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61Author:  Adams, Ramon F. (Ramon Frederick), 1889-1976Requires cookie*
 Title:  Ramon F. Adams papers, 1941-1969 ead 
 Date(s):  1941-1969 
 Abstract:  This collection includes correspondence and manuscripts chiefly concerning Western history and literature; it includes letters from friends, authors, editors, and publishers. Also included are original typescripts with holograph corrections of revised editions of his works Western Words: A Dictionary of the American West, 1968, and Six-Guns and Saddle Leather, 1969, both published by University of Oklahoma Press. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) | Outlaws -- Bibliography | Criminology -- West (U.S.) -- Bibliography | English language -- Dialects -- West (U.S.) -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. | Cowboys -- West (U.S.) -- Language -- Dictionaries | Americanisms -- West (U.S.) -- Dictionaries | Popular culture -- West (U.S.) -- Dictionaries 
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62Author:  Levy, Mikul G., 1859-1942.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Letter, 1938 Dec. 22, Prescott (Ariz.), to Mrs. John W. Mayes, Phoenix (Ariz.) 1938 ead 
 Date(s):  1938 
 Abstract:  Typescript (original) letter describing his mining and mercantile activities in Nogales and Ajo (Ariz.), 1883-1931, including his business dealings with Albert Steinfeld, Randall Ore Reduction Company, Cornelia and Rescue Company, C & A Mining Company, and Ajo Consolidated Copper Company. Also includes a letter of transmittal to Bernard Fontana, in which Mrs. George Peterson describes an anecdote about Mr. Sam Clark, the founder of Clarkston, Arizona, and a trip he made from Clarkston to Los Angeles, California. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona -- History -- Sources. | Gold miners -- Arizona -- Biography. | Merchants -- Arizona -- History -- Sources. | Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- History. | Pioneers -- Arizona -- Biography. | Tohono O'odham Indians. 
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63Author:  United States. Army. District of New Mexico.Requires cookie*
 Title:  United States Army, District of New Mexico records 1851-1883 (bulk 1863-1866) ead 
 Date(s):  1851-1883 
 Abstract:  Portfolio of 18 handwritten documents, which pertain chiefly to the administration of Fort Sumner from 1863 to 1866. Other New Mexican army posts are represented by only one or two documents. These are Fort Stanton, Fort Union, Fort Marcy and Fort Cummings. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Fortification -- New Mexico -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. | Frontier and pioneer life -- New Mexico -- Sources. | Indians of North America -- Southwest, New -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. | Navajo Indians -- Government relations. | Navajo Indians -- Removal. 
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64Author:  Hammer, Angela HutchinsonRequires cookie*
 Title:  Papers of Angela Hutchinson Hammer 1917-1952 ead 
 Date(s):  1917-1952 
 Abstract:  Autobiographical reminiscenses, correspondence, and a short story relating to Angela Hammer's life in Arizona. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Frontier and pioneer life--Arizona. | American newspapers--Arizona. | Journalists--Arizona. | Teachers--Arizona--Biography. | Women editors--Arizona. | Cities and towns--Arizona--History. | Public schools--Arizona--Casa Grande--History. | Public schools--Arizona--Wickerw|x History. 
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65Author:  Ross, Margaret Wheeler, 1867-1953Requires cookie*
 Title:  Margaret Wheeler Ross Papers 1889-1951 1930-1950 ead 
 Date(s):  1889-1951 
 Abstract:  The Margaret Wheeler Ross Papers consist of typescript and manuscript short stories and poetry, correspondence, biographical information, and scrapbooks. Although the collection extends from 1889 to 1951, the bulk of the material consists of Ross' short stories concerning southwestern pioneer life written between 1930 and 1950. 
 Repository:  Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection 
 Subjects:  American literature -- Societies, etc. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona. | Music -- Arizona -- Societies, etc. | Women authors, American -- Arizona -- Societies, etc. | Women -- Arizona -- Societies and clubs. | Women -- United States -- Societies and clubs. 
