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Salt River Valley Water Users' Association

 Organization

Found in 9 Collections or records:

Joseph and Grace Alexander Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-11
Abstract

The Joseph And Grace Alexander Papers are comprised of correspondence, account books, journals, scrapbooks, legal papers, stock certificates and printed matter.

Dates: 1869-1956

Roland Gail Baker Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-19
Abstract

The Roland Gail Baker Papers are comprised of correspondence, contracts, notes, newsclippings, reports, printed matter and trial exhibits ranging from 1865-1965. The bulk of the collection concerns Baker's engineering work in water supply and other public works projects from 1944-1960.

Dates: 1865-1965; Majority of material found within 1944-1960

Luhrs Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-52
Abstract The Luhrs Family Papers house correspondence, legal documents, financial records, real estate records, blueprints, ledgers, and other materials documenting the Luhrs family's emigration from Germany to the United States and life and work in Phoenix, Arizona. Among the subjects represented are real estate holdings; construction and administration of the Commercial Hotel (later known as the Hotel Luhrs), the Luhrs Building, the Luhrs Central Building, the Luhrs Tower, the Luhrs Arcade, and...
Dates: 1804-1997; Majority of material found within 1880-1978

Thomas Maddock Papers

 Collection
Identifier: FM MSS 13
Abstract

The collection consists of 22 boxes of correspondence, documents, articles, publications, diaries, and newspaper clippings documenting the Colorado River Controversy, the Gila River Irrigation District, the San Carlos Irrigation District, the Central Arizona Project (CAP), politics, and Thomas Maddock's engineering career.

Dates: 1902-1971

Robert L. Mullen Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-160
Abstract

The Robert L. Mullen Collection contains correspondence, notes, a manuscript, photographs, land title instruments, certificates, academic transcripts, ballots, voter registers, financial records, news clippings, and printed matter documenting the life of a rancher and public servant. These materials date from 1880 to 1982 and are divided into five series.

Dates: 1880-1982

William J. and Laura (Fulwiler) Murphy Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-63
Abstract

The William J. and Laura (Fulwiler) Murphy Papers consist of correspondence, financial records, certificates, printed matter, and unpublished manuscripts extending from 1781 to 1983. The bulk of the collection houses letters from William J. Murphy to his wife Laura regarding family matters and his efforts to secure funding for the construction of the Arizona Canal and for agricultural and commercial land development in Phoenix, Arizona from 1872 to 1924.

Dates: 1781-1983; Majority of material found within 1872-1924

Charles H. Woolf Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-82
Abstract

The Charles H. Woolf Collection consists of correspondence, business records, and financial records produced primarily by Woolf's father, Charles C. Woolf. Although the collection extends from 1875 to 1961, the bulk of the material documents the activities of the Phoenix Title and Abstract Company, the Tempe Water Development Company, the Salt River Valley Water Users Association, and the Tempe-Mesa Produce Company from 1890 to 1925.

Dates: 1875-1961; 1890-1925