Alphabetical List of Manuscript Collections: M-R
The following List of Manuscript Collections in Special Collections isarranged 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) |
| Machedo y Alvarez, Antonio | MS 72 | Spanish poems, ballads and proverbs, [ca. 1870-1893?]. |
Approximately 385 handwritten leaves of poems, ballads and proverbs from Spain, which were collected by Antonio Machado y Alvarez, in the late nineteenth century. | .10 |
| Magma Copper Company | AZ 101 | Freight bills of Magma Copper Company, 1910-1912. |
Freight bills, typescript and holograph carbons, pertaining to equipment shipments to the mine during its first years of operation. Most are from the station agent at Florence, Ariz. | .10 |
| Manning Family | MS 350 | Papers of the Manning Family, 1860-2001, (bulk 1900-1955). |
Contains photographs of Manning family members, ca. 1860-1950s, including photographs at the Tucson family home (Paseo Redondo, also known as "Manning House") and at Manning Camp in the Rincon Mountains. Contains materials (articles, correspondence and personal papers) of the Manning family members as well as materials related to their properties. | 1.6 |
| Marshall, George | AZ 404 | Papers of George H. Marshall, 1899-1906. |
Diaries for 1899, 1903, and 1906; articles by Marshall; list of Indian pupils, 1903; photographs of scenery and Havasupai; and other materials relating to his experiences as a teacher at the Havasupai Indian School. | .10 |
| Martin, Douglas D. | AZ 158 | Yuma crossing, ca. 1953. |
Carbon typescript with author's holograph corrections. | .40 |
| Martin, Douglas D. | AZ 65 | The lamp in the desert: the story of the University of Arizona, ca. 1958-1960. |
Collection consists of author's original drafts and printer's copy, accompanied by notes, audio tape recordings and other research material. Includes historical accounts of various university departments written by others and which did not appear in the published version. | 1.70 |
| Martin, Douglas D. | 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 |
| Martin, Douglas D. | AZ 316 | Correspondence of Douglas D. Martin, 1949-1961. |
Correspondence relating to nominations for the Arizona Newspaper Hall of Fame; an annual award sponsored jointly by the University of Arizona Dept. of Journalism and the Arizona Newspapers Association. | .10 |
| Martin, George | MS 125 | Who were the Big Bend Basket-Makers?, 1939. |
Typescript about the archaeology of early native peoples in the southwest region of Texas and across the border into Coahuila, Mexico. Martin describes a culture, also referred to as Toboso, that he has named the Big Bend Basket-Makers, because of similarities with the Basket Makers of Arizona and New Mexico. He discusses linguistic groups and migrations, as well as diagnostic traits related to skull shape, textiles, baskets, cloud-blowers, and projectile points. Photographs of a map and projectile points are attached. | .10 |
| Mascarenas, Manuel | MS 14 | Papers of Manuel Mascareñas, 1847-1912. |
Ledger, cash book, invoice book, lettercopy book, legal documents, photographs, newspapers, and miscellaneous personal materials. Chiefly business records of a general merchandise store in Hermosillo, 1884-1891, and legal documents from Arizpe, Sonora, 1847-1851. Family papers include correspondence, awards and medals, and financial papers. Newspapers contain material on Sonoran events including an August 1896 attack on Nogales, Sonora by insurgents, known as "Teresistas," or followers of the healer, Teresa Urrea. Photographs include one portrait of Teresa Urrea, and others of captured prisoners following the raid. | .80 |
| Masefield, John | MS 50 | Papers of John Masefield, 1905-1911. |
Three unbound volumes of correspondence between Masefield and various people, from 1906 to 1911. | .60 |
| Mathewson, Edward Payson | AZ 250 | History of the Ajo district, 1933. |
Typescript of paper read before the Tucson Literary Club, Nov. 1933, Tucson, Ariz., concerning Ajo mining history. | .10 |
| Maximillian | MS 108 | Collection related to Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, 1847-1967 (bulk 1853-1867). |
Collection consists of documents, letters, and visual materials related to Emperor Maximilian, Empress Carlota, and the people associated with them in the European intervention in Mexico, 1861-1867. | .90 |
| Maxwell Land Grant Company (New Mexico) | MS 323 | Records of the Maxwell Land Grant Company, 1871-1929. |
The collection includes financial statements of condition for 1922 and 1927 for The Maxwell Land Grant Company; a bound 142 page Decree Index for the Springer Ditch Company vs. the French Land and Irrigation Company in the District Court of the Eighth Judicial District, Colfax County, New Mexico; two deeds to lots in Cimarron, New Mexico; one letter; a sectional map; a booklet of mining regulations of The Maxwell Land Grant Company; and a Patent for a land claim of Charles Beaubien and Guadalupe Miranda in New Mexico. | .25 |
| Mazzanovich, Anton | AZ 15 | Papers of Anton Mazzanovich, 1885-1934 (bulk 1924-1934). |
Correspondence, diary, newspaper clippings, articles, theater programs, photographs, and other materials relating to Mazzanovich's experiences in Arizona and New Mexico, and his theatrical activities in New York. | 1.25 |
McCarthy, James |
AZ 534 | Memoirs of James McCarthy, 1972-1987. |
Holograph memoirs of experiences as a Tohono O'Odham on the reservation, at Indian schools, service in World War I and later life. | .10 |
| McClintock, James H. | AZ 178 | Radio talks on Arizona by James H. McClintock, 1930-1931. |
Typescript; series of 53 radio talks for the Union Oil Company of Arizona's "Forward Arizona" program, broadcast Feb. 19, 1930-Feb. 18, 1931, Station KTAR, Phoenix, Ariz. Topics relate to Arizona history including Native Americans, Civil War, Mormon Battalion, frontier army posts, and early newspapers. Includes title index. | .30 |
| McCormick, Ada P. | MS 327 | Papers of Ada Peirce McCormick, 1881-1978 (1920-1974). |
The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence to and from Ada Peirce McCormick relating to her family, friends and business ventures. Of particular interest are the letters contained in the Correspondence, Cabot Files and Tarbell Files series as they provide insight into the attitudes, character and pursuits of Ada Peirce McCormick and provide a good source of biographical material. | 54.00 |
McCormick, James P. |
AZ 521 | Correspondence and interviews for his history of The University of Arizona College of Engineering, entitled: Rah for the Engineers!, 1927-1985 (bulk 1983-1985). |
Correspondence and interviews with former students and faculty members of the College of Engineering (1983-1985). Includes correspondence of Professor E. S. Borgquist with former students (1927-1954), some student comments (1985), and a detailed document prepared by various members of the College of Engineering in 1959 titled: Academics in the College of Engineering of The University of Arizona." Also includes two copies of the book. | 1.80 |
| McCutcheon, George | MS 52 | Courage, [1916-1917]. |
Holograph manuscript, in pencil, of the short story, Courage. It consists of eight leaves and contains McCutcheon's edits. | .10 |
| McGinnies, William G. | AZ 425 | The Desert Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution of Washington: history and achievements, 1981 | Original typescript with figures and photographs | .40 |
| McKale, James Fred | AZ 284 | Papers of James Fred McKale, 1891-1967 (bulk 1940-1967). |
This collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, speeches, athletic records, and personal items, concerning University of Arizona athletics. Teams include basketball, baseball, and football. Also included is material relating to his participation in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, and the American Association of College Baseball Coaches. | 15.00 |
McKinney, Ben J. |
