| 21 | Author: | Henderson, Randall | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Desert Magazine Collection, 1937-1973. ead | | | Date(s): | 1937-1973. | | | Abstract: | This collection consists of a portion of the research files from the publicationDesert Magazine. The files cover a myriad of western and southwestern topics. Topics include archaeology, ghost towns and mines, travel, and general folklore. Included in the files are manuscripts submitted for publication, correspondence, and general research material. | | | Repository: | Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives Department. | | | Subjects: | Periodical editors--Southwest, New. | Periodical editors--West (U.S.) | Journalists--Southwest, New. | Journalists--West (U.S.) | Periodicals--Southwest, New. | Periodicals--West (U.S.) | Deserts--Southwest, New. | Deserts--West (U.S.) | | | West (U.S.)--Description and travel. | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
25 | Author: | Reilly, P. T.
(Plez Talmadge), 1911-1996 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Plez Talmadge Reilly Collection 1810-1996
bulk 1930s-1970s ead | | | Date(s): | 1810-1996 | | | Abstract: | The Plez Talmadge Reilly Collection consists of subject
files, research notes, and visual documentation (through photographs and moving images)
relating to the history of Grand Canyon, the Colorado Plateau, and Lees Ferry. The
collection is extensive and represents a significant contribution to the study of human
exploration and settlement of the southern Utah and northern Arizona region. The
majority of the collection dates from the late 1930s to 1970s. Items prior to 1930 tend
to be copies or transcriptions of diaries and research documents. Copies of Mormon
diaries and reminiscences, oral interviews, river logs, correspondence with other
researchers and friends, and photographs constitute the bulk of this
collection. | | | Repository: | Cline Library. Special Collections and
Archives | | | Subjects: | Names, Geographical--Arizona--Grand
Canyon | Boats and boating--Southwest, New | Ocean travel | Environmentalists--United States | Rivers--Southwest,
New--Photographs--Indexes | World War, 1939-1945--Cryptography | Soldiers--Correspondence | Conservation of natural resources | Natural history--Colorado River Valley
(Colo.-Mexico) | Southwest, New--Aerial exploration | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
26 | Author: | Shantz, H.L. (Homer LeRoy), 1876-1958 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Homer Leroy Shantz
papers,
1903-1958 ead | | | Date(s): | 1903-1958 | | | Abstract: | Field notebooks, reprint articles, speeches,
survey abstracts, photographs, diaries, and correspondence pertaining to
Shantz's interests in worldwide agriculture and botany. Shantz's various trips
to Africa resulted in extensive field notes, including those for the
Smithsonian African Expedition, 1919 to 1920, and the African Education
Commission, 1923 to 1924. Background material he collected about Africa
encompasses maps; postcards; dictionaries and primers on languages, including
Swahili; also, articles on the people, the areas they inhabited, and specific
problems, such as the tsetse fly, sleeping sickness, forced labor, and race
relations. Photographs of his travels from the Cape to Cairo depict the Nile,
Egyptian ruins, wild and domestic animals, vegetation and the landscape,
villages and cities, and people in tribal dress. Communal activities documented
include cultivation, thatching roofs, building a road, and weaving a large
bamboo mat to cover a bridge walkway. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | Plant ecology -- Africa | Plant ecology -- United States | Vegetation surveys -- South America | Vegetation surveys -- Colorado | Vegetation surveys -- Africa | Swahili language -- Dictionaries -- English | English language -- Dictionaries -- Swahili | Agriculture -- Africa | Soils -- Africa | Agriculture -- United States | Soils -- United States | Africa -- Description and travel | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
30 | Author: | Steele, A. T. (Archibald Trojan), 1903- | Requires cookie* | | Title: | A. T. Steele Papers
1931-1982, 1995-1999 ead | | | Date(s): | 1931-1982, 1995-1999 | | | Abstract: | This collection houses original dispatches, newspaper clippings, interviews, printed matter, photographs, memorabilia, and other materials documenting A. T. Steele's work as a journalist in China, India, Southeast Asia, Africa, Central America, and South America between 1932 and 1960. It has been divided into eight series. | | | Repository: | Arizona State University Library. Rare Books and Manuscripts | | | Subjects: | China -- History -- 20th century -- Sources. | China -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Sources. | Kenya -- History -- Mau Mau Emergency, 1952-1960. | Pan American Highway System. | Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945. | Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 -- Atrocities -- China. | Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 -- Journalists. | South Africa -- Politics and government -- 1948-1961 -- Sources. | South America -- Description and travel -- Sources. | Southeast Asia -- History -- 20th century -- Sources. | World War, 1939-1945 -- China. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Southeast Asia. | Zhongguo gong chan dang -- History -- 20th century. | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
31 | Author: | Arizona State University. Libraries. Department of Archives and Special Collections | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Arizona State University Archives Small Manuscripts [UM USM 500-UM USM 749]
1885-2008, ead | | | Date(s): | 1885-2008 | | | Abstract: | This guide describes small manuscript collections held in Arizona State University's Archives. These collections generally consist of 1-5 folders and document Arizona State University from its founding to the present. Manuscripts, diplomas, correspondence, publications, photographs, personal papers, professional papers, and other materials are included. | | | Repository: | Arizona State University Library. University Archives | | | Subjects: | Degrees, Academic | Degrees, Academic | Degrees, Academic | Degrees, Academic | Degrees, Academic | Degrees, Academic | Degrees, Academic | Degrees, Academic | Degrees, Academic | Degrees, Academic | Degrees, Academic | Degrees, Academic | Degrees, Academic | Degrees, Academic | Degrees, Academic | Degrees, Academic | Degrees, Academic | Degrees, Academic | Degrees, Academic | Degrees, Academic | Degrees, Academic | County school systems -- Arizona -- Maricopa County | Degrees, Academic | Degrees, Academic | Degrees, Academic | Degrees, Academic | Degrees, Academic | Degrees, Academic | Doctor of Laws Degree | Degrees, Academic | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
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