Finding Aid to the Joseph Fish Manuscript and Letters MS.616
James Foster, Anna Liza Posas
Library and Archives at the Autry
2013
210 South Victory Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91502
rroom@theautry.org
Contributing Institution:
Library and Archives at the Autry
Title: Joseph Fish Manuscript and Letters
Creator:
Hayden, Charles Trumbull
Creator:
Fish, Joseph
Creator:
Clark, Marion
Creator:
Damron, W. W.
Identifier/Call Number: MS.616
Physical Description:
0.25 Linear Feet
(8 folders)
Date (inclusive): 1897-1905
Abstract: Joseph Fish (1840-1926) lived in northern Arizona at Snowflake and was an official of the Mormon Church. He was among the
early settlers of Iron County, Utah, Snowflake, Arizona, and the Mormon Colonies in Mexico. The collection contains manuscript
material created by Fish and correspondence from 1897 to 1905. Fish's manuscript covers topics such as the Indian wars; the
Capital questions; colonization and land grants; Indian raids; military posts; the founding of Phoenix; the Camp Grant massacre;
General George H. Crook campaigns; Mormon colonization on the Little Colorado River; and the development of early industries,
agricultural, mining, and railroads. The collection also includes correspondence from Marion Clark, W.W. Damron and Chas Trumbull
Hayden.
Language of Material:
English
.
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Joseph Fish Manuscript and Letters, 1897-1905, Braun Research Library, Autry Museum of the American West; MS.616; [folder number] [folder title][date].
The collection contains manuscript material created by Fish. His unpublished material covers topics such as the Indian wars;
the Capital questions; colonization and land grants; Indian raids; military posts; the founding of Phoenix; the Camp Grant
massacre; General George H. Crook campaigns; Mormon colonization on the Little Colorado River; and the development of early
industries, agricultural, mining, and railroads.
Also included in the collection are correspondence from Marion Clark, W.W. Damron and Chas Trumbull Hayden.
Letters from Marion Clark, dated 1897 April 1, are concerning a trip taken by William Milligan with a bull train of corn and
the settling of farms in Round Valley and a second letter concerning William Milligan and Round Valley. Another letter from
W.W. Damron concerns the organization in 1881 of Graham County by John Charles Frémont.
The letter from Chas Trumbull Hayden briefly describes Hayden's life including two trips as a merchant to Santa Fe and Tucson.
It also mentions his first overland mail coach to Tucson, his position as first probate judge of Tucson, and a meeting with
Henry Clay. The letter from Trumbell is undated.
Joseph Fish (1840-1926) lived in northern Arizona at Snowflake and was an official of the Mormon Church. He was among the
early settlers of Iron County, Utah, Snowflake Arizona, and the Mormon Colonies in Mexico. He was mostly self-educated. He
was a storekeeper, newspaper editor, school teacher, attorney, justice of the peace, sawyer, surveyor, territorial legislator,
and historian. His writings have long been valuable resources for later historians and genealogists in researching life in
the early days of white settlement of the American West. Fish's manuscript was never published due to financial constraints.
Donation for the Munk Library of Arizoniana, between 1910-1931.
Initial processing conducted by Glenna Schroeder, circa 1977-1981. Biographical note drafted by James Foster, 2008. Finding
aid completed by Anna Liza Posas, 2013. Final processing of collection and publication of finding aid made possible by a grant
from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry Museum of the American West. All requests for permission to publish or quote
from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is
given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include
or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Apache Indians
Arizona -- History
Phoenix (Ariz.)
Holbrook (Ariz.)
Mormons -- Arizona
Indians of North America -- Wars
Manuscripts
Tucson (Ariz.)
Frémont, John Charles
Cochise, Apache Chief
Geronimo, Apache Chief
Crook, George, General