other Cranston siblings, and letters from James Cranston, their father. Many of these are accounts of family activities and events, others reveal some of the emotional undercurrents in family life. | .20 |
| Cross, Jack Lee | AZ 19 | Arizona, its people and resources, 1959-1960. |
Original typescripts with holograph corrections, as submitted by the contributors to the editors. Most contributors are University of Arizona faculty members. Includes correspondence and some material not used in the completed volume. | .80 |
| Crowley, Thomas Nugent | MS 166 | Diary of Thomas Nugent Crowley, 1941-1945. |
Holograph diary contains brief entries of Crowley's personal and professional experiences as a U.S. Army officer, stationed in various places in the United States, during World War II. He served in California at a Japanese internment camp, Luna Canyon, during December 1941; a German prisoner of war camp at Alva, Oklahoma, from September to December 1944; and an army administrative school in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Crowley also served as an escort for troops, rifle range officer, trial judge advocate of special court martials, and various other duties. Includes a fold-out world map. | .10 |
Crowley, Thomas Nugent |
AZ 328 | Scrapbook of Thomas Nugent Crowley, 1914-1918. |
Scrapbook of notes, photographs, and clippings, kept while a student at The University of Arizona. | .10 |
Culin, Beppie L. |
MS 380 | Papers of Beppie L. Culin, 1805-1985 (bulk 1923-1970). |
This collection consists of the papers of Beppie L. Culin and family. Correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, photographs, and legal documents are included in this collection. | .50 |
| Cullen, William | MS 76 | Dr. Cullen's practice of physic, October 30, 1771. |
One volume of handwritten lecture notes dated Oct. 30, 1771, addressed to medical students: the introductory sentence reads, "Gentlemen, I come here to deliver a course of Lectures on the Practice of Physic upon that part of our studies for which all the others are intended . . ." The entire text is written in one clear hand. The basic framework is a description of each disease and its symptoms, apparently a recounting of Cullen's earlier published work on the subject, Methodical Nosology, 1769. Following each description is a discussion of the medical treatment for that disease. Interspersed throughout are observations of specific patients, reports and opinions of colleagues, and Cullen's conclusions regarding etiology. | .10 |
Cunningham, John Bissell |
AZ 296 | Trip to South Africa, 1962 September 28 to November 5. |
Typescript diary, accompanied by photos, maps, clippings, hotel receipts, and memorabilia. | .20 |
| Cureton Cattle Company | MS 33 | Papers of the Cureton Cattle Company, 1890-1917 | Business correspondence, financial accounts, and livestock records of cattle operations in New Mexico. | .40 |
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| Dake, Crawley P. | AZ 165 | Correspondence of Crawley P. Dake, 1881-1885. |
Photocopies of correspondence relating to lawlessness in the southeastern section involving cowboy gangs, difficulties between local law enforcement agencies and the U.S. Marshall, Crawley P. Dake, and his deputy, Wyatt Earp. Correspondents include John J. Gosper, acting Governor of Arizona, and various officials of the U.S. Dept. of Justice. Also includes two reports from Leigh Chalmers, Special Examiner of the Dept. of Justice, Aug.-Sept. 1885. Accompanied by a detailed list each letter and its contents. | .20 |
Davis Mountain Field |
AZ 431 | Register book of Davis-Monthan Field, 1925-1936. |
Photocopy. Contains entries listing pilot, passengers, plane registration number, type, home station, arrival and departure times, and destination of all airplanes landing at Davis-Monthan Field. | .20 |
Davis, William |
MS 375 | Papers of William Davis, 1969-1984. |
