Murphy legal papers, 1909-1967 (bulk 1950-1961).

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Murphy legal papers, 1909-1967 (bulk 1950-1961).

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Transcripts and depositions from court cases, mostly civil, in Arizona. The bulk of the collection is from Pima County Superior Court but also includes cases from the Supreme Court of Arizona, the U.S. District Court and other Arizona courts, mostly from 1950 to 1961. Also includes papers from Murphy's tenure as president of the Arizona State Bar Association and Arizona Pioneer's Historical Society. There are newspaper clippings about Arizona lawyers and law related activities as well as a small amount of photographs of lawyers including John Favour, Keith Quail, Morris Udall, Fred Struckmeyer, and Henry Ashurst. There are also photographs of the scene of Howell Manning's fatal accident. The litigants include Tucson, Gas & Electric, Southern Arizona Bank & Trust, Greyhound Bus, construction companies, swimming pool companies, drive-ins, water companies, individuals such as John W. Murphey, etc. The Cochise County Superior Court cases include correspondence from Frank E. Thomas, 1958-1960. There are records from the Arizona Court of Impeachment for A.P. Buzard and E.T. Williams, Jr. of the Arizona Tax Commission. There are papers from the 1958senatorial campaign of Ernest McFarland. There are also records of the Greyhound Bus accident case, 1959, and the disposition of the Sorrels estate, 1936-1940.

46.5 linear ft. (94 boxes)

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 7570194

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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McFarland, Ernest William "Mac", 1894-1984

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Ernest McFarland "Father of the GI Bill" The son of Oklahoma pioneers, Ernest "Mac" McFarland nearly died from a bronchial infection he contracted while serving stateside during World War I. Military surgeons operated on his lungs, then sent him off to recuperate in a drier climate. "Jobless and homeless," he made his way to Phoenix, where he eventually found work as a bookkeeper in a bank. While other veterans struggled in the postwar economy, the future majority leader thrived in Arizona...

Udall, Morris K.

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Biographical note: Legislator; Morris King "Mo" Udall served as U.S. Representative from Arizona from May 1961 to May 1991. Born on June 15, 1922, in St. John's, Arizona, Mo Udall served in World War II, graduated from the University of Arizona and was elected to Congress in 1961 to fill the seat vacated by his brother, Stewart Udall who became Secretary of the Interior during the Kennedy Administration. During Mo Udall's tenure as Congressman, he was best known for his championship of environme...

Buzard, A. P.

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Arizona. Superior Court (Pima County)

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Arizona. Superior Court (Santa Cruz County)

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Arizona. Supreme Court

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The Arizona Supreme Court was authorized in the Act creating the Territory in 1863. From the description of Arizona Supreme Court records, 1896-1937 (bulk 1897-1916). (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 40176195 ...

Thomas, Frank E.

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Tucson Gas & Electric Co.

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Greyhound Lines

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Arizona. Superior Court (Pinal County)

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Murphy, James M., 1917-1997.

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Attorney; Tucson, Ariz., also president of the Arizona State Bar Association and the Arizona Historical Society. From the description of Murphy legal papers, 1909-1967 (bulk 1950-1961). (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 46805682 ...

Favour, John, 1556 or 1557-1624

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State Bar Association of Arizona.

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Manning, Howell

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Williams, E. Todd

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Ashurst, Henry Fountain, 1874-1962

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U.S. Senator from Arizona. From the description of Henry Fountain Ashurst Manuscript Collection. 1913-1952. (Nogales-Santa Cruz County Public Library). WorldCat record id: 48204993 From the description of Papers, 1896-1963 (bulk 1920-1962). (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 30599358 U.S. Senator from Arizona, 1912 to 1941, Ashurst was raised near Flagstaff, served in the territorial legislature in 1897, practiced law in Williams and Flagstaff, Ariz. and w...

Murphey, John W., 1898-1977.

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Real estate developer and civic leader; Murphey built more than 1,000 homes, hotels and inns in Tucson, much of it in the Catalina Foothills area. He built and managed Catalina Foothills Estates, Broadway Village Shopping Center, and helped build the Arizona Historical Society. He operated two ranches, one near Silver City, N.M., and the U Circle Ranch near Oracle, Ariz. From the description of Murphey papers, 1921-1951. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldC...

Quail, Keith F.

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Sorrels family.

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Struckmeyer, Frederick

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Arizona Historical Society

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Collection contains taped interviews, video recordings, and film regarding the history of Flagstaff, Arizona, 1953-2001. From the guide to the Arizona Historical Society Oral History Collection, 1953-2001, (Arizona Historical Society/Flagstaff Archives) Photographs within these collections depict the Northern Arizona region in and around the Flagstaff, Arizona area during the period of 1883 to the present. Subjects include: buildings of the original and subsequent town sites...