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Perley M. Lewis Collection
1846-1978 (Bulk 1950-1968)
MSS-50
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Creator: | Lewis, Perley M. (Perley Mitchell), 1898-1982 |
Title: | Perley M. Lewis Collection
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Inclusive Dates: | 1846-1978 |
Bulk Dates: | 1950-1968 |
Quantity: |
15 Boxes
(7.5 Linear Feet)
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Abstract: | The Perley M. Lewis Collection consists of printed matter extending from 1848-1978. The bulk of the collection concerns water rights and boundary dispute litigation between the states of Arizona and California and congressional authorization of the Central Arizona Project from 1950-1968. |
Identification: | MSS-50 |
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
Perley Mitchell Lewis, engineer and real estate investor, was born to Charles Alexander Lewis (1872-1942) and Louise Marie (Van Hee) Lewis (1876-1965) in La Junta, Colorado on September 17, 1898. He had two siblings, Cora A. (1896-1975) and Charles Alexander (1901-1988). Lewis studied at the University of Colorado for two years before moving to San Marcial, New Mexico in 1917. Here, he worked as a surveyor and clerk in a railway office until returning to Colorado to enlist in the U.S. Army in 1918. He served as an Private in the Student Army Training Corps, Company C, 1st Battalion, at the University of Colorado until he was demobilized in 1919. Lewis returned to school, earning his Bachelor of Science from the University of Colorado in 1922. He moved to Arizona in the mid-1920s and married Mildred Christine Jaeger (1906-1986) on May 28, 1927. The couple had four children: Joseph Perley (1928-1990), Christine Augusta (Lewis) Frederick Hoban (1931-2002), Patricia Louise (1935-), and John David (1936-).
Lewis served as assistant superintendent of the Phoenix Municipal Water Department in the 1940's. He also served on the Arizona Interstate Stream Commission and the Arizona Boundary Commission. His research was used to support Arizona's position in the Arizona vs. California litigation and the congressional battle to authorize the Central Arizona Project. Lewis died in Phoenix on August 24, 1982.
Scope and Content Note
The Perley M. Lewis Collection consists of correspondence, reports, research notes, maps, legal papers and printed matter extending from 1848-1978. The bulk of the collection concerns water rights and boundary dispute litigation between the states of Arizona and California and congressional authorization of the Central Arizona Project from 1950-1968.
Arrangement
This collection consists of fifteen boxes.
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
The Arizona Board of Regents retains copyright to this collection for and on behalf of the Arizona State University Library. Requests to publish, display, or redistribute information from this collection must be submitted via our online application.
Access Terms
Personal Name(s)
Lewis, Perley M. (Perley Mitchell), 1898-1982
Corporate Name(s)All-American Canal System (U.S.)
Central Arizona Project (U.S.)
Gila Valley Irrigation District (Ariz.)
Imperial Irrigation District (Calif.)
Palo Verde Irrigation District (Calif.)
Roosevelt Irrigation District (Ariz.)
San Carlos Irrigation District (Ariz.)
Geographic Name(s)Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Subject(s)Arizona -- Boundaries -- California
California -- Boundaries -- Arizona
Water resources development -- Colorado River Region (Colo.-Mexico)
Water resources development -- Law and legislation -- Arizona
Water rights -- Arizona
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Perley M. Lewis Collection, MSS-50, Arizona State University Library.
Provenance
The Perley M. Lewis Collection was received in 1982 from his wife, Mildred C. (Jaeger) Lewis (Accession 1982-00042).
Other Finding Aids
A calendar that provides descriptions of each item in this collection is available from the reference archivist.
