Bookmark this page or copy and paste URL to Email message Ralph Henry Cameron papers, 1899-1915AZ 127
Biographical NoteDelegate to the U.S. Congress from Arizona, 1909-1912; U.S. Senator, 1921-1927; and businessman, operated Cameron's Hotel and Camps and developed Bright Angel Trail at the Grand Canyon. Scope and Content NoteCorrespondence and other papers relating chiefly to Cameron's term as U.S. Delegate, Arizona statehood, political appointments, bills, and projects. Arizona statehood materials include congratulatory letters and telegrams; and petitions by citizens of Phoenix regarding right of recall of the judiciary. Political bills represented include the Gila River Project, 1910-1912; site for Federal building, Tucson, Ariz.; Grand Canyon Scenic Railroad bill, 1909-1911; Hamilton-Owen bill; and the Territorial Tax bill, 1910-1911. Grand Canyon materials include letters and legal papers relating to Bright Angel Trail, mining claims, a proposed power project, 1907-1912, and four guest registers of Cameron's Hotel and Camps, 1903-1907. Correspondents include Territorial Gov. Richard E. Sloan, J.L. Hubbell, C.N. Cotton, Louisa Ferrall, Grand Canyon postmistress, Clarence Spaulding, operator of Indian Gardens, and E.L. Kolb, photographer. Also present are maps of Arizona national forests including Garces, Coconino, Prescott, and Chiricahua National Forests. OrganizationOrganized into four series:Series I: Statehood Correspondence, 1909-1911 Series II: Political Appointments, Bills and Projects, 1909-1912 Series III: General Correspondence and Personal Material, 1901-1915 Series IV: Grand Canyon Materials, 1899-1912 RestrictionsRestrictionsNone. CopyrightIt 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. Access TermsPersonal Name(s) Cotton, C. N. (Clinton Neal), 1859-1936
-- Correspondence Hubbell, John Lorenzo -- Correspondence
Sloan, Richard E., 1857- --
Correspondence Spaulding, Clarence -- Correspondence
Cameron, Ralph Henry, 1863-1953 --
Archives Ferrall, Louisa -- Correspondence
Kolb, E. L. (Ellsworth Leonardson),
1876- -- Correspondence Geographic Name(s) Arizona -- Politics and government -- To 1950
Grand Canyon (Ariz.) -- History -- Sources
Arizona Arizona -- History -- Sources Gila River Region (N.M. and Ariz.) -- History -- 20th century
-- Sources Tucson (Ariz.) -- Buildings Subject(s) Tourist camps, hostels, etc. -- Arizona -- Grand Canyon
Hotels -- Arizona -- Grand Canyon Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- Coconino County
Statehood (American politics) Genre Form(s) Correspondence Guest Registers Photographs Photoprints Administrative InformationCredit LineRalph Henry Cameron papers (AZ 127). Special Collections, University of Arizona. Container List
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