Empire Ranch Foundation records, 1860-2021

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Empire Ranch Foundation records, 1860-2021

MS 780


Collection Summary

Creator: Empire Ranch Foundation
Boice, Faith
Collection Name:Empire Ranch Foundation records,
Inclusive Dates: 1860-2021
Physical Description: 60 Linear Feet
Abstract:The Empire Ranch Foundation (ERF) is a non-profit organization, established in 1997, that works in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to protect, restore, and sustain the historical buildings and landscapes of the Empire Ranch. The Empire Ranch was established in 1876 and has been a working cattle ranch since, owned by two pioneer families: The Vails (1876-1928) and the Boices (1928-1969). The Empire Ranch was later owned by corporations before being transfered to the Bureau of Land Management, who enforces the preservation of the historic site. In 1997, the ERF was established to help the BLM with preservation projects while also making sure the site is still accessible to the general public. The materials in this collection are from the ERF and reflect their daily operations, preservation projects, research materials, oral histories, events, and other materials. Materials remain in the original order as provided by the Empire Ranch Foundation upon their donation to Special Collections.
Collection Number:MS 780
Language: Materials are in English.
Repository: University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
University of Arizona
PO Box 210055
Tucson, AZ 85721-0055
Phone: 520-621-6423
Fax: 520-621-9733
URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/
E-Mail: LBRY-askspcoll@email.arizona.edu

Biographical Note

The pioneering effort to build the Empire Land and Cattle Company in Arizona got underway in 1876 when two Englishmen, Walter Vail and Herbert Hislop, came to Tucson Arizona and purchased the Fish Ranch, located about 50 miles southeast of town. This small ranch was destined to grow to become one of Southern Arizona's largest cattle ranches. It is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

The Empire Ranch Foundation is a non-profit organization, established in 1997, that works in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to protect, restore, and sustain the historical buildings and landscapes of the Empire Ranch. The Empire Ranch was established in 1876 and has been a working cattle ranch since, owned by two pioneer families: The Vails (1876-1928) and the Boices (1928-1969). The Empire Ranch was later owned by corporations before being transfered to the Bureau of Land Management, who enforces the preservation of the historic site. In 1997, the Empire Ranch Foundation was established to help the Bureau of Land Management with preservation projects while also making sure the site is still accessible to the general public.


Scope and Content Note

This collection is divided into 9 major series. Series I includes various documents from the Empire Ranch Foundation, including Board of Directors business meetings, Board of Directors planning meetings, Committee documents, reports, events materials, grant funding and grant related project materials, financial documents, tax documents, newsletters, preservation project documents, correspondence, and various exhibit materials. Series II is a grouping of technical reports from the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Statistical Research, Inc. (SRI), the US National Park Service (NPS), and others. The materials have been grouped into subseries for ease of use. Series III includes a series of books and monographs pertaining to the Empire Ranch. Series IV includes several journals and journal articles written about the Empire Ranch and serve as research materials for those interested in the rich history of the Empire Ranch. Series V includes newspapers and newspaper clippings pertaining to Empire Ranch.

Series VI is made up of groupings of similar documents collected by the Empire Ranch Foundation. Materials include correspondence (mostly from the Vail and Boice families), genealogy charts, land and legal government documents, maps, files about inviduals, families, ranches, and mines, several unpublished articles and accounts, thesis files from Gregory Dowell (who completed a thesis on the Empire Ranch), as well as additional miscellanous documents.

Series VII includes oral histories and accounts. Series VIII includes several photographs from various time periods at the Empire Ranch. Series IX includes videos and audio recordings. This series is currently restricted until access copies are made from the originals -- please reach out to an archivist for additional information.


Organization

This collection is organized into 9 series.
Series I: Empire Ranch Foundation documents, 1988-2021
Subseries 1: Board of Directors Business Meetings, 1996-2021
Subseries 2: Board of Directors Planning Meetings, 1997-2016
Subseries 3: Committees, 2001-2020
Subseries 4: Documents/Reports, 1988-2021
Subseries 5: Events, 1997-2020
Subseries 6: Grant Funds/Projects, 1998-2018
Subseries 7: Financial, 1997-2021
Subseries 8: Newsletter, 2008-2021
Subseries 9: Preservation Projects, 1995-2018
Subseries 10: Correspondence
Subseries 11: Exhibits, 2006-2019
Series II: Technical reports, 1970-2017
Subseries 1: US Bureau of Land Management, 1994-2017
Subseries 2: Statistical Research, Inc. (SRI), 1998-2010
Subseries 3: US National Park Service, 1989-1995
Subseries 4: Others, 1970-2016
Series III: Books and monographs, 1889-2019
Series IV: Journals/Journal articles, 1935-2020
Series V: Newspapers/Newspaper clippings, 1881-2015
Series VI: Other documents, 1860-2018
Subseries 1: Correspondence, 1875-1928
Subseries 2: Genealogy Charts, undated
Subseries 3: Land and Legal Government Documents, 1860-2005
Subseries 4: Maps, 1860-2014
Subseries 5: Other Documents, 1874-2018
Subseries 6: Files about Individuals, Families, Ranches, and Mines, 1909-2018
Subseries 7: Unpublished Articles and Accounts, 1920-2007
Subseries 8: Gregory Dowell Thesis Files, bulk: 1976-1978
Series VII: Oral histories and accounts, 1957-2013
Series VIII: Photographs, 1880-2016
Series IX: Video/Audio recordings, 1992-2019

Restrictions

Restrictions

Use of original audio visual materialsis restricted due to their fragile nature. No access copies are currently available. AV materials must be digitally reproduced to facilitate research access. Digitized audiovisual content is/may be restricted to reading room access only. Please contact Special Collections for more information.

Copyright

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from theowner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.


Access Terms

Personal Name(s)
Boice, Faith

Geographic Name(s)
Empire Ranch (Ariz.)

Subject(s)
Business Enterprises -- Arizona -- Archives
Ranches -- Arizona


Administrative Information

Credit Line

Empire Ranch Foundation records (MS 780). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries

Processing History

Processed by Michelle Nicole Boyer-Kelly in 2022.


