Erwin papers, 1873-1973 (bulk 1950-1961)

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Erwin papers, 1873-1973 (bulk 1950-1961)

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Correspondence, research notes, printed material and one scrapbook of photographs and copies of legal documents resulting from Erwin's research of John Slaughter's life. Predominantly research about the Slaughter family; but also includes the research of San Bernadino Ranch, Spanish land grants, the Lincoln County War, and people such as Charles Shibbell, Henry Lawton, Tom Horn and others. Correspondence includes letters from Frank King discussing John Slaughter, the Apache Kid, and John Ringo, and letters from Slaughter family members provide family history. A scrapbook compiled by Erwin contains photocopies of Slaughter's marriage certificate, will, etc. as well as photographs of the Slaughter family members, cowboys, and ranching scenes. There is also a photograph of a Douglas, Ariz. bar and an 1899 mule team hauling coke from St. David to Bisbee. Photographs are also present of Texas and Arizona ranchers, lawmen and others including John Bouldin, Pancho Anderson, Sam Hayhurst, Will Chisum, Joe Hill, John L. Larrieu, Apache May, and Leonard Alverson.

.75 linear ft. (3 boxes)

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 7409879

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Stiles, William Curtis, 1851-1911

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

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Biographical note: Rancher; John Slaughter served two terms as Cochise County Sheriff beginning in 1887, served a term in the Arizona Legislature in 1906, helped to develop the town of Douglas, Arizona, and was a stockholder in the Bank of Douglas. In 1883, John Slaughter purchased about 40,000 acres of the San Bernadino Land Grant in southeastern Arizona on the Mexican border. He operated the San Bernadino Ranch and lived at the ranch until 1921. From the description of Slaughter fi...

Chisum, W. Jerry (William Jerry)

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Olney, Joe Hill

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Alverson, Leonard.

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King, Frank M. (Frank Marion), 1863-

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Frank M. King, cowboy, ranchman, editor, and author, was born in Los Angeles in 1863. King, who was one-quarter Cherokee Indian, went to Texas with his family in 1873, then to Indian Territory. He returned to Texas in 1876, engaging in cattle driving there, and moved to New Mexico in 1879. King's formal education was extremely limited. He attended a school for two years in El Monte, California in 1880 and 1881 after which he returned to cattle driving in New Mexico and later ran a ranch in Phoen...

Erwin, Allen A.

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Cowboy, entertainer, and collector; author of "The Southwest of John Horton Slaughter, 1841-1922". From the description of Erwin papers, 1873-1973 (bulk 1950-1961) (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 38998620 ...

Larrieu, John L.

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Bouldin, John William, 1934-

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Ringo, John, 1943-

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Apache May.

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Anderson, Pancho

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Hayhurst, Sam

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Shibbell, Charles Alexander, 1841-1908.

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