Martin C. Flohr Collection 1895-1964 (Bulk 1961-1964)

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Martin C. Flohr Collection 1895-1964 (Bulk 1961-1964)

MSS-37


Overview of the Collection

Creator: Flohr, Martin C., 1904-
Title: Martin C. Flohr Collection
Inclusive Dates: 1895-1964
Bulk Dates: 1961-1964
Quantity: 1 Box (0.25 Linear Feet)
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
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!

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.

Restrictions

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.


Administrative Information

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

BoxFolder
11 Correspondence, 1961
12 Correspondence, 1962, Undated
13 Correspondence, 1964
14 Membership List of Bill Williams Mountain Men, Undated
15 Correspondence/Promissory Note/Cartoon, 1960, Undated
16 Correspondence: Mrs. Covell, 1963
17 Correspondence: John Nepp, 1963-1964
18 Log of Brannon Trip up Mountain, Undated (23 Pages)
19 Maps of Brannon Trip up Mountain, Undated
110 Map of San Juan National Forest Marked with Route of Fremont Fourth Expedition, Undated
111 Clippings on Death of Bill Williams, Undated (Typed Copy)
112 The Scene of Fremont's Disaster in the San Juan Mountains, 1929 (Typed Transcript)
113 Kern County Historical Society Publication Regarding Fremont's Fourth Expedition, 1939
114 Compilation from Three Diaries Titled "Old Bill Williams", Undated (4 Pages)
115 Fremont's Winter Camp, Undated (Typed Transcription from Arizona Miner)
116 "How Bill Williams was Killed" by Dr. H. R. Wirtz, Medical Director of Arizona, Undated (Typed; Material from Dr. Wirt Notebook; 6 Copies)
117 "Fremont's Fourth Expedition" in Outdoor Life by C. A. Cooper, 1909 August
118 "Fremont's Fourth Expedition, '48-'49" in Outdoor Life by James Stewart McGehee, 1910 May
119 Exerpts from "Conquering the Wilderness" by Frank Triplett, 1895 (17 Pages)
120 Summary of Life of Bill Williams: Chronology, Undated (Prepared by Bill Haeffen)
121 Exerpts from "People of the Book" by Bernice Martin, Undated