Container List

Series I: Empire Ranch Foundation documents, 1988-2021
Scope and Contents
This series consists of documents mainly created by the Empire Ranch Foundation. Types of documents include Board of Directors business meetings, Board of Directors planning meetings, Committee documents, reports, events materials, grant funding and grant related project materials, financial documents, tax documents, newsletters, preservation project documents, correspondence, and various exhibit materials. Materials are often arranged alphabetically or chronologically on the finding aid, but remain in their original order within the collection as created by the Empire Ranch Foundation.
Subseries 1: Board of Directors Business Meetings, 1996-2021
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes Board of Directors business meeting notes. Materials include Minutes, Notice of Board Meeting and Agenda, and various committee reports. Materials remain in original order provided by Empire Ranch Foundation. They are arranged chronologically on the finding aid.
Empire Ranch Foundation. Board of Directors Meetings, 2021
Empire Ranch Foundation. Board of Directors Meetings, 2020
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47627 Empire Ranch Foundation. Board of Directors Meetings, 2019
47626 Empire Ranch Foundation. Board of Directors Meetings, 2018
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46600 Empire Ranch Foundation. Board of Directors Meetings, 2017
46566 Empire Ranch Foundation. Board of Directors Meetings, 2016
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47663 Empire Ranch Foundation. Board of Directors Meetings, 2015
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30475 Empire Ranch Foundation. Board of Directors Meetings, 2014
30436 Empire Ranch Foundation. Board of Directors Meetings, 2013
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23408 Empire Ranch Foundation. Board of Directors Meetings, 2012
23375 Empire Ranch Foundation. Board of Directors Meetings, 2011
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20323 Empire Ranch Foundation. Board of Directors Meetings, 2010
20280 Empire Ranch Foundation. Board of Directors Meetings, 2009
20279 Empire Ranch Foundation. Board of Directors Meetings, 2008
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16246 Empire Ranch Foundation. Board of Directors Meetings, 2007
16245 Empire Ranch Foundation. Board of Directors Meetings, 2006
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2266 Empire Ranch Foundation. Board of Directors Meetings, 2004
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133 Empire Ranch Foundation. Board of Directors Meetings, 2003
134 Empire Ranch Foundation. Board of Directors Meetings, 2002
135 Empire Ranch Foundation. Board of Directors Meetings, 2001
136 Empire Ranch Foundation. Board of Directors Meetings, 2000
137 Empire Ranch Foundation. Board of Directors Meetings, 1999
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2267 Empire Ranch Foundation. Board of Directors Meetings, 1998
2268 Empire Ranch Foundation. Board of Directors Meetings, 1997
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47625 Empire Ranch Foundation. Formative meetings of Empire Ranch Foundation, 1995-1996
Subseries 2: Board of Directors Planning Meetings, 1997-2016
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes planning meeting notes, documents, and other related materials. Items have been arranged chronologically and remain in their original order as provided by the Empire Ranch Foundation.
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20352 BLM/ERF Planning Meeting, February 15, 1997
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11 Kick-off Planning Meeting, April 23, 1999
138 Training and Planning Coordination Meeting, 2001
139 Training and Planning Meeting, 2002
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2269 Training and Planning Meeting, October 8, 2003
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12 Adaptive Reuse Planning, 2002-2003
13 Empire Ranch Headquarters Charrette Meeting Materials, April 26, 2003
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2270 Planning Meeting, 2004
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39521 BLM/ERF Planning Meeting, February 9, 2005
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20292 BLM/ERF Planning Meeting, March 18, 2006
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47622 BLM/ERF Planning Meeting, January 28, 2006
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14218 BLM/ERF Planning Meeting, February 28, 2007
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16261 BLM/ERF Planning Meeting, July 19, 2008
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20291 BLM/ERF Planning Meeting, July 18, 2009
20349 BLM/ERF Planning Meeting, July 17, 2010
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23395 BLM/ERF Planning Meeting, July 18, 2011
23426 BLM/ERF Planning Meeting, July 21, 2012
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30453 BLM/ERF Planning Meeting, May 18, 2013
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39497 BLM/ERF Planning Meeting, May 17, 2014
39541 BLM/ERF Planning Meeting, May 16, 2015
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46567 BLM/ERF Planning Meeting, May 21, 2016
Subseries 3: Committees, 2001-2020
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes notes from various committees. The materials are arranged alphabetically on the finding aid, but remain in original order in the collection.
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14217 Advisory Committee. Meetings, 2007-2009
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2271 Art Committee. Reports, 2002-2003
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14222 Bylaws Committee. Reports, 2002-2007
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16260 Bylaws Committee. Reports, 2008
Bylaws Committee. Reports, 2020
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2272 Construction Committee. Meetings/reports, 2000-2001
2273 Development Committee. Meetings/reports, 2005
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20296 Development/Finance Committee. Meetings, 2007
20295 Education Committee, Meetings, 2009
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47637 Education, Interpretation, and Outreach Committee. Meetings, 2018
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46572 Events Committee. Meetings, 2016-2019
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30473 Executive Committee. Meetings, 2001
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2274 Executive Committee. Meetings, 2002
2275 Executive Committee. Meetings, 2003
2276 Executive Committee. Meetings, 2004
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16258 Executive Committee. Meetings, 2006-2007
16277 Executive Committee. Meetings, 2007-2008
16278 Executive Committee. Meetings, 2008-2009
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20281 Executive Committee. Meetings, 2009-2010
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47638 Executive Committee. Meetings, 2017-2018
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20359 Finance Committee. Meetings/reports, 2002
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2277 Finance Committee. Meetings/reports, 2003
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47661 Finance & Development Committee. Meetings/reports, 2015-2016
Finance & Development Committee. Meetings/reports, 2020
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2278 Fundraising Committee. Meetings/reports, 2002
2279 Fundraising Committee. Meetings/reports, 2003
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20355 Fundraising Plan and Teams. Meetings/reports, 1998
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2280 Fundraising & Finance Committee. Meetings/reports, 2004
2281 Fundraising & Finance Committee. Meetings/reports, 2005
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15 History, Archives, and Publications Committee. Empire Ranch Timeline, 2000-2001
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20294 History, Archives, and Publications Committee. HAP Meeting Agendas and Notes, 2005-2009
20328 History, Archives, and Publications Committee. HAP Meeting Agendas and Notes, 2010-2016
20293 History, Archives, and Publications Committee. HAP Projects and Goals, 2005-2009
20329 History, Archives, and Publications Committee. HAP Projects and Goals, 2010-2016
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16272 Honorary members. Appointment letter for honorary members, December 14, 1998
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16 Hughes, Susan. Inventory of oral histories related to the Empire Ranch, 2001-2002
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16257 Interim Interpretive Materials Task Force. Meetings/reports, 2006
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47671 Interpretation Committee. Meetings/reports, 2019
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23403 Interpretive Prospectus Committee. Meetings/reports, 2011
23434 Landscape Committee. Meetings/reports, 2011-2013
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20358 Nomination Committee. Meeting/reports, 2003-2004
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2282 Oral History/Archives. Reports, 2002-2004
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20354 Oral History Project Committee. Meetings/reports, 1997
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47670 Outreach/Education Committee. Reports, 2019-2021
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2283 Preservation Committee. Meetings/reports, 2002
2284 Preservation Committee. Meetings/reports, 2003
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20282 Preservation Committee. Meetings/reports, 2004
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14223 Preservation Committee. Meetings/reports, 2006
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16253 Preservation Committee. Meetings/reports, 2007
16254 Preservation Committee. Meetings/reports, 2008
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20324 Preservation Committee. Meetings/reports, 2009
20325 Preservation Committee. Meetings/reports, 2010
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23433 Preservation Committee, Meetings/reports, 2011-2012
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396 Preservation Committee. Meetings/reports, 2014
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2285 Publications. Reports, 2002-2003
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14 Unknown committee. Empire Ranch Foundation Oral History Inventory, February 27, 1998
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2286 Volunteer Committee. Reports, 2002-2004
Subseries 4: Documents/Reports, 1988-2021
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes several different reports and Empire Ranch related documents. Documents are arranged alphabetically by author on the finding aid but remain in their original order within the collection.
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14179 American Quarter Horse Association. AQHA Ride Program. Training Manual, undated
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17 Arizona Corporation Commission. Certificate of Disclosure for Empire Ranch Foundation, 1997
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14180 Arizona Dept. of Revenue. Notice of Employer Withholding Identification Number, 1997
14176 Association of Partners for Public Lands. Empire Ranch Foundation Workshop with the Tucson Field Office, BLM, 2004
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2289 Bureau of Land Management. Amendments/ Modifications to BLM/ERF Assistance Agreement., 1999-2002
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1390 Bureau of Land Management. Amendments/ Modifications to BLM/ERF Assistance Agreement, 2002-2006
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20345 Bureau of Land Management. Arizona Gila District. Tucson Field Office. Las Cienegas National Conservation Area. Map, 2007
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39524 Bureau of Land Management. Assessment of the Trees & Plants at Empire Ranch Headquarters, 2006
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18 Bureau of Land Management. BLM/ERF Assistance Agreement, 1998
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20348 Bureau of Land Management. BLM/ERF Assistance Agreement, August 7, 2007
20346 Bureau of Land Management. BLM/ERF Assistance Agreement, August 8, 2009
20347 Bureau of Land Management. BLM/ERF Assistance Agreement, July 31, 2009
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30441 Bureau of Land Management. BLM/ERF Assistance Agreement, 2011
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46603 Bureau of Land Management. BLM/ERF Assistance Agreement, 2016
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19 Bureau of Land Management. BLM/ERF Assistance Agreement Renewal, 2001
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2287 Bureau of Land Management. Cooperative Management Agreement Between the Empire Ranch Foundation and the U. S. Department of the Interior, 1997
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14212 Bureau of Land Management. Correspondence from Jesse J. Juen, Field Manager to Sherry Buzzard and Carey Ingram, 1997-1998
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2288 Bureau of Land Management. Description of Work and Requirements for Developing a Preservation Project Plan and Work Schedule for the Empire Ranch House, 1998
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46576 Bureau of Land Management. Empire Cienega Land Exchange, 1988
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47618 Bureau of Land Management. The Empire and Cienega Ranches, undated
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39513 Bureau of Land Management. Empire Cienega Resource Conservation Area. Location Map, 1998
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23372 Bureau of Land Management. Empire Ranch Heritage Tourism Project, undated
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14220 Bureau of Land Management. Excellence in Public Lands Partnership Award, 2008
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46574 Bureau of Land Management. Junior Explorer Handbook. Desert Fishes, undated
46575 Bureau of Land Management. Junior Explorer Handbook. Ironwood National Monument, undated
46573 Bureau of Land Management. Junior Explorer Handbook. Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, undated
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39496 Bureau of Land Management. Hands on the Land/Youth in Wilderness Program, 2014
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46595 Bureau of Land Management. Heritage Technical Team , 2012
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14201 Bureau of Land Management. Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, 1999
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23373 Bureau of Land Management. Las Cienegas National Conservation Area. The Empire Ranch and Homestead, undated
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14170 Bureau of Land Management. Las Cienegas NCA Dedication Team, 2001
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39496 Bureau of Land Management. Las Cienegas Youth Education Coordination Meeting, 2014
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30450 Bureau of Land Management. National Landscape Conservation System, 2007
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46577 Bureau of Land Management. Phoenix District. Empire Cienega Resource Conservation Area. Brochure, undated
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23421 Cienega Watershed Partnership. Nomination for Arizona Governor's Award for Public Archaeology, 2012
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16249 Coronado National Forest/ Bureau of Land Management--Tucson Field Office. Preserve America 2009 Presidential Award Nomination. San Pedro/Las Cienegas heritage Preservation Partnerships, 2008
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14204 Donaldson, Mac. Ranch Tradition and Conservation in the Empire-Cienega Valley, 1999
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46584 Empire Ranch Foundation. 140th anniversary celebration materials, 2016
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14177 Empire Ranch Foundation. Adaptive Reuse Decisions, 2004
14219 Empire Ranch Foundation. Adaptive Reuse Plan. Summary of Recommendations and Decisions/Actions Taken, 2007-2008
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20307 Empire Ranch Foundation. Adaptive Reuse Plan. Summary of Recommendations and Decisions/Actions Taken, 2009
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39539 Empire Ranch Foundation. Adaptive Reuse Plan. Summary of Recommendations and Decisions/Actions Taken, 2010-2019
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47618 Empire Ranch Foundation. Administrative Services Agreements, 2014-2019
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16227 Empire Ranch Foundation. Agreement between ERF and Statistical Research Incorporated for the Restoration of the Doors and Windows in the Empire Ranch House, 1999
16226 Empire Ranch Foundation. Agreement for Services and Construction with Statistical Research Incorporated, 2001-2006
16229 Empire Ranch Foundation. Agreement for Services and Construction with Statistical Research Incorporated, 2007-2010
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47619 Empire Ranch Foundation. Alternate Docent Tour While Ranch House is Closed, 2017
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16250 Empire Ranch Foundation. Annual Report to the Bureau of Land Management, 2006-2007
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23416 Empire Ranch Foundation. Arcadia Press Book permission correspondence, 2012
23420 Empire Ranch Foundation. Arena panel fundraising, 2012
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46588 Empire Ranch Foundation. Arizona Corporation Commission Annual Reports, 1998-2006
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110 Empire Ranch Foundation. Articles of Incorporation, 1997
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30482 Empire Ranch Foundation. Board Contact Lists, 2006-2016
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47640 Empire Ranch Foundation. Board Contact Lists, 2017
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142 Empire Ranch Foundation. Board Mailing Lists, 1999-2013
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1392 Empire Ranch Foundation. Board of Directors Biographies, 1997-2013
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39510 Empire Ranch Foundation. Board of Directors Biographies, 2014-2019
Empire Ranch Foundation. Board of Directors Biographies, 2020
Empire Ranch Foundation. Board of Directors Guidelines, 2014
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1391 Empire Ranch Foundation. Board of Directors Lists/Terms, 1997-2013
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114 Empire Ranch Foundation. Board of Directors. Master Planning the Empire Ranch Headquarters. The Empire Ranch Western Heritage and Education Center, part III: chapter 3: Restoring the Empire Ranch House, 2001
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47621 Empire Ranch Foundation. Board of Directors Orientation Manual, 2017
Empire Ranch Foundation. Bookmarks, undated
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1393 Empire Ranch Foundation. Brochure, various
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14205 Empire Ranch Foundation. Business cards, undated
14221 Empire Ranch Foundation. Bylaws, 1997
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140 Empire Ranch Foundation. Bylaws, 1998
141 Empire Ranch Foundation. Calendars, 2001-2013
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30484 Empire Ranch Foundation. Committee Assignments, 2013-2019
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1394 Empire Ranch Foundation. Committee Structure, 2002-2013
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20356 Empire Ranch Foundation. Correspondence from Carey Ingram to BLM, the Board of Directors, and Laura "Dusty" Vail Ingram, 1997-1998
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46605 Empire Ranch Foundation. Diary of a Desert Trail publication, 2016
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30437 Empire Ranch Foundation. Docent Information & Contact Sheet, 2011
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23389 Empire Ranch Foundation. Docent Training Manual, 2011
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30452 Empire Ranch Foundation. Docent Training Manual, 2013
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39531 Empire Ranch Foundation. Docent Training Manual, 2015
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46583 Empire Ranch Foundation. Docent Training Manual, 2016
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47653 Empire Ranch Foundation. Docent Training Manual, 2019
Empire Ranch Foundation. Docent Training Manual, 2020
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23390 Empire Ranch Foundation. Docent Training Program, 2011
23417 Empire Ranch Foundation. Docent tours, 2012-2018
Empire Ranch Foundation. Docent tours, 2019
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46582 Empire Ranch Foundation. Donor recognition policy, 2016
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30486 Empire Ranch Foundation. Empire Ranch Foundation Database User Instructions, 2014
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1397 Empire Ranch Foundation. The Empire Ranch Headquarters Master Plan Development, 1999
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23374 Empire Ranch Foundation. The Empire Ranch Headquarters Preservation Project, 1999
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118 Empire Ranch Foundation. The Empire Ranch House. A Brief History, undated
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23415 Empire Ranch Foundation. ERF Event & other calendars, 2012
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20304 Empire Ranch Foundation. Independent Contractor Agreements, 1998-2006
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112 Empire Ranch Foundation. Master Planning Empire Ranch Headquarters, Mission Visions and Goals, 2000
113 Empire Ranch Foundation. Master Planning the Empire Ranch Headquarters. The Empire Ranch Western Heritage and Education Center, part III: chapter 3: Restoring the Empire Ranch House, 2000
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47619 Empire Ranch Foundation. Meeting to Discuss a Master Plan for Empire Ranch Headquarters, 1998
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14175 Empire Ranch Foundation. Members and supporters, 2014
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46581 Empire Ranch Foundation. Members and supporters, 2015
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1395 Empire Ranch Foundation. Membership appeal letters, 2000-2012
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30483 Empire Ranch Foundation. Membership appeal letters, 2013-2018
Empire Ranch Foundation. Membership appeal letters, 2019
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39535 Empire Ranch Foundation. Membership card and membership sticker, 2015
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20353 Empire Ranch Foundation. Mission statement, 1997
20316 Empire Ranch Foundation. National Register of Historic Places. Historic District Nomination, 2010
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39522 Empire Ranch Foundation. National Register of Historic Places. Nomination Form, 1975
39540 Empire Ranch Foundation. Nomination of Chris Schrager for Governor's Archaeology Advisory Commission Award in the Public Archaeology category, 2014
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16251 Empire Ranch Foundation. Nonprofit Organization Report to Federal Land Management Agency. Statement of Program Services--Operations, 2006-2007
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20305 Empire Ranch Foundation. Postcards, 2009
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1398 Empire Ranch Foundation. Preservation Progress Reports, 2001-2004
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14202 Empire Ranch Foundation. Request for Proposal for Stabilization, Preservation, and Adaptive Reuse at the Empire Ranch Headquarters and the Empire Ranch House, 2006
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16259 Empire Ranch Foundation. Restated Bylaws, 2008
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20306 Empire Ranch Foundation. Revised Bylaws, 2005
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14172 Empire Ranch Foundation. Room Description Signage , 2004
14207 Empire Ranch Foundation. Room Description Signage , 2007
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30464 Empire Ranch Foundation. Room Description Signage , 2013-2014
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1396 Empire Ranch Foundation. Rooms of the Empire Ranch House: Past Uses, Future Plans, and Progress, undated
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111 Empire Ranch Foundation. Stabilizing the Empire. Historic Preservation: A Legacy from the Past, A Promise for the Future, 1998
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46571 Empire Ranch Foundation. Survey, 2015
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14173 Empire Ranch Foundation. Timeline, undated
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30471 Empire Ranch Foundation. Visitor Contact Station & Ranch Store, 2013
30466 Empire Ranch Foundation. Visitor Log, 2007-2010
30442 Empire Ranch Foundation. Visitor Log, 2010-2012
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39542 Empire Ranch Foundation. Visitor Log, 2012-2015
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46586 Empire Ranch Foundation. Visitor Log, 2015-2017
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47655 Empire Ranch Foundation. Visitor Log, 2018-2019
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23419 Empire Ranch Foundation. Walking tour brochure, 2012
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30465 Empire Ranch Foundation. Website redesign, 2013
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115 Empire Ranch Foundation. The Western Heritage Site and Educational Center, 2002
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13100 Empire Ranch Foundation. Westerns Filmed in Empire Ranch Territory, 2005
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117 Empire Ranch Foundation. What's Special about the Empire Ranch draft, 2002
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14200 Empire Ranch Foundation/BLM. Funding Requirements. Partnership Approach and Assistance Agreement. Basic Components of the Western Heritage Site and Educational Center, 2001-2002
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46604 Historic American Landscape Survey. Empire Landscape Plan, 2016
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119 Hughes, Susan. Empire Ranch Foundation logos and promotional material, 1997
120 Hughes, Susan and Woods, Jane. Arizona Historical Society Library Research, 2000
121 Internal Revenue Service. Draft 1023 Application for 501 (c) (3) status and letter from IRS (March 8, 1998) granting the status, 1997-1998
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13101 McFarlin, Shela. Examples of Living History on Ranch Heritage Interpretive Sites, undated
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122 McFarlin, Shela. Master Plan for the Empire Ranch Headquarters. Draft prepared for BLM and Empire Ranch Foundation., 2000
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14203 Sheridan, Thomas. Ranching Within Pima County. An Overview of Ranch Conservation , 1999
14178 Sonoita Valley Planning Partnership. Meetings & Updates, 1998
14171 Sonoran Institute. Agreement Between the Sonoran Institute and the Empire Ranch Foundation, 2001
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123 Statistical Research Incorporated. SRI Adaptive Reuse Updates, 2003
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16224 Statistical Research Incorporated. SRI/Empire Ranch Preservation Projects Updates, 2003-2006
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20315 U.S. Congress. Public Law 106-538, 106th Congress, To establish the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area in the State of Arizona, 2000
20344 Vail, Timothy. Nathan Russell Vail Jr. Endowed Fund, 2007
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124 Wilkening, Laurel. Boices on the Empire, 2001
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16247 Wilkening, Laurel. Building the Empire Ranch, Part 2, 2001
Subseries 5: Events, 1997-2020
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes materials related to various events held by the Empire Ranch Foundation and others. Materials include posters, flyers, documents, presentations, and other materials. The materials are arranged in their original order from the Empire Ranch Foundation.
