John Philip Clumcollection, 1874-1917

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John Philip Clumcollection, 1874-1917

The John P. Clum collection is divided into two subgroups:records of Clum's tenure at the San Carlos Apache Indian Agency, 1874-1878, anddocuments relating to his career, 1880-1917 chronological arrangement. Thiscollection includes, photocopies of San Carlos Indian Agency reports, abstractsof disbursements, vouchers, accounts current, and auditor's reports pertainingto Clum's work at the Agency from 1874-1878. Also information andcorrespondence regarding his employment from 1880-1917 in the War Dept. and thePost Office Dept., as well as his lecture tours for the Southern PacificRailroad.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6633936

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Clum, John P., 1851-1932

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John P. Clum was an Indian agent at the San Carlos Indian Reservation in southeast Arizona from 1874 to 1877. He later served as founder and editor of the Tombstone Epitaph newspaper, postmaster, and mayor of Tombstone, Arizona, as well as postal inspector and lecturer in Alaska. His son, Woodworth Clum, was an editor of the Washington Star newspaper, and the author of a book about his father entitled Apache Agent . From the guide to the John P. Clum papers, 1860-1970 (bulk, 1874-193...