Papers, 1883-1944 (bulk 1907-1944).

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Papers, 1883-1944 (bulk 1907-1944).

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Personal and official correspondence, financial records, notes, a photograph album, and photographs relating chiefly to personal and family life. Includes approximately 100 photographs of family members; most are studio portraits. A photograph album contains snapshots of Julia Behan, her family and friends, in California, 1907-1924. Also present is a diary of John Behan's railway travels, expenses, and inspections while a Chinese Inspector, 1896-1897; and account books and journals from Albert Behan's customs work.

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Behan family.

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Pioneer Arizona family, prominent in public service and law enforcement. John Behan, 1845-1912, was county deputy sheriff at Tombstone, Ariz., 1879-1881, then became first county sheriff when Cochise County was created in 1881. He served as sheriff of several other Arizona counties during his career. He also served as Chinese Inspector, 1896- 1897; worked in government service, in Cuba during the War of 1898, and in China during the Boxer Rebellion; and as business manager of the Tucson Citizen,...

Behan, John Harris, 1845-1912

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Cochise County sheriff, Territorial legislator, Prison superintendent, and Inspector of Customs; Behan arrived in Tucson in 1863. He served in many public law enforcement positions including his appointment as Sheriff of Cochise County in 1879. He later served as Superintendent of the Territorial Prison in Yuma from 1883 to 1890. From the description of Behan papers, 1875-1900. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 37863593 ...

Behan, Albert P., 1873-

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