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William Bladen Jett autobiography, 1938-1940

AZ 312


Collection Summary

Creator: Jett, William Bladen, 1858-1941
Collection Name: William Bladen Jett autobiography,
Inclusive Dates: 1938-1940
Physical Description:1 item, 186 leaves
Abstract:Reminiscences of boyhood in Virginia during the Civil War; service with U.S. Army, chiefly at Ft. Huachuca and Ft. Stanton; cattle ranching in the San Pedro Valley, Ariz.; employment in Phoenix as a teamster; ministerial student at Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Va.; and 39 years as a Methodist minister.
Collection Number:AZ 312
Repository: University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
PO Box 210055
Tucson, AZ 85721-0055
Phone: 520-621-6423
Fax: 520-621-9733
URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu//

Biographical Note

William Bladen Jett was a Methodist minister and served with U.S. Army, 4th Cavalry in Ariz. and N.M.


Scope and Content Note

This manuscript includes reminiscences of Jett's boyhood in Virginia during the Civil War; his service with the U.S. Army, chiefly at Ft. Huachuca and Ft. Stanton; cattle ranching in the San Pedro Valley, Ariz.; his employment in Phoenix as a teamster; his studies while a ministerial student at Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Va.and 39 years serving as a Methodist minister until his retirement in 1929.


Restrictions

Restrictions

None.

Copyright

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Access Terms

Corporate Name(s)
United States. Army. Cavalry, 4th -- History

Geographic Name(s)
Fort Huachuca (Ariz.) -- History
Fort Stanton (N.M.) -- History

Subject(s)
Apache Indians -- Wars, 1883-1886
Methodist Church -- Virginia -- History
Ranch life -- Arizona

Genre Form(s)
Manuscript


Administrative Information

Credit Line

William Bladen Jett Autobiography(AZ 312). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.


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11 Unpublished manuscript of William Bladen Jett's autobiography. , 1938-1940