Fickett family papers, 1876-1940.

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Fickett family papers, 1876-1940.

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Most of the collection relates to Alaska and it is largely photocopies. There are photocopies of correspondence between Fred, Sr. and his wife, Nellie describing Alaska and his expeditions as well as copies of his diaries. An original diary by Nellie Lord Fickett, later continued by her daughter, Mary Fickett Howes, describes student activities in high school and at the University of Arizona in the 1910s. Photographs show views of the University of Arizona campus, student activities and Tucson from 1914 to the early 1920s. There are also photographs of family trips and missionary work in China.

7.75 linear ft. (11 boxes)

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 7536374

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Fickett, Fred Wildon, 1895-

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University of Arizona, 1966-67

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University of Arizona recognition of 100 years of land-grant colleges and universities, 1862-1962, and the university’s participation in the centennial convocation of the American Association of Land-Grant Colleges and State Universities held at Kansas City, 1961. From the guide to the University of Arizona Land-Grant centennial records, 1960-1962, (University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections) University of Arizona recognition of 100 years of land-grant colleges and...

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Fickett, Fred Wildon, 1857-1928

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Fred Wildon Fickett was born in Dixmont, Maine, on August 29, 1857. Fickett graduated from Maine State College in 1880 with a Bachelor of Science degree. Fickett joined the U.S. Army Signal Corps in 1881 and received an appointment to Sitka, Alaska, arriving in September, 1882. Fickett was ordered to Portland, Oregon, in 1884. In 1885, Fickett left Portland to accompany Lieutenant Henry Allen on an expedition to ascend the Copper River and descend the Tanana River. Upon completion of the expedit...