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66Author:  Arizona Daughters of the Utah PioneersRequires cookie*
 Title:  Northern Arizona Mormon Pioneers Collection, 1735-2001. ead 
 Date(s):  1735-2001. 
 Abstract:  The Arizona Mormon Pioneer Collection introduces researchers to the family histories of many original settlers in northern Arizona. Eighteen hundred and seventy-six marked the year that the first permanent Mormon settlements appeared in northern Arizona. Traversing the Utah Territory, settlers crossed the Colorado River at Lee's Ferry, and then made their way along the Little Colorado River. From this juncture, hundreds of Mormon settlers built towns, established schools and churches, and fought with locals across the face of the Arizona Territory before they could call it their home. 
 Repository:  Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives Department. 
 Subjects:  Mormons--Arizona--History. | Mormons--Colonization--Arizona--History. | Mormon settlements--Arizona. | Family histories--Arizona. | Roads--Arizona--History. | Trails--Arizona--History. | Frontier and pioneer life--Arizona Territory. 
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67Author:  Cram, Cecil EarlRequires cookie*
 Title:  Cecil Earl Cram Collection, 1870-1940s. ead 
 Date(s):  1870-1940s. 
 Abstract:  The Cecil Earl Cram collection consists of eight oral history interviews conducted by Cram in 1975. The narrators are all people associated with life on the Arizona Strip. Typical themes in the interviews are Mormon settlement, homesteading, ranching, water, grazing, the federal government, and ranch life. 
 Repository:  Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives Department. 
 Subjects:  Frontier and pioneer life--Arizona--Arizona Strip. | Ranch life--Arizona--Arizona Strip. | Mormons--Arizona--Arizona Strip--Interviews. | Mormon settlements--Arizona--Arizona Strip. | Cowboys--Arizona--Arizona Strip--Interviews. | Sheep ranchers--Arizona--Arizona Strip--Interviews. | Dry farming--Arizona--Arizona Strip. 
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68Author:  Mills, Hazel E.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Hazel E. Mills papers, 1816-1938 ead 
 Date(s):  1816-1938 
 Abstract:  Research notes, newspaper clippings and maps, 1816-1938. The bulk of the material is handwritten research notes related to the navigation of the Colorado River. Some of the notes are contained in a card index. The notes include article summaries compiled for Mills' proposed dissertation, Navigation of the Colorado River and its effect on the development of the Arizona frontier. The maps are tracings done by Mills. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Boats and boating | Colorado River -- Discovery and exploration | Colorado River -- Navigation | Ferries | Cargo ships | Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona | Historic mines | Mining districts -- Arizona | Mining districts -- Colorado | Railroad travel | River steamers | Stagecoach lines | Steam-navigation | Trade routes | Waterways 
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69Author:  Sanford, Don Alonzo, 1840-1915Requires cookie*
 Title:  Don Alonzo Sanford papers, 1812-1983 (bulk 1870-1915) ead 
 Date(s):  1812-1983 
 Abstract:  Papers, 1812-1983 (bulk 1870-1915). This collection contains materials relating to Don Alonzo Sanford, a prominent resident of Territorial Arizona who was a Patagonia cattle/ sheep rancher and Tucson politician, as well as a successful Washington, D.C. businessman. This collection is comprised of correspondence, documents, deeds, diaries/ledgers and photographs. The bulk of the material relates to Sanford's Arizona ranch as well as his varied business interests in both Tucson and Washington, D.C. The collection also contains legal records relating to the San Jose de Sonoita land grant. Also included are various maps, blueprints, postcards and negatives. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Sheep industry -- Arizona -- History -- Sources | Cattle trade -- Arizona -- History | Cattle brands -- Arizona | Cattle brands -- Texas | Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona | Indians of North America -- Texas | Kiowa Indians | Comanche Indians | Indians of North America -- Claims against | Land titles -- Arizona -- History -- Sources | Land grants -- Arizona | Ranches -- Arizona -- Records and correspondence 
