Don Alonzo Sanford papers, 1812-1983 (bulk 1870-1915).

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Sandford, Don Alonzo, 1840-1915. Don Alonzo Sanford papers, 1812-1983 (bulk 1870-1915).

Don Alonzo Sanford papers, 1812-1983 (bulk 1870-1915).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/744452093

Papers, 1812-1983 bulk 1870-1915. This collection is comprised of the correspondence, documents, diaries ledgers and photographs of Don Alonzo Sanford. The bulk of the material relates to his many years as owner of a large cattle, sheep ranch in the Sonoita Valley near Patagonia, Arizona. These materials include correspondence, legal documents, livestock records, and other materials relating to the history, development, and operation of ranch property in Southern Arizona. Correspondence with ranchers, vaqueros and other residents of Southern Arizona Borderlands region during the 1870s-1890s shed light on the Territorial Arizona life. Documents detailing Sanfords time driving cattle in 1860s Texas, and later cattle and sheep ranching in Arizona, with his brother Denton Sanford are also present. Their claims of redress from the U.S. Government for losses suffered by the Sanford brothers when their cattle were stolen by Kiowa and Comanche warriors can be found in the Indian Depredations materials. The collection also includes materials concerning the San Jose de Sonoita land grant and the Baca Float, including the Sanford vs. Ainsa case argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1912. Financial and property records also relate to Sanfords extensive business interests as owner of several rental properties, both in Tucson and in Washington, D.C., where he owned several hotels, including Arizona Hotel and The Patience Rochester Hotel. Materials relating to the politics and governance of Tucson in the 1880s are also present. Family materials, research genealogical materials and photographs document several generations of the Sanford family. Correspondence between Don A. Sanfords daughter Amo Sanford McKee, her daughter Louise McKee Summers and her future husband, Arizona writer Richard Aldrich Summers is also present. The photographs negatives include various images of the Stock Valley Ranch and the Aztec97 Ranch, as well as early photos of Tucson, San Xavier del Bac, Tumacacori and Altar, Mexico.

30 linear feet.

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