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| | 1 | Author: | Southwestern Mission Research Center | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Southwestern Mission Research Center records
1965-1994 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1965-1994 | | | | Abstract: | This collection contains materials documenting the activities of the Southwestern Mission Research Center (SMRC) from 1965-1994. This collection is comprised of SMRC daily operational documents including; correspondence, business records, conference information, publication information, and tour information. The bulk of the material contains correspondence either to or from Rev. Charles W. Polzer, S.J. focusing on activities of the SMRC. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Indians of North America -- Missions -- Southwest, New | Spanish mission buildings -- Southwest, New. | Explorers – Spain. | Frontier and pioneer life – Arizona | Indians of North America -- Missions -- Southwest, New. | Explorers -- Southwest, New. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 2 | Author: | Ward, Albert E.
Fontana, Bernard L. | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Albert Ward papers, 1953-2009 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1953-2009 | | | | Abstract: | This collection consists of research materials relating to
Albert E. Ward's archeological work in New Mexico. A majority of the collection
references "Site 48," a ruin that Ward excavated in New Mexico. Site 48's authenticity
was later called into question, leading to several legal battles in which Ward
participated, claiming that the site was authentic and his evidence was proof of a
Spanish-Indian residential fort. Materials include correspondence, maps, reports, notes,
and research files. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Archaeology | Archaeology -- Southwest, New -- History | Excavations (Archaeology) -- Southwest, New | Indians of North America -- Southwest, New -- Antiquities | Historic sites -- New Mexico | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 4 | Author: | Gaede, Marnie | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Camera, Spade and Pen records,
1974-1981 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1974-1981 | | | | Abstract: | Records, 1974-1980, relating to
Camera, Spade, and Pen. Contains chiefly
correspondence between the editor, Marnie Gaede, and the contributing authors
of the book,
Camera, Spade, and Pen, published by The
University of Arizona Press in 1980. Also included are drafts of chapters by
each author. The supplemental files in the second series relate to the
production of the book, and include author releases, the final map of major
archaeological sites in the Southwest, an introductory letter to the authors,
and biographical perspective information about the book's
contributors. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Indians of North America -- Southwest, New --
Antiquities | Archaeology -- Southwest, New -- History | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 5 | Author: | United States. Army. Quartermaster Corps. | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | United States Army, Quartermaster Corps. invoices
1849 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1849 | | | | Abstract: | Contains two holograph duplicate invoices for building materials and tools sent for the construction of "the Fort on the River Gila."
The invoices were signed and dated by Bvt. Lt. Col. S. McRee, Quartermaster, U.S. Army, St. Louis, Mo. on May 12 and June 7, 1849.
The invoice dated June 7 consists of one leaf; that of May 12, consists of three pages. The lists include weights and quantities for diverse
items such as quarry picks, wheel segments, paint brushes, cooking stoves, door locks, glue and glue pots, grind stones, linseed oil, plows,
window glass, plugs of feathers, and white lead. Items were sent to an unnamed "Acting Quartermaster," and items not received
were so noted. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Fortification -- Southwest, New -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Southwest, New -- Sources | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 7 | Author: | Foster, Nancy Melvina, 1869-1961. | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Nancy Melvina Foster reminiscences
1871-1921 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1871-1921 | | | | Abstract: | One holographic manuscript, probably written in 1937. In it, Nancy Melvina Foster recounts her experiences, from 1871-1921, of homesteading in
Arizona, farming in California, and life in the mining camps of Arizona and New Mexico. Genealogy sheet enclosed. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Farm life -- California -- History -- Sources. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Southwest, New. | Women pioneers -- Southwest, New -- Biography. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 8 | Author: | Romero, José, active 1822-1826. | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Letter of Jose Romero,
1824 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1824 | | | | Abstract: | Jose Romero was a Lieutenant Colonel, Sonora, Mexico; leader of 1823-1826 expeditions to
establish an inland route between Sonora, Mex. and California. Collection contains a letter
(photocopy) to Mariana de Urrea, Commandante General de Sonora, from Romero in San Gabriel, Calif.,
recounting his experiences in attempting unsuccessfully to return to Sonora in the winter of 1823-1824
through the Palm Springs area, and describing the mail route between Tucson and San Gabriel which was
conducted by Jose Cocomaricopa, the bearer of this letter, via the Colorado River route. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Postal service -- Southwest, New -- History -- Sources. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 11 | Author: | Hunter, William W., active 1844-1852. | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Diary-Journal of Events, etc. on a Journey from Missouri to California
1849 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1849 | | | | Abstract: | Daily journal describing conditions and events of journey from Missouri, through New Mexico and southern Arizona,
to California, April 23, 1849 to December 6, 1849. Contains references to San Xavier del Bac, Tucson, Ariz., and Apaches.
