Monmonier family papers, 1878-1968 (bulk 1885-1930).

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Monmonier family papers, 1878-1968 (bulk 1885-1930).

AZ 371


Collection Summary

Creator: Monmonier family
Collection Name:Monmonier family papers,
Inclusive Dates: 1878-1968 (bulk 1885-1930).
Physical Description:5 linear feet
Abstract:This collection consists of correspondence, financial records, photographs relating to the family and their businesses of store keeping, gas stations, and trailer courts. Legal papers, financial records, stockholders lists, assay reports, time books, and correspondence relate to the Flourine Mine and Milling Company, Leadville Mining Company, and others.
Collection Number:AZ 371
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 Monmoniers were a pioneer family of Cochise County, Ariz. William Donalin Monmonier, and his son, Charles Swaney Monmonier were active in Tombstone and Pearce, Ariz. as Justices of the Peace, Notaries Public, members of the Pearce School Board, storekeepers, and Registrars of births and deaths.


Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of correspondence, financial records, photographs relating to the family and their businesses of store keeping, gas stations, and trailer courts. Legal papers, financial records, stockholders lists, assay reports, time books, and correspondence relate to the Flourine Mine and Milling Company, Leadville Mining Company, and others. Correspondence, reports, and cemetery records of the Knights of Pythias, Valley Lodge No. 21 are present. Cochise County Dist. 9 Justice Court proceedings, 1903 to 1908, and birth and death records, 1909-1939, are also present. Photographs are of Pearce mining and ranching operations, of Pearce and Tombstone residents, and of Monmonier family members.


Organization

This collection is organized into six series:

Restrictions

Restrictions

None.

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

Separated Material

Postcards received with the collection were removed and cataloged separately. These include postcards from the 1909 Alaska-Yukon Exposition in Seattle, Wash. and postcards of Arizona.


Access Terms

Personal Name(s)
Monmonier, Charles Swaney, 1881-1975 -- Archives
Monmonier, William Donalin, 1849-1930 -- Archives

Corporate Name(s)
Arizona. Justice Court (Cochise County)
Flourine Mining and Milling Company -- Records and correspondence
Knights of Pythias. Valley Lodge No. 21 (Ariz.) -- Records and correspondence
Leadville Mining Company -- Records and correspondence
Little Jessie Gold Mining Comapny

Geographic Name(s)
Cochise County (Ariz.) -- Statistics, Vital
Pearce (Ariz.) -- History -- Sources

Subject(s)
Justices of the peace -- Arizona -- Archives
Merchants -- Arizona -- Sources
Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- Cochise County -- History -- Sources

Genre Form(s)
Birth certificates
Correspondence
Death certificates
Photographs


Administrative Information

Credit Line

Monmonier family papers(AZ 371). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.


