Becker papers, 1870-1959 (bulk 1886-1925).

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Becker papers, 1870-1959 (bulk 1886-1925).

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Correspondence, financial records, legal documents and photographs; the largest part being financial, chiefly documenting the Becker Mercantile Company and other Becker family businesses as well as documents relating to the family's interests in the development of Apache County, Ariz. Correspondence concerns business, political favors, the cattle and livestock industry and grazing law. Noted correspondents include Ralph Cameron, Barry Goldwater, Frederick H. Harvey, and Harry S. Truman. There is material about litigation between St. Johns, Ariz. and Springerville, Ariz. over use of the Little Colorado River, and material about building the White Mountain Hospital. There are merchant's documents about World War II rationing, subscriptons lists to pay nurses during the 1918 flu epidemic, and a Justice of the Peace docket for Springerville, 1879. Manuscripts about highway construction, an apothecary record, and extensive daybooks and ledgers are also present. There are tourist registers, 1918-1925, and a register for an auto court, 1930-1931. Photographs are of family members and Springerville streets.

24 linear ft. (75 boxes)

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 7412526

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Pioneer merchants, established Becker Mercantile Store in Springerville, Ariz. in 1876. Gustav, and his son, Julius W., managed the store for more than eighty years. Gustav was an advocate for highway construction in Arizona, and served as U.S. Postmaster, school trustee, and president of Round Valley Light and Power Co. and Round Valley Bank. Julius and his father were instrumental in building the White Mountain Hospital. Julius also owned the J. Becker Cattle Co. From the descripti...

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Becker, Gustav, 1856-1940

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Becker, Julius W., 1886-1959.

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Delegate to the U.S. Congress from Arizona, 1909-1912; U.S. Senator, 1921-1927; and businessman, operated Cameron's Hotel and Camps and developed Bright Angel Trail at the Grand Canyon. From the description of Ralph Henry Cameron papers, 1899-1915. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 31388166 From the guide to the Ralph Henry Cameron papers, 1899-1915, (University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections) Politician; Ralph Henry Cameron was a Flagstaff res...

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