AZ 361 | Ben J. McKinney oral interview / 1963 February 9. |
Typescript (carbon) of tape recording. | .10 |
| McKinney, Daniel | AZ 14 | Papers of Daniel C. McKinney, 1929-1948. |
Correspondence, financial papers, reports, and related materials dealing with activities in the Arizona Cattle Growers' Association, the Arizona Livestock Sanitary Board, various farm credit associations, the livestock interests of the Hearst Enterprises, and the California Cattlemen's Association. Included is political material concerning Osborn's 1940 campaign, and McKinney's own campaign in 1942. | .40 |
| McKinney, Joseph | AZ 87 | Papers of Joseph Thomas McKinney, 1841-1927 (bulk 1841-1887). |
Autobiographical sketch, letter, and documents. The 19-page sketch includes his involvement as a law enforcement officer in the Graham- Tewksbury feud; and a letter, 1927, to his son describes a hanging at the Arizona State Prison at Florence. Also present are deeds, tax receipts, certificates of land purchases, bills of sale for slaves during the 1840s, and other documents relating to his grandfather, Joseph Thomas Cook, in Arkansas in Alabama, and to his uncle, J.W. Cook, in Texas. | .10 |
| Mead, Frank | MS 123 | Mexico, May 1953: travel diary | Original typescript of an automobile trip through Mexico in 1953, from El Paso to Mexico City and vicinity. Provides personal narratives and observations of landscapes, cities, hotel accomodations, and activities. Contains a few mounted postcards and magazine pictures. | .10 |
| Mehren, Laurence L. | MS 281 | Collection of Mescalero Apache records, 1849-1963. |
The papers in this collection include two subgroups: Records of the Mescalero Apache Reservation and Related Source Documents. The records, in the form of microfilms, photoprints, and photocopies, include reports, census rolls, correspondence, photographs, muster rolls, and maps and plans from the National Archives and the Smithsonian Institution. The related source documents, in the form of a photocopied thesis as well as photocopies of primary and secondary source materials, are from the Denver Federal Records Center, the Arizona Historical Society, Eve Ball, Robert Mullin, other libraries, books, and magazines. | 2.50 |
| Merritt, Edward S. | MS 22 | Scrapbooks of Edward S. Merritt, 1895-1905. |
Four scrapbooks of newspaper clippings relating chiefly to U.S. Army and Navy activities and personnel. Vol. 4 also includes articles about Native Americans in Arizona and New Mexico. | 1.25 |
| Mexico. Congreso | MS 164 | Manuscript 1823. |
A two-page manuscript, dated July 21, 1823, orders the political and ecclesiastical reorganization of the Provincias Internas de Occidente. | .10 |
| Mexico. Ejercito | MS 240 | Acta, July 21, 1823. |
One printed form completed in manuscript. The army discharge is for Manuel Paredes, first Provincial head of the Columa de Granaderos. It is signed by Jose Moran with his title "El Marq. de Vivanco," and dated January 22, 1825. An engraving of an eagle and cactus depicts the official emblem. | .10 |
| Mexico. Junta. Colonizacion. | MS 172 | Plan de colonización nacionales para los territorios de la Alta y de la Baja California; reglamento para la colonización por familias de los Estados Federados de Mexico, en los territorios de Californias, May 30, 1825. |
Twelve-page manuscript copy of original document in secretarial hand, dated May 30, 1825, with 12 signatures listed. This plan provided for Mexican colonization and social integration of the two Californias. Accompanied by statement of transmittal, signed by Father Baldinucio Lopez. | .10 |
| Mexico. Junta. Politico. | MS 173 | Plan para el establecimiento de una negociación mercantil para con sus productos atender al pago de la guarnición que guarnece la Peninsula de California y al fomento de la mismo, Feb. 10, 1825. |
Eight-page manuscript copy of original document in secretarial hand, dated February 10, 1825, and signed by Francisco de Paulo Tamariz. This plan arranged for the establishment of a mercantile negotiation, for products to take care of payment of the garrison that provides for the Peninsula of California, and encourage the same. Accompanied by a six-page statement of transmittal, also signed by Tamariz, on June 21, 1825. | .10 |
| Mexico. Secretaria de Fomento | MS 85 | Records of the Secretaría de Fomento, Colonización e Industria, 1873-1903, 1920. |
Portfolio of nine documents, mostly handwritten, pertaining to grants of land made to Juan Rochel and José Rico in Altar, Sonora, Mexico. Covers the period 1873-1903; most of the records have addenda dated December 6, 1920. The two 1895 documents are signed with the name of Porfirio Diaz, president of Mexico. They have the ink stamp of the Secretaría de Fomento, whereas the others from 1873 to 1896 are stamped "Ayuntamiento de Altar." The later ones, of 1901 to 1903, are stamped "Altar, Juzgado del Instancia." | .10 |
| Miller, Hugo | AZ 175 | Libros de bautismos y casamientos de Nuestra Senora de la Concepción de Papigóchic desde 28 de Julio de 1742. |
Assay and ore records, and miscellaneous financial and administrative papers. Includes mill, smelter, and convertor reports for the Pride of the West Mining and Milling Company for 1902. | 3.00 |
Miller, Tom |
MS 377 | Papers of Tom Miller, 1967-[on-going], (bulk 1970-2003). |
Collection consists of the papers of Tom Miller and underground press publications collected by him. The Publications by Tom Miller series includes articles, correspondence, manuscripts, and research materials relating to his books. The Research Files series contains a variety of materials on a broad range of topics. | 40.00 |
| Milton, Mildred | AZ 191 | Papers of Mildred Taitt Milton, 1900-1937. |
Letters, marriage book, and a scrapbook; chiefly letters from Milton to her husband, Jefferson Davis Milton, 1919-1920. Also included are a letter from Mildred to her sister Mrs. J.O. Sheldon; two letters to Milton from former associates, 1936-1937; marriage book, June 30, 1919; a scrapbook kept while a student at Vassar College, 1900-1901; and 16 photographs of family and friends. | .30 |
| Mines and mining newsclippings | AZ 96 | Mines and mining in Arizona; newspaper clippings, 1904-1912. |
Newspaper clippings pertaining to Arizona mines and mining. | .20 |
| Mines and mining companies (Arizona and the Southwest) | MS 307 | Mines and mining companies in Arizona and the Southwest Collection, 1879-1934. |
The bulk of the collection consist of prospectuses, reports, and correspondence, relating to Arizona mines and mining activity from 1855 - 1934. Also contains clippings, maps, some financial records, ledgers. Some of the printed materials contain photographs of the mines and environments. | 2.00 |
| Mining Reports (Naica) | MS 126 | Mining reports on claims in the Naica Mining District, Chihuahua, Mexico, 1935-1937. |
Consists chiefly of prospectuses, reports, correspondence and documents relating to Arizona mines and mining activity, 1879-1934. Some of the items contain photographs of the mines and environs. | .10 |
Miranda, Tomas |
MS 184 | Carta apologetica al Padre José Utrera de la Compañia de Jesús, Visitador General de las misiones de la Provincia de la Nueva España escrita por el Padre Tomás Miranda, Visitador de Cumuripa en la Provincia de Sonora, a 18 de Febrero de 1755. | Mission San Pedro de Cumuripa was located in the Pima Baja region of northern Mexico. Miranda was Jesuit Visitador to the Mission in 1755 and 1756. | .10 |
Missions (Chihuahua and Sonora, Mexico) |
MS 180 | Documents relating to missions in Chihuahua and Sonora (Mexico), 1698-1798. | Photocopies of original holograph manuscripts accompanied by Spanish transcriptions and English translations by Campbell W. Pennington. | .10 |
| Mizque, Bolivia | MS 84 | Petition, 1734, to the Marqués de Castelfuerte, Viceroy of Peru, on behalf of the tributary Yanaconas Indians, Jan. 6, 1754. |
