GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Arizona: AZ-41

Arizona Historical Society. Southern Division
Arizona History Museum
949 East Second Street
Tucson, AZ 85719

Phone: 520-628-5774
Email: ahsreference@azhs.gov
Alternate website: Arizona Archives Online

 

Hours: See website

Access: No restrictions 

Copying facilities: Yes 

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans: 

Inclusive dates: 1693-1993

Volume: Approximately 44 cubic feet

Description: 35 collections include Native Catholic records:

 

/1 鈥淩eport on Sonoran Missions, MS 1069鈥

Inclusive dates: 1744 

Volume: .1 cubic foot 

Description: By Padre Juan Antonio Baltasar, S.J. [Jesuits] (1697-1763), re: Native Americans and Catholic evangelization; Spanish (translation in Juan Antonio Balthasar: Padre Visitador to the Sonora Frontier, 1744-1745 by Peter M. Dunne, 1957; accompanying map in 鈥淭ucson Map Collection鈥

 

/2 鈥淏althasar and Sedelmayr Manuscripts, MS 399鈥

Inclusive dates: 1744-1751

Volume: .2 cubic foot

Description: Native Americans and Catholic evangelization; relates to books by Peter M. Dunne, Juan Antonio Balthasar: Padre Visitador to the Sonora Frontier, 1744-1745 and Jacobo Sedelmayr: Missionary Frontiersman Explorer in Arizona and Sonora. 

 

/3 鈥淏rophy Papers, William and Ellen Brophy Series, MS 1225鈥

Inclusive dates: Between 1882-1945

Volume: Several letters

Description: William H. (1863-1922) and Ellen Brophy (1872-1934); includes correspondence on Catholic Charities and restoration of San Xavier del Bac Mission, Tucson, Arizona; Tucson Bishop Henry Granjon is a major correspondent.

 

/4 鈥淏urruel Family Papers, MS 1143鈥

Inclusive dates: 1872-1955

Volume: .1 cubic foot

Description: By Elijio, Joaquin, and Refugio Burruel; re: San Xavier del Bac Mission School, including teacher contracts for 1912, 1916, and 1917, annual reports, and a student list; Elijio Burruel was a school trustee and his grandparents, Pedro and Jesus Burruel, donated lands for the school.

 

/5 鈥淐harouleau Papers, MS 1080鈥

Inclusive dates: 1895-1960

Volume: Few photographs

Description: By Anna Charouleau (1884-1973); re: Sacred Heart Mission, Covered Wells, and San Solano Missions, Topawa, Arizona (Tohono O鈥檕dham). 

 

/6 鈥淒obyns Papers, MS 221鈥

Inclusive dates: 1840s 

Volume: 1 folder

Description: By Henry F. Dobyns; Box 1, Folder 6: Baptismal records (transcripts) of Tubac Presidio, Tubac, St. Augustine Church, Tucson, and San Jos茅 de Tumacacori Mission, Tumacacori, Arizona (Pima, Tohono O鈥檕dham). 

 

/7 鈥淓ckhart Papers, MS 0239鈥

Inclusive dates: Between 1905-1973

Volume Several items

Description: By George Eckhart (1898-1978); includes travel logs and photographs of a number Arizona Indian missions, noting architecture and construction.

 

/8 鈥淔igueroa Papers, MS 601鈥 

Inclusive dates: 1780-1936

Volume: Approximately .1 cubic foot

Description: Papers of Rev. Paul Figueroa (1856-1945); includes: 

A. History of Yuma, Arizona with Fort Yuma Government Indian School (Yuma) operated by Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet (Los Angeles Province) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri), 1 folder

B. Baptismal register of Pueblo of San Antonio Paduano del Oquitoa Mission, Sonora, Mexico 1778-1820, 1 folder

 

/9 鈥淗ayes Transcript of Forty-niners Diary, MS 341鈥

Inclusive dates: 1849

Volume: 1 item

Description: By Benjamin I. Hayes (1815-1877); Re: Trip from Socorro, New Mexico, to Warner鈥檚 Ranch, California,, with description of San Xavier del Bac Mission, Arizona, and Pima and Tohono O鈥檕dham Indians; typescript; from the Bancroft Library, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, California); published in Pioneer Notes from the Diaries of Judge Benjamin Hayes, 18491875 by Marjorie Tisdale Wolcott.

