Bookmark this page or copy and paste URL to Email message Amos Allison and Robert B. Anderson papers, 1894-1975MS 329
Biographical NoteAmos Allison Anderson was born October 3, 1862 in Highland, Kansas. He worked on ranches, taught schools and was Chief of Scouts at Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation, New Mexico. In 1899, he moved to Clifton, Arizona and worked in a general store. He moved again to Solomonville, and finally back to Clifton to work with the Becker-Franz Mercantile Company. A Republican, he was elected Sheriff of Graham County in 1906, and served three terms in that office. He also served briefly as Superintendent of Arizona State Prison, Florence, in 1917. He retired to Ajo, died in Prescott, and was buried in San Diego. In 1894, Amos married Bessie Patterson Anderson (-1945). They had one son, Robert Blaine Anderson, (1896-). R. B. Anderson served as postmaster for Clifton and Ajo, and collected reminiscences of history in Greenlee and Graham Counties. Scope and Content NotePapers of Amos A. Anderson (1862-1948) and his son, Robert B. Anderson, relating to their life and times in Clifton, Ajo, Graham County, and Greenlee County, Arizona. Includes biographical information, correspondence, reminiscences, and photographs. The main correspondent to Robert B. Anderson is William Ryder Ridgway relating to their common interests in Graham County historical investigations. Reminiscences concern Amos A. Anderson's exploits as sheriff, stories of outlaws and acquaintances, local history, and events around Clifton. The photographs are chiefly portraits of family and friends from 1900 to the 1930s. Also includes a voter registration list of Greenlee County, 1922. 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. Related MaterialSeparated MaterialTwenty-two black and white photographs are held in Special Collections Photograph Files. A 1917 report of the Arizona State Prison, Florence has been catalogued separately under call number TN9791/P95r. A photocopy of selected transcriptions of the George Kippen Diary, 1855-1862, with notes by Bill Hoy dated 1969 is held in the Arizona Biographical Files for George Kippen. The original diary is held by the Arizona State Archives in Phoenix, Arizona. Access TermsPersonal Name(s) Ridgway, William Ryder --
Correspondence Geographic Name(s) Arizona -- History -- Sources Clifton (Ariz.) -- History Graham County (Ariz.) -- History Greenlee County (Ariz.) -- History Subject(s) Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona --
Photographs Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona -- History --
Sources Postal service -- Arizona -- History --
Sources Postal service -- Arizona -- History --
Sources Sheriffs -- Arizona Voting registers -- Arizona -- Greenlee
County Genre Form(s) Correspondence Photographs Administrative InformationCredit LineAmos Allison and Robert B. Anderson papers (MS 329). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries. Container List
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