| | 1 | Author: | Luhrs family | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Luhrs Family Papers
1804-1997
1880-1978 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1804-1997 | | | | Abstract: | The Luhrs Family Papers house correspondence, legal documents, financial records, real estate records, blueprints, ledgers, and other materials documenting the Luhrs family's emigration from Germany to the United States and life and work in Phoenix, Arizona. Among the subjects represented are real estate holdings; construction and administration of the Commercial Hotel (later known as the Hotel Luhrs), the Luhrs Building, the Luhrs Central Building, the Luhrs Tower, the Luhrs Arcade, and the Luhrs Parking Center; George Luhrs Sr.'s business partnership with Newell Herrick; agricultural and mining enterprises; such fraternal organizations as the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, the El Zaribah Shrine, the Free and Accepted Masons, the Knights Templar, the Royal Arch Masons, and the Rotary Club; George Luhrs Jr.'s and Arthur Luhrs' education in the Phoenix public schools and at Stanford University; George Luhrs Jr.'s and A. C. Taylor's military service, including service in World War I; and family members' private lives. | | | | Repository: | Arizona State University Library
Greater Arizona Collection | | | | Subjects: | Commercial buildings -- Arizona -- Phoenix | Hotels -- Arizona -- Phoenix | Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona | Office buildings -- Arizona -- Phoenix | Real estate development -- Arizona -- Phoenix | Real estate investment -- Arizona -- Phoenix | World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, American | | | | Matches:
364 hit(s)
| ...Phoenix Mine,...
...Phoenix Community Chest,...
...Phoenix Open Shop Association,...
| | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 2 | Author: | Ohnick family | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Ohnick Family Papers
circa 1848-1997
1884-1965 ead | | | | Date(s): | circa 1848-1997 | | | | Abstract: | The Ohnick Family Papers house correspondence, images, clippings, performance programs, contracts, real estate records, and other materials documenting Hachiro and Katherine Ohnick and their children, Ben, Tom, Marion, and Helen. The majority of these materials record the family's life in Seattle, Ben Ohnick's career in the Philippines, Ben and Tom Ohnick's military service during World War I, and Marion Ohnick's operatic career under the stage name Haru Onuki. Other records show Helen Ohnick's work as a real estate broker, Tom Ohnick's high school football teams, and Hachiro Ohnick's emigration to the United States and work in early Phoenix. | | | | Repository: | Arizona State University Library
Greater Arizona Collection | | | | Subjects: | Immigrants -- United States | Japanese Americans -- History | Japanese -- United States | Public utilities -- Arizona -- Phoenix | World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, American | World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration Camps -- Philippines | | | | Matches:
13 hit(s)
| ...Ohnick, Hachiro: Buildings in Phoenix [? ],...
...Ohnick, Hachiro: Electrical Plant Interior, Phoenix,...
...Ohnick, Hachiro: Utility Company Exterior [Phoenix? ],...
| | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 3 | Author: | Taylor, A. C. (Arthur Clyde), 1885-1937 | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Preliminary Inventory of the A. C. Taylor Papers
1871-1984
1908-1931 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1871-1984 | | | | Abstract: | This collection houses a variety of materials documenting A. C. Taylor, the Luhrs Hotel, and the 158th Infantry's service in World War I. This collection has not been processed in full and can be viewed only by appointment. Contact Archives and Special Collections for more information. | | | | Repository: | Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection | | | | Subjects: | World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, American. | | | | Matches:
9 hit(s)
| ...Phoenix Telephone Directory, 1921...
...of George H.N. Luhrs Jr. Phoenix, Arizona], circa 1948...
...Closing Exercises of the Phoenix Public Schools], circa...
| | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 4 | Author: | Arizona State University Libraries. Department of Archives and Special Collections | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Chicano/a Research Collection Small Manuscripts
1891-2010
1970-2010 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1891-2010 | | | | Abstract: | This guide describes all of the small manuscript collections held in ASC's Chicano/a Research Collection. These collections generally consist of 1-2 folders and document Mexican American history in Arizona from the late 19th century to the early 21st century. Manuscripts, personal papers, professional papers, and family history projects are included. All of these descriptions were originally entered into ASC's Special Materials Index between 1996 and 2014. | | | | Repository: | Arizona State University Library. Chicano Research Collection | | | | Subjects: | Mexican Americans -- Arizona. | Mexican Americans -- History. | Mexican Americans -- Political activity | Mexican Americans -- Civil rights | High school students -- Arizona -- Phoenix | Education, Bilingual | Agricultural laborers | Migrant labor | Housing -- Arizona | Mexican Americans--History | Minorities -- Study and teaching | Education | Communication | Mexico. Treaties, etc. United States, 1848 February 2 | Mexican War, 1846-1848 | Mexican Americans -- Civil rights | Mexican American families -- Arizona -- Phoenix | Mexican American families | Mexican American families | Education | Curriculum planning | Education, Elementary | Schools | Southwest, New -- History | Education, Bilingual | English language | Spanish language | Airlines -- United States | Mexican Americans -- Civil rights | Mexican Americans -- Social conditions | | | | Matches:
50 hit(s)
| ...The Phoenix Union High School Boycott, 1970...
