This collection contains books, pamphlets, and folders,
1958-1986, of Robert Moser, a real estate appraiser from Arizona. Books and
pamphlets contain botanical, meteorological and legal information relevant to
ranching in the Southwest. Folders contain appraisal reports. Additional materials
include books and color slides, from Barton Wright, an author who wrote about
historical agriculture and archeology in the Southwest. Books are a series on
American agricultural history and Wright's master thesis on archeology in Catclaw
Cave, Arizona. Color slides are of various locations, plants and structures in
Arizona.
Collection Number:
MS 816
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
John Robert Moser was an alumnus of the University of Arizona and a real estate
appraiser who conducted appraisal reports for various properties, including
historical sites, throughout the Southwest from the 1960s to the 1980s. His friend,
Barton Wright, was an academic and fellow alumnus who was involved in recording and
preserving information about traditional Puebloan beliefs regarding the Kachina.
Wright also wrote about Pre-Columbian archeology and agriculture in Arizona.
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of material of Robert Moser, an University of Arizona
alumnus who worked as a real estate appraiser within the second half of the 20th
century. The first box contains folders of appraisal reports and related documents
of various properties in Arizona ranging from trailers to historical sites. The
second box contains published material authored by Barton Wright, along with color
slides of plants, landscapes and structures. Wright was a close friend of Moser and
fellow alumnus who wrote books on archeology and agricultural history in Arizona.
Both Moser and Wright's portions of the collection contain some work relevant to
Native American history and affairs in Arizona.
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner
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.
This series consists of appraisal reports and documents related to various
properties in Arizona ranging from trailers to historical sites.
box
folder
1
1
Affidavit of John R. Moser - Single lot property of Nedward
Dunnington - Yarnell, Arizona, October
1986
English.
1
2
Appraisal Report of P. D. No. 1186 (10 acres in Yavapai county,
AZ) - Bureau of Indian Affairs, July
1984
English.
1
3
Appraisal Report - Lot 8, Division 6 - Yarnell Heights
subdivision - Yarnell, Arizona - Gilbert E. Mattson, May 1982
English.
1
4
Appraisal Report - South Half of Lot 8 - Phillips Subdivision -
Black Canyon City, Yavapai County, Arizona - Charles C.
Scott, July 1,
1986
English.
1
5
Appraisal Report of the Estate of Austin W. Reynolds for Henry A.
Reynolds, Black Canyon City, Yavapai County, Arizona, August 3,
1986
English.
1
6
Appraisal Report of 6.43 acre property & Improvements -
Austin W. Reynolds estate - Black Canyon City, Arizona, August 23,
1986
English.
1
7
Appraisal Report of Mobile home & lot belonging to Charles D.
Scott - South 1/2 of Lot 8, Phillips Subdivision, Black Canyon City,
Yavapai County, Arizona, July 1,
1985
English.
1
8
Cima Dome Search - Valley View Ranch - Lyle O.
McCartney, 1960-August 11-21, 1986
English.
1
9
Cost Comparisons: Cluster Homesite & Rural Community
Development Analysis - Kendall Cumming & Associates, August 26,
1984
English.
1
10
"D4" Ranch Notes - Thompson Ranch - Dept. of Water, May 30,
1978
English.
1
11
Bureau of Indian Affairs - Documents - Estate of Scottie R.
Whagado - Yavapai-Apache Nation, June 1,
1984
English.
1
12
Fractional Appraisal of estimated reasonable replacement value of
the Developments, Improvements & Equipment - Bar D Four
Ranch, January 9,
1982
English.
1
13
Fractional Appraisal of Improvements on R. A. & Virginia G.
Rich Property, February 22,
1962
English.
1
14
Fractional Appraisal of Improvements - Rich Property - Raymond A.
& Virginia Rich, February 22,
1962
English.
1
15
Fractional Appraisal of Improvements - Rose Tree
Ranch, February 22,
1962
English.
1
16
Hubbell Trading Post - Patricia Smith - Winslow,
Arizona, November 24,
1986
English.
1
17
Improvements on the Roberts Ranch - Kendall Cumming, undated
Inspection Reports of Spurlock Ranch - Navajo, Arizona - Kendall
Cumming, July 8-9, 1985
English.
1
20
Inspection Report of the Wallace Ranch - Kendall Cumming -
Sanders, Arizona, May 9-10, 1985
English.
1
21
Repair estimate on Range Improvements at Wallace Ranch in
Sanders, Arizona - Kendall Cumming, March 26,
1985
English.
1
22
Reports of Maintenance Schedules, cost estimates & condition
status of Improvements - Wallace, Kelsey, Roberts & Spurlock Ranches
- Kendall Cumming, September 21,
1985
English.
1
23
What does "Reasonable" mean as used in section 315b of the Taylor
Grazing Act? - Jim Lerch, December 8,
1985
English.
1
24
"10-X" Exchange - G. Gibbins - Map with land
classifications, undated
English.
1
25
Tumbleweed Convenience Market & Feed Store - Flagstaff, AZ -
Property and Business Information, undated
