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John P. Clum papers, 1860-1970 (bulk, 1874-1932)Clum, (John P.)

AZ 003


Collection Summary

Creator: Clum, John P., 1851-1932
Collection Name:John P. Clum papers,
Inclusive Dates: 1860-1970 (bulk, 1874-1932)
Physical Description:3 linear feet
Abstract:Collection consists of the papers of John P. Clum and family. Correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, photographs, typescripts, newspaper and magazine articles are by or about John P. Clum; a smaller quantity of typescripts, reprints, and biographical items concern John's son Woodworth Clum. Much of the material consists of writings by the Clums and others about the Apache Indians, Geronimo's capture, and events in Tombstone, Arizona.
Collection Number:AZ 003
Repository: Univeristy 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/

Biographical Note

John P. Clum was an Indian agent at the San Carlos Indian Reservation in southeast Arizona from 1874 to 1877. He later served as founder and editor of the Tombstone Epitaph newspaper, postmaster, and mayor of Tombstone, Arizona, as well as postal inspector and lecturer in Alaska. His son, Woodworth Clum, was an editor of the Washington Star newspaper, and the author of a book about his father entitled Apache Agent.


Scope and Content Note

Collection consists of the papers of John P. Clum and family. Correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, photographs, typescripts, newspaper and magazine articles are by or about John P. Clum; a smaller quantity of typescripts, reprints, and biographical items concern John's son Woodworth Clum. Much of the material consists of writings by the Clums and others about the Apache Indians, Geronimo's capture, and events in Tombstone, Arizona. The bulk of the correspondence is between John and his wife Mary Clum, from 1876 to 1880. These letters, a diary from 1875, and some official documents contain information on his tenure as an Indian agent in Arizona.

Photographs, some original but mostly reprints, depict John, Mary, Woodworth, other Clum family members, and friends including Wyatt Earp. Identified Apache individuals are represented in formal portraits taken in Washington, D.C., where Clum took them in 1876. Group photos of Apaches show them on the San Carlos Reservation and other locations, both before and after Geronimo's capture. An 1898 diary, 1898 Alaskan newspapers, scrapbooks, and photographs chronicle Clum's time in Alaska. Miscellaneous items include an 1860 history book, and an account of Clum family history.


Organization

This collection is organized into 10 series:
I. Correspondence
II. Diaries
III. Manuscripts
IV. Publications
V. Clippings
VI. Scrapbooks
VII. Legal documents
VIII. Miscellaneous materials
IX. Materials concerning Woodward Clum
X. Photographs

Restrictions

Restrictions

None.

Copyright

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.


Related Material

Additional materials concerning John Clum are located in the John P. Clum Collection (MS 284).


Access Terms

Personal Name(s)
Clum, John P., 1851-1932 -- Archives
Clum, Woodworth
Geronimo, 1829-1909

Family Name(s)
Clum family -- Genealogy

Geographic Name(s)
Alaska -- Description and travel -- History -- 19th century
San Carlos Indian Reservation (Ariz.) -- History
Tombstone (Ariz.) -- History

Subject(s)
Apache Indians -- Government relations -- History
Apache Indians -- Photographs
Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona -- Cochise County

Genre Form(s)
Correspondence
Diaries
Photographs
Tintypes


Administrative Information

Credit Line

John P. Clum papers (AZ 003). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.


