AZ 298
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Collection Summary | |
| Creator: | Pickrell, Charles Ulen, 1892-1962 |
| Collection Name: | Charles Ulen Pickrell papers, |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1891-1962 (bulk 1940-1961) |
| Physical Description: | 5.4 linear feet |
| Abstract: | This collection includes personal and official correspondence, photographs, articles, speeches, clippings, notes and related material on cowboys, Arizona pioneers, cattle industry and agriculture. |
| Collection Number: | AZ 298 |
| 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/ |
Charles U. Pickrell was a livestock specialist and was Director of the University of Arizona Agricultural Extension Service from 1937-1958.
This collection includes personal and official correspondence, photographs, articles, speeches, clippings, notes and related material on cowboys, Arizona pioneers, cattle industry and agriculture. It includes clippings from son Robert W. Pickrell's campaign for State Attorney General, 1960; some records of the Extension Service, including staff rosters, 1891-1958; photographs of cattle, sheep, and unidentified pioneers; materials from 1952 South Africa trip as consultant to British Government on economic development and cattle production; and manuscript material for a history on the University's College of Agriculture. It also includes cowboy poems by Bruce Kiskaddon, printed on Los Angeles Union Stock Yards calendars, 1941- 1959, and research on cattle brands.
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Maps received with the collection were removed and cataloged separately.
Charles Ulen Pickrell papers(AZ 298). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.
| Series I: Personal Materials, 1911-1962 | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Biographical material. | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Photographs (Charles Pickrell). | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Arizona State University (Charles Pickrell, class of 1911). | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | World War I: Photographs and miscellaneous items. | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | World War I: Letters to Anne Wallace. , 1917-1919 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | University of Arizona appointments. | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Honors and awards. | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Memberships. | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Philanthropy. | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Photographs of family and friends. | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Personal purchases. | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Personal miscellany. | |||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1-2 | Clippings: Charles Pickrell , 1922-1962 | |||||||||
| 2 | 3 | Clippings: Anne Wallace Pickrell (also photos and personal items). | |||||||||
| 2 | 4 | Clippings: Robert Pickrell political campaign and career. , 1955-1961 | |||||||||
| 2 | 5 | Clippings: Pioneers. | |||||||||
| 2 | 6 | Legal papers regarding property; miscellaneous financial records. | |||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | Article: "Hashknife Story." , 1931 | |||||||||
| 3 | 2 | Article: "Setting America's Table." , 1959 | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | Article: "May Day." , 1959 | |||||||||
| 3 | 4 | Article: "A Rugged Son of Arizona," Smoke Signal. , May 1960 | |||||||||
| 3 | 5 | Article: Miscellaneous. | |||||||||
| 3 | 6 | Article: 4-H Club work (proposed). , 1960 | |||||||||
| 3 | 7 | Books: notes, lists and correspondence. | |||||||||
| 3 | 8 | Prayers. | |||||||||
| 3 | 9 | Health: personal material and clippings on diet. | |||||||||
| 3 | 10 | Humor (mostly clippings). | |||||||||
| 3 | 11 | "Shop." | |||||||||