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125 ERF. Empire Ranch Open House, October 16, 1999
126 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Art Show. "Generations of the Empire", September 15, 2001
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12490 ERF. Cowboy Life Exhibit Opening and Family Fun Day Journey Stories poster, 2014
12607 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House, large poster, November 5, 2016
12609 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House, large poster, November 4, 2017
12669 ERF. Empire Ranch Cowboy Festival. Events Map, November 2, 2019
12388 ERF. Western Movies at the Loft: Red River, July 14, 2011
12425 ERF. Western Movies at the Loft: Monte Walsh, May 3, 2012
12468 ERF. Western Movies at the Loft: 3:10 to Yuma, August 15, 2013
12507 ERF. Western Movies at the Loft: El Dorado, August 7, 2014
12530 ERF. Western Movies at the Loft: The Shootist, August 12, 2015
12652 ERF. Western Movies at the Loft: The Outlaw Josey Wales--Large Poster, August 8, 2018
12651 ERF. Western Movies at the Loft: Oklahoma--Large Poster, September 15, 2019
12664 ERF. Loft Cinema Solar Cinema showing of 3:10 to Yuma, September 20, 2018
12650 ERF. Empire Ranch Cowboy Festival. Poster, large, November 3, 2018
12665 ERF. Loft Cinema Solar Cinema showing of Red River, July 13, 2019
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1399 ERF. Annual Western Art Show and Sale, August 13-September 13, 2001
13102 ERF. Fundraising Event, undated
13103 ERF. Legacy Day, April 2, 2004
13104 ERF. Public Day, May 22, 1999
13105 ERF. A NCCC Empire Ranch Day, October 29, 1997
13106 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Art Show. "Generations of the Empire". Planning, September 15, 2001
13107 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Art Show. "Generations of the Empire". Activities & Entertainment, September 14, 2002
13108 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Art Show. "Generations of the Empire". Planning, September 14, 2002
13109 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Art Show. "Generations of the Empire". Vendors, September 14, 2002
13110 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Art Show. "Generations of the Empire". Volunteers, September 14, 2002
13111 ERF. Empire Ranch Dinner. Vernacular Architecture Forum Conference, April 14, 2005
13112 ERF. Tucson Rodeo Parade, undated
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14156 ERF. Shoot Out at the Empire Ranch, April 30, 2005
14157 ERF. Artist Shoot Out, April 29, 2006
14158 ERF. Empire 100. Artists Mailings, January 7-February 15, 2003
14159 ERF. Empire 100. Art Sales, January 7-February 15, 2003
14160 ERF. Empire 100. Invitations, January 7-February 15, 2003
14161 ERF. Empire 100. Publicity, January 7-February 15, 2003
14162 ERF. Empire 100. Artists Mailings, January 12-February 27, 2004
14163 ERF. Empire 100. Art Sales, January 12-February 27, 2004
14164 ERF. Empire 100. Invitations, January 12-February 27, 2004
14165 ERF. Empire 100. Publicity, January 12-February 27, 2004
14166 ERF. Empire 100. Artists Mailings, January 10-February 25, 2005
14167 ERF. Empire 100. Art Sales, January 10-February 25, 2005
14168 ERF. Empire 100. Invitations, January 10-February 25, 2005
14169 ERF. Empire 100. Publicity, January 10-February 25, 2005
14191 ERF. Empire 100. Invitations, January 22-February 28, 2007
14192 ERF. Empire 100. Invitations, January 22-February 29, 2008
14193 ERF. Empire 100. Artists Mailing and Images of art accepted, January 22-February 29, 2008
14194 ERF. Empire 100. Publicity, January 22-February 29, 2008
14198 ERF. Member Potluck Invitations, 2003-2007
14216 Sonoran Institute. National Landscape Conservation System Media Tour, February 27-29, 2008
14196 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup. "Growing Up on the Empire Ranch, A Western Experience". Flyers, Save the Date, and Program, October 27, 2007
14197 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup. "Growing Up on the Empire Ranch, A Western Experience". Publicity, October 27, 2007
14174 ERF. National Cowboy Hall of Fame at the Empire, September 23, 2002
14199 ERF. Roundup Dinner, October 27, 2007
14152 ERF. Spring Trail Ride & BBQ, May 19, 2001
14153 ERF. Spring Trail Ride & BBQ, May 4, 2002
14154 ERF. Spring Trail Ride, May 10, 2003
14155 ERF. Spring Trail Ride, May 8, 2004
14195 ERF. Volunteer Work Days, 2007-2008
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16263 ERF. Artist Shoot Out, April 27-28, 2007
16271 ERF. Open House, October 16, 1999
16233 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Art Show. Western Life Featuring Women on the Empire. Art Show, September 30, 2006
16234 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Art Show. Western Life Featuring Women on the Empire. Flyers, Save the Date, September 30, 2006
16235 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Art Show. Western Life Featuring Women on the Empire. Planning, September 30, 2006
16236 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Art Show. Western Life Featuring Women on the Empire. Volunteers, September 30, 2006
16237 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup. "Growing Up on the Empire Ranch, A Western Experience". Auction & Raffle, October 27, 2007
16238 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup. "Growing Up on the Empire Ranch, A Western Experience". Planning, October 27, 2007
16239 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup. "Growing Up on the Empire Ranch, A Western Experience". Volunteers, October 27, 2007
16240 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. "Cowboy Life on the Empire". Auction & Raffle, November 1, 2008
16241 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. "Cowboy Life on the Empire". Flyers & Program, November 1, 2008
16242 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. "Cowboy Life on the Empire". Planning, November 1, 2008
16243 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. "Cowboy Life on the Empire". Publicity, November 1, 2008
16244 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. "Cowboy Life on the Empire". Volunteers, November 1, 2008
16230 ERF. Wild About the Grasslands!, 2007
16231 ERF. Wild About the Grasslands! , 2008
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20361 ERF. Empire 100. Artists Mailings, January 23-February 24, 2006
20362 ERF. Empire 100. Art Sales, January 23-February 24, 2006
20364 ERF. Empire 100. Artists Mailings, January 22-February 28, 2007
20363 ERF. Empire 100. Planning, January 22-February 28, 2007
20365 ERF. Empire 100. Publicity, January 22-February 28, 2007
20366 ERF. Empire 100. Planning, January 22-February 29, 2008
20303 ERF. Empire 100. Budget and Planning, January 12-March 13, 2009
20289 ERF. Empire 100. Invitations, January 12-March 13, 2009
20290 ERF. Empire 100. Publicity, January 12-March 13, 2009
20310 ERF. Empire 100. Budget and Planning, January 11-March 12, 2010
20309 ERF. Empire 100. Invitations, January 11-March 12, 2010
20308 ERF. Empire 100. Publicity, January 11-March 12, 2010
20342 ERF. Legacy Day, May 6, 2009
20340 ERF. Legacy Day, May 5, 2010
20330 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Western Art Show & Sale. Back to the Future…Our Past, Present, Future, Art Show, September 11, 2004
20331 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Western Art Show & Sale. Back to the Future…Our Past, Present, Future, Flyer & Save the Date Card, September 11, 2004
20332 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Western Art Show & Sale. Back to the Future…Our Past, Present, Future, Planning, September 11, 2004
20333 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Western Art Show & Sale. Hollywood on the Empire, Art Show, October 1, 2005
20334 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Western Art Show & Sale. Hollywood on the Empire, Flyer & Save the Date Card, October 1, 2005
20335 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Western Art Show & Sale. Hollywood on the Empire, Participants, October 1, 2005
20336 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Western Art Show & Sale. Hollywood on the Empire, Planning, October 1, 2005
20337 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Western Art Show & Sale. Hollywood on the Empire, Publicity, October 1, 2005
20338 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Western Art Show & Sale. Hollywood on the Empire, Sponsors, October 1, 2005
20339 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Western Art Show & Sale. Hollywood on the Empire, Volunteers, October 1, 2005
20283 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. "Cowboy Country". Auction & Raffle, October 24, 2009
20284 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. "Cowboy Country". Flyers & Program, October 24, 2009
20285 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. "Cowboy Country". Planning, October 24, 2009
20286 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. "Cowboy Country". Publicity, October 24, 2009
20287 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. "Cowboy Country". Volunteers & Presenters, October 24, 2009
20317 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. Auction and Raffle, October 23, 2010
20318 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. Flyers & Program, October 23, 2010
20319 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. Planning, October 23, 2010
20320 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. Publicity, October 23, 2010
20321 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. Volunteers & Presenters, October 23, 2010
20322 ERF. Spring Trail Ride, April 17, 2010
20297 ERF. Western Shindig, March 7, 2009
20350 ERF. Wild About the Grassland brochure, 2010
20288 ERF. Wild About the Grasslands!, 2009
20313 ERF. Wild About the Grasslands! Spring Camp, March 15-17, 2010
20314 ERF. Wild About the Grasslands!, June 2-June 11, 2010
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2265 ERF. The Decoy. A Justin Kreinbrink Film. Sneak Preview, June 25, 2006
2247 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Art Show. "A Heart for the Empire Ranch". Art Show Files, September 16, 2000
2248 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Art Show. "A Heart for the Empire Ranch". Flyer & Program, September 16, 2000
2249 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Art Show. "A Heart for the Empire Ranch". Planning Files, September 16, 2000
2250 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Art Show. "A Heart for the Empire Ranch". Publicity, September 16, 2000
2251 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Art Show. "A Heart for the Empire Ranch". Registration., September 16, 2000
2252 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Art Show. "A Heart for the Empire Ranch". Vendors, September 16, 2000
2253 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Art Show. "Generations of the Empire". Art Show, September 14, 2002
2254 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Art Show. "Generations of the Empire". Flyer & Program, September 14, 2002
2255 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Art Show. "Cowboys, Cattle, and Chuckwagons". Activities and Entertainment, September 20, 2003
2256 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Art Show. "Cowboys, Cattle, and Chuckwagons". Art Show, September 20, 2003
2257 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Art Show. "Cowboys, Cattle, and Chuckwagons". Finances, September 20, 2003
2258 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Art Show. "Cowboys, Cattle, and Chuckwagons". Forms & Letters, September 20, 2003
2259 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Art Show. "Cowboys, Cattle, and Chuckwagons". Flyers, Save the Date, and Program, September 20, 2003
2260 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Art Show. "Cowboys, Cattle, and Chuckwagons". Planning, September 20, 2003
2261 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Art Show. "Cowboys, Cattle, and Chuckwagons". Publicity, September 20, 2003
2262 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Art Show. "Cowboys, Cattle, and Chuckwagons". Sponsors, September 20, 2003
2263 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Art Show. "Cowboys, Cattle, and Chuckwagons". Vendors, September 20, 2003
2264 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Art Show. "Cowboys, Cattle, and Chuckwagons". Volunteers, September 20, 2003
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23378 ERF. Empire 100. Invitations, January 10-March 10, 2011
23402 ERF. Empire 100. Invitations, January 9-March 12, 2012
23406 ERF. Empire 100. Publicity, January 9-March 12, 2012
23407 ERF. Empire 100. Budget and Planning, January 9-March 12, 2012
23393 ERF. Legacy Day, May 4, 2011
23422 ERF. Legacy Day, May 2, 2012
23391 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. Planning, November 5, 2011
23398 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. Auction and Raffle, November 5, 2011
23399 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. Flyers & Program, November 5, 2011
23400 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. Publicity, November 5, 2011
23401 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. Volunteers & Presenters, November 5, 2011
23428 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. Planning, November 3, 2012
23429 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. Auction and Raffle, November 3, 2012
23430 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. Flyers & Program, November 3, 2012
23431 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. Publicity, November 3, 2012
23432 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. Volunteers & Presenters, November 3, 2012
23397 ERF. Ranching Across the Cienegas. Family Fun at Empire Ranch & Colossal Cave Mountain Park, August 6-7, 2011
23387 ERF. Western Movies at the Loft: Red River, July 14, 2011
23424 ERF. Western Movies at the Loft: Monte Walsh, May 3, 2012
23383 ERF. Spring Trail Ride & BBQ, April 6, 2011
23411 ERF. Spring Trail Ride & BBQ, April 7, 2012
23396 ERF. Wild About the Grasslands!, 2011
23410 ERF. Wild About the Grasslands!, 2012
23423 Bowman Stradling History Center. 100 Years of Ranching, April 28, 2012
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30489 ERF. Cowboy Life Exhibit Opening and Family Fun Day, February 8, 2014
30443 ERF. Empire 100. Invitations, January 14-February 28, 2013
30444 ERF. Empire 100. Publicity, January 14-February 28, 2013
30445 ERF. Empire 100. Budget and Planning, January 14-February 28, 2013
30476 ERF. Empire 100. Invitations, February 3-March 9, 2014
30477 ERF. Empire 100. Publicity, February 3-March 9, 2014
30478 ERF. Empire 100. Budget and Planning, February 3-March 9, 2014
30454 ERF. Legacy Day, May 8, 2013
30487 ERF. Legacy Day, May 7, 2014
30474 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Art Show. "Generations of the Empire". Publicity, September 15, 2001
30455 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. Auction and Raffle, November 2, 2013
30456 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. Flyers & Program, November 2, 2013
30457 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. Publicity, November 2, 2013
30458 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. Volunteers & Presenters, November 2, 2013
30459 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. Planning, November 2, 2013
30467 ERF. Western Movies at the Loft: 3:10 to Yuma, August 15, 2013
30440 ERF. Spring Trail Ride & BBQ, April 6, 2013
30485 ERF. Spring Trail Ride & BBQ, April 5, 2014
30462 ERF. Volunteer Appreciation Day, 2015-2018
30447 ERF. Wild About the Grasslands!, 2013
30460 ERF. Wild About the Grasslands Logo, 2013
30448 Patagonia Public Library. Smithsonian Journey Stories Exhibit and Events, 2012-2014
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39523 ERF. Empire 100. Invitations, January 23-February 24, 2006
39536 ERF. Empire 100. Invitations, March 29- April 19, 2015
39537 ERF. Empire 100. Publicity, March 29- April 19, 2015
39538 ERF. Empire 100. Budget and Planning, March 29- April 19, 2015
39534 ERF. Legacy Day, May 13, 2015
39511 ERF. National Public Lands Day, 2013-2014
39502 North American Wilderness Protected Area. Field Tour to Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, December 9, 2014
39501 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Western Art Show & Sale. Back to the Future…Our Past, Present, Future, Publicity, September 11, 2004
39503 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. Auction and Raffle, November 1, 2014
39504 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. Flyers & Program, November 1, 2014
39505 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. Publicity, November 1, 2014
39506 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. Planning, November 1, 2014
39495 ERF. Western Movies at the Loft: El Dorado, August 7, 2014
39529 ERF. Western Movies at the Loft: The Shootist, August 12, 2015
39525 ERF. Wild About the Grasslands!, 2014
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46568 ERF. 1880's to Steampunk, January 30, 2016
46606 ERF. Christmas at the Ranch, 2016-2019
46587 ERF. Cochise Elementary School Day @ Empire Ranch, May 12, 2016
46579 ERF. Legacy Day, May 5, 2016
46608 ERF. Legacy Day, May 3, 2017
46562 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. Auction and Raffle, November 7, 2015
46563 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. Flyers & Program, November 7, 2015
46564 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. Publicity, November 7, 2015
46565 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. Planning, November 7, 2015
46590 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. Auction , November 5, 2016
46591 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. Flyers & Program, November 5, 2016
46592 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. Planning, November 5, 2016
46593 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. Publicity, November 5, 2016
46594 ERF. National Day of the Cowboy at the Empire Ranch, 2016-2019
46580 ERF. Western Movies at the Loft: Westward the Women, August 10, 2016
46569 ERF. Spring Trail Ride & BBQ, April 4, 2015
46570 ERF. Spring Trail Ride & BBQ, April 2, 2016
46602 ERF. Spring Trail Ride & BBQ, April 1, 2017
46599 ERF. TICRAT Workshop, March 16, 2016
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47641 ERF. Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation Tour, March 17, 2018
47617 Bureau of Land Management. Public Lands Appreciation Day at the Empire-Cienega Resource Conservation Area, September 30, 1995
47642 ERF. Legacy Day, May 2, 2018
47654 ERF. Milestone Celebration, March 23, 2019
47614 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. Flyers & Program, November 1, 2017
47615 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. Planning, November 1, 2017
47616 ERF. Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House. Publicity, November 1, 2017
47646 ERF. Empire Ranch Cowboy Festival. Flyers & Program, November 3, 2018
47647 ERF. Empire Ranch Cowboy Festival. Planning, November 3, 2018
47648 ERF. Empire Ranch Cowboy Festival. Publicity, November 3, 2018
47666 ERF. Empire Ranch Cowboy Festival. Flyers & Program, November 2, 2019
47667 ERF. Empire Ranch Cowboy Festival. Planning, November 2, 2019
47668 ERF. Empire Ranch Cowboy Festival. Publicity, November 2, 2019
47656 ERF. TCM Backlot / Empire Ranch Event, April 27, 2019
47613 ERF. Western Movies at the Loft: Ride the High Country, August 2, 2017
47643 ERF. Western Movies at the Loft: The Outlaw Josey Wales, August 8, 2018
47660 ERF. Western Movies at the Loft: Oklahoma, September 15, 2019
47612 ERF. Spring Trail Ride & BBQ, April 1, 2017
47612 ERF. Spring Trail Ride, April 7, 2018
47658 ERF. Spring Trail Ride, April 6, 2019
47644 ERF. Loft Cinema Solar Cinema showing of 3:10 to Yuma, September 20, 2018
47673 ERF. Loft Cinema Solar Cinema showing of Red River, July 13, 2019
47659 ERF. Volunteer Appreciation Dinner, 2019-2020
ERF. Spring Trail Ride, April 4, 2020
Subseries 6: Grant Funds/Projects, 1998-2018
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes grants, funding, and project related expenses and reports. Mateirals are arranged chronologically on the finding aid but remain in original order as provided by the Empire Ranch Foundation.
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127 ERF. Pro Neighborhood grant request for oral history project, 1998
128 ERF. Pro Neighborhood grant quarterly Narrative Progress Reports., 1998-2000
129 ERF. Save America's Treasures Grant Application, 1999
130 Louis Berger Group, Inc. John W. Hohmann, Don W. Ryden, Debora M. Parmiter and Margeret "Peg" Davis. Stabilization and Preservation RFP for the Empire Ranch Headquarters and the Empire Ranch House, 2001
131 Louis Berger Group, Inc. John W. Hohmann, Don W. Ryden, Debora M. Parmiter and Margeret "Peg" Davis. Appendix B. Berger Resumes of Key Staff and Consultants for the Louis Berger Technical Proposal for Stabilization and Preservation for the Empire Ranch Headquarters and the Empire Ranch House. , 2001
132 Statistical Research, Inc. Proposal to Conduct Historic Preservation Work at the Empire Ranch House, 1999
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13113 ERF. J.W. Kieckhefer Foundation grant proposal "Stabilizing the Empire", 1998
13114 ERF. Phillip Morris Corporation grant proposal "Stabilizing the Empire, 1998
13115 ERF. Southwestern Foundation for Education and Historical Preservation grant proposal "Stabilizing the Empire", 1998
13116 ERF. Save America's Treasures Millennium Grant Fundraising, 2000
13117 ERF. Arizona State Parks Heritage Fund proposal for Stabilizing and Interpreting the Empire Ranch House--"The Heart of the Empire", 1999
13118 ERF. El Paso Energy Foundation proposal for matching funds for Millennium grant, 1999
13119 ERF. W. K. Kellogg Foundation preproposal letter for a "Learn and Serve" educational and training program, 1999
13120 ERF. Marshall Foundation grant proposal for Restoration of the Empire Ranch House (Vail House), 2000
13121 ERF. Gannett Foundation grant proposal for Restoration of the Empire Ranch House (Vail House), 2000
13122 ERF. Southwestern Foundation for Education and Historical Preservation grant proposal for preservation of the Historic Adobe Hay Barn, 2004
13123 ERF. Hands on the Land grant from BLM, 2006
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14181 ERF. AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps Empire Ranch Restoration Project, 1997-1998
14206 ERF. Arizona Preservaton Foundation. 2007 Most Endangered Historic Properties List Nomination, 2007
14213 ERF. Patagonia Regional Community Foundation. WATG and Equipment Loan Program, 2007
14214 ERF. Save Our History Program, 2007-08. Empire Ranch Heritage Mapping Program, 2007
14215 ERF. Southwest Oral History grant proposal to transcribe oral history interviews, 2008
14209 ERF. Heritage Discovery Trail Project, 2006-2010
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16252 ERF. Save Our History Program, 2008-09. Empire Ranch Western Heritage and Nature Discovery Journal, 2008
16232 ERF. Bureau of Land Management. Hands on the Land Education Program, 2007-2008
16228 ERF. Request for Proposals for Historic Preservation Work at the Empire Ranch House, 1999
16225 ERF. Request for Proposal for professional services for Stabilization, Preservation, and Adaptive Reuse and the Empire Ranch Headquarters and Empire Ranch House, 2006
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20327 ERF. Office of Representative Gabrielle Giffords, Fiscal Year, 2011, Appropriations Request for Restoration & Preservation: Adobe Hay Barn, 2010
20356 ERF. Proposal to Establish a Learn and Serve Center for Historic Preservation, 1998
20298 ERF. Stang Foundation Grant for WATG 2009, 2008-2009
20299 ERF. Stang Foundation Grant for WATG 2010, 2009-2010
20300 ERF. Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative Foundation Grant , 2009
20301 ERF. Patagonia Regional Community Foundation. Grant, 2009
20302 ERF. BLM Take It Outside Grant, 2008
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23394 ERF. Bureau of Land Management Opportunity Number L11AS00088--Empire Ranch Headquarters Interpretation Plan, 2011
23405 ERF. Stang Foundation Grant for Visitor Contact Station , 2012
23377 ERF. Stang Foundation Grant for Docent Program, 2011
23409 ERF. Everyday Friends Grant, 2012
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30451 ERF. Arizona Humanities Council Grant Proposal for Cowboy Life at Empire Ranch exhibit, 2013-2014
30446 ERF. Stang Foundation Grant for Audiovisual Equipment, 2013
30461 Corkill, Gail Waechter & Cooper, Patty. Wild About the Grasslands My Nature Heritage Discovery Journal and Educator's Guide, 2013
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39492 ERF. Arizona Humanities Council Grant for Cowboy Life at Empire Ranch evaluations, 2014
39493 ERF. Arizona Humanities Council Grant for Cowboy Life at Empire Ranch final report, 2013-2014
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47649 ERF. Arizona Humanities Council Grant for Ranch House Exhibits Proposal, 2018
Subseries 7: Financial, 1997-2021
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes financial records related to the budget, treasurer's report, tax reports, etc. Materials are arranged by item type on the finding aid but remain in original order within the collection as provided by the Empire Ranch Foundation.
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13145 Budget Plan Fiscal 2002, 2002-2003
13143 Budget Plan Fiscal 2003, 2003-2004
13144 Budget Plan Fiscal 2004, 2004-2005
13124 Budget Plan Fiscal 2005, 2005-2006
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47662 Financial Manual, 2014
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13148 Financial Report, 1997-1998
13146 Financial Report, 1998-1999
13147 Financial Report, 1999-2000
13142 Financial Report, 2001-2002
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2246 Financial Report, 2002-2003
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13127 Financial Report, 2003-2004
13128 Financial Report, 2004-2005
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14184 Financial Report, 2005-2006
14185 Financial Report, 2006-2007
14211 Financial Report, 2007-2008
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16274 Financial Report, 2008-2009
16275 Financial Report, 2009-2010
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20351 Financial Report, 2010-2011
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23404 Financial Report, 2011-2012
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30435 Financial Report, 2012-2013
30479 Financial Report, 2013-2014
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39512 Financial Report, 2014-2015
39544 Financial Report, 2015
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46549 Financial Report, 2016
46596 Financial Report, 2017
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47630 Financial Report, 2018
47631 Financial Report, 2019
Financial Report, 2020
Financial Report, 2021
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16270 Income Tax Returns, 1997-1998
16269 Income Tax Returns, 1998-1999
16268 Income Tax Returns, 1999-2000
16267 Income Tax Returns, 2000-2001
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13125 Income Tax Returns, 2001-2002
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14151 Income Tax Returns, 2001-2002
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13126 Income Tax Returns, 2002-2003
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39515 Income Tax Returns, 2004-2005
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16265 Income Tax Returns, 2005-2006
16264 Income Tax Returns, 2006-2007
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39516 Income Tax Returns, 2007-2008
39517 Income Tax Returns, 2008-2009
39518 Income Tax Returns, 2009-2010
39519 Income Tax Returns, 2010-2011
39520 Income Tax Returns, 2011-2012
Income Tax Returns, 2013
Income Tax Returns, 2014
Income Tax Returns, 2015
Income Tax Returns, 2016
Income Tax Returns, 2017
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16266 Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2003, 2003-2004
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14186 Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2006, 2006-2007
14187 Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2007, 2007-2008
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47610 Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2008 -- Draft, 2008-2009
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20343 Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2009, 2009-2010
20341 Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2010, 2010-2011
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23386 Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2011, 2011-2012
23414 Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2012, 2012-2013
