YCLD Small Manuscript Collection

TITLE:  YCLD Small Manuscript Collection

DATE RANGE:   1869-2019

CALL NUMBER: Y-SMS 1 to Y-SMS267

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:  19 linear feet (39 boxes to date)

PROVENANCE: Multiple donors.

COPYRIGHT: Unknown. 

RESTRICTIONS: None.   

CREDIT LINE: Yuma County Library District Small Manuscripts Collection, call number and box/folder number, Yuma, Arizona.

PROCESSED BY:  John Irwin and Linda Whitaker 2014

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE: The YCLD Small Manuscript collection is an active, artificial collection created to aggregate historical materials, orphan documents, unpublished works, and fragmented personal papers into a “ready reference” tool. 

The materials in this collection are of insufficient quantity (5 folders or fewer and or less than .25 linear feet) to merit status as a stand-alone collection. The documents are often incomplete or fragmentary.  These donations came from multiple sources - many unknown -  ranging from self-published family histories and unpublished manuscripts to graduate theses, dissertations and compilations of materials on frequently requested topics such as the Territorial Prison and Cemetery Records.

Small manuscripts include but are not limited to correspondence, eye witness reports, genealogies, diaries, old newspaper clippings, reminiscences, short stories, histories of Yuma and surrounding towns, annual and technical reports, yearbooks of organizations, and legal, financial, and military documents.  

CONTAINER LIST:

Box Folder Title Call Number Dates
1 1

 “History of the Territorial Buildings”

researched and compiled by Creola Blackwell 

 Y-SMS1 1992
  2

“It’s a Far Cry from Speech to Deed”

by Robert Tedrow (Master’s thesis)   1 of 2

 Y-SMS2 1978
  3

“It’s a Far Cry from Speech to Deed” 

by Robert Tedrow (Master’s thesis) 2 of 2

 Y-SMS2  1978
  4 “Pre-1900 Earthquakes of Baja California and San Diego County” by Carl Ludvig Strand  (Master’s thesis)  1 of 2 Y-SMS3 1980
  5 Pre-1900 Earthquakes of Baja California and San Diego County” by Carl Ludvig Strand  (Master’s thesis)    2 of 2 Y-SMS3 1980
  6 “First Methodist Church Records, Yuma, Arizona 1900-1959”  by Karen Roberts Y-SMS4 1999
  7 “The History of Yuma Valley and Mesa with Special Emphasis on the City of Yuma, Arizona” by Cora Savant Nicholas (Master’s thesis)     1 of 2 Y-SMS5 1947
  8 “The History of Yuma Valley and Mesa with Special Emphasis on the City of Yuma, Arizona” by Cora Savant Nicholas (Master’s thesis)     2 of 2 Y-SMS5 1947
2 1

“Desert Lawn Cemetery, Alphabetical Listing” 

 1 of 2

 Y-SMS6 n.d.
  2

“Desert Lawn Cemetery, Alphabetical Listing”  

2 of 2

 Y-SMS6 n.d.
  3 “Desert Lawn & Old Yuma Cemeteries Death and Burial Sites1950-1965” by the Genealogical Society of Yuma Y-SMS7 n.d.
  4 “The Johnson Mortuary Death Records 1905-1937”by the Genealogical Society of Yuma Y-SMS8 1995
  5

“The Johnson Mortuary Death Records 1938-1965” by the Genealogical Society of Yuma     

1 of 3

 Y-SMS9 1995
  6

“The Johnson Mortuary Death Records 1938-1965”by the Genealogical Society of Yuma      

2 of 3

 Y-SMS9 1995
  7

“The Johnson Mortuary Death Records 1938-1965” by the Genealogical Society of Yuma      

3 of 3

 Y-SMS9 1995
  8 “The Arizona Sentinel Newspaper Death Notices and Obituaries 1872-1899” by the Genealogical Society of Yuma       Y-SMS10 1995
  9 “Surname Index for the Arizona Sentinel 1872-1905” Y-SMS11 n.d.
3 1 “Coroner’s Records Listed by Cause of Death” Y-SMS12 n.d.
  2 “Coroner’s Records Listed Alphabetically and By Date” Y-SMS13 n.d.
  3 “Old Yuma Cemetery Records by Section, Plot Maps” Catholic Section   1 of 8 Y-SMS14 n.d.
  4 “Old Yuma Cemetery Records by Section, Plot Maps “New Survey Catholic Section, Desert Lawn Cemetery    2 of 8      Y-SMS14 n.d.
  5 “Old Yuma Cemetery Records by Section, Plot Maps”  County 3 of 8 Y-SMS14 n.d.
  6 “Old Yuma Cemetery Records by Section, Plot Maps” Ancient Order of United Workers (AOUW) 4 of 8 Y-SMS14 n.d.
  7 “Old Yuma Cemetery Records by Section, Plot Maps” International Order of Odd Fellow (IOOF)  5 of 8 Y-SMS14 n.d.
  8 “Old Yuma Cemetery Records by Section, Plot Maps” Knights of Pythias  6 of 8 Y-SMS14 n.d.
  9 “Old Yuma Cemetery Records by Section, Plot Maps” Masonic Section  7 of 8 Y-SMS14 n.d.
  10 “Old Yuma Cemetery Records by Section, Plot Maps” Colored Masonic Section  8 of 8 Y-SMS14 n.d.
4 1 Ryeck Mortuary Records     1 of 3 Y-SMS15 n.d.
  2 Ryeck Mortuary Records     2 of 3 Y-SMS15 n.d.
  3 Ryeck Mortuary Records     3 of 3 Y-SMS15 n.d.
  4