 

/10 鈥淗erreras Oral History Interview, AV 276 and AV 368-7鈥

Inclusive dates: 1982

Volume: 2 recordings and 1 transcript 

Description: Interview of Eleazar D铆as Herreras (1897-1992); re: in part, restoration of San Xavier del Bac Mission and its Wishing Shrine. 

 

/11 鈥淚vancovich Papers, MS 915鈥

Inclusive dates: 1935-1975

Volume: Ca. 5 cubic feet

Description: By Jane Harrison Ivancovich (1915-1991).  

A. Series 1: 鈥淓usebio Kino, S.J. (1645-1711)鈥

1. Box 1, Folders 1-10: 鈥250th Anniversary of Kino鈥檚 Death,鈥 19601961; artwork, clippings, correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs

2. Box 1, Folders 11-19: 鈥淜ino Memorial Statue Committee,鈥 1962-1965, undated; artwork, clippings, correspondence, minutes, photographs, and publications

3. Box 2, Folders 20-32: 鈥淧adre Kino Plaza, Magdalena,鈥 Sonora, 1965-1971, undated; architectural plans, clippings, correspondence, and photographs

4. Box 3, Folders 33-43: 鈥淜ino Miscellany,鈥 1960s-1972; articles, clippings, correspondence, and photographs

B. Series 2: 鈥淪an Xavier del Bac Mission鈥

1. Box 3, Folders 44-47: 鈥淩estoration of Mission,鈥 1950-1953; clippings, correspondence, and ephemera

2. Box 3, Folders 48-51: [Mission] 鈥淔iesta,鈥 1952-1956; clippings, correspondence, drawings, and program

3. Boxes 3-4, Folders 52-55: 鈥淭ucson Community Group,鈥 1969-1972; clippings, correspondence, drawings, photographs, and publications

4. Box 4, Folders 52-57: 鈥淭ucson Community Group,鈥 1969-1972; clippings, correspondence, drawings, and lists

5. Box 4, Folders 56-57: 鈥淢iscellaneous,鈥 1954-1960s; photographs and publications

C. Series 3: 鈥淐orrespondents, 1935-1975鈥

1. Boxes 4-7, Folders 58-106: correspondence, photographs, and publications; notable correspondents: Rev. John Francis Bannon, S.J. [Jesuits], Rev. James Brodrick, S.J., Rev. Maynard Geiger, O.F.M. [Franciscans], Rev. Bonaventure Oblasser, O.F.M., Rev. Nicholas F. Perschl, O.F.M., Rev. Pius Petric, O.F.M, Victor R. Stoner, Henry F. Dobyns, Paul Ezell, and Ronald L. Ives

2. Box 7, Folder 95: 鈥淥blasser, B. [Rev. Bonaventure, O.F.M.], 鈥榁ida in Bac鈥,鈥 1954; a satirical history

D. Series 4: 鈥淢iscellaneous, 1952-1971鈥

1. Box 8, Folder 123: 鈥淎erial views of Missions,鈥 undated; photographs

2. Box 8, Folder 125: 鈥淪onoran Missions,鈥 undated; photographs

3. Box and Folder numbers unknown: 鈥淗istory of the Legal Status of Land and Land Use on the San Xavier Indian Reservation,鈥 by Bernard L. Fontana, undated; typescript

 

/12 鈥淚ves Papers, MS 983鈥

Inclusive dates: 1928-1981

Volume: 26.5 cubic feet

Description: By Ronald L. Ives with correspondence, diagrams, manuscripts, maps, and publications; re: missions and missionaries; notable correspondents: Rev. John F. Bannon, S.J., Rev. Ernest J. Burrus, S.J., Rev. Nicholas F. Perschl, O.F.M., Rev. Kieran McCarty, O.F.M., Rev. Bonaventure Nite, O.F.M., Rev. Charles Polzer, S.J., Jane Ivancovich, Julian Hayden, Bernard L. Fontana, and Paul Ezell.  

