| | Abstract: | The Joseph Bean and Laura Tappan collection consists of
correspondence, pictures, and other papers of Joseph Bean Tappan (1858-1933) of
Flagstaff, Ariz., which relate to his activities as a sheep rancher and as mine
developer in La Paz County, Ariz., to his battles over water rights, and to his family
in Gilmanton, N.H. It also includes correspondence, pictures and other papers of
Tappan's wife, Laura Fulton Tappan (1849-1933), which relate to her career as a
kindergarten teacher at Flagstaff, Ariz., and to members of her family, the Fultons and
Howards, in Baltimore, Md., and Zanesville, Ohio. | |
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