| 3 | 12 | Songs and poems. | |||||||||
| 3 | 13 | Miscellaneous notes and notebooks. | |||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | Talk: Cowboys and cattle industry. | |||||||||
| 4 | 2 | Talk: Arizona history. | |||||||||
| 4 | 3 | Talk: Various pioneers. | |||||||||
| 4 | 4 | Talk: Early irrigation history. | |||||||||
| 4 | 5 | Talk: Agriculture and farming. | |||||||||
| 4 | 6 | Talk: Extension work and 4-H Clubs. | |||||||||
| 4 | 7 | Talk: Arizona Historical Convention. , March 1960 | |||||||||
| 4 | 8 | Talk: George W. Hennessey Banquet. , March 22, 1961 | |||||||||
| 4 | 9 | Cowboy notes. | |||||||||
| 4 | 10 | Various historical notes. | |||||||||
| 4 | 11 | Salt River Valley historical notes. | |||||||||
| 4 | 12 | "Stories" (mostly about pioneers). | |||||||||
| Series II: Correspondence, 1943-1962 | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | Correspondence: Arizona Cattle Feeders' Association. , 1959-1962 | |||||||||
| 5 | 2 | Correspondence: Arizona Cattle Growers' Association. , 1944-1961 | |||||||||
| 5 | 3 | Correspondence: Arizona Water Resources Committee. , 1959-1961 | |||||||||
| 5 | 4 | Correspondence: Arizona Wool Growers Association. , 1959-1961 | |||||||||
| 5 | 5 | Correspondence: Amhurst, Henry Fountain. , 1960-1961 | |||||||||
| 5 | 6 | Correspondence: Cline, George & Walter. , 1953-1961 | |||||||||
| Includes an article by Charles Pickrell: "A Top Hand Leaves Us," Arizona Cattlelog, May 1959. | |||||||||||
| 5 | 7 | Correspondence: Ellinwood, Tom. , 1959-1961 | |||||||||
| 5 | 8 | Correspondence: Fannin, Governor Paul J. , 1959-1961 | |||||||||
| 5 | 9 | Correspondence: Goldwater, Barry. , 1958-1961 | |||||||||
| 5 | 10 | Correspondence: Governor's Advisory Board of the Area Redevelopment Act. , 1961 | |||||||||
| 5 | 11 | Correspondence: Governor's Committee on Arid Lands. , 1959-1960 | |||||||||
| 5 | 12 | Correspondence: Gyberg, Frank. , 1961 | |||||||||
| 5 | 13 | Correspondence: Hayden, Carl. , 1952-1966 | |||||||||
| 5 | 14 | Correspondence: Heffner, Harry. , 1961 | |||||||||
| Includes a transcript of an interview with Charles Pickrell | |||||||||||
| 5 | 15 | Correspondence: Homestead Lands. , 1953-1954 | |||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 6 | 1 | Correspondence: Jobes, Harry C. , 1952-1958 | |||||||||
| 6 | 2 | Correspondence: Mack, Mabel C. , 1958-1961 | |||||||||
| 6 | 3 | Correspondence: Northern Arizona Cattlemen's Association. , 1958-1961 | |||||||||
| 6 | 4 | Correspondence: Orme, Charles and family. , 1955-1961 | |||||||||
| 6 | 5 | Correspondence: Osborn, Governor Sidney P. , 1945 | |||||||||
| 6 | 6 | Correspondence: Parker, Charles Franklin. , 1944-1961 | |||||||||
| 6 | 7 | Correspondence: Parker, Charles Franklin. | |||||||||
| Includes an article about Charles Pickrell by Charles Parker entitled "Teller of True Tall Tales," Arizona Highways, October 1961 and fan mail to Charles Pickrell. | |||||||||||
| 6 | 8 | Correspondence: Pickrell, Charles U., Jr. (son). | |||||||||
| 6 | 9 | Correspondence: Pickrell, James (son). | |||||||||
| 6 | 10 | Correspondence: Pickrell, Robert (son). | |||||||||
| 6 | 11 | Correspondence: Pickrell, Watson (father). | |||||||||
| 6 | 12 | Correspondence: W. W. "Bill" (brother). | |||||||||
| 6 | 13 | Correspondence: Pickrell, William Smith and family (cousins). | |||||||||
| 6 | 14 | Correspondence: Miscellaneous Pickrell family. | |||||||||
| 6 | 15 | Correspondence: Pyle, Howard. , 1955-1957 | |||||||||
| 6 | 16 | Correspondence: Rhodes, John J. , 1958-1961 | |||||||||
| 6 | 17 | Correspondence: Ridgeway, William (talk given at meeting of Westerners). , June 1, 1957 | |||||||||
| 6 | 18 | Correspondence: Shute, G. W. , 1953-1958 | |||||||||
| Includes revised article, "Pleasant Valley War," taken from Arizona Cattlelog, April 1956. | |||||||||||
| 6 | 19 | Correspondence: Thornburg, Wayne. , 1942-1961 | |||||||||
