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1Author:  McGinnies, William Grovernor, 1899-1990.Requires cookie*
 Title:  The Desert Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution of Washington: History and Achievements 1981 ead 
 Date(s):  1981 
 Abstract:  William Grovenor McGinnies was an arid lands ecologist, educator; University of Arizona Assistant Professor, 1927-1929, Associate Professor, 1930-1932, Acting Head of the Botany Department, 1932-1935, Director of Lab Tree Research, 1960-1964, Director of Office of Arid Land Studies and Professor of Dendrochronology, 1965-1969, Research ecologist Office of Arid Land Studies, 1969-1974. Originally published as Discovering the Desert: Legacy of the Carnegie Desert Botanical Laboratory, by the University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 1981. Original typescript with figures and photographs. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Botanical laboratories -- Arizona -- Tucson. | Desert ecology -- Arizona. | Desert ecology -- Sonoran Desert. | Desert plants -- Arizona. | Desert plants -- Sonoran Desert. 
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2Author:  Desert Botanical Laboratory of the Carnegie InstitutionRequires cookie*
 Title:  Desert Botanical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution records, 1903-1985 ead 
 Date(s):  1903-1985 
 Abstract:  This collection contains chiefly correspondence, along with reports, minutes of meetings, and financial records related to the establishment, development, and operation of the Desert Laboratory and Coastal Laboratory under directors Daniel T. MacDougal and Forrest Shreve. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Desert plants -- Arizona | Desert plants -- Sonoran Desert | Desert ecology -- Arizona | Desert ecology -- Sonoran Desert | Plant ecology -- Arizona | Plant ecologists -- Correspondence | Botanists -- Correspondence | Botanical laboratories -- Arizona -- Tucson -- History -- Sources | Botanical laboratories -- California -- Carmel -- History -- Sources 
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3Author:  Shreve, Forrest, 1878-1950Requires cookie*
 Title:  Forrest Shreve photographs, 1902-1940 (bulk 1914-1936) ead 
 Date(s):  1902-1940 (bulk 1914-1936) 
 Abstract:  This collection consists of 1102 photographs, chiefly of vegetation taken throughout Arizona, New Mexico, California, and Mexico (Sonora and Baja California). 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Botany -- Sonoran Desert -- Photographs | Botany -- Mexico -- Baja California (Peninsula) -- Photographs | Botany -- Mexico -- Sonora (State) -- Photographs | Desert plants -- Arizona -- Photographs | Desert plants -- Mexico -- Baja California (Peninsula) -- Photographs | Desert plants -- Sonoran Desert -- Photographs 
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4Author:  Shreve, Forrest, 1878-1950.Requires cookie*
 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. 
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5Author:  Krutch, Joseph Wood, 1893-1970.Requires cookie*
 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. 
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6Author:  Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998Requires cookie*
 Title:  Barry M. Goldwater Fine Arts Photograph Collection circa 1938–1968 1940-1965 ead 
 Date(s):  circa 1938–1968 
 Abstract:  This collection houses photographs taken by Barry M. Goldwater showing Arizona, the Grand Canyon, landscapes, and Native Americans. Also included are images selected for Goldwater's Delightful Journey. 
 Repository:  Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection 
 Subjects:  Desert plants -- Arizona -- Photographs. | Desert plants -- Southwest, New -- Photographs. | Indians of North America -- Arizona -- Photographs. | Navajo Indians -- Arizona -- Photographs. 
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7Author:  Henderson, RandallRequires 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. 
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8Author:  Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998Requires cookie*
 Title:  Barry M. Goldwater Historic Photograph Collection 1850s-1960s ead 
 Date(s):  1850s-1960s 
 Abstract:  This collection houses photographs showing variety of subjects pertaining to Arizona, including views of desert flora and fauna, landscapes, military, mining, Native Americans, agriculture, buildings, street scenes, transportation, and people and places. 
 Repository:  Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection 
 Subjects:  Agriculture -- Arizona -- Phoenix -- Photographs. | Buildings -- Arizona -- Phoenix -- Photographs. | Cowboys -- Arizona -- Phoenix -- Photographs. | Deserts -- Arizona -- Photographs. | Deserts -- Southwest, New -- Photographs. | Indians of North America -- Arizona -- Photographs. | Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- Photographs. | Rodeos -- Arizona -- Phoenix -- Photographs. | Transportation -- Arizona -- Photographs. 