Official handwritten copy, dated the 6th of January, 1754, of a petition by the procurador general of the town council of Mizque to the Viceroy of Peru, on behalf of the Yanaconas Indians. It protests the practice of the corregidor, the chief magistrate of the province, of charging an annual tax of seven pesos per head rather than the three pesos and one real stipulated by the Viceroy. A memorial by the Jesuit Pedro Foronda, member of the Spanish Parliament, expresses views on the subject. The Viceroy's decision in favor of the Indians is given. All written in one clear hand, then signed by General Iñigo Abendano, Chief Magistrate and Chief Justice of Potosí, with a countersignature by Manuel Santos de Therrazas. | .10 |
| Monmonier Family | AZ 371 | Papers of the Monmonier family, 1878-1968 (bulk 1885-1930). |
This collection consists of correspondence, financial records, photographs relating to the family and their businesses of store keeping, gas stations, and trailer courts. Legal papers, financial records, stockholders lists, assay reports, time books, and correspondence relate to the Flourine Mine and Milling Company, Leadville Mining Company, and others. | 5.00 |
| Montezuma, Carlos | AZ 287 | Papers of Carlos Montezuma, 1899-1922. |
This collection includes correspondence; manuscripts of lectures, articles, and reminiscences relating to his career and relationships with the federal government, reservations, and the Carlisle Indian School; and miscellaneous medical materials. Correspondents include officials of the Society of American Indians, American Indian Association, Progressive Indian Association, Richard H. Pratt, founder of Carlisle Indian School, as well as various relatives, friends, Native Americans, patients, and government officials. | 1.25 |
| Moon, Carl | MS 285 | Photographs of Carl Moon, ca. 1903-1914. |
The Carl Moon collection is comprised of photographs, ca. 1903-1914, consisting of black and white copy prints of Apache, Hopi, Navajo, and other American Indians. The collection is artificially arranged into seven series: Portraits, Cafts, Music, Men, Habitat, Ceremonies and Family. Printed on fiber paper 5 by 8 inches or smaller, these photographs are annotated with names and places, and some are dated. The bulk of the images consist of portraits of individuals, groups, and ceremonies. | .40 |
| Moore, George | MS 56 | The house of an Irish poet, [ca. 1883-1886]. |
Programs, clippings, rollbooks, musical scores, correspondence, photographs and related biographical material, including many items pertaining to tenure at the University of Arizona School of Music, and his participation in Tucson, Ariz. community and church affairs. Includes photographs of a 1956 testimonial dinner for Pease and a scrapbook of newspaper clippings about his career. | .10 |
| Moreno, Andres | AZ 100 | Papers of Andres Moreno, 1865-1866. |
Includes photostats of enlistment and discharge papers, and record of service for Moreno, and muster roll of Captain Hiram S. Washburn's Company E, 1st Infantry Regiment, Arizona Volunteers, from Nov. 2 to Dec. 31, 1865, at Fort Whipple. Accompanied by correspondence, 1964, from Frank Moreno, donor and grandson, giving biographical information. | .10 |
| Mormons and Mormonism | AZ 276 | Mormons in Arizona, 1873-1948 (bulk 1873-1888). |
Historical sketches, minutes of meetings, letters, journals, diaries, and autobiographical sketches including histories written by R.E. Porter and George S. Tanner relating to Mormon settlements in Arizona, chiefly at Joseph City and other points along the Little Colorado River. | .40 |
| Morris, James Ryan | MS 268 | Papers of James Ryan Morris, 1959-1978. |
The collection consists primarily of letters to James Ryan Morris from poets Diane Di Prima, Theodore Enslin, Jack Hirschman, William J. Margolis, Dan Propper, and Stuart Zane Perkoff. | .40 |
| Morrow, Henry A. | MS 156 | Autograph Book of Henry A. Morrow, 1817-1879 (bulk 1865-1879). |
One volume containing over 200 autographs, probably collected by Henry A. Morrow. Included are signatures of 72 secretaries of the U.S. Treasury, dated from 1817 to 1872; 40 U.S. Senators, dated January 1867; Joseph Hooker, E.S. Parker, George G. Meade, John Rawlins, W.S. Hancock, F.V. Hayden, Vinnie Ream, John Wesley Powell, and various others in professional and public service. | .10 |
| Morse, Samuel | AZ 115 | The truth about Bisbee, 1929. |
Typescript account compiled from legal evidence and other authenticated documents concerning the I.W.W. deportation on July 12, 1917, from Bisbee, Ariz. and its aftermath. Includes text of a letter to Robert Jay from Joseph P. Hodgson, Manager at Phelps Dodge, dated Dec. 28, 1929, explaining what occurred during the deportation. Both the account and letter are written from the viewpoint of the management. | .10 |
| Murdock, John Robert | AZ 151 | Papers of John Robert Murdock, 1937-1952. |
Correspondence, records of committee meetings, bills, hearings, reports, clippings, reprints of Murdock's remarks in Congress, printed and typescript material relating chiefly to the Colorado River and the water rights for Arizona including the Central Arizona Project, the Gila Project, and the proposed Bridge Canyon Dam. Also included are drafts of articles on political questions; newspaper clippings concerning his wife, Myrtle; and correspondence relating to the death of his son, David, in World War II. | .80 |
| Murphy Mining Company | AZ 97 | Papers of the Murphy Mining Company, 1935-1937. |
Correspondence, minutes of stockholders meetings, financial and legal papers relating to the Crown King Mine and other claims in Yavapai County, Ariz. | .20 |
| Myrland, Imogene J. | AZ 442 | Imogene Myrland Papers, 1932-1974. |
Correspondence, photographs, clippings, financial records, scrapbooks, teaching aids, miscellaneous publications, and other material relating to the organization and development of nursery schools and day care centers in Arizona, especially Tucson. | 2.50 |
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Nabhan, Gary Paul |
MS 337 | Gary Paul Nabhan papers, 1969-ongoing. | Papers, 1969- , of Gary Paul Nahban, ethnobiologist, plant ecologist, and author. Contains journals and study notebooks dated from 1969 to 1997; his scholarly and popular published works; production materials relating to his works; and transparencies relating to animals, agriculture and landscapes in Southern Arizona and the Sonoran region. | 6.0 |
National Copper Company |
AZ 524 | Album of a trip from Needles, California, to Parker, Arizona, 1905?. | Album of 47 photos. Includes photos of a visit by automobile to the tent camps of the Starlight and the Mexican Girl mines. | .10 |
| Neuman, Daniel | MS 23 | Letters to the teachers of the Alaska School Service, 1911-1912. | Eight copies of holograph letters; part of a series to teachers of Eskimo children in the Alaska School Service, Northwestern District, from Dr. Neuman, and dated 1911 to 1912. The first letter says that the purpose is to instruct them on medical matters supplementary to his book. Symptoms and treatments of diseases like respiratory illness, rickets, measles, scarlet fever, eye diseases, and fevers are discussed. Certain local living conditions are cited as contributing toward the illnesses. Three of the letters contain general diagnostic techniques for use with children. Colored pencil illustrations are included in some of the letters. | .10 |
Neumann, Joseph |
MS 211 | Some letters of Father Joseph Neumann S. J., Missionary to the heathen Tarahumaras : together with his Historia Seditionum, 1648-1732. |
Typescript, translation of letters concerning Neumann's work amoung the Tarahumaran Indians in Chihuahua, Mexico. Includes history of the rebellions. | .20 |
| New England and Clifton Copper Company | AZ 285 | Records of the New England and Clifton Copper Company of Arizona, 1901-1913. |