Container List

Series I: Correspondence
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11 Edw. P. Smith, Office of Indian Affairs, to John Clum. , February 27, 1874
11 Wedding invitation for wedding of Mary D. Ware to John P. Clum. Sent to S.B. Chapin from Mrs. T.C. Ware. , 1876
11 J.Q. Smith, Office of Indian Affairs, to John Clum. , March 20, 1876
11 Mary Clum to John Clum's mother. , November 25, 1876
11 (No first name) Smith, War Dept., telegram to John Clum. , March 20, 1877
11 Mary Clum to John Clum. , April 13, 1877
11 John Clum to Mary Clum. , April 16, 1877
11 Mary Clum to John Clum. , April 20, 1877
11 John Clum to Major J.F. Wade, 9th Calvary. , April 22, 1877
11 Mary Clum to John Clum. , April 25, 1877
11 John Clum to Mary Clum. , April 25, 1877
12 John Clum to Mary Clum. , April 27, 1877
12 John Clum to Mary Clum. , May 22, 1877
12 Mary Clum to (her cousin) G.N. Strong. , February 13, 1878
12 John Clum to (his grandmother) Jane Clum. , October 22, 1878
12 John Clum to Mary Clum (letter is incomplete). , May 19, 1879
12 Mary Clum to John Clum. , May 20, 1879
12 Mary Clum to John Clum. , May 23, 1879
12 Mary Clum to John Clum. , May 27, 1879
12 Mary Clum to John Clum. , May 31, 1879
12 Mary Clum to John Clum. , June 5, 1879
12 Mary Clum to John Clum. , June 8, 1879
12 John Clum to Mary Clum (letter is incomplete). , June 8, 1879
13 Mary Clum to John Clum. , June 9, 1879
13 Mary Clum to John Clum. , June 18, 1879
13 John Clum to Mary Clum. , June 18, 1879
13 Mary Clum to John Clum. , June 22, 1879
13 Mary Clum to John Clum. , June 24, 1879
13 Mary Clum to John Clum. , June 26, 1879
13 Mary Clum to John Clum. , June 27, 1879
13 Mary Clum to John Clum. , June 30, 1879
13 Mary Clum to John Clum. , July 1, 1879
13 Mary Clum to John Clum. , No Date (circa. July, 1879)
13 John Clum to Mary Clum (letter is incomplete). , No Date (circa. July, 1879)
13 John Clum to Mary Clum (letter is incomplete). , No Date (circa. July, 1879)
13 Mary Clum to John Clum. , July 2, 1879
14 Mary Clum to John Clum. , July 4, 1879
14 Mary Clum to John Clum. , July 5, 1879
14 Mary Clum to John Clum. , July 6, 1879
14 Mary Clum to John Clum. , July 7, 1879
14 Mary Clum to John Clum. , July 12, 1879
14 Mary Clum to John Clum (enclosed with the letter are letters to Mary from John's mother and sister). , July 13, 1879
14 Mary Clum to John Clum (letter is incomplete). , July 14, 1879
14 Mary Clum to John Clum. , July 16, 1879
14 John Clum to Mary Clum. , July 16, 1879
14 Mary Clum to John Clum. , July 17, 1879
14 John Clum to Mary Clum. , July 17, 1879
14 John Clum to Mary Clum. , July 20, 1879
14 Mary Clum to John Clum. , July 14, 1879
15 Mary Clum to John Clum (letter is incomplete). , No Date (circa. August, 1879)
15 Mary Clum to John Clum (letter is incomplete). , No Date (circa. August, 1879)
15 John Clum to Mary Clum. , August 30, 1879
15 Mary Clum to John Clum. , September 14, 1879
15 Mary Clum to John Clum. , September 15, 1879
15 Mary Clum to John Clum. , September 16, 1879
15 Mary Clum to John Clum. , September 19, 1879
15 Mary Clum to John Clum (letter is incomplete). , No Date (circa. May, 1880)
15 Mary Clum to John Clum. , May 22, 1880
15 Mary Clum to John Clum. , May 27, 1880
15 Mary Clum to John Clum (letter is incomplete). , June 4, 1880
15 Mary Clum to John Clum's mother. , December 5, 1880
15 John Clum to his mother. , December 20, 1880
15 John Clum to Woodworth Clum. , June 12, 1897
15 Woodworth Clum to John Clum (letter is incomplete). , May 26, 1927
15 John Clum to Col. W.N. Monroe. , May 18, 1930
15 John Clum to Walter H. Cole, editor of the Tombstone Epitaph. , May 1, 1930
Series II: Dairies
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16 John Clum diary. Written in Arizona and on a trip to Washington, D.C. , March 1, 1875-December 23, 1875
17 John Clum diary. Written in Alaska. , March 5, 1898-September 7, 1898
Series III: Manuscripts
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18 Autobiography by John Clum, chapters 15-22. Some portions used by Woodworth Clum in his biography of John Clum, entitled Apache Agent. , No Date