| 6 | 20 | Correspondence: Udall Family. , 1946-1961 | |||||||||
| 6 | 21 | Correspondence: Wallace Family (in-laws). | |||||||||
| 6 | 22 | Correspondence: Webb Family. | |||||||||
| Includes reprint of articles from Arizona Cattlelog. | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 7 | 1 | Correspondence: Westerners. , 1957-1962 | |||||||||
| 7 | 2 | Correspondence: Williams, Jack. , 1959-1961 | |||||||||
| 7 | 3 | Correspondence: Yavapai Cattle Growers. , 1958-1962 | |||||||||
| Includes a talk by Charles Pickrell at the 1961 annual meeting. | |||||||||||
| 7 | 4-9 | Correspondence: General. , 1943-1962 | |||||||||
| Series III: South Africa Travel Material, 1952-1954 | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 8 | 1 | Correspondence. , 1952-1954 | |||||||||
| 8 | 2 | Clippings. | |||||||||
| 8 | 3 | Reports. | |||||||||
| 8 | 4 | Passport. | |||||||||
| 8 | 5 | Background material. | |||||||||
| 8 | 6 | Photographs. | |||||||||
| 8 | 7 | Memorabilia. | |||||||||
| 8 | 8 | Talks. | |||||||||
| Series IV: Ranch Life Materials, 1940-1961 | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 9 | 1 | Cattle photographs. | |||||||||
| 9 | 2 | Cattle brands. | |||||||||
| 9 | 3 | Clippings of cowboys. | |||||||||
| 9 | 4 | Farm and ranch directories. | |||||||||
| 9 | 5 | Saddle catalogs. | |||||||||
| 9 | 6 | Horse photographs. | |||||||||
| 9 | 7 | Horse pictures and drawings. | |||||||||
| 9 | 8 | Sheep and burro photographs. | |||||||||
| 9 | 9 | Western paintings (correspondence, etc.). | |||||||||
| 9 | 10 | J. R. Williams Cartoons: "Skull Valley" and "Out Our Way." | |||||||||
| 9 | 11 | Bruce Kiskaddon: Cowboy Poems (from the Los Angeles Union Stockyard's Monthly Livestock Letter). | |||||||||
| 9 | 12 | Pioneer photographs. | |||||||||
| Series V: University of Arizona Agricultural Extension Service and the College of Agriculture, 1891-1962 | |||||||||||
| Agriculture Extension Service, 1891-1962 | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 1-3 | Correspondence: General. , 1940-1962 | |||||||||
| 10 | 4 | Correspondence: Harvill, President Richard A. , 1957-1961 | |||||||||
| 10 | 5 | Correspondence: Acres in Irrigated Counties. , 1960 | |||||||||
| 10 | 6 | Staff meeting minutes. , 1958-1959 | |||||||||
| 10 | 7-9 | Travel expense account. , 1943/44-1961/62 | |||||||||
| 10 | 10 | Dean Harold E. Myers miscellaneous material. | |||||||||
| 10 | 11 | Miscellaneous material. | |||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 11 | 1 | Staff rosters. , 1891-1958 | |||||||||
| 11 | 2 | "Facts of Arizona Agriculture and Background, A-Z." | |||||||||
| 11 | 3 | 4-H Clubs. | |||||||||
| 11 | 4 | Statistics. | |||||||||
| 11 | 5-6 | Charles Pickrell's notes on various agricultural topics. | |||||||||
| 11 | 7 | Charles Pickrell's notes on topics by Byron Shaw (excerpts from speeches, publications, etc.). | |||||||||
| History of the College of Agriculture | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 12 | 1 | Correspondence regarding the "History." | |||||||||
| 12 | 2-3 | History of the College of Agriculture: (p. 1-53-?), draft. | |||||||||
| 12 | 4 | History of the College of Agriculture: various versions. | |||||||||
| 12 | 5 | History of the College of Agriculture: miscellaneous notes, outlines, lists, background material. | |||||||||
| 12 | 6 | Experiment Station, farms, sub-stations, extension work. | |||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 13 | 1 | Faculty and Staff: list. | |||||||||
| 13 | 2-4 | Faculty and Staff: Individual records. | |||||||||
| 13 | 5 | Faculty and Staff: Robert H. Forbes. | |||||||||
| 13 | 6 | Research notes dictated by Charles Pickrell. | |||||||||
| 13 | 7 | Resident Instruction in Agriculture. | |||||||||
| 13 | 8 | Home Economics. | |||||||||
| 13 | 9 | Departments and Activities: drafts. | |||||||||
| 13 | 10 | Departments and Activities: Final. | |||||||||