The Peralta Grant; James Addison Reavis and the Barony of Arizona, ca. 1873-1960

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The Peralta Grant; James Addison Reavis and the Barony of Arizona, ca. 1873-1960

AZ 111


Collection Summary

Creator: Powell, Donald M.
Collection Name: The Peralta Grant; James Addison Reavis and the Barony of Arizona,
Inclusive Dates: ca. 1873-1960
Physical Description:.8 linear feet
Abstract:Typescript original drafts and revisions with holograph corrections; accompanied by correspondence, notes, photographs, contemporary newspaper accounts, and extensive related research material used in the book, including many notes by Rosemary Taylor. Photographs, documents, and maps are photocopies of original materials used in Reavis' fraudulent land grant claim. Newspapers accounts, 1873-1896, are typescripts and photocopies from original reports related to the claim.
Collection Number:AZ 111
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

Librarian and author.


Scope and Content Note

Typescript original drafts and revisions with holograph corrections; accompanied by correspondence, notes, photographs, contemporary newspaper accounts, and extensive related research material used in the book, including many notes by Rosemary Taylor. Photographs, documents, and maps are photocopies of original materials used in Reavis' fraudulent land grant claim. Newspapers accounts, 1873-1896, are typescripts and photocopies from original reports related to the claim. Published by University of Oklahoma Press, 1960.


Arrangement

This collection is organized into 4 series.

Restrictions

Restrictions

There are no restrictions on this collection.

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

The following collections also contain information about the Peralta Grant: AZ 107, AZ 108, AZ 109, and AZ 110.


Access Terms

Personal Name(s)
Reavis, James Addison, 1843-1914.

Subject(s)
Land grants -- Arizona.
Peralta Grant.


Administrative Information

Credit Line

The Peralta Grant; James Addison Reavis and the Barony of Arizona (AZ 111). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Acquired as gift, 1960.

Processing History

Processed by Staff.