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30470 Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2013, 2013-2014
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39494 Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2014, 2014-2015
39532 Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2015, 2015-2016
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46578 Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2016, 2016-2017
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47611 Operating Budget for Fiscal Year, 2017
47628 Operating Budget for Fiscal Year, 2018
47629 Operating Budget for Fiscal Year, 2019
Operating Budget for Fiscal Year, 2020
Operating Budget for Fiscal Year, 2021
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13150 Treasurer's Report, 1997-1998
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143 Treasurer's Report, 1998-1999
144 Treasurer's Report, 1999-2000
145 Treasurer's Report, 2000-2001
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13149 Treasurer's Report, 2001-2002
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39491 Treasurer's Report, 2014-2015
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47636 Treasurer's Report, 2018-2019
Treasurer's Report, 2020-2021
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13141 Year End Financial Reports, Fiscal Year 2002, 2002-2003
13140 Year End Financial Reports, Fiscal Year 2003, 2003-2004
13129 Year End Financial Reports, Fiscal Year 2004, 2004-2005
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14182 Year End Financial Reports, Fiscal Year 2005, 2005-2006
14210 Year End Financial Reports, Fiscal Year 2006, 2006-2007
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23382 Year End Financial Reports, Fiscal Year 2007, 2007-2008
23380 Year End Financial Reports, Fiscal Year 2008, 2008-2009
23381 Year End Financial Reports, Fiscal Year 2009, 2009-2010
23427 Year End Financial Reports, Fiscal Year 2010, 2010-2011
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30468 Year End Financial Reports, Fiscal Year 2011, 2011-2012
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39509 Year End Financial Reports, Fiscal Year 2012, 2012-2013
39546 Year End Financial Reports, Fiscal Year 2013, 2013-2014
39547 Year End Financial Reports, Fiscal Year 2014, 2014-2015
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46548 Year End Financial Reports, Fiscal Year 2015, 2015-2016
Subseries 8: Newsletter, 2008-2021
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes both the e-newsletters and physical newsletters of the Empire Ranch Foundation. The newsletters are arrange chronologically on the finding aid but remain in their original order throughout the collection.
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16248 E-News, 2008
16276 E-News, 2009
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20312 E-News, 2010
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23376 E-News, 2011
23412 E-News, 2012
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30438 E-News, 2013
30480 E-News, 2014
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39527 E-News, 2015
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46549 E-News, 2016
46589 E-News, 2017
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47632 E-News, 2018
47633 E-News, 2019
E-News, 2020
E-News, 2021
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13130 Newsletter. Volume 1, Issue 1, Revised, Issue 2, 2000
13131 Newsletter. Volume 2, Issues12-4, 2001
13132 Newsletter. Volume 3, Issues 1-4, 2002
13133 Newsletter. Volume 4, Issues 1-4, 2003
13134 Newsletter. Volume 5, Issues 2-4, 2004
13135 Newsletter. Volume 6, Issues 1-4, 2005
13136 Newsletter. Volume 7, Issues 1, 2, 3/4, 2006
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14183 Newsletter. Volume 8, Issues 1-4, 2007
14208 Newsletter. Volume 9, Issues 1-4, 2008
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16273 Newsletter. Volume 10, Issues 1-4, 2009
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20311 Newsletter. Volume 11, Issues 1-4, 2010
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23384 Newsletter. Volume 12, Issues 1-4, 2011
23413 Newsletter. Volume 13, Issues 1-4, 2012
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30439 Newsletter. Volume 14, Issues 1-4, 2013
30481 Newsletter. Volume 15, Issues 1-4, 2014
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39526 Newsletter. Volume 16, Issues 1-4, 2015
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46560 Newsletter. Volume 17, Issue 1-4, 2016
46597 Newsletter. Volume 18, Issue 1-4, 2017
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47634 Newsletter. Volume 19, Issue 1-4, 2018
47635 Newsletter. Volume 20, Issue 1-4, 2019
Newsletter. Volume 21, Issue 1-4, 2020
Newsletter. Volume 22, Issue 1-4, 2021
Subseries 9: Preservation Projects, 1995-2018
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes materials related to different restoration projects undertaken at the Empire Ranch. Materials remain in the original order as provided by the Empire Ranch Foundation.
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116 Emergency Stabilization of the Hay Barn, Hired Man's House, and Lintel, 2001-2002
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13137 Emergency Stabilization of the Hay Barn, Hired Man's House, and Lintel, 2003-2005
13138 Windmill Repair, circa 2002
13139 Stone Corral Repairs, 2003
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16262 South Barn Repairs, Phase 1 & 2, 2006
16256 West Gable Phase 2: Repairs to foundations, adobe wall, lintel and gable, 2007
16255 Structural Evaluation Planning for the Empire Ranch House, Adobe Hay Barn, Hired Man's House & Grove House, 2008
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20326 Proposal for Interpretation of Rooms 19-23, 29 of the Victorian Addition, February 4, 2010
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23385 Victorian Addition Master Bedroom and Bath Interpretation, 2010
23392 Door/Window Preservation of Empire Ranch House, 2010-2011
23418 Huachuca House/Visitor Contact Station Remodeling, 2011
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30449 Aqua Systems Gas Pump, 2012
30472 Agreement for Repair of Empire Ranch Mechanic's Shop Roof, 2007
30463 Feed Barn Roof Project, 2013-2015
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39498 Family Kitchen Preservation & Interpretation, 2014
39499 Rooms 3-6 Preservation & Interpretation, 2013
39500 Preservation Project Costs, various
39513 Weiss, John. Empire Ranch Breezeway Door Reconstruction, 2010
39533 Adobe Haybarn Seismic/Structural Stabilization Project, 2014-2015
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46585 Agreement for removal of asbestos contaminated VAT flooring in Empire Ranch Victorian Addition, 2007
46561 Agreement for Repair of Empire Ranch Mechanic's Shop Roof, October 15, 2015
46598 Stabilization of the Historic Vail House, 2016
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47623 Empire Ranch House roofing contract, 1995
47623 Underground electrical cable installation , 2002-2003
47620 Repair of the metal sliding door on the Adobe Haybarn, February 17, 2017
47639 New Ranch House stabilization/demolition, 2018
Subseries 10: Correspondence,
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes correspondence related to gifts and requests for permission to publish. Materials were arranged by the Empire Ranch Foundation and remain in their original order.
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14189 Empire Ranch Foundation. Gift Documentation, various
14190 Empire Ranch Foundation. Permission to Publish, various
Subseries 11: Exhibits, 2006-2019
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes exhibit materials from various exhibits about the Empire Ranch. A majority of the exhibits were shown by the Empire Ranch Foundation. Outside exhibits are noted. Items are arranged based on original order provided by the Empire Ranch Foundation.
Empire Ranch Foundation. Total Wreck Mine, March 8, 2014
Empire Ranch Foundation. Growing Up on the Empire Ranch, 2007
Empire Ranch Foundation. Women of the Empire, 2006
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20360 Statistical Research, Inc. Preservation/Exhibit poster prepared for 2009 Roundup, 2009
Empire Ranch Foundation. Cowboy Life on the Empire Ranch, 2008
Empire Ranch Foundation. A Decade of Friend Raising, 2010
Empire Ranch Foundation. Sanford Heritage at the Empire Ranch, 2008
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26379 Bureau of Land Management. Preserving the Empire Ranch, 2008
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30488 Empire Ranch Foundation. Cowboy Life Exhibit, 2013-2014
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47657 Empire Ranch Foundation. Ranch House Exhibits: Timeline and Families, 2019
Series II: Technical reports, 1970-2017
Scope and Contents
This series includes technical reports related to the Empire Ranch. Reports have been categorized by agency creating the report. Any reports not identified or tied to a specific agency are listed as 'others' in the finding aid. Materials have been arranged in the original order provided by the Empire Ranch Foundation.
Subseries 1: US Bureau of Land Management , 1994-2017
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes publications by the US Bureau of Land Management. Materials are organized using original order from the Empire Ranch Foundation.
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21 US Bureau of Land Management. Tucson Field Office. Draft Las Cienegas Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement , 2001
22 US Bureau of Land Management. Tucson Field Office. Proposed Las Cienegas Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement , 2002
23 US Bureau of Land Management. Tucson Field Office. Approved Las Cienegas Resource Management Plan and Record of Decision , 2003
24 US Bureau of Land Management. Arizona State Office. Arizona Statewide Land Use Plan Amendment for Fire, Fuels, and Air Quality Management. Finding of no significant impact (FONSI) and environmental assessment, 2003
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325 US Bureau of Land Management. Safford District, Cultural Resource Project Plan for the Empire Ranch Historic Buildings Complex , 1994
329 US Bureau of Land Management. Zook, Barbara and Lewis, Karen. Empire Ranch: Stabilization of Ranch Hands House , 1994
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2168 US Bureau of Land Management. Tucson Field Office. ESR Report Sawmill Fire KZU4 , 2017
2169 US Bureau of Land Management. Tucson Field Office. Las Cienegas National Conservation Area Interpretive Plan , 2005
Subseries 2: Statistical Research, Inc. (SRI), 1998-2010
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes publications by Statistical Research, Inc. (SRI). Materials are original order from the Empire Ranch Foundation.
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25 Statistical Research Inc. Teresita Majewski; Eric J. Means; Bob Vint. Historic Preservation Project Plan and Work Schedule for Stabilization and Restoration of the Empire Ranch House. SRI technical report 98-42, 1998
26 Statistical Research Inc. Teresita Majewski and Eric J. Means. Preservation of Windows and Doors at the Empire Ranch House. SRI technical report 99-22, 1999
27 Statistical Research Inc. Eric J. Means, Teresita Majewski, and Bob Vint. Action Plan for Completing Stabilization and Repair of the Roof, Drainage, and Foundation Systems at the Empire Ranch House, Draft. SRI technical report 00-57, 2000
28 Statistical Research Inc. Eric J. Means, Teresita Majewski, and Bob Vint. Action Plan for Completing Stabilization and Repair of the Roof, Drainage, and Foundation Systems at the Empire Ranch House. Report prepared for the Empire Ranch Foundation. SRI technical report 00-57, 2001
29 Statistical Research Inc. Eric J. Means and Teresita Majewski with contributions by S. Greg Johnson and Bob Vint. Document of Action Plan Stabilization and Repairs Completed at the Empire Ranch House. Report prepared for the Empire Ranch Foundation. SRI technical report 03-05, 2003
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311 Statistical Research Inc. Teresita Majewski, Scott O'Mack, Eric J. Means, and Matthew A. Sterner with contributions by Melvyn Green and Bob Vint. Adaptive-Reuse Plan for the Empire Ranch Headquarters. Draft Final Report prepared for Empire Ranch Foundation. SRI technical report 03-64, 2004
312 Statistical Research Inc. Work Plan for Stabilization of the Children's Addition at the Empire Ranch House. Prepared for the Empire Ranch Foundation. SRI technical report 04-06, 2004
313 Statistical Research Inc. Eric J. Means, Bob Vint, and Teresita Majewski. Work Plan for Righting the Concrete Wall at the Empire Ranch Headquarters. Draft report prepared for the Empire Ranch Foundation. SRI technical report 04-34, 2004
314 Statistical Research Inc. Eric J. Means, Simon Herbert and Teresita Majewski. Work Plan for Righting the Concrete Wall at the Empire Ranch Headquarters. SRI technical report 04-34, 2004
315 Statistical Research Inc. Eric J. Means, Simon Herbert, Teresita Majewski, with contributions by Bob Vint and Amilia Natoli. Stabilization and Repair of the Stone Corral at the Empire Ranch House. Draft report prepared for Empire Ranch Foundation. SRI technical report 04-70, 2004
316 Statistical Research Inc. Eric J. Means, Simon Herbert, Teresita Majewski, with contributions by Bob Vint and Amilia Natoli. Stabilization and Repair of the Stone Corral at the Empire Ranch House. Final report prepared for Empire Ranch Foundation. SRI technical report 04-70, 2005
317 Statistical Research, Inc. Eric J. Means, Simon Herbert, Teresita Majewski. Emergency Repairs at the Adobe Hay Barn and Hired Man's House at the Empire Ranch Headquarters. Draft Report prepared for the Empire Ranch Foundation. SRI technical report 05-37, 2005
324 Statistical Research Inc. Teresita Majewski, Scott O'Mack, Eric J. Means, and Matthew A. Sterner with contributions by Melvyn Green and Bob Vint. Adaptive-Reuse Plan for the Empire Ranch Headquarters. Prepared for Empire Ranch Foundation. SRI technical report 03-64. 1 bound copy, 1 cd copy, 2004
326 Statistical Research Inc. Work Plan for Adaptive Reuse Planning at the Empire Ranch. SRI technical report 03-11, 2003
326 Statistical Research, Inc. Eric J. Means, Simon Herbert, Teresita Majewski. Emergency Repairs at the Adobe Hay Barn and Hired Man's House at the Empire Ranch Headquarters. Prepared for the Empire Ranch Foundation. SRI technical report 05-37, 2006
327 Statistical Research, Inc. Eric J. Means and Teresita Majewski. Empire Ranch House: Phased Work Plan for South Barn Emergency Repairs. Final Version. SRI technical report 06-54, 2006
328 Statistical Research, Inc. Eric J. Means and Teresita Majewski. Empire Ranch House: Victorian Addition West Wall Assessment and Work Plan. Final Version. SRI technical report 06-51, 2006
331 Statistical Research Inc. Teresita Majewski. Preliminary Assessment of the Existing Conditions of the Roofs and Foundations at the Empire Ranch House. SRI technical report 00-24, 2000
332 Statistical Research, Inc. Eric J. Means and Teresita Majewski. Empire Ranch House: South Barn Emergency Repairs Phases 1 and 2. Final Version. SRI technical report 07-30, 2008
333 Statistical Research, Inc. Eric J. Means and Teresita Majewski. Empire Ranch House: Victorian Addition West Gable Emergency Repairs Phase 1. Final Version. SRI technical report 07-24, 2008
334 Statistical Research, Inc. Eric J. Means and Teresita Majewski. Empire Ranch House: Victorian Addition West Gable Emergency Repairs Phase 2. Final Version. SRI technical report 08-14, 2008
335 Statistical Research, Inc. Eric J. Means and Teresita Majewski. Empire Ranch House: Victorian Addition West Wall Assessment and Work Plan. Draft Version. SRI technical report 06-51, 2006
336 Statistical Research, Inc. Eric J. Means and Teresita Majewski. Empire Ranch House: Phased Work Plan for South Barn Emergency Repairs. Draft Version. SRI technical report 05-54, 2006
339 Statistical Research, Inc. Melvyn Green and Scott Thompson. Structural and Seismic Evaluations of the Empire Ranch House, Hay Barn, Hired Man's House, and Grove House. Draft version prepared for the Empire Ranch Foundation. SRI technical report 08-27, 2008
340 Statistical Research, Inc. Melvyn Green, SE, Eric J. Means, and Bob Vint, AIA. Structural and Seismic Evaluations of the Empire Ranch House, Hay Barn, Hired Man's House, and Grove House. SRI technical report 08-27, 2008
341 Statistical Research, Inc. Melvyn Green, SE, Eric J. Means, Bob Vint, AIA, and Scott Thompson. Revised Work Plan for Repair of the Lintel at the South End of Room 2 at the Empire Ranch House. SRI technical report 09-17, 2009
342 Statistical Research Inc. Eric J. Means and Teresita Majewski. Plan for Emergency Stabilization of the Hay Barn, Empire Ranch Headquarters. SRI technical report 03-02, 2003
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2143 Statistical Research Inc. Teresita Majewski. Revised Proposal and Cost Estimate for Work Plan for completing Priority 1-3 repairs to the Hay Barn , 2010
2144 Statistical Research, Inc. Eric J. Means, Teresita Majewski, and Mel Green. Work Plan for Repair of the Lintel at the South End of Room 2 at the Empire Ranch House. SRI technical report 02-53, 2002
2145 Statistical Research Inc. Cultural Resource Sites Depicted on Early Maps of Pima County, Arizona , 2000
2146 Statistical Research Inc. Bob Vint, Eric J. Means, Melvyn Green, and Scott Thompson. A Phased Work Plan for the Stabilization and Repair of the Adobe Hay Barn and the Empire Ranch. SRI technical report 10-07, 2010
2147 Statistical Research Inc. Bob Vint, Eric J. Means, Melvyn Green, and Scott Thompson. A Phased Work Plan for the Stabilization and Repair of the Adobe Hay Barn and the Empire Ranch. SRI technical report 10-07, 2010
2150 Statistical Research, Inc. with contributions by Teresita Majewski, Eric J. Means, Scott O¹Mack, Matthew A. Sterner, and Bob Vint. Adaptive-Reuse Plan for the Empire Ranch Headquarters. Draft Report Prepared for Empire Ranch Foundation. SRI technical report 03-64, 2003
2151 Statistical Research Inc. Bob Vint . Repair of the Lintel at the South End of Room 2 at the Empire Ranch House. Field Report. Final Inspection. SRI technical report 10-20, 2010
2161 Statistical Research, Inc. Eric J. Means and Teresita Majewski. Empire Ranch House: Victorian Addition West Gable Emergency Repairs Phase 2. Draft Version. SRI technical report 08-14, 2008
Subseries 3: US National Park Service, 1989-1995
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes publications by the US National Park Service. Materials are organized using original order from the Empire Ranch Foundation.
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318 US National Park Service. Heart of the Empire, Empire Ranch Historic Structure Report. Volume II , 1995
330 US National Park Service. 1993 Partnership Training. A Joint Program Between BLM-Tucson Resource Area and NPS-WPTC at the Empire Ranch. Record of Treatment , 1995
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2154 US National Park Service. Heart of the Empire, Empire Ranch Historic Structure Report. Volume I , 1992
2158 US National Park Service. Report to help formulate the BLM's preservation efforts for the Empire Ranch by Steven M. Peterson , 1989
2160 US National Park Service. Task Orders for Historic Structure Report (Heart of the Empire) , 1992
2170 US National Park Service. Heart of the Empire, Empire Ranch Historic Structure Report. Volume I , 1992
Subseries 4: Others, 1970-2016
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes publications by additional agencies and individuals. Materials are organized using original order from the Empire Ranch Foundation.
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319 Sonoran Institute Cienega Creek Watershed Proposed National Conservation Area Assessment. Prepared for the BLM by the Sonoran Institute., 1999
320 The Nature Conservancy, Arizona Chapter; IMADES, Instituto del Medio Ambiente y el Desarrollo Sustentahble del Estado the Sonora; Sonoran Institute. Marshall, RM, S. Anderson, M. Baatcher, et al. An Ecological Analysis of Conservation Priorities in the Sonoran Desert Ecoregion. , 2000
321 ADOT Intermodal Transportation Division. Transportation Enhancement/Scenic Roads Section. Written, edited and prepared by Wheat Scharf Associates under the direction of Kathie Knapp, Project Manager. Corridor Management Plan for the Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road , 2003
322 Arizona Historical Society. Packet for Oral Histories , undated
323 Center for Desert Archaeology. Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area. Feasibility Study Summary , 2005
337 Stewart, Janet Ann. The Empire Ranch: Its House and Its History , 1970
338 Sonoran Institute. Diversity of partners protects Cienega Creek Watershed , undated
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2148 US Secretary of the Interior. Standards for Rehabilitation , undated
2149 Wilderness Society and World Resources Institute. State of the National Landscape Conservation System. A First Assessment , 2005
2152 Public Lands Foundation. Public Lands Commemoration Forum , 2012
2153 Cienega Watershed Partnership. Oral History Collection, Storage and Dissemination Project , 2009-2013
2155 Public Lands Foundation. The Nation's Public Lands , 2014
2156 Anamax Mining Company. Helvetia-Empire/Cienega Ranch Properties , 1986
2157 Fratt, Lee. An analysis of the archaeological and documentary evidence for the occupation and use of feature 4 at the Total Wreck Mine, Arizona. A report prepared for the Arizona State Historic Preservation Officer , 1989
2159 Arizona Chemical and Service Company. Summary report of Empire Ranch Termite Inspection , 1990
2162 Unknown. Historic American Landscape Report , 2016
2163 Pima County Tax Assessor. Tax Assessment sheets for Empire Ranch buildings , 1957
2164 Arizona Water Commission. A study of the adequacy of the water supply proposed Empire Ranch Development , 1972
2165 The Nature Conservancy, Arizona Chapter; IMADES, Instituto del Medio Ambiente y el Desarrollo Sustentahble del Estado the Sonora; Sonoran Institute. Marshall, RM, S. Anderson, M. Baatcher, et al. Analysis of Empire/Cienega ranches for sale by ARCO as possible gift to TNC , 1986
2166 Cienega Watershed Partnership. Timeline Project , 2012
2167 Wilsey & Ham Cella, Barr, Evans & Associates. Empire Sonoita Regional Land Use Plan. Planning Report , 1967
Series III: Books and monographs, 1889-2019
Scope and Contents
This series includes books and monagraphs that are about Empire Ranch, rancing, cattle, and other pertinent subjects. Materials have been kept in the original order in which they were received by the Empire Ranch Foundation. Materials are arranged alphabetically by author's last name on the finding aid.
Accomazzo, Betty (ed. and compiler). Arizona National Ranch Histories of Living Pioneer Stockman, Volume III , 1980
Allen, Kerry Blankeship (ed). Island of the Cowboys: Santa Rosa Island , 1996
American Association for State and Local History. Directory of Native American Museums and Cultural Center , 1999
Arizona Livestock Sanitary Board. Brand Book and Supplement , 1953
Aycock, Beth Smith and Jorga Riggenbach. The Empire Cowboys We'd Love to Know , 2008
Bailey, Lynn R. Henry Clay Hooker and the Sierra Bonita , 1998
Bailey, Lynn R. We'll All Wear Silk Hats, the Erie and Chiricahua Cattle Companies and the Rise of Corporate Ranching in the Sulphur Spring Valley of Arizona, 1883-1909 , 1994
Barr, Betty. Hidden Treasures of Santa Cruz County , 2006
Barr, Betty. Images of America Around Sonoita , 2009
Barr, Betty. More Hidden Treasures of Santa Cruz County , 2008
Blew, Mary Clearman. All But the Waltz. Essays on a Montana Family. , 1991
Boggs, Johnny D. Return to Red River , 2016
Brown, Mark H and Felton WR. Before Barbed Wire , 1956
Broyles, Bill and Rutman, Sue. Cowboys and Cowgirls around Ajo, Arizona , 2018
Burrows, Jack. John Ringo. The Gunfighter Who Never Was , 1987
Cameron, Colin. Report on Cattle to the Governor of Arizona , 1898
Carroll, John Alexander (ed). Pioneering in Arizona. The reminiscences of Oliver Stratton Emerson & Edith Stratton Kitt , 1964
Clarke, Gipsy. Out Yonder , 1935
Conley, John H. The Heart of a Cowboy , 2010
Conover, Adele. Keepers of the Range. The Story of the Arizona Cattle Growers' Association , 2007
Cook, D. J. Hands Up; or, twenty years of detective life in the mountains and on the plains , 1958
Coolidge, Dane. Arizona Cowboys , 1984
Corkill, Gail and Hunt, Sharon. Images of American Empire Ranch , 2012
Cozzens, Samuel Woodworth. Explorations & Adventures in Arizona & New Mexico , 1988
Cunningham, Doug. Tombstone & Beyond: guide to movie locations in Arizona , 2004
Davis Jr., Goode P. Man and Wildlife in Arizona: The American Exploration Period 1824-1865 , 1982
Debarbieri, Lili. Location filming in Arizona. The screen legacy of the Grand Canyon State , 2014
Dobie, J. Frank. The Longhorns , 1990
Dowell, Gregory Paul. History of the Empire Ranch , 1978
Ehrlich, Gretel. Cowboy Island. Farewell to a Ranching Legacy , 2000
Finch, L. Boyd. A Southwestern Land Scam: The 1859 Report of "The Mowery City Association. , 1990
Fleming, Dick. Images of Empire Ranch House , 2007
Forrest, Earle R. Arizona's Dark and Bloody Ground , 1984
French, Doris. Arizona Pioneer Stockmen Ranch Histories, Volume XXII , 2004
Garber, Pat. Westward Bound with the Bloxtons , 2019
Goff, Richard & McCaffree, Robert H. Century in the Saddle , 1967
Goodwyn, Frank. Life on the King Ranch , 1993
Gressley, Gene M. Bankers and Cattlemen , 1966
Hadley, Diana and Sheridan, Thomas E. Land Use History of the San Rafael Valley, Arizona (1540-1960) , 1995
Haley, J. Evetts. Charles Goodnight. Cowman and plainsman , 1989
Harris, Donna Ann. New Solutions for House Museums. Ensuring the long-term preservation of America's historic houses , 2007
Hinton, Richard. Handbook of Arizona , 1970
Hislop, Herbert. An Englishman's Arizona; The Ranching Letters of Herbert R. Hislop 1876-1878 , 1965
Hughes, Stella. Hashknife Cowboy. Recollections of Mack Hughes , 1984
Hughston, Caroline Mary. Old Fort Lowell , 1964
Hudson, Tom. A Thousand Years in Temecula Valley , 1989
Hunt, Sharon. Images of America. Vail and Colossal Cave Mountain Park , 2007
King, Frank M. Pioneer western empire builders , 1946
Lavender, David. The Trail to Santa Fe , 1989
Lindsey, Steve. Cowboys, Cowdogs and the Canelo Hills. Ranching in Southeastern Arizona , 1998
Makley, Michael. The Hanging of Lucky Bill , 1993
Martin, Gene and Mary. Trail Dust. A quick history of the Santa Fe Trail , 1972
Martin, Patricia Preciado. Beloved Land: An Oral History of Mexican Americans in Southern Arizona. , 2004
Mills, Todd. Life and Death at Hooker's Hot Springs , 1981
Monaghan, Jay (ed). The Book of the American West , 1963
Monahan, Sherry. The Cowboy's Cookbook , 2015
Morgan, Anne Hodges and Strickland, Rennard, eds. Arizona Memories , 1984
Muhn, James and Stuart, Hanson R. Opportunity and Challenge: The Story of BLM , 1988
National Park Service. Tumacacori Historic Resource Study. Rio Rico and the Great Arizona Land Rush , 2007
Niethammer, Carolyn. West of Paradise: Exploring Southeastern Arizona , 2003
O'Connor, Sandra Day and H. Alan Day. Lazy B. Growing up on a cattle ranch in the American Southwest , 2002
O'Neal, Bill. Historic ranches of the old west , 1997
Patten, Ben Headley. Poems, 1982-1998 , 1999
Peck, Artisan Leslie. In memory of a man typescript manuscript, 1966
Peck, Artisan Leslie. The March of Arizona History , 1962
Pimeria Alta Historical Society. Voices from the Pimeria Alta , 1991
Piper, Posy. History of Ranching in Santa Cruz County Arizona , undated
Ready, Alma. Open Range and Hidden Silver. Arizona's Santa Cruz County , 1973
Remley, David. Bell Ranch: Cattle ranching in the southwest, 1824-1947 , 1993
Reuck and Rich. Arizona and its resources , 1899
Ronstadt, Edward F. (ed). Borderman. Memoirs of Federico Jose Maria Ronstadt , 1993
Sandoz, Mari. The Cattlemen , 1978
Sandoz, Mari. Old Jules , 1985
Sandoz, Mari. Old Jules Country , 1963
Sayre, Nathan F. The new ranch handbook: A guide to restoring western rangelands , 2001
Schrader, Frank C. Mineral Deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona , 1915
Seibold, Frank M. Tales from the Sonoita , 1973
Sharp, Robert L. Bob Sharp's Cattle Country. Rawhide Ranching on Both Sides of the Border , 1985
Shelton, Richard. Going Back to Bisbee , 1992
Sherman, James E and Barbara H.. Ghost Towns of Arizona , 1988
Siringo, Charles. A Cowboy Detective , 1988
Sloane, Eleanor. The Butterfield Overland Mail Across Arizona , 1976
Sloper, Don. Images of America. Los Angeles's Chester Place , 2006
Sonnichsen, Charles Leland. Billy King's Tombstone , 1972
Sonnichsen, Charles Leland. Tucson: The Life and Times of an American City , 1982
Sonnichsen, Charles Leland. Tularosa: Last of the Frontier West , 1980
Steen, Vern. Life at the Empire Ranch, Sonoita, and Patagonia, 1941-1945 , 2004
Steiner, Stan. The Ranchers. A Book of Generations , 1980
Stewart, Janet Ann. Arizona ranch houses : southern territorial styles, 1867-1900 , 1974