“The Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma: A Complete Alphabetical List of Prisoners and a Brief Prison History of Individuals #1-#1100  Covering the Years 1876-1895, Also a  Detailed Story of the Prison From the Year 1876-1895

compiled by William H Haught    1 of 5

 Y-SMS16 1970-1971
  5

“The Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma: A Complete Alphabetical List of Prisoners and a Brief Prison History of Individuals #1-#1100  Covering the Years 1876-1895, Also a  Detailed Story of the Prison From the Year 1876-1895

compiled by William H Haught    2 of 5

 Y-SMS16 1970-1971
  6

“The Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma: A Complete Alphabetical List of Prisoners and a Brief Prison History of Individuals #1-#1100  Covering the Years 1876-1895, Also a  Detailed Story of the Prison From the Year 1876-1895

compiled by William H Haught     3 of 5

 Y-SMS16 1970-1971
  7

“The Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma: A Complete Alphabetical List of Prisoners and a Brief Prison History of Individuals #1-#1100  Covering the Years 1876-1895, Also a  Detailed Story of the Prison From the Year 1876-1895

compiled by William H Haught     4 of 5

 Y-SMS16 1970-1971
  8

“The Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma: A Complete Alphabetical List of Prisoners and a Brief Prison History of Individuals #1-#1100  Covering the Years 1876-1895, Also a  Detailed Story of the Prison From the Year 1876-1895

compiled by William H Haught     5 of 5

 Y-SMS16 1970-1971
  9 “Arizona Territorial Deed Records 1864-1869 of Yavapai County, Prescott, Arizona  compiled by Dora m. Whiteside Y-SMS17 1986
 5 1  “Diary of a Ferryman and Trader at Fort Yuma 1855-1857” by G.W. Beattie and “Memorandum Book on the Colorado” by Louis J.F. Iaeger (Jaeger) Y-SMS18 1928
  2 “Naturalization Records” by the Genealogical Society of Yuma Y-SMS19 1995
  3 “The Cocopah Language” by James Mack Crawford, Jr.(dissertation)   1 of 2 Y-SMS20 n.d.
  4 “The Cocopah Language” by James Mack Crawford, Jr.(dissertation)   2 of 2 Y-SMS20 n.d.
  5 “The Bureau Of Reclamation’s Yuma Valley Railroad” by Brit Allan Storey Y-SMS21 1990
  6 “Crossroads on the Periphery: Yuma County Water Relations, 1922-1928” by Evan R. Ward (Master’s thesis) Y-SMS22 1997
  8 “Yuma Building Permits 1913-1936” Y-SMS23 1913-1936
6 1 “San Luis History Project, American Studies 2005-2006”  1 of 2 Y-SMS24 2006
  2 “San Luis History Project, American Studies 2005-2006”(interviews with: Mary Lynn Coleman, Shirley Montez, Raymond Griffin, Louis Gradias, Charles Urtuzuastegui, Aurora Leon, Celia Robles, Arcadio Hau, Angelina Romero, Gorgonio Ayala)   2 of 2    Y-SMS24 2006
  3

“Adventures of Jean and Waldo” compiled by Thomas M. Pitkin  (letters from Jean Marty)

1 of 2

 Y-SMS25 1974
  4

“Adventures of Jean and Waldo” compiled by Thomas M. Pitkin  (letters from Jean Marty)   

2 of 2

 Y-SMS25 1974
7 1 “Dr. Arthur Woodward: Notes on Arizona History” compiled by Andrew E. Masich   (Colorado River, Fort Mohave, Colorado River Expeditions   1 of 4 Y-SMS26 1984
  2 “Dr. Arthur Woodward: Notes on Arizona History” compiled by Andrew E. Masich   (Colorado River, Fort Mohave, Colorado River Expeditions)  2 of 4 Y-SMS26 1984
  3 “Dr. Arthur Woodward: Notes on Arizona History” compiled by Andrew E. Masich   (Glanton, Great Western-Sarah Bowman, Pauline Weaver, Garra Revolt, Civil War, General Information, Schuchard, La Paz)  3 of 4 Y-SMS26 1984
  4 “Dr. Arthur Woodward: Notes on Arizona History” compiled by Andrew E. Masich   (Glanton, Great Western-Sarah Bowman, Pauline Weaver, Garra Revolt, Civil War, General Information, Schuchard, La Paz)  4 of 4 Y-SMS26 1984
  5

La Paz County Pioneer Series Vol. I

“Charley Tyson and Joseph Tyson” by Robert Parke Russell

 Y-SMS27 1985
  6 “Garcia Hechos and Other Garcia Papers” edited by Antonio Isaac Bonilla, translated by Tomas Workman Temple III Y-SMS28 1974
  7 “The Roxaboxen Papers” by Alice McLerran Y-SMS29 1987
  8 “The English Voyages” (pp. 278-319) and “Narratives of the Coronado Expedition1540-1542”  (pp. 116-233) Y-SMS30 1891, 1940
  9 “Spanish Soldiers and Their Equipment at the Yuma Crossing 1540-1781” Y-SMS31 n.d.
  10 “Cabrillos Log 1542-1543, A Voyage of Discovery” by Juan Páez Y-SMS32 1968
8 1 “Ocean to Ocean Highway Bridge, 75th Birthday Celebration,  Arizona Day, Nov. 10, 1990” compiled and narrated by Karen Roberts (includes additional background materials)  1 of 2 Y-SMS33 1988-2002
  2 “Ocean to Ocean Highway Bridge, 75th Birthday Celebration,  Arizona Day, Nov. 10, 1990” compiled and narrated by Karen Roberts (includes additional background materials)  2 of 2   1988-2002
  3 “The Cartography of the Northwest Coast of America to the Year 1800” by Henry R. Wagner “The Mapping of America” by R.V. Tooley Y-SMS34 1937, 1980
  4

“Spanish Voyages to the Northwest Coast of America in the Sixteenth Century” by Henry R. Wagner “Father Escobar’s Diary…1605”

“From New Spain by Sea to the Californias 1519-1668” by Maurice G. Holmes

“The Spanish Settlements with the Present Limits of the United States 1513-1561” by Woodury Lowery “The Spanish Southwest 1542-1794” by Henry R. Wagner

