Greenway papers, 1860-1953 (bulk 1890-1936).

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Greenway papers, 1860-1953 (bulk 1890-1936).

Papers, correspondence and photographs of John and Isabella Greenway and a small amount of Robert Munro Ferguson papers. The John Greenway materials includes correspondence covering the Spanish-American War, his attempts to raise a regiment for World War I, Colorado River legislation, the Progressive Party and mining interests in Arizona, Mexico and Minnesota. The papers of Isabella Greenway include state and national political material covering her years in the U.S. Congress, personal correspondence and business papers relating to the Arizona Inn in Tucson. The Robert Munro Ferguson material includes correspondence from Theodore Roosevelt.

117 linear ft. (222 boxes)

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