George Babbitt oral history collection. Series 1 1949-1960.

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George Babbitt oral history collection. Series 1 1949-1960.

The George Babbitt collection includes 48 interviews. Most of the interviews occurred in the 1940s and 1950s, and were primarily of Flagstaff pioneers and Northern Arizona pioneers. Unfortunately many interviews were not dated. Narrators discussed Northern Arizona events from the 1870s through the 1960s. Highlights of the collection include interviews with several Arizona Rangers, cowboys, and early settlers. The majority of the interviews were conducted by George Babbitt.

10 interviews.

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Arizona Rangers

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H. Stuart Copeland was Historian for the second Arizona Rangers group when it reorganized in 1957. The Arizona Rangers were organized, 1901-1909, to combat organized banditry in Arizona Territory. The Rangers were reorganized in 1957 to assist law enforcement agencies and provide community service. From the description of Arizona Rangers collection, 1901-1909, 1958-1970 (bulk 1958-1970). (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 42416543 Th...

Cameron, Ralph H. (Ralph Henry), 1863-

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Delegate to the U.S. Congress from Arizona, 1909-1912; U.S. Senator, 1921-1927; and businessman, operated Cameron's Hotel and Camps and developed Bright Angel Trail at the Grand Canyon. From the description of Ralph Henry Cameron papers, 1899-1915. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 31388166 From the guide to the Ralph Henry Cameron papers, 1899-1915, (University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections) Politician; Ralph Henry Cameron was a Flagstaff res...

Wise, Joe

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Babbitt family.

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Wilson, Bill

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Sweitzer, Will.

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Richardson, Gladwell

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Gladwell Grady Richardson, the son of Samuel I. and Susanna Belle Richardson, was born 4 September 1903 in Alvarado, Texas. He was a prolific Western writer of books, stories, and non-fiction articles. He served in the U.S. Navy, 1921-1924 and 1942-1945. Richardson worked in or operated trading posts in Tuba City, Shonto, Inscription House, and the Leupp area on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona. His pseudonyms included Calico Jones, Frank Warner, Grant Maxwell, Warren O'Riley, Buck Coleman, Geo...

Richardson, Hubert N.B.

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Richardson, Claude Dick.

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Pearce, Joe

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Babbitt, Charles J.

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Babbitt, George, 1900-1980

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Businessman of Flagstaff, Ariz.; amateur historian and preservationist; d. 1980. From the description of George Babbitt collection, ca. 1890-1915. (Nogales-Santa Cruz County Public Library). WorldCat record id: 32211748 Northern Arizona land and business investor; Coconino County Democratic Committee chair, 1930s; Flagstaff, Ariz., postmaster, 1936-1953; amateur historian and preservationist. From the description of George Babbitt collection, 1895-1940 [photograp...

Kellem, Joe.

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Neill, Rube.

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Irby, Samuel.

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