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70Author:  Jacobs FamilyRequires cookie*
 Title:  Jacobs family papers, 1861-1909 (bulk 1878-1890) ead 
 Date(s):  1861-1909 (bulk 1878-1890) 
 Abstract:  The collection consists of correspondence, letter books, invoices, financial statements, ledgers, journals, receipts, cancelled checks, debit and credit memos, certificate of deposit stubs, draft registers, collection registers, and remittance registers produced by the daily mercantile and banking business of Lionel and Barron Jacobs. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Merchants -- Arizona -- History -- Sources | Bankers -- Arizona -- History -- Sources | Jews -- Arizona -- History -- Sources | Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona -- History -- Sources | Banks and banking -- Arizona -- History -- Sources | Retail trade -- Arizona -- History -- Sources | Freight and freightage -- West (U.S.) | Military bases -- Arizona -- History -- Sources | Pioneers -- Arizona 
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71Author:  Brooks, William E.; Gearin, John M.; Leach, George L.; Mead, Frank; Risley, W.S.(William); Thane, Hazel Cynthia; Thane, Eliza (Lisle); Moyer, Chas.; Ingraham, Fred L.;Requires cookie*
 Title:  Arizona Territorial Correspondence Collection 1866-1919 ead 
 Date(s):  1866-1919 
 Abstract:  This collection contains letters, and in some cases, their accompanying envelopes (covers) written either from Arizona or regarding Arizona matters during the State's Territorial period. The letters address issues such as mail service, statehood, Socialism, mining, ranching, military life, and the granting of a trading post concession. They also reflect the way of life in the Arizona Territory as well as highlight the types of people who were settlers of this area. 
 Repository:  Postal History Foundation, Peggy J. Slusser Memorial Philatelic Library 
 Subjects:  Trading posts--Arizona. | Military bases--Arizona--History. | Frontier and pioneer life--Arizona. | Politics--Arizona. | Mines and mineral resources--Arizona--History. | Harshaw (Ariz.)--History. | Morenci (Ariz.)--History. | Rucker (Ariz.)--History. | San Carlos (Ariz.)--History. | Solomonville (Ariz.)--History. | Yuma (Ariz.)--History. 
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72Author:  Riggs, John Casey, 1874-1943.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Riggs Family Papers 1878-1998 (1900-1942) ead 
 Date(s):  1878-1998 
 Abstract:  This collection contains materials documenting the Riggs pioneer family history from the time Brannick Riggs married Mary Elizabeth Robbins in Texas in 1856, their first wagon train move to Colorado in 1871, and several years later relocating again to southeastern Arizona, arriving and settling in Sulphur Springs Valley in 1879. Their eighth child, John Casey Riggs (1874-1943), was the family’s historian and creator of the bulk of the papers. The collection includes Our El Dorado, a biographical book written by John C. Riggs and his daughter, Jeanette Riggs Roll. Also included in the collection are biographical manuscripts; diaries and journals; business and personal correspondence; business records and ledgers; printed materials, including pamphlets, catalogs, newspapers and clippings; homestead land and mine patents; political papers of John Casey Riggs; maps; and photographs and negatives. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Apache Indians--Arizona. | Banks and banking--Arizona. | Cattle brands--Arizona. | Cattle trade--Arizona--History. | Comanche Indians--Texas--History--19th century. | Frontier and pioneer life--Arizona--Cochise County. | Grazing--Arizona. | Lawyers--Arizona. | Mines and mineral resources--Arizona--Cochise County. | Politicians--Arizona--Biography. | Ranches--Arizona--Cochise County--History--Records and Correspondence. 
