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2681	Author:	Old Abe Co.	Add to Favorites
	Title:	Account Book of the Old Abe Co. 1890-1891 ead
	Date(s):	1890-1891
	Abstract:	The Old Abe mine, in White Oaks, New Mexico, produced a million dollars worth of gold from one of the deepest dry mines in the world. Its true vein was discovered in 1890 by William Watson, who shared ownership with seven other people, named in the back of the book. 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.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
	Subjects:	Gold mines and mining -- New Mexico -- White Oaks. \| Mines and mineral resources -- New Mexico -- Lincoln County -- History.
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2682	Author:	Updegraff, Milton, 1861-1938.	Add to Favorites
	Title:	Observations, Elements of the Orbit and Emphemeris of Swift's Comet, 1892, and Pleiades, 1899 1892-1899 ead
	Date(s):	1892-1899
	Abstract:	Holograph observations by Milton Updegraff of Swift's Comet after its 1892 discovery. Includes 1898 chart of Trails of Leonid Meteors; also a section of observations of the stars in the Pleiades group, made from the Laws Observatory, University of Missouri, 1899.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
	Subjects:	Comets -- 1892 -- Observations. \| Meteor trails -- Charts, diagrams, etc. \| Swift's Comet -- Observations.
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2683	Author:	Thompson family	Add to Favorites
	Title:	Thompson Family papers, 1834-1864 (bulk 1861-1864) ead
	Date(s):	1834-1864 (bulk 1861-1864)
	Abstract:	The collection consists mainly of letters, 1861-1864, from James Thompson to his wife Charlotte Thompson. These are firsthand accounts of army life and Civil War battles, and are written from Illinois, Tennessee, and Mississippi.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
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2684	Author:	Birney, Hoffman, 1891-1958.	Add to Favorites
	Title:	The Rainbow Bridge 1927 ead
	Date(s):	1927
	Abstract:	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.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
	Subjects:	Indians of North America -- Southwest, New -- Folklore. \| Navajo Indians -- Folklore. \| Prayers for rain.
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2685	Author:	Morris, James Ryan, 1935- 1978	Add to Favorites
	Title:	James Ryan Morris papers, 1959-1978 ead
	Date(s):	1959-1978
	Abstract:	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.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
	Subjects:	Poets, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence \| Bohemianism in literature \| Beat generation
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2686	Author:	Southwest Environmental Service	Add to Favorites
	Title:	Southwest Environment Service records, 1975-1988 ead
	Date(s):	1975-1988
	Abstract:	The records contain a comprehensive view of one of the most important environmental advocacy groups in Arizona from 1974 until 1988.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
	Subjects:	Environmental policy -- Arizona \| Water quality -- Arizona \| Air - Pollution -- Arizona \| Water-supply -- Arizona \| Flood control -- Arizona -- Tucson \| Acid rain -- Arizona \| Copper mines and mining -- Arizona \| Smelting -- Environmental aspects -- Arizona \| Environmental protection -- Arizona -- Citizen participation \| Public interest law -- Arizona \| Land use -- Arizona -- Planning -- Citizen participation
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2687	Author:	Commonwealth Mine	Add to Favorites
	Title:	Commonwealth Mine, Cochise County, Arizona records, 1895-1938 ead
	Date(s):	1895-1938
	Abstract:	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.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collection
	Subjects:	Cattle trade -- Arizona \| Mines and mineral resources - Arizona -- Cochise County \| Roads -- Arizona -- Cochise County
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2688	Author:	Abbey, Edward, 1927-1989	Add to Favorites
	Title:	Edward Abbey papers 1947-1990 , ead
	Date(s):	1947-1990
	Abstract:	Papers, 1947-1990, of Edward Abbey, author. Contains biographical materials, correspondence, journals, notebooks, speeches, manuscripts, articles, audiotapes, videotapes, and supplemental materials documenting his life and career.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
	Subjects:	Authors, American -- 20th century -- Archives \| Civil disobedience \| Environmental literature -- Archival resources \| Conservation of natural resources -- Citizen participation \| Deserts in literature
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2689	Author:	Defty, William E., 1862-1925	Add to Favorites
	Title:	William Emmanuel Defty papers, 1868-1927 ead
	Date(s):	1868-1927
	Abstract:	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.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
