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WEBB,
ANDERSON CONE 1890-1970
Call No. MS FM MSS 74
.5 cubic feet
Arizona rancher and businessman. Consists of biographical information
including a family history of Frank Armer, and information about
Charles Clifford Griffin. Also includes documents related to the
Tonto Basin Cattle Company and business papers of the Webb family.
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WEINBERGER,
JACOB 1882-1974
Call No. MS FM MSS 105
1 cubic foot
Arizona lawyer, Gila County assistant district attorney, superior
court and U.S. District Court judge. Consists of financial and legal
documents, correspondence, news clippings and miscellany. Some of
the material documents Weinberger's involvement in the Arizona Constitutional
Convention. Finding
Aid
WESTERN ARTISTS COLLECTION
Call No. MS
FM MSS 152
1 linear foot
Created by Evelyn S. Cooper, a freelance writer at the time, the files contain background material and profiles of the artists. The artists represented in the collection are from the West or whose art includes western themes. The material contained in the files may include, but are not limited to, drafts of Ms. Cooper’s articles, artists’ resumes and statements, newspaper clippings, photographs, slides, negatives, and exhibition brochures. Finding Aid
WILLSON,
ROSCOE G. 1879-1976
Call No. MS
FM MSS 46
20
cubic feet
Businessman and writer. Consists of correspondence, clippings and
manuscript material on Arizona and western history, most of which
was used in Willson's "Arizona days and ways" newspaper
column. Also includes biographical information, business records,
personal correspondence and diaries. Finding
Aid
WILLSON,
ROSCOE G. PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION
Call No. FPC 10
11 linear feet
The collection consists of 2000 photographs, 100 postcards, 6 album pages, and thousands of negatives, ranging from fair to good condition. This collection is a record of Roscoe Willson’s life, in addition to, photographs that were collected, gifted, and copied for use in Willson’s writings. Highlights of the collection include photographs of notable individuals like Teddy Roosevelt, Mark Twain, Al Sieber, and Henry Ashurst. Petroglyphs, historic markers, gravesites, miners and mines, and panoramas of forests are richly documented. Finding Aid
WOMAN'S CLUB
OF PHOENIX 1912-1985
Call No. MS FM MSS 135
1linear foot
This collection consists of research files and oral histories about
the Women's Club of Phoenix collected by Elizabeth Pontecorvo, an
independent researcher, for her history of the club entitled "History-Woman's
Club of Phoenix, 1900-1915." Arranged into two series: Series
I. Research files; Series II. Oral histories. Finding
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WYLLYS, RUFUS K. COLLECTION
Call No. MS FM MSS 41
1linear foot
Wyllys finished his Ph.D. work in 1929 and secured a faculty position at Tempe State College (now known as Arizona State University) where he taught many of the history courses. He chaired the Department of Social Studies for 22 years. During that time he published many scholarly works including the much heralded Arizona: The History of a Frontier State in 1950. Wyllys was widely admired as a teacher, an exemplary scholar, and a tough critic of academic scholarship. Finding Aid
YMCA
OF PHOENIX AND THE VALLEY OF THE SUN 1916-1986
Call No. MS FM MSS 106
1 cubic foot
YMCA of Phoenix and the Valley of the Sun was organized in 1892.
During the tremendous growth period between 1913 and 1935, it changed
its name to YMCA of Phoenix. Consists of minutes, financial reports
and other records of the Phoenix YMCA Board which reflect the educational,
recreational and evangelical activities of the organization. Finding
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