Series I, Journals (1975-1994), contains the accumulated personal notes, correspondence, photographs and newspaper and magazine clippings from 1975-1994. Series II, Birding (1971-1994), contains bird lists and general notes, clippings and references that reflect his personal interests. Series III, Research (1971-1994), contains notes, clippings and photographs of birds of the United States. Series IV, Publications (1969-1994), contains extensive notes and records on Arizona birds. | 2.00 |
| Day, Samuel | AZ 350 | Oral history interview: St. Michael's, Ariz., with Bernard Fontana, April 1-2, 1960. |
Typescript of tape recording; recounts events of his family life and association with Native Americans, government officials, anthropologists, missionaries, and other traders. | .20 |
| Dazey, Charles | MS 21 | In Old Kentucky: a play in four acts. |
Typescript, from a tape recording, of Heffner's experiences as manager of the Empire Ranch, as told to Charles U. Pickrell, Tucson, Ariz., 1960. Accompanied by a letter of transmittal from Pickrell, dated Sept. 2, 1961. | .10 |
| DeConcini, Dennis | MS 399 | Dennis DeConcini Papers, 1944-2003. | The Dennis DeConcini Papers document his career in public service beginning with his election as Pima County Attorney through his tenure as a United States Senator. The collection is organized into 4 subgroups with 18 series with the bulk of the collection found in the Legislative Committee Files. The collection contains correspondence, subject files, legislative committee files, voting records, photographs, audiovisual materials and objects. | 764.00 |
| Defty, William E. | MS 272 | Papers of William E. Defty, 1868-1927, 1880-1925. |
This collection is organized into two subgroups: personal and family papers from 1868 to 1927, most of which date from the late 1880s, and business records from the late 1880s to 1925. Most of the personal and family papers consist of clippings and invitations relating to the Deftys' musical interests, but also include a few family photographs and two diaries. | 10.45 |
| DeKalb, Courtenay | AZ 218 | Report on Matt Perry group of mining claims, 1914. |
Report on the Matt Perry group of mining claims, Quijotoa, Pima County, Ariz.; prepared for Eugene S. Ives. Includes a table of contents, and two maps by DeKalb of the mining claims and the underground view of the Queen of Arizona mine. | .10 |
| Delano & Dwyer Ranch, New Mexico | MS 75 | Records of the Delano and Dwyer Ranch, 1877-1891. |
Three recording books containing livestock branding records and accounts of the operation and maintenance of the ranch in Otero, Colfax County, New Mexico. Volume one, 1877-1883, contains stock accounts of cattle, horses and sheep, with records of brands, ages, gender, deaths, purchases and sales. Also includes cash ledgers for Delano and Dwyer, and itemized accounts by name and duties of individual employees. Volume two, inscribed "Una de Gato Book" on the cover, records totals of cattle on hand, branded and sold for the beginning of each year from Jan. 1, 1886 - Jan. 1, 1891. Volume three is a tally book of brands noted by location or outfit, for May through July, 1887. | .10 |
| Dellenbaugh, Frederick S. | AZ 407 | Papers of Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh, 1867-1937. |
Correspondence, diaries, notes, manuscripts, clippings, publications, drawings, photo albums, and photographs relating to Dellenbaugh's expedition experiences and studies of the Colorado River and the Southwest. |
15.00 |
DeMolay for Boys, Order of |
AZ 411 | Minute book of the Order of DeMolay for Boys, 1926-1933. |
Holograph minutes of meetings in printed DeMolay minute book. Lists only members attending meetings, January 26, 1926 to November 14, 1933. Also includes minutes for the Verde Chapter, Jerome, Arizona, February 12, 1923 to January 22, 1925. | .10 |
Derwent, James E. |
AZ 322 | Letter from Sergeant James E. Derwent to Charles Fellows, regarding the death of Cochise, 1874 June 10. |
Holograph letter, accompanied by original envelope. | .10 |