 Y-SMS35 1929, 1963, 1901, 1937
  5  Excerpts from: “Historia de los escubrimientos Antiguos y Modernas de la Nueva Espana” by Baltasar de Obregon“Cronica Miscelanea” by Fray Antonio Tello“Relacion de Suceso” by Anonymous “Melchio Diaz, the Forgotten Explorer” by Ronald L. Ives Y-SMS36 n.d.
  6

Excerpts from: “Historia de la Conquista Provincia de la Nueva Galicia” by Mota Padilla

“Spanish Explorers in the Southern United States 1528-1543” edited by Frederick W. Hodge

 Y-SMS37 1870, 1985
  7 Chronology of the City of Yuma 1960s-1990s (from 3-ring binder)   1 of 2 Y-SMS38 n.d.
  8 Chronology of the City of Yuma 1960s-1990s (from 3-ring binder)    2 of 2 Y-SMS38 n.d.
  9 “Brand Book Supplement, New Brands and Transfers Beginning  with June 1, 1953” Y-SMS39 1953-1959
9 1 “Hia c-ed O’odam Land and Water Claims: Oral and Documentary Supporting Recognition as  Distinct Cultural Community” by Gary Nabhan, Jacquie Kahn, Bettina Martin, and Lehua Lopez Y-SMS40 1997
  2 “Environmental Assessment for the Indian Pass Withdrawal” Y-SMS41 2000
  3 “The Chuichu Survey, Evaluation of Archaeological Sites  on the Edge of the Papagueria” by W.S. Marmaduke and D.G Robinson Y-SMS42 1983
  4 “The Ak-Chin Farm Project, Archaeological Survey on the Ak-Chin Indian Reservation West Half” Y-SMS43 1983
  5 “Plan for the Creation of a Historic Environment in Tombstone, Arizona” prepared by Billy G. Garrett and James W. Garrison Y-SMS44 1972
  6 “Northern New Spain, A Research Guide”  by Thomas C. Barnes, Thomas H. Naylor, and Charles W. Polzer Y-SMS45 1981
10 1 “Brigham City, A.T…for the City of Winslow, Arizona” by Lyle Stone and Gerald A. Doyle Associates Y-SMS46 1980
  2 “Tucson Historical Sites”    1 of 2 Y-SMS47 1970
  3 “Tucson Historical Sites”    2 of 2 Y-SMS47 1970
  4 “Historic Yuma Newspaper Articles” by Isabel Buse Y-SMS48 1968-1972
  5 “Diary: Picacho Cemetery Removal: by B.E. Wilson, Inspector Y-SMS49 1936
  6 Ledger, Plumbing Account Book-James Lawrence Orendorff, partner with Eiden  (cover removed due to severe mold and water damage) Y-SMS50 1940-1942
  7 Scalping (background, references, notes for a talk)  1 of 2 Y-SMS51 n.d.
  8 Scalping (background, references, notes for a talk)  2 of 2 Y-SMS51 n.d.
11 1 Yuma C.B. Radio Association Y-SMS52 n.d.
  2 Territorial Court Documents and News Clippings Y-SMS53 1871-1909
  3 Sketch Book, Beemer-Pease Trial (original pencil sketches)1 of 2 Y-SMS54 1906
  4

Sketch Book, Beemer-Pease Trial (prints of sketches)