Stier, Kenny. The First Fifty Years of Sound Western Movie Locations (1929-1979) , 2006
Swanson, Jr., Earl H. An Archaeological Survey of the Empire Valley, Arizona , 1951
Thrapp, Dan L. The Conquest of Apacheria , 1967
Trimble, Marshall. Roadside History of Arizona , 1986
Underhill, Ruth. The Papago Indians of Arizona and their Relatives The Pima , 1941
US Department of Agriculture. Indicators of Southwestern Range Conditions , 1957
US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Rest-Rotation Grazing…A New Management System for Perennial Bunchgrass Ranges , 1961
US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Soil Compaction of Forest and Range Lands , 1959
Vail, Edward. Diary of a Desert Trail , 1890
Vail, Edward. Diary of a Desert Trail; 1890 Cattle Drive from Arizona to California , 2016
Vernacular Architecture Forum. Cross Cultural Vernacular Landscapes of Southern Arizona. A field guide for the Vernacular Architecture Forum, 25th Anniversary Conference, Tucson, AZ. 2005. Edited by Laura H. Hollengreen and R. Brooks, Jeffery , 2005
Viola, Herman J. Exploring the West , 1987
Wagoner, Jay J. Arizona Territory, 1863-1912, A Political History , 1970
Wallace, Andrew (ed). I Wouldn't Trade These Yesterdays. The reminiscence of May Cargill Doan , 1966
Wallace, Andrew (ed). Sources & Readings in Arizona History , 1965
Walters, Lorenzo D. Tombstone's Yesterday , 1928
Wegman-French, Lysa. Faraway Ranch Special History Study Chiricahua National Monument , 2006
White, Peter and Mary Ann White. Along the Rio Grande. Cowboy Jack Thorp's New Mexico , 1988
Series IV: Journals/Journal articles, 1935-2020
Scope and Contents
This series includes journals and journal articles related to the Empire Ranch and surrounding areas and similar subject matter. Materials are arranged as originally catalogued by the Empire Ranch Foundation across two boxes, but are arranged alphabetically on the finding aid.
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531 Anderson, H. Allen. "Boice, Henry S." Handbook of Texas Online , undated
51 Arnold, Thomas Clay. "Theory, History, and the Western Waterscape: The Market Culture Thesis," Journal of the Southwest, 38(2), pp. 215-240, 1996
528 Auerbach. Christine. "The Empire Ranch Headquarter: A Partnership for Protection and Preservation," Forum Journal, 22(4): pp. 30-35, Summer 2008
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3781 Bahre, Conrad J. "Land Use History of the Research Ranch, Elgin, Arizona," Journal of Arizona Academy of Science, 12(Supplement 2): pp. 1-32, August 1977
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52 Bahre, Conrad J. and Shelton, Marlyn L. "Rangeland Destruction: Cattle and Drought in Southeastern Arizona at the Turn of the Century," Journal of the Southwest, 38(1): pp. 1-22, 1996
519 Barr, Betty. "Arizona's Empire," Range, pp. 48-51, Summer 2004
53 Barstad, Jan. "Journal of a Special Place: From Ranch Land to Public Preserve," Arizona Highways, 66(9): pp. 5-13, September 1990
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3777 Bodner, Gitanjali and Robles, Marcos. "Enduring a Decade of Drought: Patterns and Drivers of Vegetation Change in a Semi-Arid Grassland," Journal of Arid Environments, 136: pp. 1-14, 2017
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533 Boice, Frank S. "A Southwestern Rancher's Viewpoint of Shrub Control," Journal of Range Management, 8(3): pp. 103-104, May 1955
532 Boice, Robert G. "Livestock Management," Journal of Range Management, 19(2): pp. 98-100, March 1966
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3779 Boice, Frank S. and Hart, Stephen H. "Selling Breeding Stock Means Capital Gains," Taxes: The Tax Magazine, pp. 350-352, April 1945
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54 Bonnamour-Lloyd, Dominique. "The Thick and the Thin: Enclosure for the Sonoran Desert," Journal of the Southwest, 40(1): pp. 1-24, 1998
539 Brewster, Jane Wayland. "The San Rafael Cattle Company: A Pennsylvania Enterprise in Arizona," Arizona and the West, 8(2): pp. 133-156, Summer 1966
524 Bunting, Alison. "A Decade of Progress, the Empire Ranch Foundation," Zopilote, 2: pp. 39-40, 2007
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3787 Bunting, Alison. "The Empire Ranch: How it Began, 1875-1876," The Border Vidette, 1(2): pp. 34-52, Winter 2020
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582 Bunting, Alison. "The Historic Empire Ranch," Arizona Cattlelog, 74(6): pp. 38, February 2020
534 Burmeiser, Charles. "Six Decades of Rugged Individualism: The American National Cattlemen's Association, 1898-1955," Agricultural History, 30(4): pp. 143-150, October 1956
558 Cohen, Korene Charnofsky. "Rolling Hills and Ranches: A Day Trip to Sonoita," North Tucson Living Magazine, pp. 28-29, September-October 2012
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3763 Cunningham, Bob. "A Pennsylvanian in Patagonia: The Arizona Career of Rollin Rice Richardson," The Journal of Arizona History, 35(1): pp. 47-62, Spring 1994
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55 Dibbern, John. "The Reputations of Indian Agents: A Reappraisal of John P. Clum and Joseph C. Tiffany," Journal of the Southwest, 39(2): pp. 201-238, 1997
527 Donaldson, Mac. "Corridos for Migration," Endangered Species Bulletin, 28(3): p. 26, May/June 2003
540 Dowell, Gregory P. "The Total Wreck: Arizona's Forgotten "Bonanza" Mine," Arizona and the West, 20(2): pp. 141-154, Summer 1978
559 Eppinga, Jane. "A Hardy Stock: Arizona Veterinarians," Persimmon Hill, 39(3): pp. 44-46, Autumn 2011
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3784 Eppinga, Jane. "History: The Empire Ranch," Western AgLife Magazine, pp. 46-47, Fall 2019
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529 Essig, Matilda. "Potraits of Grasses: A Story of Art and Restoration from the Apache Highlands Ecoregion," Ecological Restoration, 26(3): pp. 2-8, September 2008
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3768 Euston, Ann. "Just South of Southwest," Highroads, 59(3): pp. 20-21, May/June 2014
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56 Ezell, Paul H. "Plans without Water: The Pima-Maricopa Experience," Journal of the Southwest, 36(4): pp. 315-392, 1994
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3775 Falk, Margaret. "The Empire Strikes Back," Tucson Lifestyle, pp. 72-77, October 1999
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525 Fandray, Dayton. "Southern Arizona's Ranches, Wineries, and Bird Sanctuaries," Alaska Airlines Magazine, pp. 51-57, 184, January 2008
57 Felger, Richard S. and Broyles, Bill. "Dry Borders," Journal of the Southwest, 39(3-4): pp. 303-860, 1997
542 Gibson, A. N. "The National Cowboy Hall of Fame," Agricultural History, 33(3): pp. 103-106, July 1959
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3771 Gilchriese, John. "They Called it Empire: The Saga of the Empire Ranch," Arizona Currents, 7(8): pp. 4-5, 8, February 1971
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543 Glendening, George E. et. al. "With the Sections," Journal of Range Management, 9(2): pp. 105-107, March 1956
58 Gregonis, Linda M. and Masse, W. Bruce (eds.). "Alice Hubbard Carpenter: The Legacy and Context of a Southwestern Avocational Archeologist," Journal of the Southwest, 38(3): pp. 231-386, 1996
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3774 Groves, Melody. "Arizona's Cowboys and Cattle," True West, 63(4): pp. 84-89, April 2016
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551 Haskett, Bert. "Early History of the Cattle Industry in Arizona," Arizona Historical Review, 6(4): pp. 3-42, October 1935
550 Hicks, Sam. "The Trail of Vail," The High Country, 13: pp. 6-12, 1975
59 Hinsley, Curtis M. and Wilcox, David R. (eds.). "A Hemenway Portfolio," Journal of the Southwest, 37(4): pp. 519-743, 1995
547 Hislop, Herbert. "An English Pioneer in Arizona: The Letters of Herbert R. Hislop," The Kiva: A Journal of Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society, 25(2): pp. 1-23, December 1959
548 Hislop, Herbert. "An English Pioneer in Arizona: The Letters of Herbert R. Hislop," The Kiva: A Journal of Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society, 25(3): pp. 23-36, February 1960
549 Hislop, Herbert. "An English Pioneer in Arizona: The Letters of Herbert R. Hislop," The Kiva: A Journal of Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society, 25(4): pp. 33-49, April 1960
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3776 Jones, Jeff and Montgomery, Barbara. "Las Cienegas Grassland Restoration Projects: Tierra's Cultural Resources Surveys of BLM Lands in the Cienega Valley, Arizona," Tierra Newsletter, Issue 16, November 2016
3778 Kappel, Tana. "Ian Tomlinson: Managing the Grasslands of the Historic Empire Valley," Field Notes, pp. 10-12, Fall 2016
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518 Karaim, Reed. "The Course of the Empire: The Fall and Rise on an Arizona Ranch," Preservation: The Magazine of the National Trust for Historic Preservations, 56: pp. 40-43, 2004
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3780 Keith, Abbie. "Cowpunching (NOT) Deluxe!" Arizona Cattlelog, pp. 55-56, May 1963
3786 King, Frank M. "Tom J. Turner's Famous Trail Drive," Western Livestock Journal , February 1940
3785 Kirkland, Ed. "He Earned the Place," The Record Stockman , July 1977
3761 Kupel, Douglas E. "Patagonia: Jewel of the Sonoita Valley," The journal of Arizona History, 36(1): pp. 55-82, Spring 1955
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510 Larkin, Robert P., Huber, Carole J., and Huber, Thomas P. "Defining the Southwest: The Use of Geographical Information Systems for Regional Description," Journal of the Southwest, 40(2): pp. 243-260, 1998
546 Lauterborn, David. "The Gila Monster Had a Killer Reputation," Wild West on Historynet.com , June 3, 2011
521 LeRoy, Tammy. "Desert Empire," Western Horseman, 71(7): pp. 38-44, July 2006
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3770 Long, James A. "Bonanza in the Santa Ritas: An Addition to your List of Ghost Towns--Helvetia and Total Wreck," Old West, pp. 32-34, 60-62, Winter 1970
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553 Lyon, William H. "The Corporate Frontier in Arizona," The Journal of Arizona History, 9: pp. 1-17, Spring 1968
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371997 Mabry, Jonathan B. "Cattle Ranching in Southern Arizona before the 20th Century," Archaeology in Tucson, 11(4): pp. 10-11, Fall 1997
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511 Maxwell, John. "John Wesley Powell and Democracy: A Textual Politics for the Arid Region," Journal of the Southwest, 37(3): pp. 482-494, 1995
538 Morrisey, Richard J. "Early Range Cattle Industry in Arizona," Agricultural History, 24(3): pp. 151-156, July 1950
523 Negley, Floyd. "Cattle, Copper, Cotton, Communication and Caves," Copper State Journal, 34(4): pp. 92-98, Fall 1999
537 News and Notes. "Memoriam to Frank S. Boice," Journal of Range Management, 9(5): pp. 252-254, 1956
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3764 Pry, Mark E. "Statehood Politics and Territorial Development: The Arizona Constitution of 1891," The Journal of Arizona History, 35(4): pp. 397-428, Winter 1994
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512 Reich, Peter L. "Studies in Western Water Law: Historiographical Trends," Western Legal History, 9(1): pp. 1-7, 1996
545 Resnick, Jessica et. al. "Open Spaces, Working Places," Rangelands, 28(5): pp. 4-9, October 2006
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3767 Ritchie, Kathy. "Empire Ranch Road," Arizona Highways, 89(11): pp. 52-53, November 2013
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530 Rogers, Bob. "Seven Lesser Known Gems," RV Journal, pp. 12-14, Fall 2008
522 Schauss, Richard G. "Hereford Tradition of Arizona's Boices," American Hereford Journal , July 1959
560 Serven, James E. "The Military Posts on Sonoita Creek," The Smoke Signal, 12: pp. 28-48, Fall 1963
535 Sheridan, Thomas E. "Rio Rico and the Great American Land Rush," Journal of the Southwest, 48(1): pp. 1-36, Spring 2006
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3773 Steffes, Ron. "The Last Creek," City Magazine, pp. 48-51, December 1987
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517 Thompson, Willard. "Walter L. Vail, Empire Builder," Persimmon Hill, 34(1): pp. 49-52, 2006
513 Tisdale, Shelby J. "Southwestern Indian Markets," Journal of the Southwest, 38(4): pp. 387-511, 1996
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3765 Turner, Gary and Revel, Tamiko Turner. "Thomas Jefferson Turner: A Great American Cowboy in the Twilight of the American West," The Branding Iron, 259: pp. 1, 3-9, Summer 2010
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512 Tyler, Daniel. "Delph E. Carpenter and the Principle of Equitable Apportionment," Western Legal History, 9(1): pp. 35-53, 1996
555 Unknown. "1875 Arizona Star Route," Arizona Cattlelog, 24: pp. 18-22, Winter 1967
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3759 Unknown. "Arizona Territorial Adobes," The Watch, pp. 1-4, Fall 2011
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557 Unknown. "Brand Book 2 of the Tucson Corral of the Westerners," The Smoke Signal, no. 11-22, 1965-1969
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3783 Unknown. "Cowboy Up!" Tucson Lifestyle, 39(3): p. 146, March 2020
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526 Unknown. "The Empire Strikes Back!" True West. Preserving the Southwest, 54(10: pp. 14-15, 2007
544 Unknown. "News and Notes," Journal of Range Management, 7(1): pp. 47-49, January 1954
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3772 Vail, Edward L. "The Diary of a Desert Trail: Part III," Texasland--The Pioneer Magazine, pp. 8-9, 17-18, undated
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514 Varady, Robert G., Ingram, Helen, and Milich, Lenard. "The Sonoran Pimeria Alta: Shared Enviornmental Problems and Challenges," Journal of the Southwest, 37(1): pp. 102-122, 1995
552 Wagoner, Jay J. "History of the Cattle Industry in Southern Arizona, 1540-1940," University of Arizona Bulletin. Social Science Bulletin no. 20, 23(3): pp. 1-131, April 1952
556 Walker, Henry P. "Wagon Freighting in Arizona," The Smoke Signal, 28: pp. 181-204, Fall 1973
515 Wilder, Joseph Carleton (ed). "Exploration on the Rio Mayo," Journal of the Southwest, 37(2): pp. 131-417, 1995
536 Wilson, James A. "The Arizona Cattle Industry: It's Political and Public Image, 1950-1963," Arizona and the West, 8(4): pp. 339-348, Winter 1966
541 Wilson, James A. "West Texas Influence on the Early Cattle Industry of Arizona," The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, 71(1): pp. 26-36, July 1967
554 Wilson, Roscoe G. "Walter L. Vail, 1852-1906," Arizona Cattlelog, 13: back cover, April 1958
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3762 Wincn, Barbara. "Mustang: The Story of a Homestead Family," The Journal of Arizona History, 37(1): pp. 1-24, Spring 1996
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520 Witkind, Max. "Cattle Ranching and Mining on Empire Ranch," Archaeology Southwest, 15(4): p. 9, Fall 2001
516 Woolley, John J. and Wilkening, Laurel. "The Empire Ranch and Walter L. Vail," The Copper State Journal, 37(4): pp. 12-17, 2002
Series V: Newspapers/Newspaper clippings, 1881-2015
Scope and Contents
This series includes newspaper clippings related to the Empire Ranch and other local livestock issues, ranches, etc. Materials are arranged alphabetically on the finding aid but remain in original order as presented by the Empire Ranch Foundation.
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661 Allen, Frank. "Hereford breeding herd of Empire Ranch is sold." Tucson Citizen, December 20, 1975
61 Allen, Paul L. "Preserving Empire." Tucson Citizen, December 2, 1991
62 Allen, Paul L. "Project Seeks Tales of Empire Ranch." Tucson Citizen, February 2, 1998
617 Allen, Paul L. "Sale of Western art benefits historic Sonoita ranch." Tucson Citizen, January 12, 2004
647 Anderson, Judith. "Arizona. The old west with a few wineries thrown in." New York Times, June 1, 2003
6136 Ariaza, Alfredo. "Timeworn Empire Ranch House patched up, ready for visitors." Arizona Daily Star, March 17, 2019
612 Arizona Daily Star. "Foothills bank will display area Western artists' work." Arizona Daily Star, January 17, 2006
616 Barr, Betty. "Boice Ranch vast empire in mid-1900s." The Bulletin, August 8, 2001
631 Barr, Betty. "Hall of Fame board tours Empire Ranch." The Bulletin, September 30, 2002
631 Barr, Betty. "Cowboy museum honors rancher." Chronicling America, 2003
63 Barr, Betty. "Growing up a tomboy on the Empire Ranch." The Bulletin, June 18, 2003
64 Barr, Betty. "Growing up a tomboy on the Empire Ranch." The Bulletin, June 25, 2003
630 Barr, Betty. "Itchy feet lead to hilarious adventures." The Bulletin, November 30, 2004
626 Barr, Betty. "Hollywood on the Empire." Nogales International, September 27, 2005
628 Barr, Betty. "Roundup of Art and Movies "Hollywood on the Empire." The Bulletin, September 28, 2005
610 Barr, Betty. "Empire 100 ropes in another winning show, sale." The Bulletin, February 1, 2006
611 Barr, Betty. "Chauncey Homer Honored. Empire 100 Art Show on View." The Bulletin, January 25, 2006
614 Barr, Betty. "Empire art show honors Homer." Nogales International, January 17, 2006
615 Barr, Betty. "Empire Ranch rounds up Western artists." The Bulletin, May 10, 2006
686 Brosseau, Carli. "Stretch of Broadway joins list of AZ endangered-history spots." Arizona Daily Star, November 12, 2012
637 Browning, Sinclair. "The English Boys' Outfit, Part 1." The Empire Ranch Foundation News, August 2004
638 Browning, Sinclair. "The English Boys' Outfit, Part 2." The Empire Ranch Foundation News, November 2004
6113 Bunting, Alison. "The Empire Ranch. 1. How it all began; 2, From San Francisco to the Colorado River; 3. The Trip from the Colorado River to Tucson; 4. The Search for the Right Ranch; 5. Visiting the Rincon and Happy Valley Ranches; 6. Fish's Ranch is Purchased, The New Owners Get to Work; 7. John Harvey Joins the Partnership." Patagonia Regional Times, 2016-2017
6128 Bunting, Alison. "The Empire Ranch. 1. How it all began; 2, From San Francisco to the Colorado River; 3. The Trip from the Colorado River to Tucson; 4. The Search for the Right Ranch; 5. Visiting the Rincon and Happy Valley Ranches; 6. Fish's Ranch is Purchased, The New Owners Get to Work; 7. John Harvey Joins the Partnership." Southern Arizona News Examiner, 2017-2018
6130 Bunting, Alison. "The Empire Ranch. A Western Treasure in Tucson's Back Yard." PCSRO, October 2017
634 Bureau of Land Management. "Green ribbons through the desert." GORP, May 28, 2008
6100 Bustamante, Mary. "Ranches in land sqap opened to public use." Tucson Citizen, June 9, 1988
6121 Campbell, Dan K. "Empire, Cienega area offers more than recreation." Arizona Daily Star, January 3, 1988
664 Chawkins, Steve. "Channel Islands: Clan leaves Vail & Vickers ranch." SFGate, December 2, 2011
665 Chawkins, Steve. "Family reluctantly gives up its hold on Santa Rosa Island." LA Times, November 28, 2011
666 Chawkins, Steve. "End of an era on SoCal isle." Appeal-Democrat, January 8, 2012
690 Cole, Dana. "Historic Empire Ranch." Sierra Vista Herald, April 9, 2015
6135 Cole, Dana. "Visitors Experience life from another era at Empire Ranch." Sierra Vista Herald, May 29, 2018
640 Cosulich, Bernice. "$75,000 Ranch Sale Revealed." Arizona Daily Star, November 23, 1944
641 Cosulich, Bernice. "Death Reaches Edward L. Vail, Life Recalled." Arizona Daily Star, 1936
648 Cosulich, Bernice. "Empire Ranch and Total Wreck Mine." Arizona Daily Star, March 1932
697 Cowgill, Pete. "BLM lands for recreation, wildlife." Arizona Daily Star, September 22, 1989
6105 Davis, Tony. "Drones new research tool for wildlife, land." Arizona Daily Star, November 17, 2014
621 Donaldson, Mac and BLM/Tucson Field Office. "Profile of good stewardship: The Empire Ranch." Quivara Coalition, June 1999
699 Dougherty, John. "Public land trade ignites quick sale." Mesa Tribune, June 9, 1988
6103 Dougherty, John. "BLM land exchange shrouded in secrecy." Mesa Tribune, June 7, 1988
622 Du Fresne, Kelli. "Arizona lights path for Carson." Nevada Appeal, March 5, 1998
619 Duffy, Gary. "Americorps to help in restoration of Empire-Cienega ranch house." Green Valley News & Sun, October 29, 1997
6108 Dyke, Scott. "Meandering the Mesquite: Historic Empire Ranch's headquarters worth a trip." Green Valley News & Sun, 2016
6129 Dyke, Scott. "Bunker de France--a life in movies." Southern Arizona News Examiner, October 4, 2017
6138 Dyke, Scott. "Tougher than a $2 steak. The Tom Turner Story." Herald Review, December 15, 2019
655 Flick, AJ. "With help of TV show, foundation hopes to save Empire." Tucson Citizen, July 25, 1998
618 Franklin, Kevin. "The Empire Strikes Back. Americorps helps restore a Southern Arizona landmark." Tucson Weekly, December 31, 1997
65 Grimes, JC. "Empire Ranch life recalled by pioneer." Southern Arizona Trails, March 13, 1990
662 Heatwole, Thelma. "Total Wreck is now just that." Arizona Republic, July 10, 1978
6123 Heltsley, Ernie. "There is no shortage of opinions about area plan for Sonoita-Elgin." Arizona Daily Star, June 26, 1995
6133 Heltsley, Ernie. "Keeping the Range Open." Arizona Daily Star, June 26, 1995
6132 Heltsley, Ernie. "Asarco envisioning mine in Santa Ritas." Arizona Daily Star, undated
627 Henry, Bonnie. "The Empire's once-vast dominion." Arizona Daily Star, September 21, 2005
654 Hing, Valerie. "What is Empire Ranch Foundation?" The Bulletin, January 24, 2007
6122 Hirsch, Bob. "Prime ranches now managed for public use." Phoenix Gazette, November 3, 1988
66 Hunneman, John. "The Empire Ranch and the Vail Family." The Californian, January 10, 2004
652 Hyland, Marion. "John Donaldson: A generation of the Empire." The Bulletin, August 15, 2001
67 Hyland, Marion. "Immortalizing the Empire." The Bulletin, January 8, 2003
6106 Hyland, Marion. "Young Artist Gets Scholarship." The Bulletin, undated
635 Kasulaitis, Mary Noon. "Arivaca Yesterdays. Part V: Arivaca Ranch, the Chiracahua Cattle Company." Connection, May 1999
635 Kruetz, Doug. "Saving nature's sanctuary. Pristine ranches will be public after BLM swap." Arizona Daily Star, February 21, 1988
698 Kruetz, Doug. "Invaluable Empire, Cienega land is now officially under BLM control." Arizona Daily Star, June 9, 1988
629 Kruetz, Doug. "A bygone land." Arizona Daily Star, October 26, 2006
651 Kruetz, Doug. "Be sure to get in the loop." Arizona Daily Star, December 28, 2008
691 Kruetz, Doug. "Conservation area road improved for better access." Arizona Daily Star, July 5, 2015
6126 Kruetz, Doug. "Learn how the historic Empire Ranch survived a raging wildfire." Arizona Daily Star, October 26, 2017
6115 Kuehlthau, Margaret. "Empire Ranch once facetiously known as "English Boys" Outfit." Tucson Citizen, August 6, 1970
6124 Lamb, Jim. "Sonoita Valley Planing Partnership developing Empire Ranch master plan." Green Valley News & Sun, September 11, 1998
6125 Lamb, Jim. "Empire-Cienega Ranch. Preserving a piece of history." Green Valley News & Sun, September 25, 1998
6119 Lamb, Jim. "Koble outlines plans for a national conservation area." Green Valley News & Sun, September 29, 1999
624 Lamb, Jim. "Roundup helps raise funds for preservation of Empire Ranch." Santa Cruz Valley Savings Direct, October 15-21, 2002
688 Lamb, Jim. "Conservation area may get funds boost." The Bulletin, February 12, 2003
632 Lamb, Jim. "Ranch Roundup." Nogales International, September 24, 2003
625 Lamb, Jim. "Lamb on the run." Green Valley News & Sun, September 30, 2005
613 Lamb, Jim. "Annual Empire Ranch art show opens in Tucson next Monday." Green Valley News & Sun, January 20, 2006
6134 Lamb, JJ. "The Vail Brothers, Their Adventures and Role in Vail's Story." The Vail Voice, September 2017
6104 Lannon, Albert Vetere. "Arizona's Immigrant History: It's a long story." Desert Times, February 2016
687 Leighton, David. "Street Smarts: A total wreck of a hillside became a silver mine that became a road." Arizona Daily Star, October 1, 2013
696 Limberle, Chris. "Anamax to swap Empire, Cienega for BLM land." Arizona Daily Star, December 12, 1987
672 Loper, Mary Lou. "A tale of two Los Angeles families." Los Angeles Times, November 14, 1979
672 Maiorana, Mark. "A Daoy on the Ranch: Students learn about ranch life." The Weekly Bulletin, October 29, 1997
646 Matas, Kimberly. "John Wilcox Donaldson Jr.: Rancher's enduring ideals set him apart in land management." Arizona Daily Star, December 3, 2009
623 Nature Conservancy. "You don't need to explain to ranchers why it's important to preserve grasslands." Field Notes News for Members, Spring 2006
685 Norton, Gale. "U.S. will protect Las Cienegas area." Arizona Daily Star, February 5, 2003
671 Peachin, Mary L. "Fred Boice: from Arivaca ranch hand to civic leader." Inside Tucson Business, April 6, 2012
6127 Reck, Craig. "Close look at conservation area closed by Sawmill fire." Tucson News Now, May 2, 2017
6101 Rose, Barbara. "Trader reportedly reaps $14 million on ay of brokering BLM land swap." Arizona Republic, June 9, 1988
633 Schreiber, Colleen. "Donaldsons ranch with public looking over their shoulders." Livestock Weekly, April 18, 2002
667 Scott, John. "Revisiting Arizona's Old West." Tucson Citizen, February 22, 2012
667 Scott, John. "Revisiting Arizona's Old West." Tucson Citizen, April 4, 2012
667 Sonoran Institute. "Cienega Corridor Arizona. Different People--Same Love for the Land", undated
68 Tortorell, Dan. "Bulldozer tracks cover old school grounds now." Tucson Daily, September 24, 1974
6120 Unknown. "The Empire Cienega Resource Conservation Area." Arizona Great Outdoors, Spring 1995
6120 Unknown. "When Empire Ranch was Forming." Tucson Citizen, October 16, 1936
689 Unknown. "Arizona Scenic Drive: Parker Canyon Lake." The Republic, November 28, 2014
6102 Unknown. "Experts, records indicate land in swap is not of equal value." Mesa Tribune, June 7, 1988
673 Unknown. "Robert G. "Bob" Boice [obituary]." Arizona Daily Star, June 25, 2012
670 Unknown. "The trade-off at the Empire Ranch." Arizona Sunday Magazine/Arizona Republic, March 16, 1975
675 Unknown. "Take Over Big Arizona Ranches." Tombstone Epitaph, January 9, 1910
676 Unknown. "Details of Vail purchase of Gates Ranch Interest." Bisbee Daily Review, January 6, 1910
677 Unknown. "Huntington and Vail give an option on Warner Springs Ranch." Los Angeles Times, May 20, 1911
678 Unknown. "Bitten by Gila Monster." Mohave County Miner and our Mineral Wealth, January 4, 1919
679 Unknown. "Simple and beautiful rites mark the burial of Vail, respected land and cattle owner." Los Angeles Times, December 7, 1906
680 Unknown. "Walter Vail's ribs broken." Los Angeles Times, October 4, 1905
681 Unknown. "Total Wreck Mine will reopen." Bisbee Daily Review, February 20, 1906
682 Unknown. "Ranches sold." Tombstone Weekly Epitaph, November 11, 1882
683 Unknown. "Well known man dies in Los Angeles." Bisbee Daily Review, December 5, 1906
684 Unknown. "Fat sheriff outruns two fleet cowboys." Bisbee Daily Review, July 27, 1907
692 Unknown. "Warner Ranch purchase." Los Angeles Express, July 23, 1902
692 Unknown. Coverage of 2003 Roundup, 2003
660 Unknown. "Fatal Upset of a Coach." San Francisco Chronicle, February 4, 1899
659 Unknown. "The Gila Monster's Bite." Arizona Daily Star, April 25, 1896
636 Unknown. "A bit of the Empire legacy…Empire Ranch v. Southern Pacific Railroad, 1890." Empire Ranch Foundation News, May 2004
639 Unknown. "Young Boices to Carry on Fabulous Empire Traditions." Arizona Daily Star, February 19, 1949
642 Unknown. "Vail Crushed Between Cars." Los Angeles Times, November 30, 1906
643 Unknown. "Death Results from Accident." Los Angeles Times, December 3, 1906
644 Unknown. "Ibrey T. Gatlin is Killed by Horse." Arizona Daily Star, 1913
645 Unknown. "Proposals. (ad for proposals for cutting & hauling wood from Total Wreck Mine." Tombstone Daily Nugget, December 14, 1881
653 Unknown. "75 Years Ago, Nov. 9, 1906." Los Angeles Times, November 9, 1981
663 Unknown. "Vail's Values: The Business of a successful livestock man." Weekly Citizen, January 19, 1884
668 Unknown. "Centennial celebration: Thurston family celebrates nearly 100 years in northern Arizona." William News, February 8, 2012
695 Unknown. "The Executive Committee Who Urged This Place of Segregation for those suspected of being exposed to contagious disease.." Los Angeles Examiner, April 25, 1906
6107 Unknown. "YES! Youth Engaged Stewardship 2016." The Outlook, October 2016
6109 Unknown. "Historic Southern Arizona Ranches You Should Visit." Southern Arizona Guide, 2016
6112 Unknown. "Saving our greatest resources--wide open spaces." Congressman Jim Kolbe Reports, circa 1988
6139 Unknown. "Fire devastates the Empire Ranch and Big Fire my have been an incendiary one." Arizona Daily Star, May 12-13, 1910
6137 Unknown. "Empire Ranch Captures the Old West." Currents: Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Co-Op, 2019
6137 Unknown. "Walter Vail's Snake." Unknown Los Angeles newspaper, August 3, 1895
693 Vail, Edward L. "Following the Apache Trail." Arizona Daily Star, June 16, 1924
694 Vail, Edward L. "Diary of a Desert Trail." Arizona Daily Star, February 22-26, 28, and March 1-5, 7-10, 1922
