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Hall (Sharlot Mabridth) Correspondence and Papers
MS.610  
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Description
Sharlot Mabridth Hall (1870-1943) was born in Kansas, was a pioneer, rancher, poet, prose writer, state historian of Arizona, and assistant editor of Out West magazine. This collection includes correspondence to and from Hall and Charles Fletcher Lummis, manuscripts of Hall's published and unpublished poetry and prose, obituaries and tributes, a 1971 reprint of one of Hall's 1907 articles, and a letter from Hall to Lummis's secretary, and later wife, Gertrude Redit. Materials are dated from 1899-1971.
Background
Sharlot Mabridth Hall (1870 October 27 - 1943 April 9) was an American journalist, poet and historian. She was the first woman to hold an office in the Arizona Territorial government and her personal collection of photographs and artifacts served as the starting collection for a history museum which bears her name.
Extent
0.3 Linear Feet (20 folders)
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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