Ronstadt family papers, 1777-1982 (bulk 1862-1960).

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Ronstadt family papers, 1777-1982 (bulk 1862-1960).

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Family correspondence, speeches, notes, a business ledger, scrapbooks, military documents, genealogy, and sheet music relating to the Ronstadt family and their hardware business. Of particular interest are the personal scrapbooks and handwritten music highlighting the professional career of Luisa Espinel between 1915 and 1933. Some of this music was published in her book "Canciones de mi Padre: Spanish Songs from the Southwest." There is a summary of Federico A. Ronstadt's military service, family genealogy and correspondence, and speeches and reminiscences from Fred Ronstadt about his carriage making trade, his days as a bandleader, and about life in Tucson at the turn of the century. There is also an inventory ledger from the F. Ronstadt Hardware Company for 1938.

1.25 linear ft. (3 boxes)

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 7413553

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Ronstadt, Federico Jose Maria, 1868-1954.

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Espinel, Luisa, 1892-

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F. Ronstadt Hardware Company

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Ronstadt family.

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Federico Augustus Ronstadt immigrated to Arizona and Sonora, Mexico in the 1850s. He worked as a mining engineer and served as a commander of Mexican troops to fight Indians and revolutionaries. He moved to Tucson to livewith his son, Frederick Jose Maria Ronstadt, in 1887. Fred was born in Sonora in 1868 and came to Tucson in 1882. He established a carriage and hardware business, The F. Ronstadt Hardware Company. He established the Club Filarmonico Tucsonense in 1889 along with some friends. Hi...

Ronstadt, Federico A. (Federico Augustus), 1816-1889.

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Zamorano family.

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