Container List
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Box | Folder |
1 | 1 | | Biographical Notes on Perley M. and Christine Lewis, Undated |
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1 | 2 | | Real Estate Project Financing, 1951-1955 |
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1 | 3 | | Correspondence, 1943-1944 |
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1 | 4 | | Engineering Firm Accounts, 1945-1961 |
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1 | 5 | | Correspondence: Charles A. Lewis, 1952-1953 |
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1 | 6 | | Newsclippings: World War II |
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1 | 8 | | Correspondence/Commendations: World War II, 1942-1946 |
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1 | 9 | | Military Service Records, 1942-1947 |
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1 | 10 | | Engineering Diary: Aircraft Assembly Plant, Fort Crook, 1942 |
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1 | 10A | | Engineering Diary: Sioux Ordinance Depot, Sidney, Nebraska, 1942 |
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1 | 10B | | Engineering Diary: Miami, Florida District, Pan American Division, 1942 |
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1 | 10C | | Engineering Diary: Modification Center No. 11, Vandalia, Ohio, 1943 |
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1 | 10D | | Engineering Diary: Cruice Placer Mine, Williams Pumice Pit, 1953 |
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1 | 13 | | Personal/Business Correspondence, 1949-1971 |
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Box | Folder |
2 | 1 | | Arizona vs. California: Horton Testimony, 1948-1957 |
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2 | 2 | | Arizona vs. California: California Exhibits 44-69, 1957 |
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2 | 3 | | Arizona vs. California: California Exhibits 371-385, 1910-1917 |
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2 | 4 | | Arizona vs. California: California Exhibit 66, 1957 |
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2 | 5 | | Arizona vs. California: Exhibit 252: Report on Probable Future Stages of the Salton Sea, 1952 |
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2 | 5A | | Arizona vs. California: Summary of Colorado River Use by the State of California, 1956 |
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2 | 5B | | Arizona vs. California: Dowd Testimony. Senate Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation, 1925 |
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2 | 5C | | History of Irrigation, Land Development and Colorado River Water Use at Imperial Irrigation District and Mexico, 1956 |
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2 | 5D | | Imperial West Mesa: All-American Canal Project, 1955 |
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2 | 5E | | Imperial East Mesa: All-American Canal Project, 1955 |
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2 | 5F | | Surplus Waters of Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho Available for Import to Southern California, 1956 |
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2 | 6 | | Arizona vs. California: California Exhibits 1001-1251: Beneficial Consumptive Use, 1957 |
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2 | 7 | | Arizona vs. California: California Exhibits: Imperial Irrigation and Coachella Irrigation and Drainage Districts, 1957 |
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2 | 8 | | Arizona vs. California: California Exhibit: Salt Burden Colorado River, 1958 |
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Box | Folder |
3 | 1 | | Arizona vs. California: Bureau of Reclamation Report Correspondence, 1957 |
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3 | 2 | | Arizona vs. California: California Exhibits 44, 47, 58, 65, 1957 |
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3 | 3 | | Arizona vs. California: Dowd Testimony and Memoranda, 1957 |
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3 | 4 | | Arizona vs. California: Indian Exhibits, 1955-1957 |
| | | | | These exhibits were supplied by Bureau of Indian Affairs. |
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3 | 5 | | Arizona vs. California: Depletion vs. Beneficial Consumption, 1955-1957 |
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3 | 6 | | Miscellaneous "Wrap-up", 1957 |
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3 | 7 | | United States Geological Survey on Salt Cedars and Stream Bank Damage, 1965 |
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3 | 8 | | Tree Ring Hydrology, 1957 |
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3 | 9 | | Arizona vs. California: Miscellaneous Exhibits, 1957 |
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Box | Folder |
4 | 1 | | Arizona vs. California: Supreme Court: Present Perfected, 1975 |
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4 | 2 | | Arizona vs. California: Supreme Court: North Gila Valley Irrigation District, 1957-1965 |
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4 | 2A | | Arizona vs. California Supreme Court. Present Perfected Rights. Palo Verde Irrigation District/Riparian Doctrine, 1965 |
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4 | 3 | | Arizona vs. California: Supreme Court, 1965 |
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4 | 4 | | Arizona vs. California: Supreme Court, 1965 |
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4 | 5 | | Arizona vs. California: Supreme Court: Present Perfected Rights. Arizona, California, Nevada, 1965, 1974 |
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4 | 6-6A | | Arizona vs. California: Supreme Court: Present Perfected Rights. Yuma, 1964-1975 |
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4 | 7 | | Arizona vs. California: Supreme Court: Present Perfected Rights. Palo Verde, 1975 |
