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MADDOCK,
THOMAS
Call No. MS FM MSS 13
7.5 cubic feet
Arizona engineer. Thomas Maddock was born in 1883, and came to Arizona
in 1898. He served as the Arizona State Highway Engineer, 1917-1922;
was a member of the Colorado River Commission, 1923-1928; served
as engineer and general manager of the Gila Valley Irrigation District
and was a Republican member of the first Arizona Legislature. He
died in 1971.
Consists of correspondence, documents,
articles, publications, diaries and newsclippings concerning the
Colorado River controversy, Gila Valley Irrigation District, San
Carlos Irrigation District, politics and Maddock's engineering career.
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MANLEY,
CATHERINE HENSON 1909-1988
Call No. MS FM MSS 71
.5 cubic feet
Art teacher and wife of freelance photographer, Ray Manley. Contains
manuscript material such as reports and poetry written by Manley,
Zane Grey newsletters and brochures, newsclippings on information
regarding Native Americans and Zane Grey, and photographs. Finding
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MARICOPA
COUNTY LEGAL AID SOCIETY 1953-1961
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No. MS FM MSS 86
.5
cubic feet
Formed
as a non-profit corporation in 1953 by Paul M. Roca, F. Britton
Burns and Louis McClennen to provide legal aid gratuitously. Contains
Board of Directors lists, correspondence and miscellaneous documents.
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MATTHEWS,
JOHN
Call No. MS FM MSS 88
1
cubic foot
Essayist; fiction and non-fiction writer; writer for the Arizona
State University News Bureau. Collection of articles published by
John Matthews under his own name and under the pen name, Matt Dodge.
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McCLINTOCK, JAMES H. PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION
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No. FP FPC 8
6 linear feet
James H. McClintock was a founding member of Roosevelts Rough Riders, Newspaper reporter, Arizona Postmaster, and State Historian. Photographs of the Military, Dams, Arizona Locales, and Native Americans. 1860s-1930s Finding Aid
McCLINTOCK,
JAMES H. 1864-1935
Call No. MS FM MSS 85
2
cubic feet
State historian and a colonel with the Rough Riders. Includes correspondence,
cancelled checks, newspaper clippings, a manuscript by Odd Halseth,
and typescripts of a radio series entitled Forward Arizona. Finding
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MCLEROY,
RICHARD H. PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION
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No. FP FPC 6
1.5 linear feet
Richard H. McLeRoy was born 1905 in the Oklahoma
Territory. In February of 1927 McLeRoy enlisted in the U.S. Army.
Almost immediately he transferred to the Army Air Corps. He was
promoted to Master Sergeant and then deployed to England with the
2nd Military Air Convoy. While in England,
McLeRoy organized and ran a transport service for the 8th U.S. Air
Force Service Command running supplies, personnel and equipment
to all Air Force unitsin the United Kingdom. He also was in charge
of a transport service for the return and repair of battle damaged
aircraft during WWII.
McLeRoy retired in 1957 as a Lieutenant
Colonel after more than 30 years of continuous military service.
McLeRoy and his wife relocated to Parker, Arizona. Later, McLeRoy
and his brother-in-law started the Parker Valley Air Service which
provided ambulance and charter flights. McLeRoy not only flew the
aircraft but also managed the field from 1960 to 1969.
The photographs document McLeRoy’s
long and varied military career. Included are many aerial views
of European cities before and after WWII bombings, U.S. Air Force
bases, atomic testing, his flight crews and officers. Finding
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MECHAM
RECALL COLLECTION 1986-1988
Call No. MS FM MSS 32
30 cubic feet
Formed in 1987, the Mecham Recall Committee was dedicated to the
removal from office of Arizona Republican governor Evan Mecham.
Elected in 1986, Mecham inspired much controversy for his views
regarding various issues. Documents activities of the Mecham Recall
Committee. Includes office files of correspondence, copies of signed
petitions, news clippings, audiovisual items, and miscellaneous
publicity materials used in the recall effort. Contains documents
related to the Mecham Watchdog Committee, predecessor of the Mecham
Recall Committee, as well as items pertaining to other activities
of gay activist, Ed Buck. Finding
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MECKLER,
BRENDA WEISBERG 1938-1988
Call No. MS FM MSS 58
2.5 cubic feet
Phoenix writer, director and actor; television and movie script
writer. Consists of Screenplays, materials relating to the Phoenix
Little Theater, manuscripts of Meckler's book Papa was a farmer
and miscellaneous materials. Finding
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MILNER,
DANA T. 1903-1970
Call No. MS FM MSS 62
.5 cubic feet
Banker in Southeastern Arizona. Consists of papers related to the
personal and professional activities of Dana T. Milner. Divided
into four series: Legal/Financial; Correspondence; News-clippings;
and Miscellaneous. Finding
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MINES
AND MINING COLLECTION 1865-1971
Call No. MS FM MSS 34
.5 cubic feet
Miscellaneous records from various Arizona mining enterprises acquired
by the Arizona Historical Foundation. Verde Jerome Mining Company
(1924) -- Copper Queen Gold Mining Company and financial statements
(1919) -- Copper and gold (1900) -- Harcuvar Consolidated Mining
Company -- San Miguel Mining Company (amendment to articles of incorporation,
1903) -- Vulture Mine (1903) -- United Vulture Copper Company (wage
scale) -- Mining correspondence (including George F. Kunz, 1886-1919)
- Harqua-Hala Mining Company (correspondence) -- Payroll voucher
of Canyon Copper Company -- Silver Strike Mining Company (1880-1881)
-- El Tajo Mines (1893-1907) -- Mining stock certificates (1901-1903)
-- Greenwater Furnace Creek Copper Company (photocopies, 1906) --
Silver King Mining Company (1931) -- Morgan Gold and Silver Mining
Company and stock certificates book (1917-1923) -- Donald Mining
Company -- Mineral Products of United States (1895-1904) -- Arizona
ores and minerals (1971) -- Frue Vanner (ore concentrator, 1898)
-- Mining (miscellaneous; 1860s) Finding
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MONTGOMERY,
FRANCES AND MARY 1942-1983
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No. MS FM MSS 7
4.5
cubic feet
Arizona teachers. Frances and Mary Montgomery were teachers at Butte
High School located at Gila River, Arizona, from 1942-1945. This
was the location of the Gila River Relocation Center, one of the
communities at which Japanese Ameicans were resettled following
the United States' declaration of war on Japan. Contains correspondence,
newspapers, yearbooks, and various artifacts related to the relocation
center. Accompanied by a separate photograph collection. Finding
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Celebration of the Human Spirit.
Images from the Montgomery collection have been mounted online as
part of the Arizona Memory Project, established by the Arizona State
Library, Archives, and Public Records.
MONTI,
LEONARD F SR. 1912 - 1997
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No. MS FM MSS 139
3
cubic feet
This collection contains material including menus, promotional materials,
legal documents and photographs concerning the restaurant Monti's
La Casa Vieja owned and operated by the late Leonard F. Monti Sr.
and his son Michael Monti. Monti's La Casa Vieja was the original
home built by Charles Trumbell Hayden in 1871 and the birthplace
of Arizona U.S. Senator Carl Hayden. Monti's La Casa Vieja is still
open for business after 50 years.
The collection is arranged into four series; Series I: Monti’s
La Casa Vieja; Series II: Personal; Series III: Michael Monti Office
Files; Series IV: Photographs. Files are arranged alphabetically
within each series.
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