| | Author: | Perrin, E. B. | Add to Favorites | | Title: | E. B. Perrin Collection, 1876-1967. ead | | | Date(s): | 1876-1967. | | | Abstract: | The material contained in this collection concerns matters between members of the Perrin family and their spouses. Edward B. Perrin (1838-1932) was born in Alabama. He was a physician and worked as such during the Civil War. However, after the war, he moved to California, where most of his subsequent entrepreneurial activities took place. Perrin also took some of his entrepreneurial endevors to Ariaona. He acquired lands, sheep, cattle, and mining interests in Arizona, where he owned about 400,000 acres. The bulk of the papers in this collection represent a portion of his Arizona activities. | | | Repository: | Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives Department. | | | Subjects: | Mines and mineral resources--Arizona. | Mines and mineral resources--Southwest, New. | Land titles--Registration and transfer--Arizona. | Land titles--Registration and transfer--California. | Land tenure--Arizona. | Sheep ranches--Arizona. | Actions and defenses--Arizona. | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| Author: | Pitts, James A. | Add to Favorites | | Title: | James A. Pitts Collection, 1905-1960. ead | | | Date(s): | 1905-1960. | | | Abstract: | Correspondence between Senator Henry Ashurst and James A.
Pitts and two reminiscences of Pitts' experiences. The reminiscences include his arrival
in Flagstaff in 1887 Photographs consist of several important images, including those of
the Pitts family, their ranch, and business; Anvil Rock Ranch near Seligman; school
children in Ash Fork; Governor George W.P. Hunt; and automobiles in Diamond
Canyon. | | | Repository: | Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives
Department. | | | Subjects: | Ranches--Arizona. | General Stores--Arizona--Seligman. | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| Author: | Tappan, Joseph Bean | Add to Favorites | | Title: | Joseph Bean and Laura Tappan Collection, 1835-1949. ead | | | Date(s): | 1835-1949. | | | 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. | | | Repository: | Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives
Department. | | | Subjects: | Sheep ranchers--Arizona. | Miners--Arizona. | Ranchers' spouses--Arizona. | Kindergarten teachers--Arizona. | Women teachers--Arizona--Flagstaff. | Cotton farmers--Arizona. | Women farmers--Arizona. | Farmers--Arizona. | Oral history. | Genealogy. | Mines and mineral resources--Arizona. | Mines and mineral resources--Arizona--La Paz
County. | Orchards--Arizona. | Farms--Arizona. | Farms--Arizona--Phoenix. | Sheep ranches--Arizona. | Sheep ranches--Arizona--La Paz County. | Cotton growing--Arizona. | Cotton growing--Arizona--Phoenix. | Citrus fruit industry--Arizona. | Citrus fruit industry--Arizona--Phoenix. | Water rights--Arizona. | Pets--Arizona. | Ponies--Arizona. | Agriculture--Arizona. | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| Author: | Bass, William G. | Add to Favorites | | Title: | William G. Bass Collection, 1890-1976. ead | | | Date(s): | 1890-1976. | | | Abstract: | The collection provides insights into Bill Bass's many-faceted
life. The most important images are those that document the Bass Family at the Grand
Canyon and in Wickenburg. In addition, there are several fine early images of the trail
to Rainbow Bridge from Navajo Mountain (most taken by the El Tovar Studio), the Octave
and Congress mines, and the Hassayampa River in flood. While the bulk of the images are
not credited, many were probably taken by Bass or his family. | | | Repository: | Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives
Department. | | | Subjects: | Ranch life--Arizona. | Tour guides (Persons)-- Arizona. | Tourism--Arizona--Grand Canyon. | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
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