Guide to MS 16 Kelly Family Papers, 1865-1977 1924-1933 1 linear feet, 3 inches Prepared by Hermine Shapiro and Sarah Ashton April 1999 Donations by Alice Jane Kelly Quick, Kelly Family Papers, 1979. Citation: Kelly Family Papers, 1868-1977, MS 16, Library and Archives, Central Arizona Division, Arizona Historical Society. Library and Archives Arizona Historical Society Central Arizona Division Arizona Historical Society at Papago Park, 1300 N. College Avenue, Tempe, AZ 85281 Phone: 480-387-5355, Email:
[email protected] 1979.16 MS 16 Kelly Family Papers 2 BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES William B. Kelly 1875 Born in Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri 1887 Moved to Tucson, Arizona 1898 Married to Ruth Guernsey on February 7, in Solomonville, Arizona 1901 Purchased the Cochise Review, renamed it the Bisbee Daily Review 1907-1910 Editor and manager of the Arizona Daily Star 1909 Partner with father in State Consolidated Publishing Co. which controlled five state newspapers 1910 Editor and publisher of the Copper Era, Clifton, Arizona 1914-1918 Postmaster, Clifton, Arizona 1923 Controlling interest and manager of Graham County Guardian, Safford, Arizona 1931-39 Senator from Graham County 1936 Delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1939 Appointed Executive Secretary to Governor Robert Taylor Jones 1939-1942 Lived in California 1942 Returned to Safford, Arizona 1943 Sold the Graham County Guardian to the Gila Printing and Publishing Co. 1944 Sold the Copper Era of Clifton to the Gila Printing and Publishing Co. 1948 Died in Tucson, Arizona on February 14 Family: Mrs. Mildred Stevens, San Gabriel, CA; Captain Samuel G. Kelly, U.S.N., Pearl Harbor, TH; Dr.