| | 1 | Author: | McLaughlin, Steven P. | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Steve McLaughlin field notebooks,
August
30,1973 - June 9, 2016 ead | | | | Date(s): | August
30,1973 - June 9, 2016 | | | | Abstract: | This collection contains the field notebooks of the botanist
Steve McLaughlin, spanning 1973-2016. Most are related to the thousands of plant
specimens he collected over his career, though some include personal anecdotes and
journal entries detailing his trips throughout Arizona and the Southwest. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Botany -- Arizona | Botany -- Research -- United States | Botany -- Southwest, New | Desert plants -- Arizona | Plants -- Type specimens | Botany -- Study and teaching | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 3 | Author: | Shantz, H. L.(Homer LeRoy),1876-1958 | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Homer Shantz Photograph Collection
1904-1962(bulk 1911-1958) ead | | | | Date(s): | 1904-1962 | | | | Abstract: | The Homer Shantz photograph collection is composed of glass plates, photographs, and negatives documenting distinct environments around the world. The collection was created by University of Arizona president and botanist Homer Shantz. Images from the 1919-1920 Smithsonian African Expedition and the 1913 International Phytogeography Expedition are featured in this collection. The collection also contains negatives and prints by Jack McCormick and Walter S. Phillips. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Phytogeography | Botany—Africa | Botany—United States | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 5 | Author: | unknown | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Paul Bigelow Sears Collection
1832-1969
1930-1966 (bulk) ead | | | | Date(s): | 1832-1969 | | | | Abstract: | The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, grant proposals, reports, photographs,
subject files, field notes, pollen samples and data relating to desert ecology which document Paul Sear's career as a botanist,
ecologist and educator. The bulk of the collection is comprised of correspondence between Sears and other researchers.
Ecology was the central interest of Paul B. Sears' professional life. Understanding an ecosystem includes understanding
its history. Sears used pollen analysis data of bog sediments as a tool, as a means to reconstruct past vegetation and to
infer climate which is included in this collection. | | | | Repository: | Special Collections, University Libraries | | | | Subjects: | Botany – Research – United States | Botany – Research – Mexico | Botany – Research – Canada | Ecology – Research – United States | Ecology – Research – Mexico | Ecology – Research – Canada | Desert ecology – United States | Pollen – Research – United States | Pollen – Research – Mexico | Pollen – Research – Canada | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 6 | Author: | Gentry, Howard Scott | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Howard Scott Gentry papers,
1816-2005 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1816-2005 | | | | Abstract: | Howard Scott Gentry was an American botanist who is especially
known for his expertise on the agave plant. Over the course of his work, Gentry
introduced 15,000 plants into the United States for study, with his most notable
contributions consisting of the development of a cortisone precursor compound, the
introduction of disease-resistant wild beans, and the development of jojoba oil. This
collection is comprised of professional correspondence, proposals, and manuscripts
related to his research of plant species. Also included are some photographs and related
material to individual plants in the forms of published articles, pamphlets, booklets,
and notes. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Agriculture | Botany -- United States | Botany -- Research -- Mexico | Chia | Gum Tragacanth | Jojoba | Drimia maritima | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 7 | Author: | Shreve, Forrest, 1878-1950. | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Forrest Shreve speeches
1920-1933 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1920-1933 | | | | Abstract: | Forrest Shreve, 1878-1950, was a botanist, desert plant ecologist; on the staff of the Desert Botanical Laboratory of the Carnegie
Institution, Tucson, Arizona, from 1908 to 1929, director from 1929 to 1938. Collection includes transcripts of five speeches,
including author's corrections, relating to Shreve's work at the laboratory. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Botany -- Arizona -- Tucson. | Desert ecology -- Arizona. | Desert plants -- Arizona. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 8 | Author: | Krutch, Joseph Wood, 1893-1970. | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Manuscripts of Joseph Wood Krutch,
1952-1970 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1952-1970 | | | | Abstract: | Joseph Wood Krutch, 1893-1970, was an author, educator, and naturalist. Author of social criticism,
critical biographies, and later naturalist essays; retired to Tucson in 1952 and completed several works.
This collection includes typescripts, some with holograph corrections, of published manuscripts for The Desert Year, 1952,
Voice of the Desert: A Naturalist's Interpretation, 1955, The Great Chain of Life, 1957, Grand Canyon: Today and All Its Yesterdays, 1958,
The Forgotten Peninsula: A Naturalist in Baja California, 1961, Herbal, 1965, and the introduction for The Best Nature Writing of Joseph
Wood Krutch, 1970. Typescripts of unpublished travel diaries, 1965-1967, concern trips to France, Greece, and Baja California.
Also present are printers copies for Great Chain of Life, Forgotten Peninsula, and Grand Canyon;
and notes and miscellaneous material related to Herbal. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Animal behavior. | Botany, Medical. | Desert animals -- Arizona. | Desert biology. | Desert plants -- Arizona. | Evolution (Biology) | Manuscripts, American. | Natural history -- Mexico -- Baja California (Peninsula) | Natural history -- Southwest, New. | Plants -- Folklore. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 12 | Author: | Arizona State University Libraries. Department of Archives and Special Collections | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Chicano/a Research Collection Small Manuscripts
1891-2010
1970-2010 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1891-2010 | | | | Abstract: | This guide describes all of the small manuscript collections held in ASC's Chicano/a Research Collection. These collections generally consist of 1-2 folders and document Mexican American history in Arizona from the late 19th century to the early 21st century. Manuscripts, personal papers, professional papers, and family history projects are included. All of these descriptions were originally entered into ASC's Special Materials Index between 1996 and 2014. | | | | Repository: | Arizona State University Library. Chicano Research Collection | | | | Subjects: | Mexican Americans -- Arizona. | Mexican Americans -- History. | Mexican Americans -- Political activity | Mexican Americans -- Civil rights | High school students -- Arizona -- Phoenix | Education, Bilingual | Agricultural laborers | Migrant labor | Housing -- Arizona | Mexican Americans--History | Minorities -- Study and teaching | Education | Communication | Mexico. Treaties, etc. United States, 1848 February 2 | Mexican War, 1846-1848 | Mexican Americans -- Civil rights | Mexican American families -- Arizona -- Phoenix | Mexican American families | Mexican American families | Education | Curriculum planning | Education, Elementary | Schools | Southwest, New -- History | Education, Bilingual | English language | Spanish language | Airlines -- United States | Mexican Americans -- Civil rights | Mexican Americans -- Social conditions | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
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