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4 | 8 | | Arizona vs. California: Supreme Court: Present Perfected Rights. Imperial Irrigation District, 1965 |
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4 | 9 | | Black Decree on Allottment to Lower Basin States, Undated |
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Box | Folder |
5 | 1 | | Arizona/California Boundary Dispute, 1953, 1970 |
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5 | 1A | | Arizona/California Boundary Dispute: Movements of the Colorado River in the Area West of Yuma During Historic Times, 1963 |
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5 | 2 | | Arizona/California Boundary Dispute, 1957 |
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5 | 3 | | Arizona/California Boundary Dispute: Changes Colorado and Gila River Channels Above Yuma, 1962 |
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5 | 4 | | Arizona/California Boundary Dispute: Changes Yuma Reach, 1954 |
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5 | 5-5A | | Arizona/California Boundary Dispute: Changes Mohave Reach, 1954 |
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5 | 6 | | Arizona/California Boundary Dispute: Meanders, Channelization, etc., 1955, Undated |
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Box | Folder |
6 | 1 | | Arizona/California Boundary Dispute, 1954 |
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6 | 2 | | AZ/Sonora Land and Irrigation Co. and Colorado River Irrigation Co, 1957 |
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6 | 3 | | Colorado River Compact of 1922, 1916, 1955 |
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6 | 4 | | The Colorado Desert, 1953 |
| | | | | This document describes Basin and Range Provinces. |
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6 | 5 | | Colorado River Boundary Commission, 1953-1955 |
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6 | 6 | | Colorado River Channel Changes in the Mohave Valley, 1954, 1968 |
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6 | 7 | | Colorado River in the Mohave Valley Meanderings of the Stream in Historic Times, 1953 |
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6 | 8 | | Colorado River Water Budget, 1953 |
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6 | 9 | | Ground Water Report, 1936 |
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6 | 10 | | Mosaic Map of Colorado from Nevada to Mexico, 1954 |
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6 | 11 | | Palo Verde Irrigation and Drainage District vs Bureau of Land Management, 1965 |
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Box | Folder |
7 | 1 | | Property Maps: Palo Verde Weir to Cibola Valley, 1967, 1969, Undated |
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7 | 2 | | US Senate Hearings on Palo Verde Lands, AZ/CA Boundaries, U.S. vs Palo Verde Landowners, 1954 |
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7 | 3-3A | | Desert Ginning and Desco Ranches (Murphy) Land Filing Papers, 1933-1969 |
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7 | 4 | | Report on Colorado Reach, Parker, Palo Verde and Cibola, 1954 |
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7 | 5 | | Joseph D. McCain Desert Land Filings, 1960-1969 |
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7 | 6 | | Indian Lands in Arizona Adjoining Colorado River, 1955 |
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7 | 7 | | Land Releases in Coachella Valley, 1956-1957 |
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Box | Folder |
8 | 1 | | Arizona Water Resources, 1967 |
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8 | 2 | | Central Arizona Project: C. N. Phillips, Ebasco Services Correspondence, 1955 |
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8 | 3 | | Central Arizona Project Report, 1948 |
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8 | 4 | | Central Arizona Project: Appraisal Report, Region 3, Boulder City, Nevada, 1962 |
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8 | 5 | | Central Arizona Project: House Hearings, 1964 |
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8 | 6 | | Central Arizona Project: Federal Prepayment Power Arrangement, 1967 |
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8 | 7 | | Proposed Cibola, Mohave Irrigation and Drainage Districts, 1961 |
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8 | 8 | | Colorado River in Mexico: History and Uses, 1956 |
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8 | 9 | | Geology and Ground Water Resources, Verde River Valley Near Fort McDowell, 1945 |
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8 | 10 | | Report on Upper Santa Cruz River, 1955-1957 |
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8 | 11 | | Report on Irrigable Lands of the Colorado River Basin, 1922 |
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Box | Folder |
9 | 1 | | Agriculture and Quality of Irrigation Water, 1954, 1964, 1978 |
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9 | 2 | | Arizona Public Service Company Electric Rates, 1957-1966 |
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9 | 3 | | Colorado River Power Projects (Boulder, Glen and Marble), 1953-1957 |
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9 | 4 | | Colorado River Water Uses, 1955-1956 |
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9 | 5 | | Ground Water Report, 1968 |
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9 | 6 | | Phoenix Municipal Water System 1950. City Priority Water, 1950-1951 |
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9 | 7 | | San Carlos Irrigation District and Gila Project, 1944, 1956 |
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9 | 8 | | Roosevelt Irrigation District Operations, 1942, 1950, 1954 |
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9 | 9 | | Salt River Valley Water Users Association, 1938, 1956 |
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9 | 10 | | Surplus Waters of Northern California Available to Southern California, 1956 |
