Harry Stewart papers

MS 394
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Apache Coin Medal Advertisement, undated

Apache Coin Medal advertisement, undated.

Collection area: Literature

Collection dates: 1930-1979

About this collection

Papers of bookseller and curator Harry Stewart. Papers include correspondence relating to book trade and personal life, catalogs relating to western paraphernalia, material from the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, notes, and news clippings with photographs featuring Harry Stewart. Includes correspondence from Otto Perry, railroad photographer.

Historical background

Harry Stewart was a book dealer specializing in Western history. He operated businesses in Boise, Idaho, and Tucson and Tombstone, Arizona, where he was also curator of the Wyatt Earp Museum.

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