John P. Clum papers

Collection consists of the papers of John P. Clum and family. Correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, photographs, typescripts, newspaper and magazine articles are by or about John P. Clum; a smaller quantity of typescripts, reprints, and biographical items concern John's son Woodworth Clum. Much of the material consists of writings by the Clums and others about the Apache Indians, Geronimo's capture, and events in Tombstone, Arizona. The bulk of the correspondence is between John and his wife Mary Clum, from 1876 to 1880. These letters, a diary from 1875, and some official documents contain information on his tenure as an Indian agent in Arizona.

Photographs, some original but mostly reprints, depict John, Mary, Woodworth, other Clum family members, and friends including Wyatt Earp. Identified Apache individuals are represented in formal portraits taken in Washington, D.C., where Clum took them in 1876. Group photos of Apaches show them on the San Carlos Reservation and other locations, both before and after Geronimo's capture. An 1898 diary, 1898 Alaskan newspapers, scrapbooks, and photographs chronicle Clum's time in Alaska. Miscellaneous items include an 1860 history book, and an account of Clum family history.