Correspondence, legal papers, financial and production records, ore shipments, assay records, and lists of stockholders relate to New England and Clifton Copper Company operations in Greenlee County, Ariz. Some legal papers and correspondence are available for the two earlier companies. Bulk of collection is personal and business correspondence of Edmund Bristol. | 3.30 |
| New England Land Company | AZ 233 | Minute book of the New England Land Company (Phoenix, Ariz.), 1890-1897 | Holograph record of minutes of meetings of the stockholders and board of directors, 1890-1897. Includes copies of Articles of Incorporation and By-laws. | .40 |
| News clippings: Native Americans | AZ 209 | Newspaper clippings concerning Native Americans, 1902-1912. |
13 clippings concerning Native Americans in Arizona; published from 1902 to 1912, and attached to loose pages of scrapbook. | .10 |
| Nine shots in the dark | AZ 193 | Nine shots in the dark, 1951. |
Typescript chapters of a story, written in relay by Erskine Caldwell, Rosemary Taylor, Leslie Ernenwein, Joseph Wood Krutch, Roy Chapman Andrews, Ruth Suckow, Nelson C. Nye, Ann Ritner, and Elliot Arnold. | .20 |
| Nock, George W. | AZ 167 | Reminiscences of George W. Nock, 1915-1922. |
Photocopy of autobiographical manuscript concerning experiences as teacher to the Mojave, 1887-1889. Also includes reprints of published Walker article "Teacher to the Mohaves", excerpted from this material. | .40 |
| Nogales Gas Company | AZ 88 | Documents and letters relating to the company's sale of bonds, 1909-1911. |
Letters, receipts, and legal documents relating to the sale of bonds of the Nogales Gas Company. | .10 |
Nuestra Senora del Pilar de Norogachic (Mission) |
MS 179 | Photographs of pages from original holograph parish register August 30, 1696 to January 19, 1752. |
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Nunez, Angel Antonio |
MS 193 | Carta edificante histórico-curiosa, escrita desde la misión de Santa María de Bacerac en los fines de Sonora..., 1777. |
Holograph report on Mission Santa María de Bacerac including information on baptisms, availablility of natural resources, food crops, livestock, and local flora and fauna. | .10 |
| Nye, Nelson C. | AZ 332 | Manuscripts of Nelson C. Nye, 1950-1988. |
Typescripts of 24 published manuscripts with holograph corrections, chiefly published in the 1960s. | 2.50 |
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Oconor, Hugo |
MS 195 | Informe sobre el estado de las Provincias Internas a Virrey Fray Don Antonio Bucareli y Ursúa de Don Hugo O'Conor, Real presidio de San Fernando del Carrizal, 30 de Enero de 1776, 1772-1779. |
Holograph report concerning the presidios along Mexico's northern border and O'Conor's years spent as Commandant-Inspector. Also includes additional reports dated Sept. 7, 1775 and Oct. 18, 1779. | .10 |
| O'Gorman, M.M. | AZ 281 | Diary of M. M. O'Gorman, 1901. |
Diary concerning daily mining operations, including problems with employees, contacts with officials, details of ore removed and shipped. | .10 |
| O'Quinn Title and Abstract Company | MS 310 | Records of the O'Quinn Title and Abstract Company, 1923-1931. |
Contains 18 tract books documenting real estate transactions and conveyances in Tucson and surrounding Pima County, Arizona, from 1873 to 1931. These books were used to compile a chain of title pertaining to a specific parcel of land. When the original documents cited in the chain were assembled, an abstract of title was created and used in an exchange of real estate. | 8.00 |
| Oblasser, Bonaventure | AZ 397 | Oral history interview, Mission San Xavier del Bac, with Bernard Fontana, 1959 Jul. 20. |
Verbatim transcript of interview between Father Bonaventure Oblasser, O.F.M., and Bernard L. Fontana. Oblasser relates his experiences as missionary in the area of Mission San Xavier del Bac from 1910 to 1939. | .10 |
| Oblasser, Bonaventure | MS 300 | Papers of Bonaventure Oblasser, 1908-1977 (bulk 1908-1950). |
Consists chiefly of photocopies of Oblasser's correspondence, 1908-1950, which documents his efforts to secure the spiritual and financial needs of the Tohono O'Odham. | 3.75 |
Officer, James E. |
AZ 395 | Power in the Old Pueblo: a study of decision making in a Southwestern community, 1961. |
Typescript (photocopy) of results of a study conducted under the direction of the Area Research Center, Michigan State University. | .10 |
| Old Abe Company | MS 263 | Account book of the Old Abe Co., 1890-1891. |
One volume, lists dividends, expenses and receipts from 1890- 1891. It is accompanied by photocopies of five articles from the Lincoln County (N.M.) News, from 1956-1958, relating the history of the mine and the area. | .10 |
Onavas, Sonora |
MS 181 | Inventorio de Ónavas, Sonora, 1726. |
Holograph inventory of San Ignacio de Ónavas, one of the missions in the Pimería Baja, and its visitas, Tónichi, Pópule, and Soyopa. | .10 |
| Opera Guild of Southern Arizona | MS 321 | Records of the Opera Guild of Southern Arizona, 1958- [ongoing]. |
Contains organizational records including board minutes, financial statements, correspondence, activity files, bulletins, and scrapbooks. The bulk of the records document the Guild's many promotional activities which include sponsorhip of the Metropolitan and San Francisco Opera auditions, matinee performances for school students to foster appreciation of opera, annual opera dinners and other special events. | 7.00 |
| Ortiz, Juan Rafael | MS 77 | Memorandum of Juan Rafael Ortíz, Nov. 6, 1834. |
A holograph letter is signed and dated: Juan Rafael Ortíz, Santa Fe, Nov. 6, 1834. The printed letter-head reads "Gobierno Politico del Territorio de Nuevo Mejico." It is addressed to the Sr. Alcalde of la Cañada; this is probably the mayor of Santa Cruz de la Cañada, 25 miles north of Santa Fe. The letter is a reply to the addressee about the unspecified matter of concern, which has taken a very serious turn. | .10 |
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AZ 16 | Papers of the Oury family, 1799-1933 (bulk 1862-1894). |
Correspondence, diary, photographs, deeds, articles and speeches chiefly relating to Arizona territorial military experiences of Oury family members. | .40 |
| Ownby Family | MS 111 | Papers of the Ownby family, 1881-1944 (bulk 1881-1888). |
Letters and photographs. Original and typescript copies of personal letters from Anna Ownby to her husband, Bramble B. Ownby, from 1881-1888. They relate daily events in Lordsburg, while he was away working on the railroad. There is also an 1881 letter from Bramble's brother J.R.Ownby to his father, and an 1884 letter from John Salkeld to "Dear Children." A two-page typescript of a 1944 statement made by Bramble Ownby recounts his early years in New Mexico. Among the photographs are one of Anna in 1896, and others of unidentified family members; two of the earlier photos are tintypes. Images of historic buildings in Lordsburg include the railway depot, several different "Ownby Houses," and the saloon in 1884. A printed social invitation to the Ownby's is for a dancing party at Clifton, Arizona in 1884. |
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| Pace, James | AZ 205 | Autobiography and diary of James Pace, 1831-1888 (bulk 1846-1847). |
Includes autobiography, pp. 1-18, and diary, pp. 19-86. Typescript of diary compiled while serving with Mormon Battalion describes events, travel conditions, and encounters with Native Americans, Spaniards, and Americans. | .10 |
Los Padres Jesuits en Chihuahua |
MS 200 | Historia, cartas de los Padres Jesuites en Chihuahua, 1746-1748. |
Typescript, transcribed letters in Spanish and English of various Jesuits; the majority are directed to Provincial Andrés García. Includes typescript (original) Table of Contents in English. |
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| Palm-leaf books | MS 140 | Palm-leaf books, ca.1600-1699. |
