Brown reminiscences, 1934-1934.

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Brown reminiscences, 1934-1934.

161-page typescript reminiscences of Olive Brown describes her childhood in Iowa, pioneer life on the Sahuarita Ranch in the Santa Cruz Valley, and her life in Tucson. She mentions friends including Pete Kitchen, J.A. Rockfellow, William A. Hart, Edith Kitt, and her son-in-law, Mulford Winsor. She relates many stories of pioneer ranch life.

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Kitt, Edith Olive Stratton, 1878-1968.

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Secretary of the Arizona Historical Society for 22 years; Edith gathered information from pioneers including her father, Emerson Stratton, who owned the Inter-Ocean Ranch on the north side of the Santa Catalina Mountains near Tucson. She was active in women's organizations including the Tucson Woman's Club and the Arizona Federation of Women's Club. From the description of Kitt papers, 1888-1966. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 40896253 ...

Orndorff Hotel (Tucson, Ariz.)

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Hart, William A.

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Brown, Olive Stephenson, 1858-1953.

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Kitchen, Pete, 1823-1895.

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Biographical note: Pioneer rancher; Kitchen established the Potrero Ranch between Tubac and Nogales following his arrival in Tubac in 1854. From the description of Pete Kitchen biographical materials, 1870-1948. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 49980519 ...

Brown, James Kilroy, 1849-1922.

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Pioneer rancher and Pima County sheriff; Brown married Olive Letitia Stephenson in 1879 and they moved to Sahuarita where they ran the Sahuarita Ranch as a stagecoach station and post office until 1890. Their first daughter, Clarissa later married Mulford Winsor. Their son, J.K. Brown, Jr. married Elsie Siewert Brown. Elsie was a sister to Edith Monier, wife of Quintus Monier who founded Tucson Pressed Brick Co., was mayor of Tucson, and built San Augustine Cathedral among other local buildings....

Winsor, Mulford, 1874-1956

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Editor, publisher and politician; established the Yuma Sun newspaper in 1896; worked on the Tucson Citizen from 1901 to 1903, the Phoenix Enterprise from 1903 to 1905, established the Yuma Morning Sun in 1905, then worked on the Daily Globe from 1907 to 1910. Active in politics, he was appointed Arizona's first historian in 1909, held many posts in territorial and state government, and was appointed state librarian in 1932, a position he held until his death in 1956. He was married to Clarissa W...

Rockfellow, John Alexander, 1858-1947.

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Rancher; Rockfellow arrived in Arizona in 1878. He was a miner in Tombstone, then established the NY Ranch in the Sulphur Spring Valley near Cochise Stronghold in partnership with Walter E. Servoss and Jack Spencer. He also taught mathematics for two years at the University of Arizona, served four years as Cochise County School Superintendent circa 1908, and maintained a civil engineering practice in Tombstone. His memoirs were published as "The Log of an Arizona Trailblazer." From t...

Brown, Olive Stephenson, 1858-1913.

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Ranch woman, married James Kilroy Brown in 1879 and moved to the Santa Cruz Valley in Arizona. They homesteaded in Sahuarita and ran the Sahuarita Ranch, a stagecoach station, and post office until 1890. They moved to Tucson in 1890 and James Brown served as Pima County Sheriff. From the description of Brown reminiscences, 1934-1934. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 42199146 ...