	Subjects:	Ramie industry -- Arizona \| Engineering -- Arizona \| Irrigation -- Arizona \| Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- Cochise County \| Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- Coconino County \| Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- Gila County \| Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- Graham County \| Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- Maricopa County \| Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- Mohave County \| Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- Pima County \| Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- Pinal County \| Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- Santa Cruz County \| Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- Yavapai County \| Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- Yuma County
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2690	Author:	Cranston, George, b. 1848?	Add to Favorites
	Title:	George Cranston correspondence, 1860-1883 ead
	Date(s):	1860-1883
	Abstract:	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.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
	Subjects:	Apache Indians -- Wars \| Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona
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2691	Author:	Forrest, Earle Robert	Add to Favorites
	Title:	Earle R. Forrest Papers 1895-1960 ead
	Date(s):	1895-1960
	Abstract:	This collection is organized into two subgroups: Papers and Photographs. The Papers in the first subgroup include biographical information, correspondence, and drafts of 26 of his manuscripts, including Bloody Trails of the Old Southwest and Adventures in Navajoland. The photographs are the second subgroup in this collection, this uncludes, black-and-white photographs which cover the years 1902-1929. The bulk of them are mounted and deal with Forrest's travels in the West, especially his visits among the Indians of Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado. The mounted photographs are chronicled by numbers on the reverse side which correspond to the numbers in two indexes prepared by Forrest for easy identification.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
	Subjects:	Hopi Indians -- Rites and ceremonies. \| Indians of North America -- Southwest, New -- Pictorial works. \| Missions -- Southwest, New. \| Navajo Indians. \| Pueblo Indians. \| Snake dance - Pictorial works. \| Tarahumara Indians. \| Ute Indians.
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2692	Author:	Corso, Gregory	Add to Favorites
	Title:	Gregory Corso papers, 1973-1975 ead
	Date(s):	1973-1975
	Abstract:	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.
	Repository:	Special Collections, University Libraries
	Subjects:	Poetry, Modern -- 20th century
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2693	Author:	Salpointe, Jean Baptiste	Add to Favorites
	Title:	Correspondence of Jean B. Salpointe, 1867-1884 ead
	Date(s):	1867-1884
	Abstract:	Photocopies of translations in English of letters in the Roman Catholic Diocese Archives of Tucson. The bulk of the letters contain progress reports from Salpointe to the Society for the Propagation of the Faith.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
	Subjects:	Mission San Xavier del Bac (Tucson, Ariz.) \| Tohono O'Odham Indians -- History \| Catholic Church -- Arizona -- History. \| Society for the Propagation of the Faith. \| 1850-1874. \| 1875-1899.
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2694	Author:	Arizona Ecumenical Council -- Truth Squad Committee	Add to Favorites
	Title:	Arizona Ecumenical Council, Truth Squad Committee records, 1969-1972 ead
	Date(s):	1969-1972
	Abstract:	This collection consists of photocopies of reports, correspondence, memos, clippings and pamphlets relating to the work of the Truth Squad Committee. Included is the 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. Some of the supporting materials deal with Arizona Legislature HB 2134, a bill allowing for the creation of an employment relations board adjudicating agricultural labor disputes.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
	Subjects:	Migrant agricultural laborers -- Arizona \| Mexican American agricultural laborers -- Arizona \| Agricultural laborers -- Arizona \| Labor disputes -- Arizona
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2695	Author:	Gaede, Marnie	Add to Favorites
	Title:	Camera, Spade and Pen records, 1974-1981 ead
	Date(s):	1974-1981
	Abstract:	Records, 1974-1980, relating to Camera, Spade, and Pen. Contains chiefly correspondence between the editor, Marnie Gaede, and the contributing authors of the book, Camera, Spade, and Pen, published by The University of Arizona Press in 1980. Also included are drafts of chapters by each author. The supplemental files in the second series relate to the production of the book, and include author releases, the final map of major archaeological sites in the Southwest, an introductory letter to the authors, and biographical perspective information about the book's contributors.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
