Finding Aid to Early Days in Arizona as Seen by Thomas Thompson Hunter MS.657
Holly Rose Larson
Library and Archives at the Autry
2012 October 30
210 South Victory Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91502
rroom@theautry.org
Contributing Institution:
Library and Archives at the Autry
Title: Early Days in Arizona as Seen by Thomas Thompson Hunter
Creator:
Hunter, Thomas Thompson
Identifier/Call Number: MS.657
Physical Description:
0.1 Linear Feet
(1 folder)
Date: 1867
Abstract: This file contains a 37-page typed manuscript entitled "Early Days in Arizona as seen by Thomas Thompson Hunter." The topics
of the manuscript include travel through Apache country, stories of relations between the United States government and the
Native Americans in Arizona Territory, and settlement of the Salt River Valley.
Language of Material:
English
.
Early days in Arizona as seen by Thomas Thompson Hunter, 9 leaves, published circa 1930, held by Arizona State Library and
Archives.
This contains a 37-page typed manuscript entitled "Early Days in Arizona as seen by Thomas Thompson Hunter." The folder also
contains a WPA individual manuscript form with the following description:
Contents in brief are his trip to the cattle market through Apache country; stories of Indian warfare; government mismanagement of Indian situation; mention of several Indian customs; tells of first marriage in what is now Phoenix; recounts the settlement of Salt River Valley; sketch of William H. Harrison. Also tells the story of the sacrifice made by Coch Ah Nay's mother. Includes a brief outline of Clay Buford's life as a scout. Recounts the activities of Eskimogim (Eskiminzin?), Hu, and Geronimo against Mexicans and whites. Tells of rest stations for weary riders. mentions renegade schemes, and the killing of John Riley.
Early Days in Arizona as Seen by Thomas Thompson Hunter, 1867, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.657.
Processed by Library staff after 1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 October
30, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).
Donated to the Library as part of the Munk Library of Arizoniana, 1910 April 7.
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Indians of North America -- Government relations
Salt River Valley (Ariz.)
Arizona -- History
Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona
Manuscripts
Apache Indians
Cattle trade -- Arizona
Arizona Territory
Indians of North America -- Arizona
Eskiminzin, Apache Chief
Buford, Clay
Harrison, William H.
Geronimo, Apache Chief