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73Author:  Southwest Folklore CenterRequires cookie*
 Title:  Southwest Folklore Center Field Recordings Collection, 1943-ongoing ead 
 Date(s):  1943-ongoing 
 Abstract:  Reel tape recordings produced by University of Arizona Folklore Committee from 1943 through 1978, and after 1979, by the Southwest Folklore Center. Predominately field recordings from southern Arizona, they include cowboy songs and music, oral history interviews and corridos. The collection also includes 12 studio master tape reels recorded by Mexican American singer Lydia Mendoza. This collection was previously titled SWF 011. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Mexican Americans -- Music. | Corridos. | Pioneers. | Frontier and pioneer life. | Yaqui Indians. | Navajo Indians. | Seri Indians. | Apache Indians. | Yuma Indians. | Hopi Indians. | Tohono O'Odham Indians. | Pima Indians. | Mormons--Arizona--Music. | Cowboys. | Cowboys--Songs and music. | Folklore. | Folklore--Arizona. | Mormons--Arizona--Folklore. | Cowboys--Arizona--Folklore. | Cowboys' writings, American. | Ranchers--Arizona. | Fiddle tunes. | Baptists. | Hobo songs. | Harmonica music. | Gospel music. | Bluegrass music. | Banjo music. | Navajo code talkers. 
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74Author:  Arizona State University Libraries. Department of Archives and Special CollectionsRequires cookie*
 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. | Yaqui Indians | Mexican American women | World War, 1939-1945 | Zoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles, Calif, 1943 | Education | Mexican American college students -- Political activity | Student movements | Yaqui Indians | Migrant labor | Arizona -- Emigration and immigration | Illegal aliens | Curriculum planning | Education, Higher | Mexican American women | Education, Higher | Mexican American women | Agricultural laborers | Mexican American women | Mexican Americans -- Genealogy | Mexican American families | Mexican American women | Mexican American families | Mexican American women -- Social life and customs | Mexican American families | Mexican American women -- Social life and customs | Mexican American families | Mexican American women -- Social life and customs | Mexican American families 
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75Author:  Arizona State University. Women's Studies ProgramRequires cookie*
 Title:  Arizona Women's Heritage Project Oral Histories 1981 ead 
 Date(s):  1981 
 Abstract:  This collection houses transcripts of oral histories conducted with 29 Arizona women. Among the subjects covered are migration to Arizona, childhood recollections, family life, employment outside the home, religion, military service, marriage, childrearing, and politics. Also included is supplemental biographical information provided by interviewees. 
 Repository:  Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection 
 Subjects:  Single women -- Arizona -- Social conditions | Women -- Arizona -- Social conditions | Women -- Employment -- Arizona | Dude ranches -- Arizona -- Tempe -- History | Methodist Church -- Arizona -- History | Bed and breakfast accommodations -- Arizona -- Tempe -- History | Women -- Arizona -- Tempe -- Social conditions | Funeral homes -- Arizona -- Glendale | Women -- Arizona -- Glendale -- Societies and clubs | Women -- Arizona -- Glendale -- Social conditions | Women -- Arizona -- Social conditions | Women -- Arizona -- Phoenix -- Societies and clubs | Women volunteers in social service -- Arizona -- Phoenix | Volunteer workers in medical care -- Arizona -- Phoenix | Women -- Arizona -- Phoenix -- Social conditions | Depressions -- 1929 -- United States | African American women -- Arizona -- Phoenix -- Social conditions | African Americans -- Civil rights -- Arizona -- Phoenix | African American beauty operators -- Arizona -- Phoenix | African Americans -- Suffrage -- Arizona -- Phoenix | Women -- Arizona -- Phoenix -- Social conditions | Women -- Arizona -- Phoenix -- Societies and clubs | Women -- Arizona -- Phoenix -- Social conditions | Depressions -- 1929 -- United States | Farm life -- Arizona -- Salt River Valley | Women -- Arizona -- Societies and clubs | School management and organization -- Parent participation -- Arizona | Women -- Arizona -- Phoenix -- Social conditions | World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Arizona | Working mothers -- Arizona -- Phoenix 