650 Vanderpool, Tim. "Farming with nature." Tucson Weekly, March 18, 2004
620 Walenga, Karen. "Resource Refuge at Historic Empire Ranch." Santa Cruz Valley Sun, December 1997
620 Weadock, J.F. "Old cowman recalls Empire ranch days." Arizona Daily Star, May 23, 1963
674 Weadock, J.F. "Pocketful of old Arizona sights in city's backyard wait curious." Arizona Daily Star, August 26, 1962
656 Werner, Frances W. "A lot of time, effort invested in Empire project." Tucson Citizen, August 8, 1998
6117 Wilbur, Richard. "Anamax buying Empire Ranch." Tucson Daily Citizen, December 12, 1974
69 Wilkening, Laurel. "Building the Empire Ranch." The Bulletin, July 4, 2001
658 Wilkening, Laurel. "Building the Empire Ranch--Part 1." The Bulletin, August 4, 1999
649 Wilkening, Laurel. "Keeping Cool at the Empire Ranch." The Bulletin, August 11, 1999
6111 Williams, Nathan. "Sierra Vista Rotary learns of Empire Ranch Foundation." Sierra Vista Herald, August 9, 2016
Series VI: Other documents, 1860-2018
Scope and Contents
This series includes correspondence, genealogy charts, land and legal government documents, maps, various files, files about individuals, families, ranches and mines, unpublished articles and Empire Ranch accounts, and materials from Gergory Dowell regarding his thesis on the Empire Ranch.
Subseries 1: Correspondence, 1875-1928
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes correspondence, largely from the Vail family, regarding the Empire Ranch. Materials have been kept in their original order.
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31234 Barcelo & Verdugo, various
31235 Boden, William, various
31236 Boice, Frank S., various
31237 Boice Henry G., various
31251 Boice, Henry S., various
31198 Boice, Mary G, various
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28120 Boldman, Tracey, 1877
2877 Burrough, Edward, various
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740 Cameron, Colin, various
751 Corella, Josephine, various
769 Harvey, John N., various
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31197 Heffner, Harry L., various
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742 Hislop, Herbert R., various
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31137 Hooker, Henry Clay, various
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2896 Nickolls, Mary E., various
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31139 Osaki, Jarry, various
31238 Pooler, Frank G. W., various
31199 Risley, Eugene W., various
31250 Roosevelt, Theodore, various
31140 Russell, John Brooks, various
31258 Sandoval, P, various
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2894 Vail, Banning, various
2878 Vail, Edward L. (Ned), various
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730 Vail and Gates, various
733 Vail Harvey & Co., 1880
761 Vail, John R., various
741 Vail, Mahlon, various
767 Vail, Margaret, various
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2879 Vail, Mary Bullock, 1927-1928
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768 Vail, Nathan R., various
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31138 Vail, Sarah W., various
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734 Vail, Walter L., 1875-1898
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28105 Winn, Frederic, various
Subseries 2: Genealogy Charts, undated
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes genealogy charts for the Boice and Vail families. Materials are arranged in their original order from the Empire Ranch Foundation.
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71 Boice Family Tree, undated
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123 Boice Family Tree, undated
121 Vail Family Tree, undated
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2891 Vail Family Tree, undated
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718 Walter L. Vail Family Cousins and Offspring, undated
Subseries 3: Land and Legal Government Documents, 1860-2005
Scope and Contents
This series includes numerous land and legal documents pertaining to the Empire Ranch and the Vail family. Materials are ordered as originally arranged by the Empire Ranch Foundation.
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28107 3-D Topo Quads. DeLorne, 1999
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739 Appointment of Edward L. Vail as livestock inspector. Livestock Sanitary Board of Arizona, March 30, 1898
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31253 Articles of Co-partnership between Walter L. Vail and John N. Harvey, May 27, 1878
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72 Bill of Sale. Henry M. Kemp to W.L. Vail and H.R. Hislop, September 9, 1876
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2890 Brands. Empire Land and Cattle Company, 1877-1880s
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41174 Business correspondence. Vail and Company, 1898-1905
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31195 Cadastral survey of Fish's Ranch by White, October 1874
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2890 Capital Stock Certificate. Empire Land and Cattle Company, 1890s
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750 Cattle Graziers on Public Lands. Letter from the Secretary of Interior… US House of Representatives, 50th Congress, 1st Session, March 22, 1888
738 Certificate of Inspection of Cattle Shipped or Driven. Livestock Sanitary Board of Arizona, December 22, 1902
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31259 Certificate of Inspection. Livestock Sanitary Commission of Arizona Territory, 1895
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715 Contract for sale of ranch property, February 15, 1928
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41171 Conveyance of titles from Vail Co. to Southern Pacific Railroad, El Paso and Southwestern Railroad Company and one Louis Sands, 1889-1921
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31214 Desert Land Act sale to Walter L. Vail for 320 acres in Section 17, Township 19S, Range 17E. Land Office at Tucson, July 24, 1897
31125 Explore the Cienega Corridor. Cienega Corridor Conservation Council, March 2005
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737 Grazing permit granted to Empire Land & Cattle Co. US Dept. of Agriculture, May 8, 1911
Great Register of Santa Cruz County, Territory of Arizona, 1904
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76 Homestead Deed of W. L. Vail. Certificate 582, August 23, 1898
75 Homestead Deed of William Wakefield, March 20, 1877
716 Indenture between Walter L. Vail and J. S. Vosburg for the sale of property in Pima County, AZ, April 10, 1889
736 Lease granted to Pima County School District no. 30 for land for a school house. Edward L. Vail, September 1, 1897
752 Official Register of the United States Containing a List of the Officers and Employes in the Civil, Military, and Naval Service on the First of July 1889. US House of Representatives, 50th Congress, 1st Session, 1890
77 Quitclaim deed from Crittenden Cattle Company to the Southern Pacific Company, August 23, 1906
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31220 Statements under Oath of Property Held, Pima County, 1876-1880
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41189 Stock certificates, mortgage bonds, 1881-1903
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31239 Tax Assessment Lists of Pima County, A.T. Pima County Assessor, 1884-1913
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41175 Title opinions (4) prepared by John H. Page & Co. documenting title of lands comprising the Empire Ranch sold to the Chiricahua Ranches Company. John H. Page & Co., 1928-1929
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74 Transfer of Property from Edward N. Fish and Simon Silverburg to W.L. Vail and H. R. Hislop, August 22, 1876
73 Transfer of Property from William Wakefield to Edward N. Fish and Simon Silverburg, June 19, 1876
729 Vail Ranch Property & Mining Claims also water sites, undated
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41172 Various land and legal documents. Vail & Company, 1871-1889
41173 Various land and legal documents. Vail & Company, 1893-1926
Subseries 4: Maps, 1860-2014
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes various maps showing regions around the Empire Ranch. Maps have been kept in their original order from the Empire Ranch Foundation.
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723 Las Cienegas National Conservation Area map, 2007
732 Map of property owned by Walter Vail which later formed the exact boundaries of Lawndale, 1898
735 Maps of proposed GAC housing development on the Empire Ranch, 1969-1971
766 Arizona-Sonora Desert Region, 2007
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1262 Map of the United States exhibiting the military depts. & posts, 1860
12119 Arizona, Pima County, Tucson Quadrangle, 1904; 1945
Official map of Pima County, 1893
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2875 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Empire Ranch 7 1/2' Quadrangle, Pima County, Arizona, 2014
2874 Surficial Geologic Map of the Empire Ranch 7 1/2' Quadrangle, Pima County, Arizona, 2010
2895 Map of Veral Earl & Empire Ranch, 2011
28109 Map of Arizona Lost Mines and Ghost Towns, undated
28111 Map of Tucson to Huachuca Road, 1913
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31141 Las Cienegas National Conservation Area map, 2014
31200 Empire Ranch Quadrangle, Arizona, Pima County 7.5 minute series (topographic), 1981
31201 Spring Water Canyon Quadrangle, Arizona, Pima County 7.5 minute series (topographic), 1981
The New Deal in Arizona. Connections to our historic landscape. Heritage Tourism Map, circa 2012
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41163 A new map of Texas, Oregon, and California : with the regions adjoining / compiled from the most recent authorities. Created 1846. Published by S. Augustus Mitchell, N. E. Cor. Market and Seventh Sts., Philadelphia , undated
41164 Tucson Quadrangle, Arizona, Pima County 15 minute series (topographic), 1957
41165 Tucson Quadrangle, Arizona, Pima County , 1947
41166 Southern Pacific Pipe Lines, Construction Drawing, Schedule 2, Lordsburg to Tucson. Mile 54 to 60, 1955
41167 Tucson and Vicinity Section Map, undated
41168 Index to Topographic Maps of Arizona, 1980
41169 State of Arizona. AF Hassan, Cartographer. Compiled 1919, Revised 1923, 1923
41170 Plat of the San Ignacio del Babocomari Private Land Claim (blueprint), undated
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42143 Total Wreck Mine Progress Map, circa 1970
42145 Plate of the Total Wreck Mine area, circa 1969
42146 Total Wreck Mine Area. Geology ad Surface Features. Pima County, Arizona. Drilling & geology by Day Mines, Inc., 1981
42147 Total Wreck Mine Claims. Pima County, Arizona Territory, 1904
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43144 Total Wreck Mine Map, 1969
43148 Total Wreck Mine. Vail Tunnel Stope. Section A-A' and B-B' showing probably ore locations, undated
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44161 Map of Empire Ranch holdings, circa 1905
44162 Official map of Santa Cruz County, Arizona, 1917
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45149 Nogales, Edition 4, Western U.S. 1:250,000, 1969
45150 Tucson, Edition 3, Western U.S. 1:250,000, 1969
45151 Empire Mountains Quadrangle, Pima County, AZ 15 minute series (topographic), 1958
45152 Ft. Huachuca Quadrangle, Arizona 15 minute series (topographic), 1958
45153 Happy Valley Quadrangle, Arizona, Santa Cruz County 15 minute series (topographic), 1958
45154 Nogales Quadrangle, Arizona, Santa Cruz County 15 minute series (topographic), 1958
45155 Lochiel Quadrangle, Arizona, Santa Cruz County 15 minute series (topographic), 1958
45156 Sahuarita Quadrangle, Arizona, Pima County 15 minute series (topographic), 1958
45157 Elgin Quadrangle, Elgin, Arizona 15 minute series (topographic), 1958
45158 Mt. Wrightson Quadrangle, Arizona 15 minute series (topographic), 1958
45159 Benson Quadrangle, Arizona 15 minute series (topographic), 1958
45160 The Narrows Quadrangle, Pima County, Arizona. NE/4 Empire Mountains 15' quadrangle, 1958
45160 Empire Ranch Quadrangle, Arizona, Pima County 7.5 minute series (topographic), 1958
45160 Spring Water Canyon Quadrangle, Arizona, Pima County 7.5 minute series (topographic), 1958
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48162 Official map of Santa Cruz County, Arizona, 1917
48244 Ranches in Stock Valley, Pima County, Arizona, 1880s
Subseries 5: Other Documents, 1874-2018
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes various documents related to the Empire Ranch or the Vail family. Materials are arranged based on their original order upon arrival from the Empire Ranch Foundation.
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717 Arizona Historical Society. Finding aid for MS 0827, Vail, Edward L. Papers, undated
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28108 Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum. Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch. Personal narratives, 1998
Bolesta, Murray. Empire Ranch Calendar, 2010
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770 Bolesta, Murray. Empire Ranch Calendar, 2011
754 Bunting, Alison. Arizona's Empire Ranch, 2009
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2872 Bunting, Alison. Arizona's Empire Ranch, 2010
2873 Bunting, Alison. Arizona's Empire Ranch, 2011
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31136 Bunting, Alison. Arizona's Empire Ranch, 2014
31246 Bunting, Alison. Empire Ranch House Virtual Tour, 2020
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722 Bureau of Land Management. Excellence in Public Lands Partnership Award plaque, 2008
Bureau of Land Management. Appreciation for outstanding voluntary service in the conservation and protection of heritage resources on America's public lands plaque, 2003
Bureau of Land Management. Sonoita Valley Planning Partnership plaque, undated
Bureau of Land Management. Carey Ingram (1940-2000) Memorial Plaque , circa 2001
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31124 Bureau of Land Management. Our public land heritage: from the GLO to the BLM, 2012
31231 Cienega Watershed Partnership. Wall of Honor Nomination for the Empire Ranch Foundation, 2017
Crossroads Quilters, Sonoita. Quilt, 2003
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31127 Department of the Interior. Partners in Conservation Award, 2013
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2893 Dowell, Gregory P. Index, Edward L. Vail Collection Arizona Historical Society, 1976
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41187 Empire Land & Cattle Company. Calf and Colt Branding log, 1907-1928
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31133 Empire Land & Cattle Company. Index to Ledger 4, 1899-1905
31241 Empire Ranch Foundation. ERF magnet, 2017
31243 Empire Ranch Foundation. ERF Happy Holidays cards, 2017
31242 Empire Ranch Foundation. ERF Christmas ornament, 2018
31208 Empire Ranch Foundations. ERF bookmarks, 2016
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8204 Empire Ranch Foundation. ERF volunteer lapel pin, 2016
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31232 Empire Ranch Foundation. Historic Empire Ranch 2018 Calendar, 2017
3131 Empire Ranch Foundation. Loyal to Brand award plaque presented to Alison Bunting, 2016
Empire Ranch Foundation. Heart of the Foundation Award, 2009
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1263 Empire Ranch Foundation. Empire Ranch 2008 Roundup and Western Art Show Poster Featuring Women of the Empire, 2008
1264 Essig, Matilda. Design and Illustration. Las Cienegas National Conservation Area. Dedication. Poster, 2001
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759 Farnbach, Rebecca Marshall. The Vails, Before Coming to Temecula, 2007
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31217 Freeman, Barry. Various cartoons and poems written by artist Barry Freeman, circa 2012-2013
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721 Hands on the Land. Certificate of Membership, 2007
78 La Fiesta de los Vaqueros. Certificate of Appreciation, 1999
720 La Fiesta de los Vaqueros. Certificate of Appreciation, 2000
719 La Fiesta de los Vaqueros. Certificate of Appreciation, 2002
79 La Fiesta de los Vaqueros. Certificate of Appreciation, 2003
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28100 Maierhauser, MK and Cockrum E. Lendell. The timeline. The intertwined histories of Colossal Cave and La Posta Quemada Ranch or How they Became Colossal Cave Mountain Park, 1996-2000
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710 National Civilian Community Corps. Sponsor Certificate of Appreciation. Empire Ranch Foundation, 1997-1998
713 National Trust for Historic Preservation--Save American's Treasures. Certificate for Vail Ranch House, Empire-Cienega Resource Conservation Area designation as an Official Project, 1999
National Trust for Historic Preservation--Save American's Treasures. Plaque for Vail Ranch House, Empire-Cienega Resource Conservation Area designation as an Official Project, 1999
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753 Pima County Office of Conservation Science and Environmental Policy. Re-assembling the Empire Ranch, undated
727 Tucson Parade Committee. Certificate of Appreciation, 2003
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2899 University of Arizona. Inventory for AZ 246, Empire Ranch, AZ. Papers, 1874-1944
28113 University of Arizona Library, Special Collections. Inventory for AZ 246. Empire Ranch, Ariz., Papers, 1874-1944, 1968
28114 University of Arizona Library, Special Collections. Inventory for AZ 336, Selim M. Franklin Papers, 1873-1910, 1974
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724 University of Arizona. Remembering an Empire: the Empire Ranch of Southern Arizona, 2008
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41188 Unknown. Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated out of the original toungues, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by His Majesty's special command, undated
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81 Unknown. Ceramic mug; Vail and Gates Empire Land and Cattle Co., undated
82 Unknown. John Donaldson cowboy hat , undated
8203 Unknown. Heart of the Empire wine glass, 2014
8245 Unknown. ERF ceramic mug, 2018
83 Unknown. Peter J. Michels, C-Mon Special 5/8" straight razors, undated
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711 Unknown. Carey Ingram (1940-2000) Memorial Plaque, circa 2000
712 Unknown. Plaque presented to ERF in recognition of your dedicated contribitution to the Sonoita Valley Planning Partnership and Las Cienegas Resource Management Plan, 2003
748 Unknown. Empire Ranch Cienega Ranch, undated
Unknown. Lace bed coverlet, undated
Unknown. Tack, horse blankets, spurs etc., circa 1950
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41190 Unknown. Various pins, medals and other regalia in a wooded box, undated
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31191 Unknown. Red River shooting schedule and newspaper articles, 1945-1946
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714 US Dept of the Interior. Certificate awarded to Empire Ranch Foundation for Take Pride in America, undated
755 Vail Ranch Restoration Association. VaRRA News, 2009
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2876 Vail, Walter L. Letterhead & pad: Walter L. Vail, Empire Ranch, A.T., undated
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41185 Vail, Walter L. Ledger book, 1882-1886
41186 Vail, Walter L. Journal book, 1882-1886
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28101 Webb, Dorothy M. Finding aid for MSS 6, Richard Schaus Collection, 1982
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760 Wilkening, Laurel. Empire Ranch Presentation, 2005
Subseries 6: Files about Individuals, Families, Ranches, and Mines, 1909-2018
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes materials separated based on subject. Materials cover individuals, families, ranches, and other subjects. Materials are arranged based on their original order within the Empire Ranch Foundation collection.
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31216 Ashburn, Oscar F. Miscellaneous papers, early 1900s
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28104 Babocomari Ranch. Miscellaneous papers, undated
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31213 Boice, Frank S. Miscellaneous information, undated
31219 Boice, Henry G. Miscellaneous information, undated
31132 Boice, Robert G. (Bob). Robert G. Boice and Family, circa 2002
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28116 Crown C Ranch. Miscellaneous papers, undated
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725 Perry, Glenn Emmet. Miscellaneous papers and correspondence, 2007
726 Roslund, Linda Hummel. History of the Hummel Ranch. Sonoita, Arizona, 2006
728 Busche, Patricia Conlon. Vail Family Round-Up. June 26-June 28, 1998, Tucson, Arizona, 1998
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28103 Fish, Edward Nye. Miscellaneous papers, undated
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31130 Garcia, Ignacio "Nacho". Miscellaneous papers and correspondence, 2013
31206 Gates, Carroll W. Miscellaneous newspaper articles, 1909-1922
31193 Gates, Laura Souillere. Bibliography about lumbering, circa 1990
31192 Gates, Laura Souillere. Bibliography about ranching, circa 1990
31194 Gates, Laura Souillere. Notes of research conducted for Heart of the Empire Report, circa 1990
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731 Heffner, Harry L. Miscellaneous papers, 1954-1958
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31209 Hilliard, Ned. Miscellaneous papers, undated
31196 Hislop, Herbert R. Miscellaneous papers, undated
31128 Kentucky Camp. Booklet outlining the history of Kentucky Camp written by Betty Leavengood, 2012
31135 Miranda, Severo. Miscellaneous papers and correspondence, undated
31135 Proctor, George. Miscellaneous newspaper articles, undated
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28122 Shirley, Christine. Trip to Tucson, 1977
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31207 Sonoita Labor Day Rodeo. 101st Sonoita Rodeo dedicated to the Boice Family, 2016
31126 Southworth, Carol and Roy. Recollections of living/working on the Empire, 1960-61, 2010
31218 Thurber, Harold. Miscellaneous papers, undated
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28117 Thurber Hereford Ranch. Miscellaneous papers, undated
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41182 Total Wreck Mine. Correspondence, agreements, reports, 1930-1948
41177 Total Wreck Mine. Correspondence and agreements with Juan Munoz, Al Perry, and Day Mines, 1976-1977
41178 Total Wreck Mine. Correspondence and agreements with Juan Munoz, Al Perry, and Day Mines, 1977-1980
41176 Total Wreck Mine. Correspondence and deeds of trust coveying the Total Wreck Mine property from James Vail Wilkinson to the University of Arizona, 1985-1986
41179 Total Wreck Mine. Correspondence and "Grubstake Agreement" with Juan Munoz, Richard Atwood and James V. Wilkinson, 1980-1985
41183 Total Wreck Mine. Correspondence, deeds, agreements, reports, 1884-1929
41180 Total Wreck Mine. Correspondence, reports and agreements with Dewey Wilkins, 1968
41181 Total Wreck Mine. Correspondence, reports and agreements with Dewey Wilkins, 1969-1970
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28115 Total Wreck Mine. Miscellaneous papers, undated
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41184 Total Wreck Mine. Published articles, various
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31131 Unknown. Boice Family Interest in the Empire Ranch and other Properties, circa 2002
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41249 Vail & Gates. Statement of Resources & Liabilities, 1897-1900
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758 Vail, Edward Laine. Miscellaneous papers, undated
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31142 Vail family. Registry of burial plots in Hollywood Memorial Cemetery, California, undated
31129 Vail, Laura (Dusty). Song lyrics, 2013
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756 Vail, Margaret Newhall Russell. Miscellaneous papers, undated
757 Vail, Walter Lennox. Miscellaneous papers, undated
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31230 Vail, Walter Lennox. Nomination to Great Hall of Westerners, National Cowboy Museum, 2017-2018
31215 Vail, Walter L. Jr. Miscellaneous papers, 1921
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28102 Wakefield, William. Miscellaneous papers, undated
Subseries 7: Unpublished Articles and Accounts, 1920-2007
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes unpublished articles and accounts about the Empire Ranch. Materials have been arranged based on their original order with the Empire Ranch Foundation.
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749 Egerton, Jeff W. The Empire Ranch: A Sanctuary in the Hostile Southwest , 2007
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41255 Paine, Fred. Various stories written by Fred Paine , 1920s
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31240 Pinto, Robin. Proposed evolution of working landscape at Empire Ranch , 2018
31134 Rose, John D. Total Wreck Mine and Town Site , undated
31254 Shirley, Christine. Catalina Island , 1982
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28121 Shirley, Christine. Draft manuscript of a book about Walter Vail , undated
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31248 Shirley, Christine. Talk to First Century Families , 1979
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28112 Unknown. A bold plan breaks the Southern Pacific , undated
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31247 Vail, Edward L. By Trail to California , circa 1920
31224 Vail, Edward L. Capt. Lawton and the Apache Kid , 1932
31227 Vail, Edward L. The Chiricahua , 1920
31212 Vail, Edward L. Dan Murphy's Ranch on the San Pedro River , undated
31221 Vail, Edward L. Empire Story , undated
31252 Vail, Edward L. Empire Story as told to Mrs. Kitt , undated
31229 Vail, Edward L. Following the Trail of the Apaches , 1920
31211 Vail, Edward L. Jerry Dillon and Green , undated
31225 Vail, Edward L. Letter describing Walter Vail's Gila monster bite , 1928
31257 Vail, Edward L. Living with Cattle in 1879 & 1880 at Total Wreck Mine , circa 1920
31226 Vail, Edward L. A Mexican Baile , 1920
31210 Vail, Edward L. Notebook of E.L. Vail , undated
31228 Vail, Edward L. The Old Cienega Stage Station near Pantano , 1923
31223 Vail, Edward L. Pioneer days, hunting murderers in Mexico , undated
31222 Vail, Edward L. The Story of a Mine , undated
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41256 Vail, Edward L. Where the West Begins , circa 1920
Subseries 8: Gregory Dowell Thesis Files, 1976-1978
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes materials related to Gregory Dowell's thesis project on the Empire Ranch. The thesis was presented to the Department of History at the University of Arizona. Materials were gifted to the Empire Ranch Foundation by the author.
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2886 Bibliography cards for thesis, 1978
28110 Correspondence between Dowell and Christine Vail Shirley, 1977-1978
2880 Dowell, Gregory Paul. History of the Empire Ranch thesis, 1978
2889 Dowell, Gregory Paul. Miscellanous papers about the Empire Ranch for history classes, 1976
2887 Gregory Dowell correspondence with libraries and archives, 1977-1978
2888 Gregory Dowell miscellaneous notes for thesis, 1978
2881 Gregory Dowell notes for Chapter 1 of thesis, 1978
2882 Gregory Dowell notes for Chapter 2: Total Wreck Mine of thesis, 1978
2883 Gregory Dowell notes for Chapter 3 of thesis, 1978
2884 Gregory Dowell notes for Chapter 4: The Rise to Corporate Maturity of thesis, 1978
2885 Gregory Dowell notes for Chapter 5 of thesis, 1978
2897 Index to Vail Letter book, 1898-1900, 1978
2898 List of incorporations & mortgages, 1887-1932
Series VII: Oral histories and accounts, 1957-2013
Scope and Contents
This series includes oral histories and recollections from ranchers, farmers, Empire Ranch hands, etc. These materials remain in the original order in which they were received from the Empire Ranch Foundation. Interviews have been arranged alphabetically by interviewee on the finding aid. Note: the use of original audio visual materials is restricted. Please contact an archivist for more information.
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1537 Bibles, Dean; Bisson, Henry; Baker, Fred. Interviewed by Alison Bunting, May 13, 2010 1 (one) CD with a wma file of the interview. List of interview questions. Release forms. Print copy of final transcript. CD-ROM with Word and PDF file of final transcript. Draft transcription completed--awaiting final editing.
Acquiring the lands for and establishment of the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area.