...Chicano Politics in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area, 1973...
...The Chicano and the Police in Phoenix, 1971...
| | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 6 | Author: | Henney, Homer (Homer Jay), 1896-1979 | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Homer J. Henney Photographs
1917-1918 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1917-1918 | | | | Abstract: | This collection includes 33 photographs documenting World War I in France during approximately 1917-1918. Among the scenes depicted are American and French artillery units, soldiers wiring trenches, cemeteries, and the results of shelling. These images appear to be part of a commercially produced and distributed set, not original photographs taken by Henney. | | | | Repository: | Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection | | | | Subjects: | United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 137th. | World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, American. | | | | Matches:
1 hit(s)
| ...the State. Henney died in Phoenix on January 24, 1979 and...
| | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 7 | Author: | Castro, Felix C. | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Felix Castro Photographs
1880-1964
1914-1940 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1880-1964 | | | | Abstract: | This collection consists primarily of studio portraits and snapshots of the families of Felix Castro and his wife, Ethel (Marsters) Castro. Other photographs depict Felix Castro's service in World War I as a medic, likely taken while he was in training at the Provisional Field Hospital at Camp Fremont and Camp Lee, Virginia; hotels, including the Hogan Hotel in Delores, Colorado (owned by Felix Castro) and the Pavilion Hotel in Taylor, Nebraska (owned by Saul Marsters); a theatre production; and vacation snapshots made in the Southwest, including views of cliff dwellings and landscapes. | | | | Repository: | Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection | | | | Subjects: | Methodists -- Ohio | Methodists -- Indiana | Methodist Church -- Clergy | World War, 1914-1918 | Fort Lee (Va.) | Camp Fremont (Va.) | Fort Defiance (Ariz.) | | | | Matches:
1 hit(s)
| ...Portrait of Eva and Schuyler Marsters; Phoenix, Arizona...
| | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 9 | Author: | Grand Canyon Pioneers Society | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Grand Canyon Historical Society Collection,
1897-1997 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1897-1997 | | | | Abstract: | The Grand Canyon Historical Society Collection includes
manuscripts, government documents, pamphlets, periodicals, and photographs, as well as
individual collections of members of the Grand Canyon Pioneers Society. | | | | Repository: | Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives
Department. | | | | Subjects: | Railroads--United States. | Railroads--Arizona. | Railroads--Employees. | Canyons--Arizona. | World War, 1914-1918. | World War, 1939-1945. | Postal service--Arizona. | Hotels--Arizona. | Postmasters | | | | Matches:
12 hit(s)
| ...from Emery Kolb to the Phoenix National bank, August 7,...
...NAU.PH.90.9.81: Jessie and Art at our Phoenix apartment. ,...
...Phoenix (Ariz. ). Unidentified, May 1989. Color Photograph,...
| | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 10 | Author: | Henney, Homer (Homer Jay), 1896-1979 | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Homer J. Henney Papers
1917-1924, 1970-1972 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1917-1924, 1970-1972 | | | | Abstract: | This collection consists primarily of letters that Homer J. Henney wrote to his family in Horton, Kansas while he was serving with the 137th Infantry during World War I. Also included are newspaper clippings, orders, financial records, and other materials documenting Henney's military service; a copy of Die Sagan: Das Leben der Herzogin Wilhelmine von Sagan Prinzessin von Kurland that Henney found in the bunker where Hitler committed suicide and correspondence regarding this book; and testimony regarding a 1924 automobile accident that Henney was involved in. | | | | Repository: | Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection | | | | Subjects: | Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 -- Homes and haunts. | United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 137th. | World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, American. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, American. | | | | Matches:
1 hit(s)
| ...the State. Henney died in Phoenix on January 24, 1979 and...
| | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
|
Arizona Archives Online