This collection includes correspondence, legal
papers, financial records, land patents, and account books of William Henry
Bayless and his sons relating to cattle and sheep ranching operations in
Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Arizona. Also includes letters written to
J.F. Shields during the Civil War, poetry written by Shields during the war,
and later letters to his daughter from her husband, John Bayless. Personal
materials consist of photographs and personal papers, including estate
documents.
Collection Number:
AZ 228
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/
Biographical Note
The Bayless family were pioneers in Arizona. William H. Bayless and his
sons, Charles and John, were involved in cattle and sheep ranching in Kansas,
Nebraska and South Dakota before coming to Arizona in 1883. With Jehiel W.
Berkalew, they established Bayless and Berkalew to manage land holdings and
ranching operations in southern Arizona. J. F. Shields was a Civil War officer
with the 13th Kansas Volunteers. His daughter, Elizabeth, married John
Bayless.
Scope and Content Note
This collection includes correspondence, legal papers, financial
records, land patents, and account books of William Henry Bayless and his sons
relating to cattle and sheep ranching operations in Kansas, Nebraska, South
Dakota, and Arizona. Also includes letters written to J.F. Shields during the
Civil War, poetry written by Shields during the war, and later letters to his
daughter from her husband, John Bayless. Personal materials consist of
photographs and personal papers, including estate documents.
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.
Access Terms
Personal Name(s)
Bayless, Charles Henry,
1863-1938
Bayless, John Stuart
Bayless, William Henry,
1829-1926
Berkalew, Jehiel W.
Shields, John F., d.
1909
Family Name(s)
Bayless family --
Archives
Corporate Name(s)
Bayless and Berkalew Company -- Records
and correspondence
Geographic Name(s)
Carlink Ranch (Ariz.)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 --
Sources
Subject(s)
Cattle trade -- Arizona -- History -- Sources
Cattle trade -- West (U. S.) -- History --
Sources