Medigovich collection, 1881-1974.

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Medigovich collection, 1881-1974.

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Correspondence, financial records, legal documents, official City records, ordinances, contracts, ledgers, election materials, research notes, printed material and photographs relating to operations of the City of Tombstone (1881-1917), the Tombstone Restoration Commission (1959-1974), and other related topics collected by Medigovich. There are also various collections concerning the people, organizations and businesses of Tombstone. City documents include reports to the Mayor and Council from various departments, personnel appointments and dismissals, land transactions, petitions from citizens about issues such as unpassable streets, public drunkeness and prostitution, and documents from the elections process. Other collections include invoices and receipts of J. Goldwater & Co. Merchants, and documents of the Ancient Order of Workmen among others. There are also correspondence and invoices, mostly in Chinese, from the business of Yee Wee, a grocer in Elfrida. Others represented include John Slaughter, James Wolf, and John F. Ross. The Restoration Commission materials include financial reports, plans of the Arizona State Parks Board, correspondence and printed material including material of Edna Landin, Commission President. Photographs include a few studio portraits by C.S. Fly, portraits of James F. Duncan, and more recent photographs of celebrations of Helldorado Days.

13 linear ft. (26 boxes).

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 7398264

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Joseph Goldwater and Co.

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Duncan, James, active 1717-1754

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Medigovich, Sam V.

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Medigovich, Theda.

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Slaughter, John H. (John Horton), 1841-1922

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