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91 Bidegain, Pete. Interviewed by Jim Turner, September 14, 2002 1 (one) Sony 90-minute audiocassette. 2 (two) wav files from digital conversion in 2011 on ERF oral history hard drive. 1 CD with Word file of unedited transcript. Final transcript.
Mr. Bidegain describes ranching operations at the Babacomari Ranch which he managed from 1961-75. He knew the Boice family and helped out on the Empire during roundups. Side A is labeled "Pete Bidegain 9/14/02." Side B is unlabeled. Received from Leslie Schupp on behalf of Jacquie McNulty. April 17, 2003.

92 Boice, Bob and Miriam. Interviewed by Diana Hadley and Jacquie McNulty, November 28, 2002
Ranch management and operations during the period with Bob Boice lived on the ranch as a child and managed it as as an adult.

94 Boice family. Interviewed by Laura Soulliere Harrison, October 26, 1991 2 (two) Sony 90-minute audiocassettes. 4 (four) wav files from digital conversion in 2011 on ERF oral history hard drive. Transcript of interview spell checked and printed, 12/14/1992. Transcript is not a word-for-word transcription. The tape is very difficult to hear since much of the interview was conducted while walking around the buildings. Pdf scan of summary transcript. ERF has 2 copies of these tapes. Both sides of tape 1 of one set are labeled "Bob Boice, Boice Family, Empire Ranch 10-26-91, Tape 1." Case has same information, plus "Bob Boice, Miriam Boice, Steve Boice, Sherry Boice Buzzard, COPY." Both sides of tape 2 are labeled "Bob Boice, Boice Family, Empire Ranch 10-26-91, Tape 2." Case of tape 2 has same information plus "Present: Bob Boice, Miriam Boice, Steve Boice, Sherry Boice Buzzard, COPY." The second set of tapes is unlabeled; slide case is labeled "Boice Family Empire Ranch Tape 1" and "Boice Family Empire Ranch Tape 2. BLM has original tapes and transcript.
Uses and characteristics of various ranch house rooms and features, swimming pool, wells, (primarily 1929-1955, Bob Boice)

95 Boice, Mary, February 28, 1957
Script on history of the Empire Ranch for KNOG, Nogales, AZ, radio broadcast.

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1546 Boice, Robert Grantham. Interviewed by Alison Bunting, April 19, 2014 1 (one) 74 minute WAV of interview on ERF oral history hard drive. Interview questions and release form.
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96 Boice, Steve. Interviewed by Laura Soulliere Harrison, October 23, 1991 2 (two) Sony 90-minute audiocassettes. 4 (four) wav files from digital conversion in 2011 on ERF oral history hard drive. Tape log of interview . Draft transcription completed--awaiting final editing. Both sides of one tape are labeled "Steve Boice 10-23-91." Case has same information, plus "Copy, Tape 1 of 2." Both sides of second tape are labeled "Steve Boice and Empire Ranch 10-23-91.". Side B also has "Beginning of Jack Cooper." Case has same information as Side A label, plus "Discussion of Vegetation, Gardening Shed, Fountains, Swimming Pool. COPY Tape 2 of 2."Received from Jane Woods. April 26, 2003, and May 2, 2003. BLM has original tapes and tape log.
Uses and characteristics of various ranch house rooms (1950's/60's).

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1547 Boland, Mary Vail, 2014
Eulogy by Peter Skafte.

1543 Bowman, Bob and Mary; Pettis, Chuck and Pat, September 10, 2007 1 (one) TDK 90-minute audiocassette. Notes of visit. Informal notes of visit to the Empire Ranch hosted by Laurel Wilkening, ERF President. Alison Bunting and Christine Auerbach also attended.
Recollections of their visits to the Empire Ranch during the Boice era.

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97 Cooper, Gordon. Interviewed by Thomas Cox and Dick Schorr, January 2000 2 (two) Sony 90-minute audiocassette. Transcript of interview (28 pages). First tape: Side A is unlabeled; side B is labeled "Gordon Cooper #1." Case is labeled "Gordon Cooper taped by Dick Schorr." Second tape case labeled Gordon Cooper #2. Received from Bruce Lehmann on behalf of Jane Woods. May 2, 2003.
Experiences working at Empire ranch, 1930s-40s.

98 Cooper, Jack and Oleine. Interviewed by Laura Soulliere Harrison, October 25, 1991 Transcript of interview prepared by Judy Johnson. Interview is included on Side B of Steve Boice tape. BLM has original tapes and transcript.
Reminiscences of Boices, and of personal experiences.

99 Cooper, Jack and Oleine. Interviewed by Laura Soulliere Harrison, October 28, 1991 1 (one) TDK 90-minute audiocassette. 2 (two) wav files from digital conversion in 2011 on ERF oral history hard drive. Transcript of interview. Both sides of tape are labeled "Jack and Oleine Cooper Empire Ranch 10-28-91." Case has same information, plus "Copy Tape 1 of Part 1 of Interview on Steve Boice Tape 2 Side B." Received from Bruce Lehmann on behalf of Jane Woods. May 2, 3003. Transcript includes some handwritten corrections. BLM has original tapes and transcript.
Working as cowhand on Empire, 1937-40.

910 Dojaquez, Henry. Interviewed by Laura Soulliere Harrison and Steve Boice, June 23, 1992 1 (one) Sony 90-minute audiocassette. 2 (two) wav files from digital conversion in 2011 on ERF oral history hard drive. Tape log of interview. 1 CD with Word file of draft transcript. Transcript edited and out for review by Dojaquez family. Side A is labled "Henry Dojaquez Sonoita About Empire Ranch 6-23-92 Tape 1. Side B is labeled "Henry Dojaquez Sonoita Az About Empire Ranch 6-23-92.."Case has same information, plus "Tape 1 of Henry Dojaquez also Son and Daughter in law, Copy." Received from Bruce Lehmann on behalf of Jane Woods. May 2, 2003. BLM has original tapes and tape log.
Henry's father worked for the Vails, he worked for the Boices for a very short period of time in 1936.

912 Donaldson, John. Interviewed by Jake Kittle, April 11, 1998 2 (two) Maxwell 90-minute audiocassettes. 1 (one) wav files from digital conversion in 2011 on ERF oral history hard drive. Transcripts (1st and 2nd drafts, and final version) of the interview prepared by Jardee Transcriptions, edited by Alison Bunting, 2009 in paper copies and on CD as MS Word files. One case is labeled John W. Donaldson and Side A John W. Donaldson Empire Ranch. Another case is labelled John Donaldson Empire Ranch. Inside of case label has JWD and me. Part of Side A needed editing Marion! Received from Bruce Lehmann on behalf of Jane Woods. May 2, 2003.
Experiences on the Empire Ranch.

913 Donaldson, John. Interviewed by Laura Soulliere Harrison, October 28, 1991 1 (one) TDK 90-minute audiocassette. 2 (two) wav files from digital conversion in 2011 on ERF oral history hard drive. Transcript of interview. 5 copies of tape log which gives interview date as 10/28/91; one transcript of interview with 10/28/91 date. Copy of permission note from John Donaldson. Side A labeled "John Donaldson Empire Ranch Tape 1 A 10-28-98." Side B is unlabeled. Case has same information as Side A, plus "Tape 1 of 1, John Donaldson, Copy, Side A only." Correct date is 10/28/1991Received from Bruce Lehmann on behalf of Jane Woods. May 2, 2003. BLM has original tapes and transcript.
Business relationship with Anamax mining; range management techniques, mesquite.

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1532 Donaldson, Mac and Billie. Interviewed by Laura A. W. Wheat, March 2, 2008 1 (one) DVD of the interview. Print transcript of interviews and 1 CD with Word files of the transcript, original, 1st edited draft and final version. Brochure about Billie and Mac Donaldson including a poem: I Am the Empire, written by Laura Wheat. Oral history agreement and consent form. Interview completed as Laura Wheat's Girl Scout Gold Project. Girl Scout Troop 1224, Sierra Vista, Arizona.
Life on the Empire Ranch when Mac and Billie moved there in 1978; what an ordinary day on the Empire was like; Changes that occurred when the ownership of the ranch transferred to BLM; the cattle operation; their opinion of the ERF; and current work for the ranch.

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914 Fisher, Dorothy. Interviewed by Marion Hyland, July 20, 1998 1 (one) Maxwell 90-minute audiocassette and 1 (one) Radio Shack 90-minute cassette. 3 (three) wav files from digital conversion in 2011 on ERF oral history hard drive. Transcript of interview dated 2/15/1999. Side A of Maxwell tape is unlabeled; Side B is labeled "Dorothy Fisher Oral History Tape 1 of 2, 7-20-98." Case includes loose label bearing "Interview w/ Dorthy (sic) Fisher in Tucson 7/20/98, Tape 1 of 2." One side of Radio Shack tape is labeled "Dorothy Fisher Oral History Tape 2 of 2, 7-20-98." Case is unlabeled. Received from Bruce Lehmann on behalf of Jane Woods. May 2, 2003.
Experiences as teacher at Empire school, 1954-64.

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1526 Flaccus, Virginia. Interviewed by Jane Woods and Laurel Wilkening, July 03, 2002 1 (one) TDK Maxwell 90 minute audiocassette. 2 (two) wav files from digital conversion in 2011 on ERF oral history hard drive. Transcription and editing completed. Transcript out for review by Laurel Wilkening. Side 1 labeled V. Flaccus, Side 2 labeled Virginia Flaccus, 7/3/02.
Stories of her grandfather, E.N. Fish and her uncle Wakefield.

1540 Foster, Bailey. Interviewed by Alison Bunting, July 06, 2011 1 (one) WAV file of interview on CD and on ERF oral history hard drive. Interview questions. Release form. Draft transcription completed--awaiting final editing.
Recollections of his father working on the Empire for the Boice family. Bailey also describes his own work on the Cienega Ranch, his work for Bob Boice on the Slash S Ranch in Oracle, and his well-drilling business in Sonoita.

1544 Gardner, Edward. Interview with Alison Bunting, April 27, 2013 1 (one) 32 minute WAV of interview on ERF oral history hard drive. Interview questions and release form.
Recollections of his great grandfather, Tomas Lopez, and his grandfather, Blas Lopez who worked on the Empire Ranch for the Vails.

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915 Gilbert, Jim. Interviewed by Jim Turner, September 14, 2002 1 (one) Sony 90-minute audiocassette. 2 (two) wav files from digital conversion in 2011 on ERF oral history hard drive. Transcript of interview dated 2010. 1 CD with Word file of transcript, photos and release form. Release form.
Worked at the Empire in the 1940s.

Restrictions
Restricted: Oral history cannot be used or released to the public untile after the publication of Mr. Gilbert's book, or with his permission.
93 Heffner, Harry. Interviewed by Charles U. Pickrell, June 4, 1960
Experiences as manager of the Empire Ranch.

Processing Information
Copy obtained from Max Witkin, BLM, 6/5/07. Includes Max's notes and highlights.
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1541 Helmericks-Louder, Annie. Interviewed by Alison Bunting, July 20, 2010 1 (one) CD with a wma file of the interview. List of interview questions. Release form. Draft transcription completed--awaiting final editing.
Experiences living on the Empire Ranch from 1969-1975 when married to Steve Boice.

1534 Hinman, Norman. Interview by Alison Bunting, October 25, 2009 2 (two) Sony 90-minute audiocassette. 3 (three) wav files from digital conversion in 2011 on ERF oral history hard drive.1 CD with Word version of the transcription. Print copy of the transcript. Also includes copy of the original tapes.
Experiences as a cowhand for Frank Boice in 1953.

1542 Hoffman, Susan Vail. Interviewed by Alison Bunting, March 31, 2011 2 (two) wav files from digital recording in 2011 on ERF oral history hard drive. 1 CD with Word version of the transcription plus the two WAV files. Print copy of the transcript, release form, and questions.
Recollections of Susan Vail Hoffman's father, Edward Newhall Vail (1892-1961), who was the youngest of Walter Lennox Vail's sons. Edward spent his entire life in ranching. He participated in the management of the Santa Rosa Island ranch, and managed the Jalama Ranch near Lompoc, California. Edward was the cattle buyer for the Vail Company and travelled often to the Empire Ranch. He was an avid sailor, competing in the TransPac race one year.

1529 Ingram, Laura (Dusty) Vail. Interviewed by Glenda Bonin, October 29, November 5, November 12, and November 19, 2001 Four (4) Maxwell and Radio Shack audiocassettes. 4 (four) wav files from digital conversion in 2011 on ERF oral history hard drive. 1 CD with4 (four) MP3 files of the interview. Transcripts of the interviews, most edited by Dusty Ingram and Susan Hughes. CD containing Word files of the transcripts. Received from Susan Hughes, 10/12/07. Susan Hughes has the original tapes of the interviews.
Memories of her life on the Empire Ranch.

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916 Ingram, Laura (Dusty) Vail. Interviewed by William Gibson, James Huff, and Gordon Warren, September 29, 1989 2 (two) Sony 60 minute audiocassettes. 4 (four) wav files from digital conversion in 2011 on ERF oral history hard drive. 1 disc with 4 MP3 files of digital conversion. Transcript of interview edited by Dusty Vail. Labelled Edited Draft B. Interview abstract. Received from Susan Hughes. May 30, 2003.
Memories of her life on the Empire Ranch. Susan's mother was Mary Bullock Vail and Susan's elder sister was Mary Vail Boland.

917 Ingram, Laura (Dusty) Vail. Interviewed by Laura Soulliere Harrison, February 28, 1993 Original and one copy of two (2) TDK 60 minute cassettes. 4 (four) wav files from digital conversion in 2011 on ERF oral history hard drive. 2 discs with 4 MP3 files of digital conversion. Summary log of interview prepared by Judy Johnson. Corrected summary of taped interview dated 7/24/1992? Full transcription completed, edited in 2012. Print copy of final transcript. CD-ROM with Word and PDF file of final transcript. Includes cover letter from Laura Soulliere Harrison dated 7/8/1993.
Memories of her life on the Empire Ranch.

918 Ingram, Laura (Dusty) Vail. Interviewed by Will Woolley, September 14, 1997 Transcript of interview (5 tapes) edited by Dusty Vail. Received from Susan Hughes. May 30, 2003.
Memories of her life on the Empire Ranch.

919 Jimenez, Eva and Dick. Interviewed by Lea Ward and Jane Woods, April 13, 2002 1 (one) TDK 90-minute audiocassette. 2 (two) wav files from digital conversion in 2011 on ERF oral history hard drive. Tape log of tape. ERF has 2 copies of the tape. Transcribed and edited; out for final review by interviewers. Box is labelled Eva and Dick Jimenez. BLM has original tapes and tape log.
Memories of the Empire Ranch. Eva Jimenez lived at the ranch from 1927 to 1945. Dick Jimenez worked as a cowhand for Henry Boice from 1933 to 1945.

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1533 Jimenez, Eva and Dick. Interviewed by Laura Soulliere Harrison and Steve Boice, October 27, 1991 2 (two) wav files from digital conversion in 2011 on ERF oral history hard drive. Tape log of interview and written permission note signed by Mercy Jimenez (daughter). BLM has original tape. Transcribed, needs editing. Includes write-up of Dick Jimenez from Arizona National Ranch istories of Living Pioneer Stockman, Vol. XII, 1991, p. 101-102. One copy of tape log donated by Laura Soulliere Gates.
Memories of the Empire Ranch. Eva Jimenez lived at the ranch from 1927 to 1945. Dick Jimenez worked as a cowhand for Henry Boice from 1933 to 1945.

1530 Jimenez, Eva and Dick. Interviewed by Dick Schorr, October 26, 2000 2 (two) SONY 90-minute audiocassettes. 3 (three) wav files from digital conversion in 2011 on ERF oral history hard drive. Dick Schorr's notes of the interview are included. Received from Dick Schorr, January 2008.
Memories of the Empire Ranch. Eva Jimenez lived at the ranch from 1927 to 1945. Dick Jimenez worked as a cowhand for Henry Boice from 1933 to 1945.