Two manuscripts from South or Southeast Asia constructed from Talipat palm leaves. The first is dated seventeenth century; the second is undated. The first is comprised of twenty-six polished palm leaves inscribed with characters; another leaf is plain. | .20 |
| Palmer, Edward | AZ 197 | Manuscripts of Edward Palmer, 1865-1889. |
Original manuscripts concerning Native Americans, Arizona military posts, and journeys in the Southwest. Holograph manuscripts in various hands include observations of Apache while stationed at Camp Grant, 1866-1867; life and events at Camp Lincoln (Camp Verde), 1865-1866; Pima Indians, 1885; Yuma Indians, 1867, 1885-1889; journey from Fort Mohave to Williams Fork copper mines, 1870; journey from Prescott to La Paz, 1869; Montezuma Well, ca 1866; and Civil War notes, 1861-1866. | .10 |
| Panama City | MS 90 | Reports of tonnage, 1906. |
Bound volume of handwritten and typed transcriptions concerning the founding and history of Panama City. | .10 |
| Papeles: Jesuits in Baja California | MS 223 | Papeles relativos a los Jesuitas en Baja California y otras regiones septentrionales de la Nueva España, 1686-1793. |
One volume of typed transcriptions of 14 reports, 1686-1793. They discuss the geographical relation of the missions to towns and other missions, the priests who previously served at them, the building of the churches, the number of people in the area, and the number of people baptized. | .10 |
| Parrick, Verda | AZ 28 | Scrapbook of Verda Lee Ludy Parrick, 1900-1920. |
Scrapbook of photographs and biographical material concerning Jacob E. Ludy and his family in Yuma, Ariz., in the early 1900s. | .20 |
| Paulsen, Carl E. | MS 114 | Covered wood bridge spanning Norman's Kill at French's Mill, Albany County, New York, 1930-1932. |
One of three extant copies of a seven-page typescript report. It describes the covered bridge at French's Mill, N.Y., which was built in 1866. Contains eight mounted and labeled photographs; they depict different views and construction aspects of the bridge, both before and after the roof and side covering was removed. Blueprints drawn by Paulsen, letters, and a newspaper clipping are located in a back pocket. | .10 |
| Payne, John | MS 46 | Papers of John Payne, 1893-1917. |
Includes 25 items mainly pertaining to John Payne's ranching operations in Socorro, N.M. The letters, receipts, and legal papers document the buying and selling of cattle and, to a lesser extent, of horses. Also present are brand certificates from 1901 and 1917, two personal postcards, and a letter by Charles M. Crossman requesting admittance into an Odd Fellows Lodge. | .10 |
| Pease, Rollin M. | AZ 56 | Papers of Rollin Malbone Pease, 1862-1960 (bulk 1902-1955). |
Programs, clippings, rollbooks, musical scores, correspondence, photographs and related biographical material, including many items pertaining to tenure at the University of Arizona School of Music, and his participation in Tucson, Ariz. community and church affairs. Includes photographs of a 1956 testimonial dinner for Pease and a scrapbook of newspaper clippings about his career. | 2.50 |
| Peck, Anne Merriam | AZ 149 | The march of Arizona history, ca. 1960-1962. |
“The March of Arizona History” typescript with holograph notes. |
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| Pennington, Campbell W. | MS 220 | The Tarahumara, [197-]. |
Photocopy of typescript final draft. A table of contents identifies numerous topics: a few are environment, agriculture, food, hunting, and items manufactured. Three maps and a bibliography are included. | .10 |
Pennington, Campbell W. |
MS 198 | Relación de este Pueblo y Misión de San Miguel de Sahuaripa y sus anexos : perdida por su Majestad, que Dios que como expressa por orden de 20 Octubre del año de 1776, segun de advierte en el superior despacho: arreglada a la instrucción expedia por el Excelentisimo Señor Virrey de este Reino de Nueva España, 1778, March 7. |
Transcribed, typescript report on the Mission San Miguel de Sahuaripa and its related visitas. Includes historical and geographical information, and descriptions of the natural resources. | .10 |
| Peoples Committee Against Gambling | AZ 234 | Papers of the People's Committee Against Gambling, 1950. |
Journal of activities, news releases, financial statements, and related papers; chiefly typescript material, with holograph notations, pertaining to a statewide campaign to defeat proposed legislation aimed at legalizing gambling in Arizona. Also includes of a 1981 interview with David Brinegar about the campaign. | .10 |
Peramas, Melchor de. Ulloa, Antonio de |
MS 188 | Compendio de las noticias que Su Majestad por su Real orden de 20 de Octobre proximo pasado ordena que se puntualizen para el completo conocimiento de la geografia, fisica, antiguedades, mineralogia y metalurgia de este Reyno de Nueva España..., 1777. |
Typescript, transcribed Compendium, summarizes content and format required for the royally mandated Relaciones. The accompanying Relaciones provide information from the following missions: Tónoachic, Tomóchic, Novagame, Santa Eulalia de Chihuahua, Tutuaca, Cerocahue, Guazapares, Chínipas, Batopilillas, Cusihuiriachic, Morís, Baqueachic, San Miguel de las Bocas, Guaguachic, and San Buenaventura. | .50 |
| Perazzo Family | MS 313 | Correspondence of the Perazzo family, 1893-1919. |
Correspondence to Paola and Carmelita Perrazzo of Phoenix, Ariz., from family members in Chiavari, Italy. | .20 |
| Perschl, Nicholas | AZ 396 | Oral history interview, Mission San Xavier del Bac, with Bernard Fontana, 1959 Jan. 26. |
Verbatim transcript of interview at Mission San Xavier del Bac between Father Nicholas Perschl, O.F.M., and Bernard L. Fontana, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Arizona. Interview concerns period from 1914 to 1923, when Perschl was responsible for the areas of Tucson, Ariz. and Mission San Xavier del Bac. | .10 |
| Peterman, Evans Percy | MS 78 | Papers of Evans Percy Peterman, 1893-1938 (bulk 1914-1919). |
Chiefly miscellaneous financial papers and correspondence, from 1914 to 1919, related to the son, generally referred to as Percy Peterman in the documents. From 1914 to 1916, the materials concern his farm; his contracting business in Ysleta and nearby El Paso; and construction work at Fort Bliss. Letters and telegrams sent from 1917 to 1919 are mostly from him to his mother Lucy M. Peterman. He was with the 462nd Aero Squadron of the 3rd Army, A.E.F., and writes about being torpedoed on the ship Tuscania, his service in France, and being sent to Germany briefly after the war ended. | .20 |
| Pettid, Edward J. | MS 314 | Papers of Edward J. Pettid, 1849-1980 (bulk 1968-1969). |
Manuscript draft about the Oatman family massacre in 1851, research materials and photographs pertaining to the draft and other writings about the Southwest by the author during the 1960s. Research materials include photocopies of correspondence and documents from the Oatman family, friends, and Ft. Yuma personnel relating to the massacre, and events from the later years. | .20 |
| Phelps Dodge Corporation | AZ 221 | Reporters' transcript of proceedings, 1935. |
Carbon reporters' transcript of proceedings, District Court, State of Arizona. Phelps Dodge Corporation, plaintiff, vs. Frank Luke, et al., defendants, Equity No. 222, Nov. 5-15, 1935. Case concerning dispute over assessed valuations of property for copper company property taxes. Accompanied by partial index. | .10 |
| Pickrell, Charles Ulen | AZ 298 | Papers of Charles Ulen Pickrell, 1891-1962 (bulk 1940-1961). |
This collection includes personal and official correspondence, photographs, articles, speeches, clippings, notes and related material on cowboys, Arizona pioneers, cattle industry and agriculture. |
5.40 |
| Pima County (Arizona) | AZ 83 | Records of Pima County (Ariz.), 1864-1923 (bulk 1867-1904). |
Financial accounts, petitions, bonds, reports, leases, deeds, abstracts of titles, tax lists, bids, and correspondence related to Pima County operations. Chiefly records of the Board of Supervisors, such as letterpress copies of correspondence, petitions for appointments to county office, and financial demands and warrants. | 21.00 |