Includes tables of distances from various points, and a map on 4 separate sheets. Accompanied by a typed transcript. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Overland journeys to the Pacific. | Pioneers -- Southwest, New -- Diaries. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 12 | Author: | unknown | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Arizona, Southwestern, and
Borderlands photograph collection, 1873-2018
1920-1970 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1873-2018 | | | | Abstract: | The Arizona, Southwestern and Borderland photograph collection
is an artificially created collection that consists of many folders containing
photographs, from various sources, of Arizona, New Mexico, and Mexico arranged by topics
including places, people, events and activities, and dating from about 1875 to the
present, but mostly after 1920. Formats include postcards, stereographs,
cartes-de-visite, cabinet cards, cyanotypes, view books, photograph albums, panoramas,
photoprints, and others. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Cemeteries -- Southwest, New -- Photographs | Ghost towns -- Southwest, New -- Photographs | Indians of North America -- Southwest, New --
Photographs | Photographers -- Arizona | Desert plants -- Arizona -- Photographs | Parades -- Arizona -- Nogales -- Photographs | Aerial photography -- Arizona | Photography -- Tucson (Ariz.) | Art and Photography | Indians of North America | Indians of North America -- Arizona | Cities and towns -- Mexican-American Border Region --
Photographs | Rural schools -- Arizona -- Pictorial works | Indians of Mexico -- Mexico -- Sonora (State) --
Photographs | Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- Pictorial
works | Ranches -- Arizona -- Pictorial works | Automobiles -- Arizona -- Pictorial works | Urban renewal -- Arizona -- Tucson -- Pictorial
works | Indians of North America -- Arizona -- Pictorial
works | Indians of North America -- Southwest, New -- Pictorial
works | Indians of North America -- New Mexico -- Pictorial
works | Navajo Indians -- Pictorial works | Hopi Indians -- Pictorial works | Apache Indians -- Pictorial works | Cities and towns -- Arizona -- Pictorial works | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 13 | Author: | Forrest, Earle Robert | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Earle R. Forrest Papers
1895-1960 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1895-1960 | | | | Abstract: | This collection is organized into two subgroups: Papers and Photographs. The Papers in the first subgroup include biographical information, correspondence, and drafts of 26 of his manuscripts, including Bloody Trails of the Old Southwest and Adventures in Navajoland. The photographs are the second subgroup in this collection, this uncludes, black-and-white photographs which cover the years 1902-1929. The bulk of them are mounted and deal with Forrest's travels in the West, especially his visits among the Indians of Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado. The mounted photographs are chronicled by numbers on the reverse side which correspond to the numbers in two indexes prepared by Forrest for easy identification. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Hopi Indians -- Rites and ceremonies. | Indians of North America -- Southwest, New -- Pictorial works. | Missions -- Southwest, New. | Navajo Indians. | Pueblo Indians. | Snake dance - Pictorial works. | Tarahumara Indians. | Ute Indians. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 14 | Author: | Moon, Carl,
1878-1948 | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Carl Moon
Photograph Collection,
circa.
1903-1914 ead | | | | Date(s): | circa.
1903-1914 | | | | Abstract: | The Carl Moon collection is comprised of photographs, ca.
1903-1914, consisting of black and white copy prints of Apache, Hopi, Navajo,
and other American Indians. The collection is artificially arranged into seven
series: Portraits, Cafts, Music, Men, Habitat, Ceremonies and Family. Printed
on fiber paper 5 by 8 inches or smaller, these photographs are annotated with
names and places, and some are dated. The bulk of the images consist of
portraits of individuals, groups, and ceremonies. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Indians of North America -- Southwest, New --
Portraits | Indians of North America -- Southwest, New -- Rites and
ceremonies | Hopi Indians -- Pictorial works | Navajo Indians -- Pictorial works | Apache Indians -- Pictorial works | Osage Indians -- Pictorial works | Taos Indians -- Pictorial works | Pueblo Indians -- Pictorial works | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 15 | Author: | Lummis, Charles Fletcher,1859-1928 | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Papers of Charles Fletcher Lummis
1860-1956
(bulk 1890-1920) ead | | | | Date(s): | 1860-1956 | | | | Abstract: | Includes journals, correspondence, writings, notebooks, and photographs, chiefly 1890-1920, of Charles Fletcher Lummis, 1859-1928, writer and librarian, relating to his family and career with the Southwest Society and Los Angeles Public Library. Correspondents include his wives Eve and Dorothea; members of the Lummis family; and friends Adolph Bandelier, Amado Chavez, Edgar Hewett, Denis Riordan, E.R. Ripley, and others. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Southwest Society (Los Angeles, Calif.) - History | Southwest Museum - History | Los Angeles Public Library - History | Sequoya League. Los Angeles Council - History | Apache Indians - Wars, 1883-1886 | Arizona - Pictorial Works | New Mexico - Pictorial Works | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 16 | Author: | Acosta, Vicente S.,
1918-1983 | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Papers of Vicente S. Acosta,
1947-1983 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1947-1983 | | | | Abstract: | Papers, 1947-1983, of Tucson, Arizona, Spanish teacher and
folklorist, Vicente Sanchez Acosta (1918-1983). Contains professional
correspondence, manuscripts and essays, research materials, and audio tapes
documenting Acosta's interests in the Spanish language, folk songs and folklore and
Southwestern United States and Mexican culture. This collection is part of the
Southwest Folklore Center collection. The Southwest Folklore Center was founded in
1979 after the dissolution of the University of Arizona Folklore Committee and
collected information about folk communities, arts, music, and other
humanities-related materials. This collection was previously SWF 006. The materials
were transferred to Special Collections in 2017. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Teachers -- Arizona -- Tucson -- Archives | Folklorists -- Arizona -- Tucson -- Archives | Folklore -- Mexico | Folklore -- Southwest, New | Herbs -- Folklore | Herbs -- Therapeutic use | Corridos | Folk songs, Spanish -- Southwest, New | Names, Personal -- Arizona -- Tucson | Names, Spanish -- Arizona -- Tucson | Spanish language -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. | Spanish language -- Slang | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 20 | Author: | Finney, Charles G. (Charles Grandison),
1905-1984 | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Charles G. Finney papers,
1905-1995
(bulk 1931-1978) ead | | | | Date(s): | 1905-1995 | | | | Abstract: | The Charles G. Finney papers contain manuscripts,
correspondence, publicity records, personal records pertaining to Finney's family and
his work as an author of two novels, a variety of short stories. The collection also
includes biographical information obtained by June Fredman, a close family friend, who
planned on writing a biography on Finney. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | American literature -- 20th century | American literature -- Southwest, New | American literature -- Arizona | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
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