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TANG,
ESTHER DON 1908-2004
Call No. MS
FM MSS 94
7.5 linear feet
Community leader and activist in Tucson, Arizona. Contains personal
papers and documents relating to Ms. Tang's involvement in various
organizations. Includes agendas, minutes from board and committee
meetings, speeches, newspaper clippings, correspondence, photographs,
memorabilia from political campaigns, certificates and awards.
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TANNER
COMPANIES 1920a-1980s
Call No. MS
FM MSS 45
1 cubic foot
Prominent construction firm founded in 1929. Consists of primary
research material compiled by J. Morris Richards. Includes research
notes, typed manuscripts, advertising materials, meeting minutes,
newsclippings and company portfolios. Finding
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TONTO
BASIN RESEARCH COLLECTION 1860-1976
Call No. MS
FM MSS 47
.5 cubic feet
Collection created as the bicentennial project of the Punkin Center
Homemakers. The resulting manuscript, The History of Tonto,
was edited by Al LeCount. Consists of the manuscript, The History
of Tonto, and related research material on such topics as:
pioneer families, education, forestry, mining and ranching, and
the Civilian Conservation Corps.
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U.S.
FEDERAL DOCUMENTS
Call No. MS
FM MSS 112
2.75 linear feet
This collection deals primarily with U.S. House and Senate documents
relating to Arizona and the Southwest. However, topics cover slavery,
prohibition, Indian relations, and water rights in states other
than Arizona. Folders are arranged in chronological
order with House documents coming first followed by Senate documents.
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VALLEY
LUMBER COMPANY 1857-1942
Call No. MS FM MSS 115
12 linear feet
Retail lumber company located in Phoenix, Arizona. Consists of correspondence
and financial records documenting the management of a retail lumber
business in Phoenix, Arizona, from 1893-1930. The collection includes
records related to predecessor lumber concerns Holmes, Gregory and
Lindsley and the Phoenix Lumber Company as well as information on
the personal business affairs of Valley Lumber Company manager Peter
Corpstein. Finding
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VALLEY
NATIONAL BANK RESEARCH DEPARTMENT 1939-1989
Call No. MS FM MSS 25
5.5
cubic feet
Includes
miscellaneous printed materials and reports compiled by governmental
agencies, private companies, and contractors with regard to business,
industry and commerce in Arizona. Included are county files which
contain historical sketches and other items reflecting business
and development within the respective counties. Contains topical
files that address statewide activity regarding mining, manufacturing,
housing, transportation, etc. Materials within this collection this
collection were frequently used in compiling the bank's
annual publication, Arizona statistical review.
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VALLEY
OF THE SUN UNITED WAY COLLECTION
Call
No. MS FM MSS 138
1 linear foot
In 1925, the Board of Directors of the Welfare League signed a contract
with the Community Chest which formed the organization called Community
Welfare Council and Community Chest, a forerunner to the Valley
of the Sun United Way. This collection contains records on the background
and beginnings of the Valley of the Sun United Way including meeting
minutes from the Welfare League in 1920 as well as 1938-1940 by-laws
from the Phoenix Community Chest. Finding
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VULTURE
MINE RECORDS 1881-1884
Call No. MS FM MSS 19
.5 cubic feet
Includes bank vouchers, payrolls, payroll receipts, cancelled checks
and correspondence from Robert B. Todd who was legal agent for the
Central Arizona Mining Company. Finding
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