19 "Lo, the Poor Indian Agent" by John Clum. , No Date
110 "On the Trail" by John Clum. , October, 1875
111 Fragments of autobiographical manuscripts by John Clum. , 1898-1909
Series IV: Publications
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21 The Third Book of History by Peter Parley (Boston: Swan, Brewer and Tileston, 1860). Signed: John P. Clum, Santa Fe, N.M. , 1860
22 Sunset Magazine. Includes an article by John Clum entitled "Fighting Geronimo: A Story of the Apache Indian Campaign of 1876." , May, 1906
23 "Geronimo" by John Clum. Extract from the New Mexico Historical Review. , January, 1928
24 "Victorio, Head Chief of the Warm Springs Apaches in 1877, at Ojo Caliente, New Mexico" by John Clum. Reprint from the New Mexico Historical Review. , 1929
25 "The San Carlos Apache Police, Parts I and II" by John Clum. Reprints from the New Mexico Historical Review. , 1929-1930
26 "It All Happened in Tombstone" by John Clum. One extracted version and one page proof version from the Arizona Historical Review. , October, 1929
27 The Truth about the Apaches Told in the Annual Reports by John P. Clum, United States Indian Agent for the Apache Indians at San Carlos, Arizona. Submitted to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs for 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877 by John Clum (Los Angeles: Adcraft, 1931). One full version and one partial version. , 1931
28 "Nellie Cashman" by John Clum. Extract from the Arizona Historical Review. , January, 1931
29 "John P. Clum" by Leslie E. Gregory. Extract from the Arizona Historical Review. , July, 1932
Series V: Clippings
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210 Handwritten transcripts of clippings from the Arizona Citizen. Most concern John Clum and Apaches. , 1875-1877
211 Clippings, primarily from the Tombstone Epitaph. Most concern John Clum and family. Includes clippings on Mary Clum's death (1880) and an assassination attempt on John Clum (1881). Note: Oversize materials from this file are located in Box #6. , 1880-1881
212 Clippings from various newspapers and publications. Most concern John Clum and family. , 1880-1975
213 Clippings concerning the death of John Clum. Includes a typescript of remarks made by Raymond C. Brooks at Clum's funeral. , 1932
Series VI: Scrapbooks
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3A-3B Scrapbook. Most of the materials concern John Clum. , 1868-1930
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41 Scrapbook. Most of the materials concern John Clum. , 1890-1913
Series VII: Legal Documents
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42 Lease of Gilded Age Mining Claim, Tombstone, by John Clum from the Gilded Age Mining Co. , June 24, 1880
43 Quit-claim deed for property in Tombstone from James Clark, John Rouse, and John Anderson to John Clum. , April 22, 1882
Series VIII: Miscellaneous Materials
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44 Booklet entitled: Claverack (John Clum was born in Claverack, New York). , 1892
45 Photocopies of three letters from Harold D. Clum to Cornelius W. Clum regarding Clum family history. Includes a Clum coat-of-arms. (Relation of these individuals to John Clum is unknown.). , August-September, 1928
46 Synopsis of the motion picture "Walk the Proud Land," based on John Clum's career as Apache Indian Agent. , May 22, 1956
47 Program from Tau Beta Pi Arizona Alpha Initiation Banquet. , December 4, 1958
48 Excerpt of letter from Marjorie Clum Parker, John Clum's granddaughter, to Phyllis Ball, University of Arizona Special Collections Librarian. , May 17, 1960
Series IX: Materials concerning Woodworth Clum
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49 Autobiographical essays. , No Date
410 An Epilogue to Apache Agent by Woodworth Clum. Privately published. Inscribed to Dan Carter Beard. One typescript version and one published version. , 1936
411 Scrapbook. Most of the materials concern Woodworth Clum. , 1904-1911
412 Clum Travel Talks brochure. , 1905
413 Roster of the "Ends of the Earth" club. , 1907
Series X: Photographs
Subseries 1: John Clum and Family