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911 Jimenez, Mary Dojaquez. Interviewed by Paul Chadwick and Diana Hadley, September 14, 2002 1 (one) Sony 90-minute audiocassette (original) and one copy. 1 (one) wav files from digital conversion in 2011 on ERF oral history hard drive. Full transcript of the interview completed in 2007. 1 CD with Word version of the transcription. One side is labeled "Dojaquez, Mary 9/14/02"; other side is labeled "Paul Chadwick 1" ("1" is circled; no date). Received from Leslie Schupp on behalf of Jacquie McNulty. April 17, 2003.
Mary's father, Miguel (Mike) Dojaquez, came to work as a cowboy on the Empire in 1926. Mary describes growing up in the Gardner Canyon area; going to school at the Sonoita school; her life with her husband and children for thirteen years on the Babocomari Ranch; living on the Cornwall Ranch in Elgin; and the difficult life during the drought in the 1950s.

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1535 Kolbe, Jim. Interviewed by Alison Bunting, March 6, 2010 1 (one) CD with a wma file of the interview. List of interview questions. Release form. Transcription and editing completed. Transcript out for review by Kolbe.
Memories of growing up on the Rail X Ranch in Sonoita and his involvement in the establishment of the LCNCA.

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920 Korte, Geral. Interviewed by Scott O'Mack, Matthew Sterner, and Leslie Schupp, February 23, 2003 Notes on tape-recorded interview with Gerald Korte at the Empire Ranch. 3 (three) TDK 90-minute audiocassettes. 6 (six) wav files from digital conversion in 2011 on ERF oral history hard drive. Draft transcription completed--editing in process. Appendix B of the Adaptive Reuse Plan for the Empire Ranch Headquarters, SRI Technical Report 03-64.
921 Lenon, Robert, November 2000 A tale written by Bob Lenon about surveying work for Frank Boice at the Empire. Signed by Robert Lenon.
Surveying the Empire Ranch in preparation for a sale by Frank Boice to jack Greenway.

922 Leon, Fernando, Fernando Leon Jr., and Maria Leon, September 14, 2002 1 (one) Sony 90-minute audiocassette. 1 (one) wav files from digital conversion in 2011 on ERF oral history hard drive. Side A is unlabelled; side B is labeled "Fco Leon 9.14.02." Received from Leslie Schupp on behalf of Jacquie McNulty. April 17, 2003. Some of the tape is in Spanish.
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1528 Moss, Austin. Interviewd by Alison Bunting and Tom Rogos, May 31, 2007 2 (two) Sony 90-minute audiocassettes. One original and one copy. 1 CD with digital version of most of the interview. 2 (two) wav files from digital conversion in 2011and Word file of edited transcript on ERF oral history hard drive. Printed transcript.
Memories of participating in Empire Ranch roundups during the Boice era.

1531 Pickrell, James. Interviewed by Dick Schorr, December 12, 2007 1 (one) Sony 120-minute audiocassette. 1 (one) wav files from digital conversion in 2011 and Word file of transcript on ERF oral history hard drive. 2 CD with MP3 file of digital conversion. 1 CD with Word file of transcript. Printed transcript. Received from Dick Schorr, January 2008.
Veterinary work on the Empire Ranch, 1953-present for Boice and Donaldson families.

1527 Roslund, Linda Hummel, undated
Four page history of the Hummel Ranch written by Linda Roslund Hummel.

1548 Ruble, Peggy Boice, 2005
Boice Hereford "History and My Life". 36 page booklet written by Peggy Boice Rubel, with photographs.

1545 Sierra, John Thomas. Interviewed by Alison Bunting, April 6, 2013 1 (one) 32 minute wav digital file of interview on ERF oral history hard drive. Interview questions and release form.
Memories of his grandfather, Juan Tomas Sierras who worked as a cowboy on the Empire Ranch in the early 1900s.

1536 Smith, Edward K. Interviewed by Maria Daily, June 19, 1987 Original oral history and tapes available at the Santa Cruz Island Foundation. Transcript donated by Marla Daily. Also includes a copy of his obituary.
Talks briefly about his father, Charles Smith who worked for the Vails at the Empire (1890) and in California.

1536b Stoddard, Olive. Interviewed by Pat Nickerson, February 23, 1991 1 (one TDK audiocassette. Transcript of internivew.
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923 Turner, Alice Barnett and Jack Turner. Interviewed by Jane Woods, September 24, 1999 1 (one) TDK audiocassette. 1 (one) wav files from digital conversion in 2011 on ERF oral history hard drive. 1 CD with MP3 file of digital conversion.Transcript of interview.
Memories of Alice Barnett Turner's father, Fred Barnett, who was a foreman at the Empire Ranch.

924 Vail, Edward L., undated Three typewritten reminiscences copied from the Arizona Historical Society Archives. Topics: protective wall from Apaches, described by Nabor Pacheco; obtaining bulls from Dan Murphy's Ranch on the San Pedro River and gundshot wounding of foreman John T. Dillon; Pantano (Cienega) cementary for dead from Apache attacks.
Reminiscences.

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1538 Van Auken, Jim. Interviewed by Alison Bunting and Judith Williams, March 2, 2011 One 62 minute wav file on CD and also on ERF oral history hard drive. List of questions. Release form. Draft transcription completed--awaiting final editing.
Arizona livestock inspector (1953-1983) who inspected the last Boice Empire Ranch cattle and inspected Donaldson cattle at the Empire and on John Donaldson's cattle on the Tortuga ranch.

1525 Various, undated
Comb-bound collection of transcribed oral histories and other items. Includes 3 Vail reminiscences; tape log of 10/28/91 interview with John Donaldson; tape log of 10/28/91 interview with Jack and Oliene Cooper; transcript of 10/25/91 interview with Jack and Oliene Cooper; tape log of 10/23/91 interview with Steve Boice; transcript of 10/26/91 interview with Boice Family.

1539 Wilkinson, Mary Vail. Interviewed by Gregory Dowell, 1997 Two (2) TDK 60 minute audiocassettes. 3(three wav files from digital conversion in 2011 on ERF oral history hard drive. 1 CD with MP3 file of digital conversion.Partial trancript of the interview typed by Greg Dowell. Fully transcribed; out for review by Dowell.
Remembrances of life as a child on the Empire Ranch. Born in 1887, Mary Vail was Walter and Margaret Vail's daughter and lived at the Empire Ranch until the Vail family moved to Los Angeles in 1896.

Series VIII: Photographs, 1880-2016
Scope and Contents
This series includes photographs of the Empire Ranch and surrounding areas, individuals, and key ranching subject matter. Materials are arranged in their orignal order from the Empire Ranch Foundation.
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101 Aerial photo of the Empire Ranch. Photographer: NAPP, October 4, 1996
Labeled NAPP 9550-23.

102 Empire Ranch Open House photographs. Photographer: Steve Johnson, October 16, 1999
3 folders of 4x6 black and white photos plus negatives.

103 Donaldsons. Photographer: Louise Serpa, July 24, 2001
5 black and white 8x10: John Donaldson, 7/24/01 8842-17A; John Donaldson's hands 8842-10A; John Donaldson, 7/24/01, 8840-20A;Mac Donaldson, 7/24/01, 8842-8A; 3 generations-Donaldson, Mac, Sam and John, 7/24/01, 8840-31.

104 Boices in Arizona. Photographer: Robert and Miriam Boice, 2003
CD. Note to Jacquie McNulty dated 2/14/03 states: "Miriam and I put together a scrap book of the Boice display. Grant our son, put it on this CD for you. We have made scrapbooks for all of the family." Includes photos and Word documents of the display captions.

105 Empire Ranch Foundation Files for Contract Use by SRI. Photographer unknown, January 7, 2003
CD. Includes many historical photographs, several oral histories and historical articles, and an ERF timeline . Prepared by Susan Hughes. 2 copies

106 Empire Ranch historic photo additions from California Vails. Photographer unknown, May 2003
CD.

107 Artists Shootout. Photographer: Louise Serpa and others, April 30, 2005
Includes 2 envelopes of 4x6 color prints, labeled Film #9353, Film 9354 (these were taken by Louise Serpa but have not been scanned). Also included 3 black and white proof sheets and 3 8x10 prints signed Louise Serpa, 05. Also includes negatives of 2 rolls of color photos, including ten 4/6 color prints (probably not taken by Serpa).

108 Dick Schorr making reatas at 2005 Empire Ranch Foundation Roundup and Open House. Photographer unknown, October 1, 2005
4 color photos.

109 Member potluck. Photographer: Dick Schorr, November 19, 2005
Black and white photos of attendees at the 2005 member potluck.

1010 Gerald Korte on roundup. Photographer unknown, undated
1 black and white 8x10 copy.

1011 Historic photos of Empire Ranch. Photographer unknown, 1950s
4 black and white 8x10 prints; 10 photocopies of various photos, various sizes; 1 foam core mounted photo of Empire Ranch House abckyard and swimming pool, 1950.

1012 Empire Ranch Foundation photobase. Photographer unknown, 2003
CD. Draft 1. Copy 2.

1013 Empire School. Photographer unknown, undated
Scope and Contents
Includes 3 black and white photos of Dorothy Fisher and students at the Empire School including Steve Boice, Steve Feldmann, Joseph McDonald, and Sherry Boice. Also includes 5 color photos of the demolition of the Empire School including Dorothy Fisher and Mrs. Harold Thurber.
1014 Legacy Day. Unknown photographer, May 3, 2006
CD. 1 CD with 32 digital color photos taken by Alison Bunting; color prints taken by Dick Schorr.

1015 Examples of proactive management, The Empire Ranch, Arizona. Photographer unknown, May 4, 2005
CD. 1 CD with Powerpoint presentation that includes 42 images of the ranch and ERF events. Also includes a Word file narrative to accompany the presentation. Prepared by Gary Stumpf, Deputy Preservation Officer, Arizona State Office, BLM.

1016 Empire 100 art show. Photographer unknown, January 12-February 27, 2004
Color photos and negatives of art, reception, and mounting of the show.

1017 Spring trail ride. Photographer unknown, May 8, 2004
CD. 4 color photos plus 1 CD-Rom.

1018 Vail family photos. Photographer unknown., undated
CD. 1 CD of 92 Vail family photos provided by Whitney Wilkinson in October 2007.

1019 Legacy Day. Photographer Christine Auerbach, May 2, 2007
CD. 1 CD with 98 digital color photos taken by Christine Auerbach.

1020 Artists shootout. Photographers Gary Auerbach and Pam Erskine, April 27-28, 2007
CD. 1 CD with 40 color digital photos taken by Gary Auerbach. One CD with 47 color digital photos taken by Pam Erskine.

1021 Boice family photos. Photographer unknown, undated
CD. 1 CD with 34 black and white and color photos provided by Carol Barleycorn to Laurel Wilkening for the Women on the Empire exhibit for Roundup 2006; 1 CD with a compilation of Boice photos produced by Susan Hughes 9-07.

1022 Boice family photos. Photographer unknown, undated
5 black and white photos provided by Anne Boice to Laurel Wilkening in 2006; photocopies of 5 black and white photos provided by Ann Boice in 2007; 4 black and white prints of roundup photos taken in the 1940s by George Chambers donated by Anne Boice in 2008.

1023 Donaldson family photos, undated
CD. 1 CD with color and black and white photos provided by Billie Donaldson to Alison Bunting for the Women on the Empire exhibit for Roundup 2006.

1024 Roundup. Photographer Claire Harlan, September 30, 2006
CD. 1 CD with color photos of the 2006 Roundup taken by Claire Harlan.

1025 Empire School, Tom Turner, and Bess Thurston. Photographer Bess Thurston, 1906-1912
Copies of black and white photos from Bess Thurston's album provided by her granddaughter, Rise Fain. Also includes notes by Rise Fain.

1026 Boice family photographs. Photographer unknown, 1954-1957
11 black and white photos of Boice Family provided by Frank Hedgcock in 2007.

1027 Kitty Boice photographs. Photographer unknown, undated
2 color photos and a letter from Kitty Boice to Lizzy Anastasi with 2 black and white photocopies of photos. Gift of Elizabeth Rose Anastasi.

1028 Sonoita/Elgin/Patagonia photographs. Photographer unknown, undated
Negatives (21), prints (13), postcards (3) and photocopies (4) of historic photos of Elgin, Sonoita, Patagonia donated by Linda Donatelli. Detailed listing of contents included in the folder.

1029 Vail Family Roundup. Photographer unknown, June 26-28, 1998
Photograph album prepared in celebration of the Vail Family reunion in Tucson. Gift of Dianne Bret Harte.

1030 Empire Rach Victorian House, pen and ink drawing. Photographer Doris Rickard, 2007
CD. Image of an original Doris Rickard pen and ink drawing donated to ERF by Doris Rickard.

1031 Roundup. Photographer Godfrey Sills, 2007
31 color photos.

1032 Empire Ranch, 1936, 3000 head of cattle. Photographer unknown, 1936
1 black and white 8x10 photo donated by Willis H. Canady.

1033 Unknown group of riders, presumably at the Empire. Photographer unknown, undated
1 black and white 8x10 photo donated by Bob Bowman.

1034 Images from Harry Heffner photo albums. Photographer Harry Heffner, 1893-1905
CD. 1 CD with images of 203 black and white photos from Harry Heffner photo albums. Original albums are housed at the University of Arizona Library, Special Collections. Includes a list of captions from the album.

1035 Looking east from Empire Ranch House. Photographer Murray Bolesta, February 2005
1 black and white photo donated by Murray Bolesta.

Old Vaughn Church. Photographer unknown, undated
11x14 print donated by Linda Donatelli. Negative is in 8-10-28.

Catching saddle horses, Empire Ranch, Sonoita. Photographer unknown, undated
11x14 copy of a photo given to Paul Miller by Marion Hyland. In picture, left to right, are Dave Corales, Frank Boice, Bob Haverty, Bob Boice, Fred Barnett. Taken at Rosemont Ranch section of the Empire.

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1038 Legacy Day at the Empire Ranch. Photographer Dick Schorr, May 6, 2009
1 CD.

1039 Slides of various Empire Ranch historic photographs. Photographer Scott O'Mack, 2004
Slides provided to Jacquie McNulty by Scott O'Mack of various Empire Ranch historic photos. Printouts providing identification of the images.

1040 WATG! Photographer: Netzin Steklis, 2010
CD. 1 CD with images of WATG! 2010 held June.

1041 Photographs of Empire Ranch, Patagonia. 4th of July Parade. Trail ride (2001). Photographer Laurel Wilkening, 1999-2010
Color prints of photos; some taken by Godfrey Sill.

1042 Tea at the Empire Ranch (A300-077). Photographer unknown, 2010
CD. Enhanced and restored photo.

1043 Empire School photograph (B350-14). Photographer unknown, 2010
Enhanced and restored print of Empire School photos (B350-14) donated by Murray Bolesta.

1044 Empire Ranch Foundation photo library. Photographer: Empire Ranch Foundation, 2008
CD. Disk including images of all photos in ERF photo library plus Excel sheet with listing of photos. 2 copies.

1045 Empire Ranch Foundation photo library. Photographer: Empire Ranch Foundation, 2011
CD. Disk including images of all photos in ERF photo library plus Excel sheet with listing of photos. 2 copies.

1046 Photographs of various Empire Ranch, Vail family members, remnants of Pantano train station and Total Wreck Mine obtained by Gregory Dowell for his thesis and articles. Photographer unknown, undated
Gift of Gregory Dowell. All photos scanned and added to the ER Historic Photos inventory. 14 black and white photos obtained from various library collections. Consult ER Historic Photo inventory for sources. 10 color photos taken by Dowell of Total Wreck mine site. 11 black and white photos taken by Gregory Dowell of rail line near former Pantano station.

1047 Photos of primarily Edward N. Vail family. Photographer unknown, undated
Prints of 9 black and white photos provided by Susan Vail Hoffman. Scans of other photos plus these included in the ER Historic Photos files, A540-xxx.

1048 Boice family photos. Photographer unknown, undated
Black and white and color prints provided by Carol Boice Barleycorn for Women on the Empire exhibit. Scans of all photos are in the ER Historic Photos files B100-01-B100-34. Also includes draft text written by Laurel Wilkening for the exhibit.

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3849 Empire Ranch Foundation photo library. Photographer: Empire Ranch Foundation, 2014
CD. Two disks including images of all photos in ERF photo library plus Excel sheet with listing of photos. First disc has photos A-D, second disc has Roundup photos 2002-2009.

3850 Photographs of Total Wreck Mine. Photographer unknown, 1893, 1970
Gift of Whitney Wilkinson. Original photo of the Total Wreck Mining Camp (ca. 1893 and 4 color photos taken in the 1970s).

3851 Edward L. Vail photograph album. Photographer unknown, 1880s
Contains 11 loose photos. 7 have Buehman and Co., Tucson, AT on verso. See Empire Ranch Foundation Photobase archives for detailed descriptions and scanned images of photos.

3852 Edward L. Vail photograph album. Photographer unknown, 1880s-1930s
Contains 50 numbered album pages. Pages 4, 32, and 49 are blank. Total Wreck Mine photo on p. 38 is missing. Agnes Vail photo on p. 29 is missing. A letter from George W.P. Hunt to Ed Vail dated 11-1-1934 is affixed inside the back cover of the album. See ERF Photobase archives for detailed descriptions and scanned images of photos.

3853 Interior photographs of Empire Ranch House rooms. Photographer Therese Perrault, 2016
Taken in December 2016 to document the room's appearance prior to closing the Ranch House for structural renovation.

3854 Powerpoint slideshow of the interior rooms of the Empire Ranch House. Photographer: Empire Ranch Foundation, 2016
Prepared for use in the Visitor Contact Station during the closure of the Ranch House for structural renovation.

3855 Aerial drone photos of Empire Ranch Headquarters. Photographer: John Hoffman, 2016
21 photos and 3 videos on a flash drive. One print photo. Taken by John Hoffman of Oak Tree Photography.

3856 Cowboy Life Exhibit opening and Family Fun Day. Photographer unknown, undated
CD. 19 photos on a CD. Photographer unknown.

3857 Photographs of swimming pool, Paul Southworth. Photographer: Carol Southworth, 1960s
Three photos donated by Carol Southworth.

3858 Empire Ranch windmills. Photographer PJ Halloran, 1980s
The Pump Department of Ronstad Hardware serviced the Empire Ranch windmills and pumps every two months from 1978-1987. The two men who did the work were PJ Halloran and Jim Wise. Jim Wise learned how to do the work from Jimmy Lynn. These photos were donated by PJ Halloran and were taken in the 1980s. The pickup truck in one photo belonged to John Donaldson.

Series IX: Video/Audio recordings, 1992-2019
Scope and Contents
This series includes video and audio recordings related to the Empire Ranch. In addition to videos and audiotapes, materials in this series also include slideshow presentations created for Empire Ranch Foundation events. Materials remain in the original order they were received in from the Empire Ranch Foundation.
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111 VHS. By the Side of the Road, Cochise County's Empire Ranch. Arizona Illustrated, 1993
112 VHS and DVD. Laura (Dusty) Vail Ingram. Memories of the Empire, 1995
113 VHS. Empire Ranch Foundation Roundup, 2000
114 VHS. Empire Ranch, 2002
115 8mm VHS and DVD. Empire Ranch Headquarters Charrette, 2003
116 CD. Empire Ranch, KUAT, Tucson, 2006
117 VHS. Make a Difference, Volunteer; The Public Lands: A National Treasure. Bureau of Land Management, undated
118 CD. Brief History of the Empire Ranch. Empire Ranch Foundation powerpoint, 2006
119 CD. Growing Up on the Empire Ranch. Empire Ranch Foundation powerpoint, 2007
1110 CD. Women of the Empire. Empire Ranch Foundation powerpoint, 2006
1111 CD. Public Service Announcement about the Empire Ranch by Emil Franzi, 2008
1112 CD. Dusty Vail Tales: Growing Up on the Empire Ranch in Arizona (1914-1927). Told by Glenda Bonin, 2008
1113 CD. Cowboy Life on the Empire Ranch. Empire Ranch Foundation powerpoint, 2008
1114 CD. Interview with Linda Gregory. Cowboy Life on the Empire Ranch: A presentation for the Empire Ranch Foundation, 2008
1115 CD. A Decade of Friend Raising. Empire Ranch Foundation slideshow, 2010
1116 DVD and mini digital cassettes. Interview with Gerald Korte. Tour of the Empire Ranch. Empire Ranch Foundation, 2009
1117 CD. Interview with Gail Corkill. WATG! Empire Ranch Foundation powerpoint, 2011
1118 CD. Interview with Alison Bunting. Arizona's Empire Ranch: A Prominent Past and Promising Future. Narrated by Wade Bunting. Empire Ranch Foundation powerpoint, 2011
1119 CD. Interview with Alison Bunting. Arizona's Empire Ranch: A Prominent Past and Promising Future. Narrated by Wade Bunting. Empire Ranch Foundation powerpoint, 2012
1120 TDK 60 audiocassette. Interview with H. T. Smith. Analysis of the California connection regarding the Old Vail Ranches, 1992
1121 CD. Interview with Alison Bunting. Arizona's Empire Ranch: A Prominent Past and Promising Future. Narrated by Alison Buntin. Empire Ranch Foundation powerpoint, 2009
1122 TDK 60 audiocassette. Interview with John Sullivan. Modern Day Ranching, 2008
1123 TDK 60 audiocassette. Interview with Tim Vail. Vail Ranching History, 2008
1124 CD. Interview with John Komrada. Western Film Music, 2007
1125 DVD. Interview with Alison Bunting. Arizona's Empire Ranch: A Prominent Past and Promising Future. Narrated by Wade Bunting. Empire Ranch Foundation, 2014
1126 CD. Interview with Alison Bunting. Arizona's Empire Ranch: A Prominent Past and Promising Future. Narrated by Wade Bunting. Empire Ranch Foundation powerpoint, 2019
1127 CD. Interview with Alison Bunting. Rooms of the Empire Ranch House, December 2016. Photos by Sally Reichardt and Therese Perreault. Empire Ranch Foundation slideshow, 2017
1128 DVD. Interview with Red Steagall. Southern Arizona: Empire Ranch, 2018