	Subjects:	Indians of North America -- Southwest, New -- Antiquities \| Archaeology -- Southwest, New -- History
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2696	Author:	Prescott Citizens Committee	Add to Favorites
	Title:	Prescott Citizens Committee resolutions, 1865 ead
	Date(s):	1865
	Abstract:	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.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
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2697	Author:	Smith, George E. P., 1873-1975	Add to Favorites
	Title:	George E.P. Smith papers, 1895-1972 ead
	Date(s):	1895-1972
	Abstract:	This collection is organized into two subgroups and seven series, which include, Biographical Information, 1895-1955. Diaries, 1908- 1909, 1949-1954. Correspondence, 1900-1963. Articles and Addresses, 1908- 1972. Project Files, 1899-1944. Supplemental Papers, 1904-1941. Photographs, 1906-1953. arrangement varies by series. Contains mainly correspondence, 1915-1958, regarding his professional interest in the development and utilization of underground and surface water in Arizona. Correspondents include Carl Hayden, Barry Goldwater, John R. Murdock, and other state and local leaders. Also includes his articles and addresses, project files, and photographs concerning irrigation engineering, agriculture, and water supply projects.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
	Subjects:	Water -- Law and legislation -- Arizona \| Groundwater -- Arizona \| Tamarix -- Utilization -- Arizona \| Cement -- Arizona \| Irrigation -- Arizona
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2698	Author:	Mehren, Lawrence L. (Lawrence Lindsay), 1944-	Add to Favorites
	Title:	Mescalero Apache Reservation collection, 1849-1963 ead
	Date(s):	1849-1963
	Abstract:	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
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
	Subjects:	Indian agents -- New Mexico -- History \| Lincoln County War, 1878 \| Apache Indians -- Government relations -- 1869-1934 \| Indians of North America -- Government relations -- 1869-1934 \| Mescalero Indians -- Government relations -- 1869-1934
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2699	Author:	Ezell, Paul H. (Paul Howard), 1913-1988	Add to Favorites
	Title:	Paul Howard Ezell papers, 1939-1987 ead
	Date(s):	1939-1987
	Abstract:	Arranged in six series: Biographical Information. Diaries and Record Books, 1939-1964. General Correspondence, 1958-1975. Writings and Reviews, 1950- 1987. Project Files, 1951-1982. Pima Land Claim Case Files, 1683-1974. arrangement varies by series. The bulk of the collection consists of the Pima Land Claim Case Files, 1683-1974. This includes correspondence with the law firm of Cox and Cox, and Henry F. Dobyns; also transcripts of the court hearings. Background information, in support of claims by the Pima-Maricopa, includes photocopies of primary source material from the Spanish, Mexican, and American periods. The rest of the collection includes various materials relating to Ezell's work and professional interests: diaries, record books, correspondence with colleagues, published and unpublished reports and articles, reviews, drawings, charts, maps of southern Arizona, microfilms, audiotapes, black-and-white photographs, negatives, and color slides.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
	Subjects:	Pima Indians -- Claims \| Maricopa Indians -- Claims \| Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Arizona \| Indians of North America -- Southwest, New -- History -- Chronology \| Ethnohistory -- Arizona
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2700	Author:	Gittings, Ina E., 1885-1966	Add to Favorites
	Title:	Ina E. Gittings collection, 1890-1985 ead
	Date(s):	1890-1985
	Abstract:	The Ina E. Gittings collection is comprised of two series: Biographical materials, ca. 1890-1968, and University of Arizona, Department of Physical Education for Women, 1923-1985. arrangement varies by series. Biographical materials include photographs, biographical summaries, press releases, newspaper clippings, radio speeches, diplomas, a scrapbook, "50 years of Physical Education, 1902-1952," and other information regarding Gittings' personal and professional interests. Also includes materials written by Gittings and others relating to the Department of Physical Education for Women; as well as a history of physical education legislation in Arizona. Information on the Ina E. Gittings building on the University of Arizona campus is also present.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
	Subjects:	Physical education teachers -- Arizona -- Archives \| Physical education for women -- Arizona -- History \| Women college teachers -- Arizona
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