2 of 2

 Y-SMS54 1906
  5 “Spanish Settlement Traveling Trunk, Teacher’s Manual” Y-SMS55 n.d.
  6 “Tales from the Trail: History as High Adventure”(900 miles wagon trip from Nogales, Arizona to Madera, California by sixth graders) Y-SMS56 1993
  7 Interviews with and Short Stories about Yuma Indians as told to Mrs. E.S. Worthington and Interpreted by Pat Magill (includes interviews with Mrs. Villa of Bard and various background materials) Y-SMS57 1928-1948
  8 Excerpts from “Arizona’s Yesterdays” by John H. Cody Y-SMS58 1914
  9 “Native American Consultation for the Yuma Division Project by William G. White (Bureau of Reclamation) Y-SMS59 1992
12 1 Harquahala-Tonopah Supplement, Devers-Palo Verde 500KV Transmission Line Environmental Report Y-SMS60 1977
  2 Harquahala-Tonopah Yuma Proving Ground, Devers-Palo Verde 500KV Transmission Line Environmental Report Y-SMS61 1977
  3 Arizona Highway Department Personnel Y-SMS62 1948
  4 “Archeological Resources of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation Portion of the Yuma Crossing National Historic Landmark in Imperial County, California and Yuma County, Arizona  by Lyle M. Stone Y-SMS63 1990
  5 “Prehistoric Movements of the Pai, an Upland Arizona-Yuma Speaking Tribe” by Robert C. Euler Y-SMS64 1958
  6 Listing of Physicians and Surgeons of Territorial Yuma by Dr. R.R. Knotts Y-SMS65 1937
  7 Transcript of  Interview with Reverend Crouch of Somerton, Arizona (about his missionary work) Y-SMS66 n.d.
  8 License to Trade with Indians (William C. Horan and W.C. Prewitt of the Potholes and Yuma Stage Line) Y-SMS67 1906
  9 Schedule of Supplies Required for the Indian Service Y-SMS68 1882
  10 Album of News Clippings (Roscoe train robbery, “Kid” Thompson and others) Y-SMS69 1894
  11 Interviews with Col. Orville Cochran Post Historian, Fort Huachuca Y-SMS70 1968
  12 Stories by Joshua Sands Y-SMS71 n.d.
  13 Indian Police Roster Book Y-SMS72 1887
13 1 J.M. Balsz Correspondence and Legal Documents Y-SMS73 1933-1945
  2 Yuma Newspaper Subscription Book Y-SMS74 1898-1905
  3 Articles of Incorporation Sentinel Publishers, Inc. Y-SMS75 1931
  4 Great Register of Yuma County (copy) Y-SMS76 1882
  5 Great Register of Yuma County (copy) Y-SMS77 1898
  6 Great Register of Yuma County (copies) Y-SMS78 1902
  7 Great Register of Yuma County (copies) Y-SMS79 1904
  8 Great Register of Yuma County (copies) Y-SMS80 1908-1910
  9 Great Register of Yuma County (copies) Y-SMS81 1910
  10 List of Marriage Licenses Issued to Indians Y-SMS82 n.d.
  11 Yuma County Voter Registration Lists by Precinct (before 1950)   1 of 2 Y-SMS83 n.d.
  12 Yuma County Voter Registration Lists  2 of 2 Y-SMS84 n.d.
  13 John M. Hess Recall Y-SMS85 1913
  14 Certificate of Registration in Dentistry for J.F. Tenfert and J.P. Yemen Y-SMS86 1910
14 1 Palomas Land and Development Company 1 of 2 Y-SMS87 1910-1917
  2 Palomas Land and Development Company  2of 2 Y-SMS87 1910-1917
  3 Jno. M. Parker Company Cotton Factors          Y-SMS88 1920
  4 “The Johnson Papers: Charles Johnson of the Texan Santa Fe Expedition 1813-1844 and George and Albert Johnson Pioneer Navigators of the Colorado River 1856-1891…”  (photocopy)   1 of 2 Y-SMS89 1813-1891
  5 “The Johnson Papers: Charles Johnson of the Texan Santa Fe Expedition 1813-1844 and George and Albert Johnson Pioneer Navigators of the Colorado River 1856-1891…”  (photocopy)   2 of 2 Y-SMS89 1813-1891
  6 Forfeiture of the El Paso de los Algodones Grant, Arizona House Report, 51st Congress and Certificate of Deed of Paseo de los Algodones Ranch 1838 (translated 1873) Y-SMS90 1890
  7 “Interchange at Yuma, An Historical Sketch of the Lower Colorado River, 1810-1850” by Dr. Robert Stevens Y-SMS91 n.d.
  8 “My Desert Memories” by Sadie E. Martin Y-SMS92 1939
  9 Territorial Business Documents Y-SMS93 1876-1914
  10 A.H. McClure Controversy and Lawsuit (Yuma Superintendent of Schools accused of falsifying credentials and conflict of interest) Y-SMS94 1905-1909
  11 Yuma County Ministers Association (ledger of minutes) Y-SMS95 1923-1929
15 1 The First Republican State Convention in Arizona (an analysis by Mr. Molloy to Dewitt C. Wilson) Y-SMS96 1912
  2 “The Yuma Story” by Frank E. Leidendeker Y-SMS97 1963
  3 Lunacy Certificates (written copy) Y-SMS98 n.d.
  4 Veterans of Foreign Wars (correspondence regarding the formation of Sunshine Capitol Post 1763) Y-SMS99  
  5 Purchase of Campo de Fonseca Land and the Francisco Loroña Property in Mexico by A.L. Verdugo Y-SMS100 1916
  6 Overview of Early Yuma County Sheriffs by Dr. R.R. Knotts Y-SMS101 n.d.
  7 Registration of Brand and Ear Mark by William Koshland in Signal, Arizona Y-SMS102 1890
  8 H.M. Corey Business Records and Personal Correspondence1 of 2 Y-SMS103 1920s-1964
  9 H.M. Corey Business Records and Personal Correspondence( cotton ledgers)  2 of 2  Y-SMS103 1920s-1964
  10 “The Westerners Brand Book Salton Sea and Imperial Valley, California”  (photocopies) Y-SMS104 1950
  11 Aerial Navigation (aircraft patent resembling a spaceship by Richard P. Marable) Y-SMS105 1909
  12 “Pioneer Desert Journey, December 7, 1907” by Ray Maxhimer Y-SMS106 1966
  13 Sale of Tracts of Land Along the Colorado River (photocopies from San Diego Recorders Office microfilm) Y-SMS107 1854
  14 Committee on the Pacific Railroad Report (to accompany U.S. Senate Bill 899) Y-SMS108 1869
  15

Arizona Supreme Court: Appellant’s Opening Brief

Pawley and Stuthman vs. First National Bank of Yuma

 Y-SMS109 1926
  16 Reminiscences of Picacho and Early Colorado River Settlements by Marian Sambrano Mayer Y-SMS110 1972-1973
16 1 Audits of Yuma County Treasurer Y-SMS111 1915-1919
  2 Receipts of Disbursements Ledger of R.W. Johnson Y-SMS112 1917-1924
  3 Homestead Legal and Financial Documents on Property Owned by Edward Crane and Heirs Y-SMS113 1909-1938
  4 “Yuma Crossing, 1849” by David P. Robrock (paper presented at the Arizona Historical Convention) Y-SMS114 1987
  5 Mittry Lake Project (correspondence between C.O. Gilliam and Arizona Game and Fish Commission Y-SMS115 1949
  6 Military and Business Correspondence of Leon Jacobs, M.D. Y-SMS116 1916-1924
  7 Yuma Lodge No. 476  B.P.O. Elks (early history and correspondence) Y-SMS117 1908-1910
  8 “The Colorado River” by Lieutenant E.D. Tuttle Y-SMS118 n.d.
  9 “Karook – A Memorial Ceremonial” by Ruth L. Gordon Y-SMS119 n.d.
  10 Arizona Supreme Court” Paul Fertig vs. State of Arizona (abstract of record) Y-SMS120 1913
  11 “No Alli Agua! Steamboat Days on the Colorado River” and Steamboating on the Colorado River” (script for slide show)by Richard Yates Y-SMS121 1974
  12 “A History of Yuma, Arizona 1540-1920”  by Frank D. Robertson (Master’s thesis) Y-SMS122 1942
  13 Payroll Ledger (unidentified, photocopy) Y-SMS123 1890-1904
  14 Personal and Professional Correspondence of Frances M. Barnes (Yuma Public Health Nurse) Y-SMS124 1921-1936
17 1 Yuma County Hospital Journal (admissions, discharges, and expenditures for supplies)  Y-SMS125 1873-1898
  2 Somerton Meat Market Account Book Y-SMS126 1919
  3 “Yuma Frontier Crossing of the Far Southwest” by Clifford E. Trafzer (manuscript copy of published book) Y-SMS127 1980
  4 Produce and Livestock Shipping Y-SMS128 1961-1965
  5 Livestock Sales (small notebooks) Y-SMS129 1936, 1938
  6 Correspondence from Harry Furtney to His Wife (traveling from Los Angeles to Phoenix) Y-SMS130 1928
  7 Diary of an American School Teacher in Orizaba, Mexico (includes news articles on Mexican customs and history in various locales) Y-SMS131 1902-1906
  8 Diary of Ada Rose Snow Hickey (photocopy, preface by daughter Pearl Hickey Quick) Y-SMS132 1898
18 1 “Arizona Days” by Roscoe Willson (typewritten columns for The Arizona Republic, incomplete)      1 of 3 Y-SMS133 1948, 1953, 1954, 1959
  2

