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1	Author:	Yocum,Harrison	Add to Favorites
	Title:	Harrison Yocum Papers 1864-2010 (bulk 1953-2008) ead
	Date(s):	1864-2010
	Abstract:	This collection is centered on Yocum’s academic and professional interests in horticulture, botany and geology as well as his personal interests in musical composition, his family’s history and Christian religion and his role in the creation and development of Tucson Botanical Gardens. Items included in the collection are his notes on botany, research into palm trees, publications, autobiographical and family history information, press clippings; records regarding the Rockhounds, the Arizona branch of the International Palm Society and Tucson Botanical Gardens.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
	Subjects:	Botany--Arizona. \| Geology--Arizona--Cochise County. \| Geology--Arizona--Pima County. \| Geology--New Mexico--Grant County. \| Horticulture--Arizona. \| Mineralogy--Arizona. \| Music by American composers--in manuscript. \| Palms--Arizona. \| Rock collectors--United States.
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2	Author:	Williams, Al	Add to Favorites
	Title:	Al Williams Lantern Slide collection, circa 1894-1920 ead
	Date(s):	circa 1894-1920
	Abstract:	Small collection of lantern slides of early oil drilling activity in the Four Corners area, mostly taken in the San Juan River basin area of Utah east of Mexican Hat.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
	Subjects:	Formations (Geology) -- Utah \| National parks and reserves -- Utah \| Geology -- Four Corners Region \| Oil well drilling -- History -- Pictorial works
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3	Author:	University of Arizona. State Bureau of Mines	Add to Favorites
	Title:	Arizona Bureau of Mines records circa 1858-1975 ead
	Date(s):	circa 1858-1975
	Abstract:	The Arizona Bureau of Mines, now the Arizona Geological Survey, was founded in 1883 by the Arizona legislature as the Office of the Territorial Geologist. Since its founding, the Arizona Geological Survey has been several Territorial and State Geologic Agencies, including the Arizona Bureau of Mines from 1915 to 1977. In 1893, the University of Arizona acquired the role of geologic mapping and reporting and still maintains this mission with the Arizona Geological Survey. This collection contains three production data logs from the Arizona Bureau of Mines with information about the production of copper, gold, lead, silver, and zinc in Arizona counties from 1858 to 1977.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
	Subjects:	Mining corporations -- Arizona \| Geology--Arizona \| Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- History
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4	Author:	Richmond Jones Jr. (1833-1861)	Add to Favorites
	Title:	Richmond Jones papers, 1859-1861 ead
	Date(s):	1859-1861
	Abstract:	Diary and Notebooks, 1859-1861. This collection includes materials which document the travels and surveys of Richmond Jones (1833-1861) while working for the Sopori Land and Mining Company in the Santa Cruz Valley of Arizona. The diary describes his journey from Rhode Island to Tucson, Arizona and offer insights on individuals and mining activities in southern Arizona until his sudden death at the hands of Apaches, in the field, in 1861. Includes account books, letters, survey books and documents, as well as a report on the Sopori and San Xavier mines by mining engineer Raphael Pumpelly (1837-1923) who was in charge of the Santa Rita Mine from 1860-1861.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
	Subjects:	Ranches -- Arizona -- Pima County \| Sopori Land Grant (Ariz.) \| Land Grants -- Arizona \| Surveying -- Arizona \| San Xavier Mine (Ariz.) \| Sopori Mine-(Ariz.) \| Geology -- Arizona -- Pima County.
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5	Author:	Drake, Michael J.	Add to Favorites
	Title:	Michael J. Drake Papers 1972-2008 (bulk 1973-1986) ead
	Date(s):	1972-2008
	Abstract:	This collection is comprised of the professional papers of Michael J. Drake. The bulk of the material relates to his career as a researcher and professor in geochemistry, planetary sciences, and meteoritics at the University of Arizona. The majority of this collection predates 1994 when Dr. Drake became the director of the Lunar Planetary Laboratory and head of the Department of Planetary Sciences.
	Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
	Subjects:	Microprobe analysis. \| Lunar petrology. \| Lunar geology. \| Meteorites Research. \| Asteroids Research. \| Solar System Formation. \| Cassini(Spacecraft). \| Gamma-ray spectroscopy.
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