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Box | Folder |
10 | 1-1A | | Early 20th Century Water Surveys of Lower Colorado Basin, 1908, 1919, 1923 |
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10 | 2 | | Benson vs Allison and 454 others, 1917-1919 |
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10 | 3 | | Boulder Canyon Project: Mexican Water Treaty, 1940, 1945 |
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10 | 4 | | Travel Guide Through Western Arizona and Eastern California Deserts, 1920 |
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10 | 5 | | Water Power and Flood Control of Colorado River Below Green River, Utah, 1925 |
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10 | 6 | | Upper Colorado River Basin Compact, 1948 |
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10 | 7 | | Kent Decree [a priori water rights], 1910 |
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10 | 8-8B | | Printed Matter Regarding Cattle Ranching, Ground Water, Geology of Gila River and San Simon Creek, Irrigation, and Public Domain Lands, 1938, 1952, Undated |
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10 | 9 | | Roosevelt Irrigation District History, 1925, 1943 |
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10 | 10 | | Indians of the United States/San Carlos Irrigation Project Hearings, 1919 |
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10 | 11 | | Water-Related Printed Matter, 1922-1957 |
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Box | Folder |
11 | 1 | | Ferry vs Udall, Lewis vs Udall, 1964-1965 |
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11 | 2 | | University of Colorado Correspondence, 1962-1963 |
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11 | 3 | | R. Gail Baker Biographical Information, 1941, 1965 |
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11 | 4 | | Personal Correspondence with Congressional Delegation: Hayden, Goldwater, Rhodes, Fannin, 1963-1970 |
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11 | 5 | | Personal Correspondence, 1960-1971 |
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11 | 6 | | Personal Correspondence/Papers, 1846, 1955, 1960 |
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11 | 7 | | Personal Correspondence, 1941, 1951-1956 |
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11 | 8 | | Tucson Properties, 1945-1953 |
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11 | 9 | | Tucson Properties,
1951-1953, 1961- |
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11 | 10 | | 1961 Automobile Payment, Insurance and Repair Records, 1961-1971 |
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11 | 11-12 | | Adams vs City of Prescott et. al., 1965-1966 |
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11 | 13 | | Mary Kimborough Jones Correspondence, 1962 |
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Box | Folder |
12 | 1 | | Power vs US [Work Sheets], 1970 |
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12 | 2 | | Chatter vs Skousen, 1968-1970 |
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12 | 3 | | Chatter vs Skousen, 1965-1971 |
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12 | 4 | | Chatter vs Skousen, 1959-1971 |
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12 | 5 | | Chatter vs Skousen, 1969-1971 |
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Box | Folder |
13 | 1/OV2 | | Miscellaneous Personal and Colorado River Papers, 1956-1969 |
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13 | 2 | | Miscellaneous Personal and Colorado River Papers, 1875, 1961, 1969 |
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13 | 3 | | Perley M. Lewis Co.: General Contractors, 1953-1958 |
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13 | 4 | | Indian Land Allottment: Balmer, 1924, 1940, 1960 |
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13 | 5 | | Piute Land Development Co., 1959-1968 |
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13 | 6 | | Arizona Title Insurance and Trust Co., 1968 |
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Box | Folder |
14 | 1 | | Aluminum Oxide Mining Claims, 1953 |
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14 | 2 | | Properties in San Miguel, Colorado, 1959-1968 |
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14 | 3 | | Hacienda del Sol, Lewis Updike Escrow, 1953 |
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14 | 4 | | Weideman Transaction, Flagstaff, 1967-1969 |
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14 | 5 | | Sante Fe-Lewis to Ladenburger, 1967-1969 |
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14 | 6 | | Picacho Townsite Property, 1951-1969 |
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14 | 7 | | Tucson Property, Lewis to Abdell, 1953-1969 |
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14 | 8 | | Mohave Land and Development Co., 1959-1970 |
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14 | 9 | | Real Estate in Mohave County, 1937-1968 |
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14 | 10 | | Lewis vs U.S. and Appeal to U.S. Supreme Court, 1913-1973 |
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14 | 11 | | Lewis vs. Alamo Land and Cattle, 1913-1969 |
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Box | Folder |
15 | 1 | | Phoenix Mortgage Company, 1963-1965 |
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15 | 2 | | Real Estate: Cochise County, 1951-1970 |
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15 | 3 | | Real Estate: Coconino County, 1948-1969 |
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15 | 4 | | Real Estate: Maricopa County, 1955-1969 |
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15 | 5 | | Real Estate: Mohave County, 1948-1969 |
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15 | 6 | | Real Estate: Pima County, 1947-1969 |
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15 | 7 | | Real Estate: Yavapai County, 1952-1969 |
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15 | 8 | | Real Estate: Printed Matter, 1954-1970 |