This guide describes all of the small manuscript collections held in ASC's ArizonaCollection. These collections generally consist of 1-2 folders and document Arizona as a territory and state. Manuscripts, personal papers, and professional papers are included.
Repository:
Arizona State UniversityLibrary. Greater ArizonaCollection
Walker's research is concerned with the importance of wagon freighting in the economic development of the American West.
The time period under discussion begins in 1822, with early merchandise wagons making the trip from Franklin, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico.
It concludes in 1880, when the railroad system reaches the mining towns of Montana.