“Arizona Days” by Roscoe Willson (typewritten columns for The Arizona Republic, incomplete)   

2 of 3

 Y-SMS133 1962-1964
  3

“Arizona Days” by Roscoe Willson (typewritten columns for The Arizona Republic, incomplete)   

 3 of 3

 Y-SMS133 1965-1967
  4

Business Records of Mrs. Bridget Lee Murta

(cancelled checks, correspondence)  1 of 2

 Y-SMS134 1913-1957
  5

Business Records of Mrs. Bridget Lee Murta

(cancelled checks, correspondence)  2 of 2

 Y-SMS134 1913-1957
  6 Cocopah Indians (notes and stick game) Y-SMS135 n.d.
  7 Yuma Desalting Plant Y-SMS136 1975-1978
19 1 “Glamis” (draft manuscript notes from taped interviews by Carol Hales Allen and Mary Ben Kerckhoff) Y-SMS137 1980-1983
  2 Business Correspondence of Captain Alfonso B. Smith (president of the Mexican Colorado Navigation Company) Y-SMS138 1901-1904
  3 Unidentified Register of Yuma County Women Y-SMS139 1936-1937
  4 Pilot Log Books (Ruben Acosta) Y-SMS140 1958-1983
  5 Yuma Territorial Prisonaires (barbershop quartet) 1 of 2 Y-SMS141 1960-1964
  6 Yuma Territorial Prisonaires (barbershop quartet)  2 of 2 Y-SMS141 1960-1964
  7 Daily Expense Ledger (of unidentified man) Y-SMS142 1931-1935
20 1 Artwork by “Jens” (25 prints) Y-SMS143 n.d.
  2 Gasden Bank Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Y-SMS144 1919-1927
  3 Yuma Citrus Syndicate Bank Records Y-SMS145 1922-1930
  4 “The Runaway River” by Harry Myers (script for slide presentation) Y-SMS146 1975
  5 “The Salton Sea Story” by Martin Talberg (script for KYUM) Y-SMS147 n.d.
  6 “The Fastest Ride Through the Longest Nothing” by Catherine H. Irwin Y-SMS148 1971
  7 Election Materials of Glenn Copple (Yuma County Attorney; includes various legal documents and certificates) Y-SMS149 1920-1963
  8 Yuma Crossing Foundation - Emigrant Program (instruction manual) Y-SMS150 n.d.
  9 Business Ledger (L.B. and F.A. Shah, Baker and Havens Ranches) Y-SMS151 1924-1925
  10 Notary Public Ledger Y-SMS152 1929-1952
21 1

Yuma Crossing Foundation – Archaeology Walk

(instruction manual)

 Y-SMS153 n.d.
  2 Certificate of Fireman Register (Yuma Volunteer Fire Department) Y-SMS154 1915-1941
  3 “History of the Baker Family” by Lucy Baker Thomas Y-SMS155 n.d.
  4 Business Ledger of Edward Baker, Sr. (Wellton-Mohawk Valley ranch) Y-SMS156 1887-1930
  5 “We’ve Got to Get This Man, John Hess: Arizona’s First Recall Election of May 31,1913”  by Janolyn Lo Vecchio (paper presented at the Arizona History Convention) Y-SMS157 2006
  6 Business and Legal Papers of  Althee Modesti (Modesti Hotel, Agua Caliente Hot Springs, family documents)  1of 2 Y-SMS158 1902-1949
  7 Business and Legal Papers of  Althee Modesti (Modesti Hotel, Agua Caliente Hot Springs, family documents)  Y-SMS159 1902-1949
  8 “The Life of Althee Modesti” by Althee Modesti (includes photocopies of historic photographs and family history) Y-SMS160 n.d.
  9 “Yuma Massacre of 1781: A Reconstruction” by Mark Santiago Y-SMS161 n.d.
22 1

Yuma County Early Land Ledger (by parcel)

1 of 5

 Y-SMS162 1915-1920
  2

Yuma County Early Land Ledger (by parcel)

 2 of 5

 Y-SMS162 1915-1920
  3

Yuma County Early Land Ledger (by parcel)

3 of 5

 Y-SMS162 1915-1920
  4

Yuma County Early Land Ledger (by parcel)

4 of 5

 Y-SMS162 1915-1920
  5

Yuma County Early Land Ledger (by parcel)