Pima County Health Department |
AZ 264 | Records of the Air Pollution Control Advisory Council, 1966-1968. |
Minutes of meetings, correspondence, ordinances, rules and regulations, legislative bills, reports, and miscellaneous material. | .30 |
Pima County Office of the Superintendent of Schools |
AZ 541 | Letter, 1902 Jan. 24, Tucson (Ariz.), to Miss Isabel Porter, San Francisco (Calif.) / William Angus. |
Typescript (original) signed letter regarding conditions at Casa de Escuela, Rancho de Brena, Sopori, Arizona. | .10 |
Pima Publishing Company |
AZ 385 | Records of the Pima Publishing Company, 1918. |
Holograph (copy) articles of incorporation, by-laws, and minutes of the first meetings of the Board of Directors, December 30, 1918. | .10 |
| Pinal County (Arizona) | AZ 128 | Records of Pinal County (Ariz.), 1875-1907 (bulk 1875-1891). |
Correspondence, financial accounts, tax lists, and school census reports chiefly related to the Treasurer of Pinal County. Includes assessments of county taxes for the Silver King Mining Company; school census reports for Mammoth, Ariz., 1876-1891, and other districts, 1906-1907; as well as tax lists for poll, property, license, delinquent, territorial, and county taxes. | 1.20 |
| Planned Parenthood of Southern Arizona | MS 371 | Scrapbooks 1938-1987. |
The Planned Parenthood of Southern Arizona collection contains newspaper clippings, printed ephemera, and photographs, including materials by and about Margaret Sanger. | 1.5 |
| Political cartoons | MS 13 | Political cartoons, 1874-1939 (bulk 1932-1939). |
Original drawings of political cartoons. Some are inscribed to the University of Arizona, Esther Payne, or William Frederic Stevens. Many cartoons relate to the New Deal, political parties, and national and world events. | .40 |
| Political cartoons | MS 101 | Political cartoons scrapbook, 1902-Sept.2,1941 (bulk 1922- 1941). |
Scrapbook contains syndicated political and editorial cartoons from various newspapers and magazines, concentrating on U.S. presidential campaigns and politics of the 1920s and 1930s. Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, and Alfred "Al" Smith are all caricatured. Also includes some material on World War I, World War II, and international political figures such as Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini. Over 30 cartoonists have work represented, but the bulk of the cartoons are the work of Jay Norwood "Ding" Darling. Those with multiple examples are Reid, McCutcheon, Ray, Fitzpatrick, Shoemaker, and Brown. | .20 |
| Pollock, Mary Morton | AZ 184 | Diaries of Mary Morton Pollock, 1910-1932. |
Three diaries contain brief daily entries concerning activities in Flagstaff and vicinity, and trips to California, midwest, and New York. | .40 |
Pontificio Ateneo Antoniano |
MS 194 | Documents of the Franciscan missionaries from the Queretaro College Archive, Mexico, relating to their operations in northern Mexico, 1650-1800. |
Holograph (Spanish) documents, chiefly correspondence. Includes pasted-in typescript (English) Table of Contents, and Historical Note regarding the Civezza Collection. | .90 |
| Porter, Burr W. | AZ 418 | Papers of Burr Wilson Porter, 1895-1950 (bulk 1925-1940 | Financial ledgers and legal records relating to operation of a general merchandise store and trading station at Navajo, Ariz. as well as activities in real estate and the sheep industry. Also includes a notary's record for 1924-1945, and personal materials such as newspaper clippings, photographs, and insurance papers. |
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| Poston, Charles D. | AZ 169 | History of the Apaches, 1866. |
Unpublished manuscript includes sections on the Oatman family, the Camp Grant Massacre, and contains typewritten materials from the Arizona Pioneers Society including a list of people killed by Apaches, 1869-1870, an 1885 resolution to present the true Apache situation to government officials. Contemporary newspaper clippings related to the Apache are also present. | .20 |
| Poston, Charles D. | MS 54 | Lectures on learning and religion, [ca. 1889-1890]. |
Unbound holographic volume, in ink, containing two groups of lectures: Part I, "On learning," and Part II, "On religion." The first page contains a dedication to the Regents of the University of Arizona, and is signed by Poston, Washington D.C., January 1, 1890. The lectures were written as advice to students at the University of Arizona. They set forth Poston's visions and opinions regarding the function of higher education, and the separation of church and state. A complete photocopy of the manuscript is also present. | .10 |
| Powell, Donald | AZ 111 | The Peralta grant; James Addison Reavis and the barony of Arizona, ca. 1873-1960. |
Typescript original drafts and revisions with holograph corrections; accompanied by correspondence, notes, photographs, contemporary newspaper accounts, and extensive related research material used in the book, including many notes by Rosemary Taylor. Photographs, documents, and maps are photocopies of original materials used in Reavis' fraudulent land grant claim. Newspapers accounts, 1873-1896, are typescripts and photocopies from original reports related to the claim. | .80 |
Powell, Donald M. |
AZ 561 | Papers relating to a new edition of Notes of travel through the Territory of Arizona, by John H. Marion, 1965. |
Typescript holograph, notes, maps and transcripts used for the new edition. |
.30 |
Powell, Lawrence Clark |
MS 376 | Papers of Lawrence Clark Powell, 1890-2001 (bulk, 1971-1991). |
Collection consists primarily of files maintained by Lawrence Clark Powell during his residency in Tucson and his tenure at the University of Arizona. Includes correspondence, research files, transcripts of talks, and manuscripts of a variety of books and articles. Much of the collection documents his activities at the University of Arizona, as well as writings he completed during the 1970s and 1980s. Selected correspondents include Edward Abbey, Ansel Adams, Bruce Babbitt, and Paul Horgan. Most of the collection is maintained in the original order in which the files were kept by Powell. | 18.00 |
| Power, Veronica | AZ 249 | Some phases of Tucson, 1880-1881, ca. 1925. |
Holograph manuscript, accompanied by typescript copy, concerns reminiscences of author's childhood in Tucson; chiefly describes fiestas and other entertainments. |
.10 |
| Pradeau, Alberto | AZ 199 | Historia de las misiones sonorenses y sus pueblos de visita, ca. 1965 | Brief histories of the missions and pueblos of Sonora during the time of Jesuit influence. Includes index to missions. | .10 |
| Pradeau, Alberto | AZ 200 | Los Jesuitas en Sonora, 1965. |
Biographical sketches of Jesuits in Sonora, Mexico during the 18th century. | .30 |
| Prescott Citizen Committee | MS 279 | Resolutions of the Prescott Citizens Committee, 1865. |
Resolutions, handwritten by some citizens of Prescott, Arizona, and sent to General James H. Carlton of the military department of New Mexico and to other governmental officials, requesting that Allen L. Anderson and his regiment be returned to Fort Whipple, Arizona. | .10 |
Properidad Colony Association |
AZ 384 | Records of the Los Properidad Colony Association, 1907. |
Typescript (carbon) minutes of meetings, lists of officers and committees, and telegrams regarding possible purchase of real estate in Mexico. | .10 |
| Puebla, Mexico | MS 4 | Records of Puebla (Mexico: State), 1655-1898 (bulk 1840-1898). |
Civil and military records of the City, State and National governments, as well as Catholic Church records. | 1.60 |
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| Quebbeman, Frances | AZ 118 | Medicine in territorial Arizona, 1966. |
Photocopy of typescript of original draft. Based on the author's Ph.D. dissertation, University of Arizona, 1966. | .40 |