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51 John Clum, age 19, freshman at Rutgers University. , 1870
51 John Clum, Mary Clum, and Woodworth Clum, in front of their house in Tombstone, AZ. , 1880
51 John Clum with Ed Engelstadt and Wyatt Earp, Nome, AK. , 1898
51 John Clum in post office, Nome AK. , Circa. 1898
51 John Clum. , 1916
51 John Clum, Tucson. , 1930
51 John Clum and Walter Cole (Editor of the Tombstone Epitaph newspaper), Tombstone, AZ. , 1931
51 John and Mary Clum. , No Date
51 John and Mary Clum. , No Date
51 John Clum with unidentified woman. , No Date
51 John Clum with unidentified group of people. , No Date
51 John Clum, Degleet Noor Date Garden, Imperial County, CA. , No Date
51 John Clum, Degleet Noor Date Garden, Imperial County, CA. , No Date
51 Florence Baker Clum, Degleet Noor Date Garden, Imperial County, CA. , No Date
51 Florence Baker Clum, Degleet Noor Date Garden, Imperial County, CA. , No Date
51 Landscape, Degleet Noor Date Garden, Imperial County, CA. , No Date
51 Landscape, Degleet Noor Date Garden, Imperial County, CA. , No Date
51 Mary Clum. , June 23, 1872
51 Mary Clum (tintype and print). , No Date
52 Angelina Dennison Ware (mother of Mary Clum). , No Date
52 Angelina Dennison Ware (mother of Mary Clum). , No Date
52 Angelina Dennison Ware (mother of Mary Clum). , No Date
52 Thomas C. Ware (father of Mary Clum). , September, 1861
52 Thomas C. Ware, Cynthiana, KY (grandfather of Mary Clum). , No Date
52 Woodworth Clum, football team photo. , 1895
52 Woodworth Clum (two photos glued to paper with other unidentified photos). , No Date
52 Woodworth Clum. , No Date
52 Woodworth Clum, Washington, DC. , No Date
52 William Henry Clum (father of John Clum), Elizabeth Van Deusen Clum (mother of John Clum), Jane Clum (sister of John Clum), and Woodworth Clum, Washington, DC. , Circa. 1888
52 Photograph of a Tucson Daily Citizen newspaper clipping re: assassination attempt on John Clum. , December 16, 1881
52 Unidentified boy (tintype). , No Date
Subseries 2: John Clum and Indians
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53 John Clum with a group of unidentified Apaches from San Carlos Indian Agency, and a Yaqui boy named Juan De Quilla, Tucson. , October, 1874
53 John Clum with Apaches, San Carlos Indian Agency. (standing left: Ochecama; standing right: Cha-thle-pah; sitting left: Chim-au-hua-va Sal; sitting right: Mojave Charlie; boy in photo is unidentified). , 1876
53 John Clum with Apaches, Arizona. (left: Chatto/Diablo; right: Eskiminzin). , 1876
53 John Clum with Apache Indian Police, including Tau-el-cly-ee and Marijildo Grijalba, Tucson. , May, 1876
53 John Clum with group of unidentified Apaches, Washington, DC. , September, 1876
53 John Clum with group of unidentified Apaches, San Carlos, AZ. , 1931
53 John Clum with an unidentified Apache, San Carlos, AZ. , 1931
53 John Clum on visit to San Carlos, AZ. , 1931
Subseries 3: Friends of John Clum
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54 Virgil Earp, Tombstone, AZ. , 1881
54 Nellie Cashman in front of her store in Dawson, AK. Photograph by John Clum. , June 23, 1898
54 Captain Clay Beauford. , No Date
54 Dick Gird with unidentified group of people. , No Date
54 Ed Schieffelin. , No Date
54 Dick Gird, Al Schieffelin, and Ed Schieffelin. , No Date
Subseries 4: Geronimo
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55 Geronimo with Capt. Roberts, Nana, Lieutenant Maus, Captain Bourke, General Crook, and unidentified soldiers and Apaches. , 1886
55 Geronimo with Naiche at Fort Bowie, AZ. , 1886
55 Geronimo with Naiche at Fort Bowie, AZ. , 1886
55 Geronimo with Chihuahua, Naiche, Loco, and Nana, Mount Vernon Barracks, AL. , 1893
55 Photo of a painting of Geronimo created at Fort Sill, OK. , 1898
55 Geronimo in overcoat. , 1904
55 Geronimo with Naiche and group of Apaches in front of train. , No Date
55 Geronimo with rifle. , No Date
55 Geronimo with rifle. , No Date
55 Geronimo in horned headpiece. , No Date
56 Book: Geronimo: The Apache Chief, photos by C.S. Fly, published by Mrs. M.E. Fly, Tombstone, AZ. , 1886
Subseries 5: Apache Indians