 

/13 鈥淟etters and Reports, MS 721鈥

Inclusive dates: 1744-1751

Volume: Ca. .1 cubic foot 

Description: 4 reports by Padre Jacobo Sedelmayr, S.J. (1703-1779); re: missions in the Pimeria Alta, Pima, Tohono O鈥檕dham, and Yuma Indians, and explorations of the Gila and Colorado Rivers; originals restricted but photocopies available; translated in Jacobo Sedelmayr: Missionary, Frontiersman, Explorer in Arizona and Sonora by Peter M. Dunne.

 

/14 鈥淧residio Inspection Reports, MS 1202鈥

Inclusive dates: 1791-1804

Volume: Ca. .1 cubic foot 

Description: Inspection reports (copies) of presidios, which protected the missions, 1791-1792, 1800-1804, including Santa Gertrudis del Altar, San Agustin de Tucson, Santa Cruz, Tubac, San Rafael de Buenavista, San Miguel de Horcasitas, Bavispe, Bacoachi, Fronteras, and Monclova; from the Archivo General de Simancas, Secretar铆a de Guerra, Valladolid, Spain.

 

/15 鈥淩oskruge Land Grant Files, MS 1214鈥

Inclusive dates: 1807-1894 

Volume: Ca. .1 cubic foot 

Description: Land grants of missions in Arizona and Sonora: La Aribac Mission, Arivaca; Maria Santisima del Carmen (Buenavista) Mission, Kino Springs, San Jos茅 de Tumacacori Mission, Tumacacori, Los Nogales de Elias Mission, Calabazas, San Rafael del la Zanja Mission, and San Jose de Sonoita Mission, Sonoita.

 

/16 鈥淩eport on Indian Uprising in Sinaloa, MS 0588鈥

Inclusive dates: 1743

Volume: Ca. .1 cubic foot 

Description: Summarizes Governor Don Manuel de Huidobro鈥檚 report of the 1740 uprising by Yaqui, Pima, Mayo and other Native Americans and his accusations against Jesuits; Jesuit authorship presumed; Spanish with English typescript by Henry F. Dobyns. 

 

/17 鈥淪an Xavier Del Bac Mission Photographs, PC 036鈥

Inclusive dates: ca. 1940

Volume: Approximately .1 cubic foot 

Description: Photographs by Donald Dickensheets.

 

/18 鈥淪isters of St. Joseph Journal, MS 732鈥

Inclusive dates: 1870

Volume: Approximately .1 cubic foot

Description: Journal (copy) by Sister Monica, C.S.J.; re: move to Arizona by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet; from St. Mary鈥檚 Hospital, Tucson. 

 

/19 鈥淪panish Documents, MS 1073鈥

Inclusive dates: 1693-1854

Volume: Ca. 1 cubic foot 

Description:

A. Box 1: Records (mostly copies) from the Bancroft Library, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, California; Spanish unless noted otherwise

1. Correspondence by Padre Joseph Augustin Campos, S.J. [Jesuits], Ministry of Doctrine for Spanish Crown, 1693; re: Indian rebellion and destruction of administrative records

2. Correspondence by Padre Joseph Augustin Campos, S.J., 1702; re: death of Padre Francisco Gonsalvo, S.J.

3. Burial record of Padre Eusebio Kino, S.J., 1711; English translation

4. Jesuit Visita records, including sacramental (baptisms) records, Santa Mar铆a de Suamca Mission, San Pedro and Santa Cruz River valleys, Santa Cruz, Sonora, 1738-1755

5. Jesuit Mission records, including sacramental (baptisms, marriages) records, Santa Mar铆a de Suamca Mission, San Pedro and Santa Cruz River valleys, Santa Cruz, Sonora, 1743-1768

6. Correspondence by Padre Francisco Pauer, S.J., ca. 1761; re: death of Padre Gaspar Stiger, S.J.; English translation by Henry Dobyns