 5 of 5

 Y-SMS162 1915-1920
  6 Dateland History Project Y-SMS163 1999-2001
23 1 Hog, Sheep, Chicken, Cattle, Horse Ledger with Ranch Hints Y-SMS164 1916-1936
  2 “Determination of Eligibility of the Yuma Quartermaster Depot Storehouse, Yuma, Arizona” by Christine Pfaff, Bureau of Reclamation Y-SMS165 1995
  3 “Father Figueroa’s Manuscript” (photocopy; history of Yuma by an eyewitness) Y-SMS166 1917
  4 Valley Land and Cotton Company (by-laws, meeting minutes) Y-SMS167 1920-1922
  5 “Prehistoric Cliff Dwellers in the Yuma Area (Rhino II)” a spoof  by Carol Brooks Y-SMS168 1987
  6 “Picacho Peak Climbing Register” (Eagle Scout project) compiled by Tyler Broby, Troop 7 Y-SMS169 2006
  7 Johnson and Bowles Incorporated-Yuma Hardware (certificates, minute book) Y-SMS170 1906-1923
24 1 William G. Keiser Manuscript (original typescript) 1 of 4 Y-SMS171 n.d.
  2 William G. Keiser Manuscript (bound copy, chapters 1-7)  2 of 4 Y-SMS171 n.d.
  3 William G. Keiser Manuscript (bound copy, chapters 8-9)  3 of 4 Y-SMS171  
  4 William G. Keiser Manuscript (bound copy, chapters 10-11)  4 of 4 Y-SMS171 n.d.
  5 Yuma Silent Club (meeting minutes, financial reports, surveys)  1 of 3 Y-SMS172 n.d.
  6 Yuma Silent Club (meeting minutes, financial reports, newsletters, news clippings) 2 of 3 Y-SMS172 n.d.
  7 Yuma Silent Club (meeting minutes, financial reports, newsletters, news clippings) 3 of 3 Y-SMS172 n.d.
25 1 Picacho Flyers (flying club) Y-SMS173 1960-1972
  2 John and Henrietta Morgan (personal, legal, club records)  1 of 2 Y-SMS174 1917-1951
  3 John and Henrietta Morgan (personal, legal, club records-Restroom Association, Chamber of Commerce, Order of Moose) Y-SMS175 1917-1951
  4 Fred S. Bradshaw (personal, legal papers, club memberships)  1 of 2 Y-SMS175 1916-1971
  5 Fred S. Bradshaw (business ledger)  2 of 2 Y-SMS175 1918-1951
26 1 KYUM Radio Station (scripts)   1 of 5 Y-SMS176 January-February 1949
  2

KYUM Radio Station (scripts)  2 of 5

 

 Y-SMS176 March 1949
  3 KYUM Radio Station (scripts)  3 of 5 Y-SMS176 April-May 1949
  4 KYUM Radio Station  (2 cassette tapes, “Radio Excerpts and “Radio Spots)  4 of 5 Y-SMS176 1947,1950s-1960s
  5 KYUM Radio Station (reflections by B.N. Sturdivant, station manager; news clippings; transmitter logs)  5 of 5 Y-SMS176 1945-1950
  6 James M. Worthington (personal, business, legal papers; photos) See also Biography Collection Y-SMS177 1925-1959
  7 Vera Clymer Keene (writings, notes)  1 of 2 Y-SMS178 1950s-1974
27 1 Vera Clymer Keene (writings)  2 of 2 Y-SMS178 n.d.
  2 “Youth at Risk: Preparing Arizona’s Children for Success in the 21st Century” (Sixty-fourth Arizona Town Hall) Y-SMS179 1994
  3 Yuma Town Hall  “Yuma in the Year 2001: Evolving Rural Metropolis”  Yuma Town Hall  1 of 4 Y-SMS180 1987
  4 Yuma Town Hall  “Yuma County in a Free Trade Environment”  2 of 4 Y-SMS180 1992
  5 Yuma Town Hall  “Coping with Growth: Expanding a Year–Round Economy”  3 of 4 Y-SMS180 1995
  6 Yuma Town Hall   “”Yuma County Odyssey: Back to the Future”  4 of 4 Y-SMS180 2001
  7 “History of San Luis” by Frank Loya Y-SMS181 1942
  8

“Report of Inspection Trip over Colorado River Levee Systems below Yuma, Arizona by Frank Adams

“Probable effect  on Yuma Project of present controversy and lack of understanding regarding river control in Mexico” by R.M. Priest

 Y-SMS182 1929
  9 Arizona Commission of Agriculture and Horticulture (inspection station) Y-SMS183 1951-1952
  10 William J. Woodley (business records; originals located in vault) Y-SMS184 1863
  11 First Baptist Southern Church Y-SMS185

1951-1952

1963
28 1

Friends of Mexican Heritage (meeting minutes)

1 of 3

 Y-SMS186 1970-1972
  2

Friends of Mexican Heritage (meeting minutes)

2 of 3

 Y-SMS186 1973-1974
  3

Friends of Mexican Heritage (financial records)

3 of 3

 Y-SMS186 1969-1971
  4

Socialist Party of Arizona (Yuma)

Minutes Books 1 of 4

 Y-SMS187 1902-1912
  5

Socialist Party of Arizona (Yuma)

Minutes Books  2 of 4

 Y-SMS187 1933-1936
  6

Socialist Party of Arizona (Yuma)

Sample Election Ballots  3 of  4

 Y-SMS187 1914,1916 1924
  7

Socialist Party of Arizona (Yuma)

 “Now It Must Be Done” by Irwin St. John Tucker  and Notebook of Contacts Concerning  Socialism   4 of 4

 Y-SMS187 1920, n.d.
29 1 Lincoln-Glanton Massacre (5 testimonies, 1 eye- witness story; photocopies)        1 of 2 Y-SMS188 1850-1907
  2 Lincoln-Glanton Massacre (various articles, reproductions of illustrations)    2 of 2 Y-SMS188 1984-2004
  3 Delta Club     1 of 2 Y-SMS189 1920-1945
  4 Delta Club     2 of 2 (scrapbook, history of club) Y-SMS189 1940s
  5

