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| | 5 | Author: | Taylor, Walter P. (Walter Penn), 1888-1972. | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Ecology
1939 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1939 | | | | Abstract: | Photocopy of typescript by Taylor; contains holographic edits and additions by Shantz. This work is a comprehensive text on general
ecology and contains a substantial bibliography. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Conservation of natural resources. | Ecology. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 6 | Author: | Martin, George Castor, 1885- | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Who Were the Big Bend Basket-Makers?
1939 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1939 | | | | Abstract: | Typescript about the archaeology of early native peoples in the southwest region of Texas and across the border into Coahuila, Mexico. Martin
describes a culture, also referred to as Toboso, that he has named the Big Bend Basket-Makers, because of similarities with the Basket Makers
of Arizona and New Mexico. He discusses linguistic groups and migrations, as well as diagnostic traits related to skull shape, textiles, baskets,
cloud-blowers, and projectile points. Photographs of a map and projectile points are attached. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Indians of Mexico -- Mexico -- Coahuila (State) -- Antiquities. | Indians of North America -- Texas -- Antiquities. | Projectile points -- Texas -- Photographs. | Toboso Indians. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 7 | Author: | Pumpuang Monastery (Thailand) | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Thai religious manuscript
1939 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1939 | | | | Abstract: | Religious manuscript written at the Pumpuang Monastery, Thailand, in 1939. The form is that of a "parabaik;" that is, the heavy paper is
folded like an accordion. The writing is lengthwise on both sides of the rectangular paper. Contains 14 panels of handpainted Buddhist imagery, in
seven pairs that flank the text. Dominant colors are blue, red, green black and white, with some gold illumination. Scenes include Buddha, shrines,
gods in the heavens, demons, a man in a water-lily pond, hellish scenes of people being tortured, black birds at the edge of a pond, and a couple
receiving a gold bracelet from the sky. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Buddhist art -- Thailand. | Buddhist illumination of books and manuscripts -- Thailand -- Specimens. | Buddhist literature -- Illustrations. | Buddhist monasteries -- Thailand. | Manuscripts, Thai. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 8 | Author: | Ezell, Paul H. (Paul Howard),
1913-1988 | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Paul Howard Ezell
papers,
1939-1987 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1939-1987 | | | | Abstract: | Arranged in six series: Biographical Information. Diaries and
Record Books, 1939-1964. General Correspondence, 1958-1975. Writings and
Reviews, 1950- 1987. Project Files, 1951-1982. Pima Land Claim Case Files,
1683-1974. arrangement varies by series. The bulk of the collection consists of
the Pima Land Claim Case Files, 1683-1974. This includes correspondence with
the law firm of Cox and Cox, and Henry F. Dobyns; also transcripts of the court
hearings. Background information, in support of claims by the Pima-Maricopa,
includes photocopies of primary source material from the Spanish, Mexican, and
American periods. The rest of the collection includes various materials
relating to Ezell's work and professional interests: diaries, record books,
correspondence with colleagues, published and unpublished reports and articles,
reviews, drawings, charts, maps of southern Arizona, microfilms, audiotapes,
black-and-white photographs, negatives, and color slides. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Pima Indians -- Claims | Maricopa Indians -- Claims | Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc. --
Arizona | Indians of North America -- Southwest, New -- History --
Chronology | Ethnohistory -- Arizona | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 9 | Author: | Barney, James Mitchell,
1874-1965 | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | James M. Barney
Articles,
1939-1960 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1939-1960 | | | | Abstract: | Writings and articles (photocopies) concerning the history of
Arizona, ca. 1939-1965, with an emphasis on the Phoenix environs. Topics
covered include tragedy and massacres, pioneer tales, historical events in
Phoenix and Yuma, ghost and mining stories, as well as colorful accounts of the
exploits of local figures. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | American newspapers -- Arizona --Phoenix | Folklore -- Arizona | Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona -- History --
Sources | Ghost stories, American -- Southwest, New | Indians of North America -- Arizona --
History | Massacres -- Arizona -- History | Pioneers -- Arizona | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 10 | Author: | Granja del Niño Asociacíon Permanente de la Asistencia Privada. | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Granja del Nino Boys' School records
1939-1959 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1939-1959 | | | | Abstract: | The Granja del Niño boys school, a charitable organization, was founded in 1923 by the Rotarios of Xochimilco, Mexico D.F. The three scrapbooks
in this collection contain a variety of memorabilia regarding the school its activities, and finances. Photographs are pasted into the pages
of each book alongside clippings and articles, fútbol (soccer) announcements, award ceremony announcements, correspondence, ledgers, and other
items. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Orphanages -- Mexico -- Mexico City. | Private schools -- Mexico -- Mexico City. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 11 | Author: | University of Arizona. Library. Special Collections | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | World War II Poster Collection,
circa 1939-1945 ead | | | | Date(s): | circa 1939-1945 | | | | Abstract: | This is an artificial collection comprised of posters relating to World War II. Materials are from the United States, Germany, France, Russia, and Latin America. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | World War, 1939-1945 – Posters. | Lithography. | World War, 1939-1945 – Propaganda | World War, 1939-1945 – United States | World War, 1939-1945 – Canada | World War, 1939-1945 – France | World War, 1939-1945 – Germany | World War, 1939-1945 – Argentina | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 13 | Author: | Dury, Loraine | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Mexican Journeys Collection
1939-1940 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1939-1940 | | | | Abstract: | This collection includes materials related to the Mexican Journeys travel group, led by Henry W. Taylor. Mexican Journeys gave tours in Mexico
and South America, circa 1930-1950, for tour groups and university students seeking university credits over the summer vacation season. Materials include a travel
publication and two scrapbooks. These materials were collected by Loraine Dury of Green Bay, Wisconsin, who was a member of the 1940 Mexican Journeys membership. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Tourism. | Travel Clubs. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
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