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| Rak, Mary Kidder | AZ 17 | Papers of Mary Kidder Rak, ca. 1930-1950. |
Correspondence, unpublished manuscripts, notes, photographs, and other papers relating to her writing career. Included are three unpublished manuscripts of western fiction; articles and stories; a letter containing Kidder family genealogy; two photographs of Charles Rak and their ranch home, 1920; and five crayon drawings by Charles H. Owen which were used to illustrate her book, A Cowman's Wife, 1934. | .80 |
| Rasmussen, Jorgen Scott | MS 95 | Retrenchment and revival source material, 1960-1961. |
Questionnaires, working notes and assembled data related to Rasmussen's 1960-1961 interviews with 65 activists of the British Liberal Party. Each questionnaire gives the interviewee's name, personal and biographical information, and political views. | .40 |
| Ratkay, Juan Maria | MS 226 | An account of the Tarahumara missions: and a description of the tribe of the Tarahumaras and of their country, March 20, 1683. |
Photocopy of typed translation of Ratkay's 1683 report to religious officials back in Austria, written from the Carachic Mission. Most of the 69-page account describes the customs and beliefs of the Tarahumara Indians, but the last section contains historic information about the Jesuit missions in the region. | .10 |
| Ray and Gila Valley Railroad Company | AZ 102 | Correspondence of the Ray and Gila Valley Railroad Company, 1910-1921 (bulk 1910-1912 | Correspondence with the U.S. Post Office to establish railroad mail service between Ray and Kelvin, Ariz., 1910-1912; and one letter regarding mail service between Ray and Sonora, Ariz., 1921. | .10 |
| Reagan, Benjamin | AZ 98 | Papers pertaining to the Silver King Mine, 1876-1885. |
Correspondence, assay reports, financial papers, legal papers, three photographs of family members and other materials relating to the settlement of the Reagan estate in the 1880s. | .10 |
| Reavis, James Addison | AZ 109 | Account of early incidents connected with the Peralta Grant, 1894. |
Photocopy of typescript relates his version of events surrounding the Peralta land grant claim. | .10 |
| Reavis, James Addison | AZ 110 | Photographs 1895. |
Photoprints of selected defendant's documents, supposedly from various archvies in Guadalajara, Mexico, purporting to prove the existence of the Peralta land grant claim. Includes an item by item critical explanation relating to forged features of the documents. | .10 |
| Recipe book | MS 100 | Recipe and home remedy book, ca. 1787-1808. |
Handwritten entries for home medicinal cures, food and alcoholic beverage recipes, and household hints. Some have acknowledgements to a certain newspaper or person; occasionally the date obtained is added, ranging from 1787-1808. Among the treatments are some for the plague, dropsy, whooping cough, scarlet fever, scurvy, rheumatism, jaundice, and colic. Instructions are given for preparing medicinal items such as tincture of bark, decoction of sarsaparilla, mustard whey, and lead salve. Food recipes include eel, mince pie, tea cakes, and loin of mutton. Variations of wine and mead recipes are given. Household recipes are conveyed for purposes such as cleaning mahogany, making green paint for outdoors, and getting wine stains out of white or yellow regimental leather breeches. | .10 |
| Reich, Sheldon | MS 254 | Collection relating to Francisco Zúñiga, 1945-1980. |
Photographs and background material that Sheldon Reich used in his book Francisco Zúñiga, Sculptor, published in 1980. Although most of the photographs depict figurative sculpture, some also show the preliminary crayon, pencil, and ink sketches. Other material includes eight of Zúñiga's exhibition catalogs, and audio cassettes of Reich's interviews with him in 1976. Transcripts of the tapes are present, as are early drafts of the book, letters from Zúñiga, essays by Zúñiga and others about art, newspaper clippings about his work, and photocopies of journal articles. | 1.70 |
| Renaud, Charles M. | AZ 252 | Records of Charles M. Renaud, 1894-1946 (bulk 1914-1922). |
Journals, customers' accounts, invoices, inventories, correspondence, and related business records of Renaud's mercantile operations. Some records relate to former owners and partners, Soto Brothers of Wilcox, Ariz., 1897. Includes account balances for Shannon Copper Co., Clifton, Ariz., 1906-1909. | 4.50 |
Republican Party |
AZ 432 | Certificate of election of delegates from Apache, Gila, Graham, Navajo, and Pinal counties to attend the Republican Territorial Convention to be held in Phoenix, Arizona, April 29, 1896. |
Holograph statements, some on printed forms. Also includes four proxies, two relating to the Republican National Convention to be held in St. Louis, Missouri. | .10 |
| Revillagigedo, Juan | MS 139 | Instruccion reservada del Rño. de N. E. : que el Exmo. Sõr Conde de Revillagigedo dió à su subcesor el Exmo. Sõr Marques de Branciforte, June 30, 1794. |
Manuscript written in Mexico in secretarial hand, of secret instructions from the Viceroy Count de Revillagigedo to his successor, D. Rafael Bachiller y Mena, the Marquis of Branciforte. It concerns events that occurred during Revillagigedo's term of office, what he had done, and what remained to be done. There are 1,422 entries and an index at the end. Dated June 30, 1794. | .20 |
| Reyes, Antonio de los | AZ 261 | Report 1772. |
Typescript translation of report on existing conditions in the missions of Sonora administered by the Fathers of the Propagation of the Faith College of the Holy Cross in Queretaro, Mexico. Describes each mission and village including number and lifestyle of Native Americans; livestock, farming and crops; and Mission church and other buildings. Includes a biographical sketch by Kieran R. McCarty, 1958. | .10 |
| Reyes, Antonio de los | MS 227 | Cartas y informes, 1768-1777. |
Photocopies of typed transcripts of documents relating to Antonio de los Reyes. The letters date from 1768 to 1769, when he first went to the Santos Reyes Mission at Cucurbe; several were sent from neighboring Tuape Mission. Of the 11 letters, all but one are addressed to the Governor Juan Claudio de Pineda; the other is to unnamed officials at the Querétaro College. One letter from Father Francisco Roche to the governor is also present. Later documents include a 1774 report, his 1776 plan regarding spiritual matters and organizational reforms at the Sonoran missions, and two commentaries by others on his unpopular plan. | .10 |
| Reyes, Antonio de los | MS 219 | Reales cédulas, cartas y informes, 1784-1786. |
Photocopies of typed transcriptions. Some are royal orders, 1784- 1786, directed to Bishop Antonio de los Reyes, concerning the custodial settlement of the missions and missionaries. The individual documents are noted as being copies and signed by the officials Miguel Ant. Cuevas at Alamos and Christoval Carvalan at Arizpe. Also includes some letters from Reyes to Viceroy Martías de Galvez about the urgent need to establish the Custodia of San Carlos. The final section has reports for Visitor General José de Gálvez. | .10 |
| Reyna de Leon, Carmela | MS 69 | La voz de la sangre : paisajes y leyendas del distrito de Altar. |
Photocopy of typescript compilation of legends and historic accounts, as told to Carmela Reyna de León by her family and friends living in the Altar region of Sonora, Mexico. A few song verses are present. Also included is a photocopied letter, with translation, written by the author to Norman Simons of Tucson, Ariz., dated Oct. 5, 1965. It concerns the possible translation of this volume. | .10 |
| Reynolds, Jack E. | MS 147 | Papers of Jack E. Reynolds, 1950-1977. |