Yuma Downtown Merchants Association

Minutes and Correspondence

 Y-SMS190 1969-1975
  6

Yuma Downtown Merchants Association

Check Registers

 Y-SMS190 1970-1974
  7

Yuma Downtown Merchants Association

Financial Ledger

 Y-SMS190 1972
  8

Yuma Downtown Merchants Association

Financial Ledger and Reports

 Y-SMS190 1973-1974
30 1 The Military Bachelor Chef  - A Guide for Getting Started in the Kitchen  by Henry Lippincott Y-SMS191 1974
  2 Somerton and Yuma Valley Woman’s Clubs Y- MS192 1917-1930
  3 Carl E. Steiger Farms (correspondence, financial records)  1 of 3 Y-SMS193 1973-1979
  4 Carl E. Steiger Farms (correspondence, financial records)  2 of 3 Y-SMS193 1980-1981
  5 Carl E. Steiger Farms (correspondence, financial records)  3 of 3 Y-SMS193 1982-1986
  6 Favorite Recipes Collected by the Members of the Delta Club of Yuma, Arizona Y-SMS194 n.d.
  7 Legislative Briefs-Grand and Petit Juries in the United States” prepared by Mulford Winsor Y-SMS195 1940
31 1 Yuma Ice Company (icing reports) 1 of 5 Y-SMS196 1907
  2 Yuma Ice Company (icing reports) 2 of 5 Y-SMS196 1908
  3 Yuma Ice Company (icing reports) 3 of 5 Y-SMS196 1908
  4 Yuma Ice Company (icing reports) 4 of 5 Y-SMS196 1908
  5 Yuma Ice Company (icing reports) 5 of 5 Y-SMS196 1908
  6 Captain Sam Caruthers (personal, business, legal correspondence)  1 of 2 Y-SMS197 1885-1907, n.d.
  7 Captain Sam Caruthers (personal, business, legal correspondence)  2 of 2 Y-SMS197 1921-1925
  9 Portrait of a Teacher-Mary Elizabeth Post and

Something of the Times in Which She Lived by Ruth Gordon    (pp. 1-76)      1 of 3

 Y-SMS198 n.d.
  10 Portrait of a Teacher-Mary Elizabeth Post and

Something of the Times in Which She Lived by Ruth Gordon    (pp. 77-169)  2 of 3

 Y-SMS198 n.d.
  11 Portrait of a Teacher-Mary Elizabeth Post and

Something of the Times in Which She Lived by Ruth Gordon    (manuscript cover)  3 of 3

 Y-SMS198 n.d.
32 1 Southwestern Arizona District of Federation of Women’s Clubs (yearbooks, directories) Y-SMS199

1927-1929, 1931-1932,

1961-1962
  2 “He Carried the Good Book and the Scalpel” by Dr. A.I. Podolsky (address before the Arizona Medical Association 40th Annual Meeting, Nogales, Arizona May 7-9, 1931) Y-SMS200 1931
  3 Blaisdell Papers  (published  by the Blaisdell Family Association) Y-SMS201 1964
  4 Ruth L. Gordon Papers (Yuma County Historical Society correspondence, minutes, constitution)   1 of 4 Y-SMS204 1928-1929, n.d.
  5 Ruth L. Gordon Papers (historical notes, writings, drafts of manuscripts)  2 of 4 Y-SMS202 n.d.
  6 Ruth L. Gordon Papers (historical notes, writings, drafts of manuscripts)  3 of 4 Y-SMS202 n.d.
  7

Ruth L. Gordon Papers (Arizona Nurses Association; includes biographical information)

4 of 4

 Y-SMS202 1920s-1974
  8

“La Caravana de las Señoras”

by Ruth L. Gordon

 Y-SMS203 n.d.
  9

“Legends of El Camino del Diablo”

by Ruth L. Gordon  1 of 2

 Y-SMS204 n.d.
  10

“Legends of El Camino del Diablo”

by Ruth L. Gordon  2 of 2

 Y-SMS204 n.d.
33 1 “Camp Laguna, Arizona 1942-1944” Y-SMS205 n.d.
  2 Yuma Mesa Citrus Corporation (includes photos) Y-SMS206 1924
  3 “Desert Research Bibliography” compiled by Edward L. Uhl, Jr. for Desert Yuma Test Station Y-SMS207 1952-1954
  4 History of District IX, Zonta International Y-SMS209 Circa 1952
  5 Southern Pacific Lines-Instructions to Station Agents

1 of 3

 Y-SMS210 1925-1961
  6 Southern Pacific Lines-Instructions to Station Agents

2 of 3

 Y-SMS210 1925-1961
  7 Southern Pacific Lines-Instructions to Station Agents

3 of 3

 Y-SMS210 1925-1961
34 1 Yuma Superintendent of Schools (photocopies of meeting minutes)  1 of 3 Y-SMS210 1903-1912
  2 Yuma Superintendent of Schools (photocopies of meeting minutes)  2 of 3 Y-SMS210 1903-1912
  3 Yuma Superintendent of Schools (photocopies of meeting minutes)  3 of 3 Y-SMS210 1903-1012
  4 Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District (proposal to establish board to review land exchange proposals; includes maps) Y-SMS211 1979
  5 Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District (Productivity Reclassification Board Meeting; includes maps) Y-SMS212 1982
  6 Mary Willweber Autograph Album (fragile) Y-SMS213 1901-1904
  7 Yuma Tax Rolls (microfiche)  1 of 3 Y-SMS214 1977-1978
  8 Yuma Tax Rolls (microfiche)  2 of 3 Y-SMS214 1979, 1984-1987
35 1 Yuma Tax Rolls (microfiche)  3 of 3 Y-SMS214  
  2 The Communist ‘Peace Petition’ Campaign by the Committee on Un-American Activities and Index of Individuals , Organizations, and Publications Listed in Summary of Trends Volume IV, Numbers 1-11 Y-SMS215 1950
  3 Proceedings of the MM Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Arizona Y-SMS216 1927
  4 The Banquet Book  by the National Reference Library and Speeches for Every Occasion Y-SMS217 n.d.
  5 Centennial of U.S. Weather Bureau Services 1879-1970 (includes photos) Y-SMS218 1970
  6 Eleventh Annual Report on Minimum Temperature Forecasts and Fruit Frost Investigations in Yuma County, Arizona by Victor B. Cotton, Meteorologist Y-SMS219 1974-1975
  7 The Reasons Why Place Names in Arizona are So Named  by Charles H. Newton Y-SMS220 1954
  8 Cotton Ginning (mechanical drawing and technical specifications for lint cleaner and suction manifolds) Y-SMS221 1951
  9 “Yuma – Arizona’s Best Kept Secret” in Today’s Business Economic Development Section Y-SMS222 1977
  10 “Branch Stations and Experimental Farms of the University of Arizona Agricultural Station” Y-SMS223 1964
  11 Interview with David C. Aepli,  Manager of the First Experimental Farm, in Yuma 1916 Y-SMS224 1975
  12 Rosa Meyer Mine Claims    1 of 4 Y-SMS225 1884-1921
36 1 Rosa Meyer Mine Claims    2 of 4 Y-SMS225 1884-1921
  2 Rosa Meyer Mine Claims    3 of 4 Y-SMS225 1884-1921
  3 Rosa Meyer Mine Claims    4 of 4 Y-SMS225 1884-1921
  4

