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B. M. Crenshaw letter

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Description: B. M. Crenshaw of Chandler, Arizona, wrote this letter to B. M. Stanley of Tucson, Arizona, advising him on all things related to growing grapes including planting, irrigating, and the success of different grape types in the Arizona climate.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1927, August 8.
Call number: mssHM 68273
Creator: Crenshaw, B. M(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Johns' Western Gallery, October 21, 2004.
Associated people: Stanley, B. M.,

B. M. Crenshaw letter to B.M. Stanley

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Typewritten letter in which B.M. Crenshaw advises B.M. Stanley on various issues relating to viticulture in Arizona. Included are descriptions of different grapes (the Thompson Seedless, Muscat, Almeria, and Molinera) and their qualties and suitability for planting. Also contains a brief paragraph about Crenshaw's system of irrigation.

mssHM 72340

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Johnson, Albert M. 1 letter to Parish B. (Parish Barkydt) Johnson, b. 1838. 1 item

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The papers include a diary kept by Parish B. Johnson when he was a captain in the U.S. Army during a trip from Drum Barracks, Wilmington, California to Tucson, Arizona, in 1864. There are also 38 pieces of correspondence primarily written within the Johnson family. The authors include Johnson himself, his wife Libbie, their son Smith S. Johnson, Parish's brother Grove L. Johnson, Grove's daughter Josephine and his son Albert M. Johnson as well as Libbie Johnson's aunt and uncle, Mary and Park Waterbury. The subjects covered are limited to family concerns and the newspaper business in Northern California and Washington Territory. The ephemera consists of four items.

mssJohnson papers

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Johnson, Parish B. (Parish Barkydt), b. 1838. 2 letters to Libbie Johnson. 2 items

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mssJohnson papers

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Johnson, Libbie. 4 letters to Parish B. (Parish Barkydt) Johnson, b. 1838. 4 items

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mssJohnson papers

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Fink, Josephine Johnson. 1 letter to Parish B. (Parish Barkydt) Johnson, b. 1838. 1 item

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mssJohnson papers

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Johnson, Grove Lawrence, 1841-. 12 letters to Parish B. (Parish Barkydt) Johnson, b. 1838. 12 items

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mssJohnson papers

B. M. Crenshaw letter

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