Contains letters from customers and colleagues, writers, and artists; major correspondents are J. Frank Dobie, Helen S. Giffen, Carl Hertzog, Lawrence Clark Powell, Ralph W. Yarborough, and David Magee. Also present is material by and about Reynolds, Dobie, Hertzog, Powell, Yarborough, and Magee; as well as about Ross Santee. An original Santee watercolor is included in his file. Proof copies are present of Magee's book Infinite Riches, and Powell's book A Southwestern Century, published by Reynolds in 1958. With the Powell materials are two engraving plates used for its cover illustration, by Tom Lea. The special "occasional" catalogs produced by Reynolds include original essays by select authors, and are accompanied by letters commenting on the issues. Photographs depict the first and second bookstores, Reynolds, Powell, Dobie, and Santee. | 2.10 |
| Reznikoff, Charles | MS 232 | Papers of Charles Reznikoff, 1916-1979. |
Correspondence, manuscripts, poetry, plays, prose, biographical material, and copies of his published works and translations. Published materials by other authors are also present. Some are concerned with Jewish history and stories. Others are poetry books, including ones by Allen Ginsberg, Alfred Kreymborg, and Reznikoff's wife, Marie Syrkin. Articles, reviews, and one book are about Reznikoff and his work; the book is titled Charles Reznikoff: a Critical Essay, by Milton Hindus. The main correspondent is Albert Lewin, a Hollywood agent and personal friend. The letters, from 1916 to 1945, discuss their own work, as well as their opinions of other contemporary books and plays. | 3.75 |
| Riggs, John L. | AZ 251 | Manuscripts of John L. Riggs, 1924-1925. |
Holograph articles concerning Mohave County, Ariz. history, including Walapai Indians, William H. Hardy, turquoise mines, the Silver Hill Massacre, and the killing of the Luke party. | .10 |
| Roberts, Clara Fish | AZ 226 | Papers of Clara Fish Roberts, 1892-1905. |
Letters, class attendance books, and miscellaneous material relating to teaching position. Also includes a 45 cm. x 56 cm. oil painting by Roberts of a Tohono O'Odham home on the San Xavier Indian Reservation. | .10 |
| Roberts, Sarah Ellen | MS 107 | Canadian history, 1906-1915. |
Photocopy of manuscript accompanied by a typed transcription. Autobiographical account of the homesteading experiences of the Roberts family: Sarah, her physician husband, and their three sons, Frank, Lathrop, and Brockway. It begins in western Canada in 1906, and ends when they return to the United States in 1911. | .40 |
Robertson, Peter C. |
AZ 414 | Autograph album of Peter C. Robertson, 1887-1888. |
Autographs of the members of the 14th Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Arizona. | .10 |
| Robinson, James M. | MS 109 | Papers relating to Americanski Journalist, 1962-1969. |
Typescripts of manuscripts, photographs, correspondence, a diary from Yalta to Iceland, maps, travel brochures, postcards and other memorabilia from Robinson's 1962 and 1964 railway trips in the Soviet Union. Includes typescripts of the original and final versions of his book, Americanski Journalist, four photographs used in the book, correspondence with friends, travel agents, and Intourist. Also includes material on Japan, Finland, Iceland, and the Danube. | .80 |
Robinson, James N. |
AZ 369 | The Robinson Tribe, 1908-1976 (bulk 1933-1974). |
Photocopy of biographical material relating chiefly to James Newton Robinson (1882-1934). Includes clippings, photos, genealogical tables, and personal memorabilia, relating to cattle ranch life, friends and relatives, attendance at The University of Arizona, as well as information concerning his later career in banking and civic affairs in the Los Angeles area. Also includes a copy of the Journal of Graham County History, v. 10, n. 1. (1974). | .20 |
| Rochlin, Fred | MS 401 | Fred Rochlin Collection, 1694-2002 (bulk 1880-1930) | The Fred Rochlin Papers contain material relating to his research on the southwestern Jewish community. The collection includes material relevant to the history of Jewish individuals, commercial operations, and communal institutions in Arizona, principally southern Arizona | 63.75 |
| Rodriguez Gallardo, Jose | MS 218 | Informe de Sinoloa y Sonora, August 12, 1750. |
Photocopy of typed transcription of José Rafael Rodriguez Gallardo's report on conditions in Sonora and Sinaloa after his period there as acting governor. Includes summary notes in Spanish alongside the text. | .10 |
Rojas, Carlos J. |
MS 183 | Carta de Padre Carlos J. Rojas a Licenciado y Visitor General José Rafael Rodríquez Gallardo, 27 de Febrero de 1750. |
Holograph. Includes a list of missions and missionaries in northwest Mexico, including the pueblos of Batuco, Ures, Móvas, Cucurpe, Mátape, Tecoripa, Morís, and Yécora. | .10 |
| Romero, Jose | AZ 223 | Letter of Jose Romero, 1824. |
Letter (photocopy) to Mariana de Urrea, Commandante General de Sonora, from Romero in San Gabriel, Calif., recounting his experiences in attempting unsuccessfully to return to Sonora in the winter of 1823-1824 through the Palm Springs area, and describing the mail route between Tucson and San Gabriel which was conducted by Jose Cocomaricopa, the bearer of this letter, via the Colorado River route. | .10 |
| Rosenbaum, Louis | AZ 86 | Papers of Louis Rosenbaum, 1877. |
Letters and power of attorney, from Las Cruces, N.M., Sept. 6, 1877. Letter to John B. Morrill requesting he act as Rosenbaum's agent at the San Carlos Indian Reservation, Arizona Territory, for the proper delivery of supplies under government contract, enclosing Power of Attorney: Rosenbaum to Morrill, and letter to be delivered to Major M. Cronin, revoking Power of Attorney: Rosenbaum to Cronin. | .10 |
| Roskruge, George J. | AZ 535 | Papers of George J. Roskruge, 1881-1897. |
Correspondence, sketch maps, and survey maps relating to survey work in southern Arizona. Includes a survey map of mining claims owned by the Mineral Mountain Mining Co. | .10 |
| Ross, William J. | AZ 145 | Letter book of William J. Ross, 1872-1875. |
Holograph carbons of letters written Sept. 4, 1872 to Jan. 15, 1875 concerning accounting for supplies, clothing, equipment, and payrolls for the posts. Most are transmittal letters for reports which are not included. Includes a name index. | .20 |
| Rural/Metro Corporation | MS 400 | Louis A. Witzeman Collection of Rural/Metro Corporation Records, 1947-2004 | collection includes business files; company history materials; materials regarding Rural/Metro founder Louis A. Witzeman; correspondence; photographs, negatives, and slides (featuring images of fire fighting, fire damage, fire hazards, fire engines, personnel, stations, and equipment); photocopies of scrapbooks and news clippings; audiovisual materials; and memorabilia | 12.0 |
| Ruskin, John | MS 53 | Letters of John Ruskin, [1850?]-1879. |
Portfolio contains 12 signed holograph letters sent by Ruskin to William Roscoe Osler and his father, T. Smith Osler, 1873 to 1879; 12 others are to his friend Charles H. Woodd, ca. 1850 to 1879. Several of the letters are undated. Also included are typewritten transcripts of the letters to the Oslers, which concern William's career in art. | .20 |
| Russell, Edward H. | MS 96 | Letters regarding the Russell process, [1884]-1886. |
Carbons of letters in bound letter copying book, written from May of either 1884 or 1885, to April of 1886. They are from Russell to various western mine managers, and tout the advantages of the method. Letters to Carl A. Stetefeldt, author of a book on the "Russell process," detail progress made in its implementation in various locations, including Silver City, New Mexico. | .10 |
| Russell, Robert P. | AZ 557 | Russell's La Paz County: a historical anthology in four volumes, 1986. |
Typescript compilation, 4 vols., of newspaper and magazine articles concerning La Paz County, Ariz.; chiefly published in the Arizona Sentinel from 1850-1911. Vol. 4 contains name and subject indexes. Topics include mines and mining, army, postal service, Native Americans, transportation, and freighting. | .80 |