 “Lees Ferry” by John H. Gardiner

“Lee Ferry to Lees Ferry” by Quincy C. Cornelius (1916-2007)  

 Y-SMS226 1943, n.d.
  5 “The Threat of the Colorado River Against the Future of Needles” by Gordon McWilliams (engineer) Y-SMS227 n.d.
  6 Time Books of Charles Patten Y-SMS228 1881-1882
  7 Fort Yuma Cemetery, 1869-1890 (copy of documents from the National Archives) Y-SMS229 1966
  8 “Tried Tidbits” compiled for the Follen Sewing Society (recipes; fragile) Y-SMS230 1888
  9 Songs of Socialism by Harvey P. Moyer  Y-SMS231 1911
  10 “Gold” and “Yuma’s Marvelous Growing Climate” by O.W. Cotton Y-SMS232 1923
  11 “Yuma Project- The Land of Perpetual Sunshine” Yum Chamber of Commerce Y-SMS233 1926
  12 Description and Utilization of The Sanborn Map” (includes article “Charts of Changes” by Kim Keister Y-SMS234 1949,1993
  13 Little Stories of the Early days of Yuma, Arizona by Mrs. Dolores R. Figueroa Y-SMS235 ND
  14 Essay on pioneering the West, author unknown Y-SMS236 ND
  15 Yuma Colorado Greenbelt Committee Y-SMS237 1977
  16 Breve Guia Historica y Artistica de la Ciudad de Queretaro, 1446-1983 by Eduardo Loarca Castillo Y-SMS238 1983
37 1 Yuma- The Gate City of the Great Southwest published by the Yuma County Chamber of Commerce Y-SMS239 1906
  2 The Yuma Evangel Y-SMS240 1918
  3 Yuma County History Y-SMS241 1903
  4 Baker Peak Ceremonial Pathway by Boma Johnson Y-SMS242 ND
  5 Women Police Service by Lois Higgins Y-SMS243 1950
  6 Greenback Extension Mines, Inc. Y-SMS244 1920s
  7 Yuma Daily Examiner (background on Yuma irrigation, people, businesses, and government Y-SMS245 1908
  8 First at Laguna (spoof of Camp Laguna, WWII) Y-SMS246 ND
  9 Official program of Xth Olympiad, Los Angeles, California Y-SMS247 1932
  10 Texto Que Se Encuentra Al Pie La Pintura, Father Diaz, Father Garces, Father Barreneche, Father Moreno killed during Yuma uprising July 1781 Y-SMS248 1980s
  11 The Lure of the Mark Twain-Bret Harte Counties Y-SMS249 1931
38 1 Annual Education Round-up edited by Dr. Raymond Wochner, Arizona State University Y-SMS250 1963
  2 Book of Bantums edited by Geroge Fitterer, American Bantum Association Y-SMS251 1974
  3 A Study of Full-Time Students Who Discontinued Their Attendance at AWC After Attending One or Both Semesters of the 1966-67 School Year Y-SMS252 1968
  4 Letters Home from David Reavis from Falls City, Nebraska (young man making his way out West) Y-SMS253 1889-1890
  5 Selected Soil Features and Interpretations for Major Soils of Arizona; Soil Survey of Yuma Desert Area Arizona Y-SMS254 1941-1975
  6 Arizona Gold Rush – The Art of Mining Sunshine by Michael Jones Y-SMS255 n.d.
  7 The First Yuma Corporation Y-SMS256 n.d.
  8 Downtown Property Narrative Y-SMS257 n.d.
  9 Family Survival Kit (in case of nuclear attack) Y-SMS258 1958
  10 Arizona Police Record (Fraternal Order of Police) Y-SMS259 1939
  11 Arizona State Fireman’s Association and Record Yearbook and Record Y-SMS260 1949
  12 Agriculture Growers and Buyers Ledger Y-SMS261 1950s
  13 Arizona Statistical Review Y-SMS262 1972
39 1 WWII Desert Training Camps (research, correspondence, short histories)   1 of 2 Y-SMS263 1940s-1990s
  2 WWII Desert Training Camps (research, correspondence, short histories)   2 of 2 Y-SMS263 1940s-1990s
  3 American West of Charlie Sam by Paul Wong Y-SMS264 2016
  4 Little Dick Gasoline Boat 1 of 2 Y-SMS265 1898
  5 Little Dick Gasoline Boat 2 of 2 Y-SMS265 1898
  6 “The Making of a Massacre: The Escalation of Filibustering in Sonora, 1850-1857” by Ian Gregory McDougall (Master’s thesis) Y-SMS266 2017
  7 “Dammed Conquest: Settler Colonialism, the Yuma Reclamation Project, and the Quechan Nation” by Christopher William Sudol (Master’s thesis) Y-SMS267 2019

 

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