Arizona Memory Project

Navajo Long Walk
Navajo Long Walk, 1863-1867; Navajo Long Walk to Bosque Redondo (Ariz. And N.M.); Carleton, James Henry, 1814-1873; Carson, Christopher 1809-1863; Fort Sumner (N.M.); Fort Grant (Ariz.); Manuelito, Navajo chief, 1818-1893; Navajo History; Navajo...
4th Grade
This two/three part lesson will introduce the main elements of the Navajo Long Walk during the period of 1864-1868. During Part I, students will gain information from teacher presentation and working in collaborative groups by reading adapted...

Oral History with Ruth Glass, January 13, 2011
Glass, Ruth
Tucson (Ariz.); Animal rights activists; Cooperative stores; Political activists
Ruth Glass was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1920. As a young mother Ms. Glass moved to Tucson, Arizona for the benefit of her youngest son, who suffered from a debilitating asthma. This interview chronicles her life in Arizona. After years as...

Oral History with Karl Deffenbaugh, February 24, 2011
Deffenbaugh, Karl
Superior (Ariz.); Mining; Agriculture; Cultural Diversity; Business
Karl Deffenbaugh was born and raised in Superior, Arizona, and has lived all of his life in Arizona. After retiring from the Sears Corporation, Mr. Deffenbaugh moved from Phoenix back to Superior. In this interview, Mr. Deffenbaugh tells about...

Oral History with Connie Bailey, May 20, 2011
Bailey, Connie
Buckeye (Ariz.); General Federation of Women's Clubs;
Connie Bailey is the former president of the Buckeye Women’s Club and Executive Director of the Buckeye Chamber of Commerce. Ms. Bailey talks of her personal history. In her interview she discusses the history of Buckeye, Arizona and the Buckeye...

Affidavits seeking change of judge
Cochise County Clerk of Superior Court
Arizona -- History, Local.; Bisbee (Ariz.); Bisbee Deportation
Lawyers for defendants and defendants in Bisbee deportation case file affidavits in January 1920 seeking a change of judge "because of bias and prejudice of the Honorable A. C. Lockwood, Superior Court Judge of Cochise County, defendants cannot...

Testimony of W.C. Claiborn and filing notation
Cochise County Clerk of the Superior Court
Cochise County (Ariz.); Cochise County (Ariz.) History; Cochise County (Ariz.). Superior Court; Tombstone (Ariz.); Tombstone region, Ariz.--History; Gunfights; Earp, Wyatt, 1848-1929
Testimony of W.C. Claiborn - 1881 handwritten transcript.
William “Billy” C. Claiborn, New York M[ining?] Co. driver and Hereford resident, testifies he was present when “the shooting commenced between certain parties” on Oct. 26, 1881....

An archaeological curation-needs assessment of military installations in selected western states
Felix, Susan S.
Archaeological museums and collections--West (U.S.)--Management; Cultural property--Protection--West (U.S.)
This title contains one or more volumes. Technical report no. 20. Ill. Includes bibliographic references. Volume 1 discusses Arizona military installations including Fort Huachuca, Luke Air Force Base/Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Navajo Army...

Archaeological survey of Texas
Sayles, E. B. (Edwin Booth), 1892-1977
Archaeological surveying--Texas; Antiquities--Texas; Indians of North America--Texas; Isleta Indians--Texas; Jicarilla Indians--Texas; Mescalero Indians--Texas; Apache Indians--Texas; Jumano Indians--Texas; Comanche Indians--Texas; Kiowa...
An archaeological survey of Texas whose purpose is to "define the cultures of Texas and their boundaries; to determine the relations which may once have existed between the tribes of Texas and those of adjoining sections; and to seek traces of the...

Results of a Biological Survey of the San Francisco Mountain Region and Desert of the Little Colorado, Arizona. North American Fauna No. 3.
Merriam, C. Hart
Life zones; Zoology--Arizona; San Friancisco Mountain (Ariz.); Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--Environmental aspects; Colorado Plateau; San Francisco Peaks (Ariz.)--Environmental conditions; Little Colorado River (N.M. and Ariz.); Painted Desert (Ariz.);...
General results, with special reference to the geographical and vertical distribution of species; Grand Canon of the Colorado; Annotated list of mammals, with descriptions of new species; Annotated list of birds, by Dr. C. Hart Merriam. Annotated...

Catalogs from the J.L. Hubbell Trading Post and the Burke Navajo Indian Vocational School, 1904.
Unknown
Navajo blankets; Navajo pottery; Navajo rugs; Navajo jewelery; Boarding schools--New Mexico; Navajo rugs; Navajo jewelry; Navajo artist; Fort Wingate (N.M.)
A catalog from J.L. Hubbell Trading post, listing items and prices, photographs and descriptions. Also includes catalog from the Navajo Indian Vocational School in Fort Wingate, New Mexico, inscribed by Sam E. Day, Jr. The school catalog lists...

Notebook (with personal notes and monetary transactions; and an account of a stay with the Navajos), written between 1898-1903.
Day, Charles L., 1879-1918
Notebooks Navajo Indians Navajo Indians--Rites and ceremonies Navajo Indians--Social life and customs
A leatherbound notebook given to Charles L. Day by his father, Samuel E. Day, with written notes from August 21, 1898 through November 30, 1903. Notes include a description of a 7 day visit with the Navajos and the ceremonies that took place while...

Record of Transit and Delivered Registered Mail 1
Unknown
Post Office Archives
Record of Transit and Delivered Registered Mail handled at Vail, Arizona. This item is part of the Arizona Postal Documents collection and the finding aid can be viewed through Arizona Archives Online. ...

Record of Transit and Delivered Registered Mail 2
Unknown
Post Office Archives
Record of Transit and Delivered Registered Mail handled at Vail, Arizona. This item is part of the Arizona Postal Documents collection and the finding aid can be viewed through Arizona Archives Online....

The Golden West: Essays
Tucson Public Library (Pima County Public Library) and Arizona Historical Society
West (U.S.) – In literature; American Literature – West (U.S.); West (U.S.) – Literary Collections; West (U.S.) Description and travel; Phoenix (Ariz.) – Description and travel
A booklet containing two scholarly essays, “The Golden West,” by Paul A. Carter and “Men of Vision: Phoenix” by G. Wesley Johnson, which examines the effects of the industrialization of the Southwest. New technology (in the form of...

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