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76Author:  Arizona State University Libraries. Department of Archives and Special CollectionsRequires cookie*
 Title:  Arizona Collection Small Manuscripts [CM MSM 1001-CM MSM 2006] 1701-2009 1850-2009 ead 
 Date(s):  1701-2009 
 Abstract:  This guide describes all of the small manuscript collections held in ASC's Arizona Collection. 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 University Library. Greater Arizona Collection 
 Subjects:  Central Arizona Film Cooperative Catalogs | Audio | visual materials | Catalogs | Arizona Instructional Media Network | Memorandums | Agreements | Audio-Visual Materials | University and College Departments | Media | Audio Visual Materials | Arizona Instructional Media Network | Corporation Reports | Annuals | Catalogs | Brochures | Budgets | Corporate Minutes | History -- Societies, etc. | Corporation Reports | Handbooks | Anselm Weber | Navajo Indians | Indians of North America | Navajo Indians | Indian Rights | Politics, Practical | Arizona -- Aviation -- History | Air Bases | Airport 
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77Author:  Arizona State University Libraries. Department of Archives and Special CollectionsRequires cookie*
 Title:  Arizona Collection Small Manuscripts [CM MSM 501-CM MSM 750] 1701-2009 1850-2009 ead 
 Date(s):  1701-2009 
 Abstract:  This guide describes all of the small manuscript collections held in ASC's Arizona Collection. 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 University Library. Greater Arizona Collection 
 Subjects:  Transportation | Commuting | Streets | Trolley | Buses | Water Projects | Irrigation Canals | Safford, Arizona | Yuma, Arizona | Houses | Floods | Families | Pioneers -- Southwestern States | Aztec Land & Cattle Company | Cattle trade -- History | Land Claims | Crime | Criminals | Bibliographies | Manuscripts | Water Quality | United States Department of State | International Boundary & Water Commission | Minutes | Press Releases | Arizona -- History -- To 1912 | Subsistence Homestead Program | Agriculture | Housing | Actions and defenses 
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78Author:  Arizona State University Libraries. Department of Archives and Special CollectionsRequires cookie*
 Title:  Arizona Collection Small Manuscripts [CM MSM 251-CM MSM 500] 1701-2009 1850-2009 ead 
 Date(s):  1701-2009 
 Abstract:  This guide describes all of the small manuscript collections held in ASC's Arizona Collection. 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 University Library. Greater Arizona Collection 
 Subjects:  Alaska | Frontier & Pioneer Life | Photographers | Photographs & Photographic Records | Veterans | Arizona State University | Arizona Territorial Normal School | Degrees | Arizona State Teachers College | Voting | Arizona State College At Tempe | Higher Education | Name Change | Curriculum | Tempe State Teachers College | Hollis Report | Board Of Education | Arizona Board Of Regents | United States Department Of Education | Elections | Engineering | Indians of North America -- Wars -- West (U.S.) | Chemehuevi Indians | Mohave Indians | Legends | Halchidhomas Indians | Canals | Indians of North America | Relations With Early Settlers | Southern Paiute Indians 
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79Author:  Arizona State University Libraries. Department of Archives and Special CollectionsRequires cookie*
 Title:  Arizona Collection Small Manuscripts [CM MSM 1-CM MSM 250] 1701-2009 1850-2009 ead 
 Date(s):  1701-2009 
 Abstract:  This guide describes all of the small manuscript collections held in ASC's Arizona Collection. 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 University Library. Greater Arizona Collection 
 Subjects:  Trails | Horse Stealing | Arizona Territory | Navajo Indians | Navajo Indians -- Government relations | Navajo Indians -- Economic conditions | Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- Globe | Conglomerate corporations | Kwoc Manual | Arizona Southwest Collection Index | Dept Archives & Manuscripts | Authority Files | Civil War | Picacho Peak | Cities & Towns | Cotton Growing | Cotton -- History | Prostitution | Yavapai County | Bonds | Railroads | Water rights | Indians of North America | Indian Reservations | Water reuse -- Arizona | Whitlow Ranch | Queen Creek | Flood control | Agriculture | Ak Chin Indian Community 
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