| Desert Botanical Laboratory | AZ 356 | Records of the Desert Botanical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution, 1903-1938. | This collection contains chiefly correspondence, along with reports, minutes of meetings, and financial records related to the establishment, development, and operation of the Desert Laboratory and Coastal Laboratory under directors Daniel T. MacDougal and Forrest Shreve. | 12.10 |
| Detroit Copper Mining Company | AZ 163 | Records of the Detroit Copper Mining Company, 1882-1919. |
Financial journals, payrolls, time books, and ore and freight records related to mining company operations. Includes financial records of Hotel Morenci (1904-1913) and Frisco Ranch (1909-1913). | 6.00 |
| Dixon, Thomas | MS 25 | Comrades, 1908. |
Bound holograph manuscript of Comrades, a romantic novel with anti-socialism themes. Written in pencil, it contains Dixon's corrections. The first page of this manuscript is signed; the last page concludes with the date, "Sat. Eve., Dec. 5, 1908." | .10 |
| Documentos notariales | MS 137 | Documents relating to Southwest history, 1736-1795 (bulk 1736-1740). |
Eleven items, consisting of 55 leaves; written in various notary hands. The documents are chiefly cartas de censo enfiteusis, cartas de reconocimiento de censo enfiteusis (acknowledgement), and cartas de dexamiento de censo (termination). Also included are a carta deventa (deed of sale), and occasional cartas de poder (powers of attorney). | .10 |
| Documents relating to Southwest history | AZ 207 | Papers 1736-1795. |
Letters and other documents; consists of 7 volumes of typewritten transcripts created in 1925 from the original manuscripts. Vols. 1-5, 1736-1740, cover discovery of silver at Arizonac in the jurisdiction of Juan Bautista de Anza, and the question of whether the find is a mine or hidden treasure, the answer of which affected ownership rights. Vol. 6 and the first half of Vol. 7 deal with the governorship of Juan Bautista de Anza (son of above mentioned) in New Mexico, and his policies toward the Moquis, 1775-1782. The second half of Vol. 7, 1778-1795, concerns the career of José de Zúniga, including his expedition from Tucson to Zuni. | 2.50 |
| Dodge, David | MS 47 | The Diary of David Dodge, Jr., 1831-1834. |
Photocopy of a 35-page holographic diary by Dodge; it recounts his adventures beginning in New Bedford, Mass., aboard the whaling ship, "Russell," from 1831-1834. He describes the Pacific voyage including South American ports, whale hunting procedures, and the environmental importance of the Galapagos Islands. Also present is a typed transcription of the diary by John Dunklee and Alan Newton of the Geography Dept., University of Arizona. It contains an introduction with background information, annotations, and a map of the voyage. | .10 |
Douglas, Family |
AZ 263 | Four generations of the Douglas family in America, ca. 1964. |
Typescript (photocopy) made from author's original manuscript. |
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| Douglas, Frances | MS 37 | Papers of Frances Douglas, 1890-1963 (bulk 1900-1948). |
Correspondence, diaries, articles, stories, clippings, memorabilia, photographs, and translations of mostly unpublished works by Spanish-language writers. | 9.00 |
| Douglas, James | MS 168 | Sermons of James Douglas, 1859-1880. |
Forty-one holograph sermons delivered at various churches in Montreal and Quebec, Canada, and Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. Each is annotated with the multiple places and dates of presentation. The sermons date from 1859, when Douglas was studying theology at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, to 1880, when he first became involved with Arizona mining. | .20 |
| Douglas, Lewis W. | AZ 290 | Papers of Lewis W. Douglas, 1859-1974 (bulk 1880-1960). |
Correspondence, congressional bills, speeches, articles, financial records, clippings, diaries, reminiscences, photographs of family members from 1897 to 1964, wills, and estate records relating to Lewis's family and his extensive activities in politics and government. | 237.00 |
Douglas, Lewis W. |
AZ 9 | The Douglas family of Arizona, 1961. |