Container List

Series I: Papers of William D. Monmonier, 1878-1935
boxfolder
11 Personal Miscellany.
12 Family Correspondence. , 1903-1908
13 Miscellaneous Correspondence. , 1878, 1899-1930
14 Notarial Record. , November 1888-May 1900
15 Notarial Record. , 1922-1930
15 Account Book. , 1911-1917
16 Store Ledger, Tombstone, Ariz. , 1893-1896
17 Store Day Book, Tombstone, Ariz. , 1896-1898
18 Political Clippings. , 1892-1894
19 Court Cases. , 1902-1930
110 Speeches.
111 William D. Monmonier Estate. , 1931-1932
111 Hannah Monmonier Estate. , 1932-1935
volume
2 Justice Court Record, Precinct No. 9, Cochise County, Arizona Territory. , August 1903-July 1908
Series II: Papers of Charles S. Monmonier, 1916-1968
boxfolder
31 Personal Miscellany
32 Correspondence: Brother Julius W. Monmonier. , 1916, 1943-1956
33 Correspondence: Brother Eustace Basil Monmonier. , 1919, 1930-1968
34 Correspondence: Miscellaneous Family. , 1924-1958
35 Correspondence: Wife Lucy with various family members. , 1940-1955
36 Correspondence: Mildred Richey. , 1940
36 Correspondence: George H. Bott. , 1953-1963
36 Correspondence: Walter Newberry. , 1951-1968
36 Correspondence: Louis P. Waters. , 1959-1960
37 Correspondence: Miscellaneous. , 1916-1967
38 Notarial Record. , 1931-1934
38 Notarial Correspondence. , 1930-1951
39 Douglas Army Air Field, Douglas, Ariz. , 1943-1946
310 Automobiles. , 1921-1963
311 Insurance. , 1930-1956
312 Social Security. , 1949-1968
313 Various Cards: Identification, Memberships, Registration, etc.
314 Various compositions and reminiscences.
315 Sketches and drawings.
boxfolder
41 Notarial Record. , 1934-1947
42 Various records from Sunnyside Auto Trailer Court and White Owl Trailer Court, Douglas, Arizona. , 1947-1949
43-5 Gas Station Records. , 1947-1949
46 Mortgages and Property. , 1920-1964
47 Taxes. , 1923-1955
48 Notes and memos.
49 Miscellaneous family biographical material.
Series III: Mining Records, 1897-1965
boxfolder
51 Flourine Mining and Milling Company: Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws.
52 Flourine Mining and Milling Company: Minutes of Meetings: Stockholders, Board of Directors, etc. , 1905-1926
53 Flourine Mining and Milling Company: Stockholders lists, miscellaneous material.
54 Flourine Mining and Milling Company: Stock Ledger. , 1905-1923
55-6 Flourine Mining and Milling Company: Stock Certificate Record. , 1905-1917
57 Flourine Mining and Milling Company: Stock Certificates.
58 Flourine Mining and Milling Company: "First Ledger." , 1905-1911
59 Flourine Mining and Milling Company: "Second Ledger." , 1927-1928
510 Flourine Mining and Milling Company: Correspondence. , 1906-1968
511 Flourine Mining and Milling Company: Notice of Mine Location. , 1904-1909
512 Flourine Mining and Milling Company: Assay Reports. , 1904-1924
513 Flourine Mining and Milling Company: Miscellaneous legal papers. , 1906-1921
514 Flourine Mining and Milling Company: Miscellaneous financial papers, including taxes. , 1909-1928
515 Flourine Mining and Milling Company: Time Book. , 1908-1911, 1927-1928
516 Arizona Corporation Commission and Industrial Commission of Arizona. , 1913-1929
517 Miscellaneous material including notes, maps, brochure and photographs.
boxfolder
61-2 Leadville Mining Company: Correspondence. , 1908-1949
63 Leadville Mining Company: Stockholders lists, Minutes of Meetings, etc.
64 Leadville Mining Company: Assay, production and sales reports.
65 Leadville Mining Company: Miscellaneous financial records. , 1906-1919
66 Leadville Mining Company: Time Books, and miscellaneous accounts. , 1905-1942
67 Leadville Mining Company: Miscellaneous items including legal papers.
68 Little Jessie Gold Mining Company Minute Book. , 1902-1908
68a Moar Mine: Correspondence. , 1897-1913
69 Moar Mine: Legal papers. , 1899-1932
610 Moar Mine: Financial papers. , 1897-1910, 1936
611 Holmes Copper Company. , 1927-1935
611 Holmes Mining Company. , 1937
611 Holmes-Western Consolidated Mines. , 1941, 1949
612 Pearce Mining Company operating the Commonwealth Mine. , 1931-1941
613 Courtland Copper Company Consolidated. , 1913, 1943-1948
614 Intermountain Mining & Engineering Company. , 1942-1947
615 Notices of Mine Locations. , 1900-1953
616 Miscellaneous mining correspondence. , 1902-1946
617 Miscellaneous mining items including papers relating to the Copper, Cochise and Eagle mining claims. , 1904-1917
Series IV: Records from Pearce, Ariz. and Cochise County, Ariz., 1896-1960
boxfolder
71 Population register. , 1898-1916
72-4 Birth and death records. , 1909-1939
75 Pearce Home Guard and Pearce Rifle Club, including photographs. , 1912, 1916
76 Pearce School: Minutes of Board Meetings and miscellaneous items. , 1896-1938
77 Pearce School: Correspondence. , 1904-1909, 1932-1938, 1960
78 Cochise County Farm Bureau roster and miscellaneous papers. , 1921
79 Monmonier Ranch papers and photographs.
Series V: Knights of Pythias Records, 1899-1967
boxfolder
81-3 Valley Lodge No. 21: Correspondence. , 1904-1961
84 Valley Lodge No. 21: Miscellaneous financial records. , 1899-1930
85 Valley Lodge No. 21: Miscellaneous material including Articles of Incorporation.
86 Valley Lodge No. 21 Cemetery: Correspondence. , 1913-1967
87 Valley Lodge No. 21 Cemetery: Map and grave record.
88 Valley Lodge No. 21 Cemetery: Miscellaneous financial records. , 1916-1948
8 Valley Lodge No. 21 Cemetery: Ledger. , 1916-1966
volume
9 Valley Lodge No. 21: Semi-Annual Report. , 1900-1908
volume
10 Valley Lodge No. 21: Ledger. , 1904-1917
Series VI: Photographs
boxfolder
111 William D. Monmonier and wife.
112 Charles S. Monmonier.
113 Julius W. Monmonier and family.
114 Eustace Basil Monmonier and family.
115 William D. "Bill" Monmonier and family.
116 Various Monmonier family.
117 Crouch family.
118 Blanke family.
119 Pearce, Ariz. including community activities and local persons.
1110 Miscellaneous.