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Martin C. Flohr Collection
1895-1964 (Bulk 1961-1964)
MSS-37
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| Creator: | Flohr, Martin C., 1904- |
| Title: | Martin C. Flohr Collection
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| Inclusive Dates: | 1895-1964 |
| Bulk Dates: | 1961-1964 |
| Quantity: |
1 Box
(0.25 Linear Feet)
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| Abstract: | The Martin C. Flohr Collection consists primarily of correspondence, maps, newsclippings, manuscripts, transcripts, and printed matter documenting the life of mountain man Bill Williams. Although the material dates from 1894 to 1964, the bulk of the collection is composed of Flohr's research materials on Williams produced from 1961 to 1964. |
| Identification: | MSS-37 |
| Language: |
Material in English
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| Repository: | Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection
P.O. Box 871006
Tempe, AZ 85287-1006
Phone: (480) 965-4932
E-Mail: archives@asu.edu
Questions? Ask An Archivist!
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Biographical Note
Physician and amateur historian Martin Carroll Flohr was born in Washington, D.C. in 1904. He married Laura B. Beasley on March 9, 1927 and went on to graduate from George Washington Medical School and to complete his residency at St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix. From 1938 to 1953, Flohr maintained a practice in the Tolleson area. He later moved to Williams, Arizona.
Flohr was active in civic affairs and was a member of the Lions and Rotary Clubs and the El Zaribah Temple in Phoenix. He was also a former director of the Maricopa County Clinic and past president of the Thunderbird Model Railroad Club, the Williams/Grand Canyon Chamber of Commerce, and the Bill Williams Mountain Men. Martin Flohr died in Williams on February 12, 1978.
Scope and Content Note
The Martin C. Flohr Collection consists primarily of correspondence, maps, newsclippings, manuscripts, transcripts, and printed matter documenting the life of mountain man Bill Williams. Although the material dates from 1894 to 1964, the bulk of the collection is composed of Flohr's research materials on Williams produced from 1961 to 1964.
Arrangement
This collection consists of one box.
Access Restrictions
To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.
Copyright
Arizona State University does not own the copyright to this collection. We recognize that it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.
Access Terms
Personal Name(s)
Flohr, Martin C., 1904-.
Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890.
Williams, Bill, 1787-1849.
Geographic Name(s)Arizona -- History -- To 1912.
San Juan National Forest (Colo.).
Subject(s)Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Martin C. Flohr Collection, MSS-37, Arizona State University Library.
Provenance
The Martin C. Flohr Collection was received from Mrs. Flohr in 1978 (ACC# 1978-00024).
Container List
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| Box | Folder |
| 1 | 1 | | Correspondence,
1961 |
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| 1 | 2 | | Correspondence,
1962, Undated |
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| 1 | 4 | | Membership List of Bill Williams Mountain Men,
Undated |
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| 1 | 5 | | Correspondence/Promissory Note/Cartoon,
1960, Undated |
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| 1 | 6 | | Correspondence: Mrs. Covell,
1963 |
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| 1 | 7 | | Correspondence: John Nepp,
1963-1964 |
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| 1 | 8 | | Log of Brannon Trip up Mountain,
Undated (23 Pages) |
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| 1 | 9 | | Maps of Brannon Trip up Mountain,
Undated |
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| 1 | 10 | | Map of San Juan National Forest Marked with Route of Fremont Fourth Expedition,
Undated |
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| 1 | 11 | | Clippings on Death of Bill Williams,
Undated (Typed Copy) |
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| 1 | 12 | | The Scene of Fremont's Disaster in the San Juan Mountains,
1929 (Typed Transcript) |
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| 1 | 13 | | Kern County Historical Society Publication Regarding Fremont's Fourth Expedition,
1939 |
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| 1 | 14 | | Compilation from Three Diaries Titled "Old Bill Williams",
Undated (4 Pages) |
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| 1 | 15 | | Fremont's Winter Camp,
Undated (Typed Transcription from Arizona Miner) |
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| 1 | 16 | | "How Bill Williams was Killed" by Dr. H. R. Wirtz, Medical Director of Arizona,
Undated (Typed; Material from Dr. Wirt Notebook; 6 Copies) |
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| 1 | 17 | | "Fremont's Fourth Expedition" in Outdoor Life by C. A. Cooper,
1909 August |
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| 1 | 18 | | "Fremont's Fourth Expedition, '48-'49" in Outdoor Life by James Stewart McGehee,
1910 May |
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| 1 | 19 | | Exerpts from "Conquering the Wilderness" by Frank Triplett,
1895 (17 Pages) |
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| 1 | 20 | | Summary of Life of Bill Williams: Chronology,
Undated (Prepared by Bill Haeffen) |
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| 1 | 21 | | Exerpts from "People of the Book" by Bernice Martin,
Undated |