Description
Clum was an Arizona Pioneer and Apache Indian agent at San Carlos. This collection contains manuscripts by John P. Clum, and
newspaper clippings about John P. Clum, ranging from 1928 to 1957.
Background
John Philip Clum (1851 September 1 - 1932 May 2) was an Indian agent for the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation in the Arizona
Territory. He implemented a limited form of self-government on the reservation that was so successful that other reservations
were closed and their residents moved to San Carlos. Clum later became the first mayor of Tombstone, Arizona Territory, after
its incorporation in 1881. He also founded the still-operating "The Tombstone Epitaph" on May 1, 1880.
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
(1 folder)
Restrictions
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.
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