Wood manuscripts, 1926-1926.

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Wood manuscripts, 1926-1926.

Collection of handwritten interviews with pioneer Mary Whitlow Bailey, Col. William Breakenridge, Apache Scout Mike Nelson, Billy Fourr, Dan Williamson, and a Tohono O'odham historian about 1926. The subjects include pioneer life, law enforcement in early Tombstone, Arizona, Al Sieber, Apache Kid, and the history of the Tohono O'odham people from about 1843.

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

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Wood, Charles Morgan, d. 1927.

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Manufacturer; interested in western history and book collecting. From the description of Wood manuscripts, 1926-1926. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 43875859 From the description of Wood manuscripts, 1923-1927. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 42388666 Biographical note: Manufacturer, author and history enthusiast; in 1923, Charles Wood retired to Tucson and pursued his interes...

Earp, Wyatt, 1848-1929

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Lawman, U.S. marshal, and gunfighter of the American West; b. in Monmouth, Ill.; after serving as a peace officer in Kansas, was involved in the controversial gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Ariz., in 1881; b. Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp. From the description of Wyatt Earp collection, 1839-[ongoing]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70954219 ...

Nelson, Mike, 1967-....

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Fourr, William, 1843-1935.

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Pioneer cattleman; managed Kenyon and Burk stage stations on the toll road along the Gila, ranched at Oatman Flat, and later established the Fourr-F Ranch in the Dragoon Mountains. From the description of Fourr papers, 1864-1983. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 38889996 ...

Whitlow, Mary Bailey.

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Sieber, Alb.

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Apache Scout; born in 1844, became Chief of Scouts under Gen. Crook about 1871-1872 and served until the early 1880s. Albert Sieber died in 1907 in Globe, Ariz. From the description of Sieber papers, 1888-1907. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 39358210 ...

Breakenridge, William M., 1846-1931

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Williamson, Daniel R., 1863-1940.

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Arizona State Historian; Williamson came to Arizona in 1884 and wrked at Bowie Station, San Carlos, and Globe, Ariz. He served as Gila County sheriff, and treasurer and was State Historian from 1929 to 1931. From the description of Williamson papers, 1899-1940. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 40310483 ...

Apache Kid, approximately 1860-

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