Six Shooter's Who's Who

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Research Card for Chris Evans, circa 1950

Research card for Chris Evans, circa 1950.

Collection area: Arizona and Southwest

Collection dates: circa 1950

About this collection

Unpublished typescript of Giffen's bibliography of western badmen and peace officers active from 1865 through the 1890's. Lists 362 outlaws/peace officers with approximately 12,300 references. Each person has a brief history followed by citation references. Some of those mentioned in Arizona are Burt Alvord, Apache Kid, William Brocius, the Clanton gang, the Earp brothers, Tom Ketchum, Pete Kitchen, Perry Owens, John Ringo, John Slaughter, and Henry Wheeler. The references date from the 1920s through the 1940s. Also present area sections of women outlaws, gangs, feuds, and a list by title of each reference used.

Historical background

California author and local historian.

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