7. 鈥淒escripcion de las Provincias de Culiacan, Sinaloa, and Sonora, by Fers茅n, 1770鈥

8. Report (typescript) on mission at Tucson and the Pima, Tohono O鈥檕dham, Apache, and Sobaipuri Indians, 1762 and appointment of Josef de Castro as Alferez of the Presidio of San Agustin del Tucson, 1782

9. Burial records by Fray Pedro Arriquibar, O.F.M., Magdalena, Sonora, 1780, 2 pages

10. Burial records by Fray Pedro Font, O.F.M., Santa Mar铆a Magdalena, Sonora, 1776, 1 page; includes report of depredations against community by Seri and Pima Indians

11. Sacramental records (baptisms, marriages), San Jos茅 de Tumacacori Mission, 1796; inventory of Compania del Tucson, 1820

12. Titles for San Jos茅 de Sonoita, San Rafael de la Zanja, San Ygnacio de Babocamari, Fort of Tubac, Mar铆a Santisima del Carmen, Tres Alamos, El Paso de los Algodones, and Terrante Land Grants, 1822-1854; Spanish and translations

B. Boxes 2-3: Records (copies) from the Archivo General de Indies, Guadalajara, Mexico, 1731-1783; re: Presidio of Tubac, Arizona

 

/20 鈥淪toner Papers, MS 767鈥

Inclusive dates: 1698-1963

Volume: Approximately 2 cubic feet

Description: By Reverend Victor Rose Stoner (1893-1957).

A. Series 1: 鈥淏iographical Materials,鈥 Box 1, Folder 2: 鈥淢anuscript 鈥楽an Xavier del Bac, an Intimate Guide to the Old Mission鈥 by Victor Rose Stoner and Father Nicholas Perschel, O.F.M.鈥

B. Series 2: 鈥淐orrespondence,鈥 Box 1, Folder 6: 鈥淐orrespondence collected by Victor Rose Stoner, between Father Anselm Weber, [O.F.M.] and Reverend [Bishop] H. [Henry] Granjon, 1905-1909; re: Weber鈥檚 activities at St. Michael鈥檚 Mission, St. Michaels, Arizona, interracial marriage and the Church, and Hopi relations with the government and missionaries

C. Series 3: 鈥淟ecture and Research Materials鈥

1. Box 2, Folder 13: 鈥淩esearch materials- 鈥淭he Last Will and Testament of Fray Pedro Arriquibar [O.F.M.]: Chaplain at El Presidio de San Augustin del Tucson, 1820鈥, and 鈥淔ather Figueroa鈥檚 Manuscript 向日葵视频 Yuma鈥

2. Box 2, Folder 14: 鈥淩esearch material-- 鈥楯uan Jaramillo with Coronado through Arizona鈥, 鈥楾ravels of Kino and Captain Diego Carrasco, 1698鈥,鈥橳ravels of Castaneda to Cibola鈥, 鈥楾eatro Mexicano鈥 by Fray Agustin de Vetancurt, 1697-1698鈥

3. Box 2, Folder 15: 鈥淩esearch material-- 鈥1748 Decree of the Victory of New Spain for the Resettlement of the Moqui [Hopi] Indians鈥欌

4. Box 2, Folder 16: 鈥淩esearch material on Tumacacori, Father Kino, and Building Materials for Arizona Missions鈥

5. Box 3: 鈥淩esearch Materials for Baptismal Records鈥

a. 鈥3 x 5 cards with baptismal records dated 1741-1753, and 1754-1763鈥

b. 鈥淜ey for Baptismal Dates in the Diocese of Tucson鈥

c. 鈥淣otebooks containing baptismal records for:鈥

(1). 鈥淒e Calabazas Bautismos, Books I-III, Franciscan Tumacacori鈥, with notes by V.R. Stoner鈥

(2). 鈥淭ubaca y Otros, Volumes I-III, Jesuit Period, Guevavi Register鈥

 

Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the 向日葵视频 Archives. 

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