Original typescript of address given Oct. 19, 1961 before the Arizona Committee of the Newcomen Society in North America. Includes several preliminary drafts, with holograph notes by Lewis W. Douglas. Also contains correspondence, a typescript of Lewis Douglas' introductory speech, a guest list of those attending dinner meeting, and related papers. | .10 |
| Douglass, Andrew E. | AZ 72 | Papers of A. E. Douglass, 1867-1966 (bulk 1894-1960). |
Chiefly materials related to A.E. Douglass' astronomical and tree-ring research, and administration, at the Harvard College Observatory, Lowell Observatories, Steward Observatory, Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, and University of Arizona. Includes correspondence, photographs, and an unpublished biography. | 90.00 |
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| Ealy, Taylor | MS 162 | Papers of Taylor F. Ealy, 1854-1937 (bulk 1874-1929). |
The collection contains letters, diaries, and writings of Taylor F. Ealy and members of his family. | .40 |
Eastlake, William |
MS 383 | Papers of William Eastlake, 1929-1997. |
This collection consists of articles, book reviews, manuscripts, and photographs are either by or about William Eastlake. The articles contained in this collection are primarily short stories Eastlake contributed to various periodicals, but also included are articles about Eastlake from various newspapers and periodicals. The collection also contains clippings of book reviews for Eastlake's books, as well as many handwritten manuscripts for Eastlake's short stories and books. Miscellaneous materials primarily include announcements and programs for Eastlake's lectures, book publishers' catalogs, and a calendar. The photographs in this collection are primarily of William Eastlake, but also included are photographs of his ranch in New Mexico and various other individuals. | 5.00 |
Easton, Robert Olney |
AZ 313 | Papers relating to his Lord of Beasts: the Saga of Buffalo Jones, 1961. |
Correspondence, notes, reviews, and background material relating to the composition and publication of the manuscript. | .70 |
| Ellinwood, Everett E. | MS 303 | Papers of Everett E. Ellinwood, 1893-1917 (bulk 1906-1910). |
Correspondence and legal case files, 1893-1917, relating to the career of Everett E. Ellinwood, John Mason Ross, and their law firm Ellinwood & Ross. | 6.50 |
| Ellinwood, Thomas | AZ 84 | Cartoons published in the Arizona Daily Star, 1957-1961. |
Scrapbook of newspaper clippings of Ellinwood's cartoons, chiefly political and cowboy cartoons, published in the Arizona Daily Star from July 9, 1957 to Oct. 21, 1961. Also included are related newspaper clippings about Ellinwood. | .60 |
Ellison, Glenn R. |
AZ 515 | Letters of Glenn R. Ellison, 1969-1978. |
Collection of 97 holograph letters, cards and envelopes from Glenn "Slim" Ellison to Daniel G. Moore, decorated with original drawings and sketches. | .40 |
| Emrick, Roy | MS 366 | Papers of Roy Emrick, 1974-1984. |
Collection contains political, organizational and research materials pertaining to Dr. Emrick's involvement on several local and regional environmental organizations and water boards. | 3.5 |
| Empire Ranch | AZ 246 | Records of the Empire Ranch, 1874-1944 (bulk 1880-1916). |
This collection includes correspondence, legal documents, financial records, livestock records, and other materials relating to the history, development, and operation of ranch property in Southern Arizona and California. | 7.00 |
| England, Juliet Kibbey | MS 155 | Reminiscenses of Juliet Kibbey England, 1908-1930. |
Reminiscenses of life at the Alamo Ranch during the 1920s; as well as stories of family experiences during the period of the Mexican Revolution. Includes a floor plan of the ranch house, and a short list of guests at the ranch. | .20 |
| Enriquez del Castillo, Diego | MS 79 | Coronica del rey dõ Enrríque el quarto de Castilla y de León, [ca. 1470-1475]. |
Holographic volume that chronicles the life and achievements of King Henry IV of Castile and León. Enríque del Castillo wrote it in 167 titled chapters, and concluded "Finis, Laus Deo." | .10 |
| Ernenwein, Leslie | AZ 295 | Papers of Leslie Ernenwein | ||