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57 Diablo, a Coyotero Apache, Washington, DC. Photo taken on trip with John Clum. , 1876
57 Sneezer, Washington, DC. Photo taken on trip with John Clum. , October, 1876
57 Eskiminzin. , 1876
57 Casadora and wife, Washington, DC. , 1876
57 Tah-Zay, son of Cochise, Chiricahua Apache, Washington, DC. Photo taken on trip with John Clum. Tah-Zay died of pneumonia in Washington, DC and is buried in Congressional Cemetery. , 1876
57 Victorio, Warm Springs Apache, Ojo Caliente, NM. , 1877
57 Eskiminzin and children. , 1880
57 Granddaughter of Eskiminzin with baby, San Carlos, AZ. , 1930
57 Sneezer and Goodah Goodah, San Carlos, AZ. , 1931
57 Sneezer. , 1931
58 Naiche on a horse. , No Date
58 Naiche and wife. , No Date
58 Tau-el-cly-ee, sergeant in Clum's Apache police force. , No Date
58 Detachment of Indian scouts, Ft. Huachuca, AZ. Includes Juan Antonio, Silas Tenejeheh, Abjo Quintiro, William Major, Sinew Riley, Joe Adley, Jim Lane, Jess Billy, Kessay, Andrew Paxson, Benson Sisto, Deklay, Capt. Charles Bones, Sgt. Chow Big, Eskiplygojo, Cpl. Thomas Sye, Toney James. , No Date
58 Deklay, Capt. Charles Bones, Sgt. Chow Big, Eskiplygojo, Cpl. Thomas Sye. , No Date
58 Unidentified Apache women. , No Date
58 Unidentified Apache women. (Three photos glued to sheet of scrapbook paper). , No Date
58 Unidentified Apaches. , No Date
58 Apache homes. , No Date
Subseries 6: Tombstone, AZ
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59 View of town. , No Date
59 View of town. , No Date
59 View of town. , No Date
59 Unidentified building. , No Date
59 Unidentified building. , No Date
59 Boot Hill Cemetery. , No Date
59 Mining building. , No Date
59 Tombstone Consolidated Mines building postcard. , No Date
Subseries 7: Alaska
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510 Packers ascending the summit of Chilcoot Pass, AK. , 1898
510 Packers ascending the summit of Chilcoot Pass, AK. Photograph by E.A. Hegg. , 1898
510 Packers ascending the summit of Chilcoot Pass, AK. Photograph by E.A. Hegg. , 1898
510 Packers at the summit of Chilcoot Pass, AK. Photograph by E.A. Hegg. , 1898
510 Jeff "Soapy" Smith, Skaguay, AK. , Circa. 1898
510 Red Line Transportation Company's horse and cart team's last trip, Bennet, British Columbia. Photograph by M.C. Barley. , July 6, 1899
510 Aerial view of Dawson, Alaska from across the Yukon River. Photograph by E.A. Hegg. , No Date
510 White Horse, AK. , No Date
510 Lewis Lake, AK. , No Date
510 View east of Rocky Point, AK. Photograph by H.C. Barley. , No Date
510 Yukon Dock, AK. , No Date
510 Broadway, Skagway, AK. Photograph taken in daylight at midnight. , No Date
510 White Pass and Yukon Railroad shops at Skagaway, AK. , No Date
510 Shops and coal bunkers, Skagaway, AK (?). , No Date
510 Aerial view, Skagaway, AK(?). , No Date
510 Aerial view, Skagaway, AK(?). , No Date
510 Group of unidentified people and train, Skagaway, AK(?). , No Date
510 Ships and dock, Skagaway, AK(?) , No Date
510 Ships and dock, Skagaway, AK(?) , No Date
511 Unidentified ship. , No Date
511 Unidentified ship. , No Date
511 Unidentified ships. , No Date
511 Unidentified ship. , No Date
511 Unidentified ship. , No Date
511 Unidentified ship. , No Date
511 Unidentified ship. , No Date
511 Unidentified ship. , No Date
511 Unidentified men in front of unidentified ship. , No Date
511 White Pass and Yukon Railroad train. , No Date
511 White Pass and Yukon Railroad train. , No Date
511 White Pass and Yukon Railroad train track. , No Date
511 Unidentified train. Photograph by H.C. Barley. , No Date
511 Unidentified train. Photograph by H.C. Barley. , No Date
511 Post office, unidentified location. , No Date
511 Unidentified men and lumber. , No Date
511 Unidentified landscape. , No Date
511 Unidentified man with horse and dog. Photograph by H.C. Barley. , No Date
511 Unidentified men with mining equipment. , No Date
Subseries 8: San Bernadino, CA
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512 San Bernadino County Citrus Fair in New York City. John P. Clum, Manager. , 1890
512 Office of Clum and O'Connor Real Estate, San Bernadino, CA. , No Date