Frank Gold manuscript collection, 1903-1964.

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Frank Gold manuscript collection, 1903-1964.

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The collection includes legal papers and related correspondence from Frank Gold's legal practice. Notable legal actions include Gold's efforts to remove tolls associated with access to the Bright Angel Trail in the Grand Canyon and the sale of the trail to the United States government, and the prosecution of Harry Nash. This legal action includes numerous correspondence with U.S. Interior Secretary Stewart Udall and U.S. Senator Carl Haydan, among others. Other cases include the prosecution of Harry Nash and the Lawson Family Case, in which the descendants of a couple murdered in Mexico City are seeking monetary retribution from the Mexican Claims Commission.

1 linear ft.

Northern Arizona University, Cline Library

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Northern Arizona University, Cline Library

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Lawson family.

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Nash, Harry

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Gold, Frank, 1878-1975.

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Frank Gold, born on a farm in Brown County, Kansas, 1878, was a practicing attorney in Arizona for 54 years. Gold moved from Kansas to northern Arizona in 1913 for health reasons. After recovering from tuberdulosis in 1915 Gold began a legal practive in Williams, Arizona. Over his career Gold served as Rooks (Kansas) County Attorney and Coconino (Arizona) County Attorney. Gold achieved notoriety for successfully prosecuting the Harry nash murder case against a high-powered Los Angeles defense at...