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9Author:  unknownRequires cookie*
 Title:  Gary Nabhan papers1978-1995 (bulk 1969-2008) ead 
 Date(s):  1978-1995 
 Abstract:  Papers, 1969-2008 of Gary Paul Nabhan, ethnobotanist, plant ecologist, and author. Contains journals, scholarly and popular published works, production materials relating to his monographs, and transparency slides from his research and public lectures. The contents of this collection focus on the Sonoran Desert bioregion and aridlands agriculture and ethnobotany more generally. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Biodiversity conservation -- West (U.S.) | Conservation biology -- West (U.S.) | Desert plants -- Arizona | Gastronomy. | Natural history -- Arizona. | Plant communities -- Sonoran desert. | Plant conservation -- North America. | Pollinators -- West (U.S.) | Seeds -- United States. | Wild flowers -- Arizona. | Tohono O'odham Indians -- Ethnobotany. 
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10Author:  Campbell, Bert (Gilbert Alan), 1906-1985 Campbell, Myrtle Gardner, 1907-1979Requires cookie*
 Title:  Gilbert and Myrtle Campbell Photographs 1937-1947 ead 
 Date(s):  1937-1947 
 Abstract:  Bert and Myrtle Campbell took these photographs while working with Arizona Highways magazine. Some of the images appeared in the magazine, but most were never published. They were intended to show Arizona in a favorable light to attract tourists and depict a variety of subjects, including modern, high-quality roadways and road construction, scenic landscapes, and recreation. 
 Repository:  Arizona State University Library Greater Arizona Collection 
 Subjects:  Indians of North America -- Arizona -- Photographs | Rodeos -- Arizona -- Phoenix -- Photographs | Transportation -- Arizona -- Photographs | Deserts -- Arizona -- Photographs | Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- Photographs 
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11Author:  unknownRequires cookie*
 Title:  Van Kirke Nelson Photography Collection,ca. 1880 - ca. 1940 ead 
 Date(s):  ca. 1880 - ca. 1940 
 Abstract:  Native Americans, including portraits and the built environment. Some images of Arizona and Southwest history, especially as pertain to the Indian wars of the late nineteenth century. 
 Repository:  The Heard Museum 
 Subjects:  Indians of North America -- Southwest, New -- Photographs. | Indians of North America -- Wars -1866-1895 -- Photographs. | Deserts -- Arizona -- Photographs. | Pueblos -- New Mexico -- Photographs. 
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12Author:  Abbey, Edward.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Papers of Edward Abbey, 1947-1990 ead 
 Date(s):  1947-1990 
 Abstract:  Papers, 1947-1990, of Edward Abbey, author. Contains biographical materials, correspondence, journals, notebooks, speeches, manuscripts, articles, audiotapes, videotapes, and supplemental materials documenting his life and career. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collection 
 Subjects:  Authors, American -- 20th century -- Archives. | Civil disobedience. | Environmental literature -- Archival resources. | Conservation of natural resources -- Citizen participation. | Deserts in literature. 
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13Author:  Whiting, Alfred F.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Alfred Whiting collection, ead 
 Date(s):  unknown 
 Abstract:  Botanist, Anthropologist, and Ethnobotanist, Alfred Whiting's career took to institutions across the United States (Museum of Northern Arizona, Michigan Ethnobotanical Laboratory, University of Oregon, Dartmouth College Museum). This collection consists of his research materials, particularly as they relate to his research at the Museum of Northern Arizona. 
 Repository:  Museum of Northern Arizona 
 Subjects:  All-Indian Pow-Wow (Flagstaff, Ariz.) | Animals | Catclaw acacia | Desert plants | Desert plants -- Arizona | Ethnobiology | Ethnobiology -- Arizona | Ethnobotany | Ethnology | Ethnozoology | Folklore | Havasupai Indians | Havasupai Indians -- Religion | Havasupai Indians -- Social life and customs | Havasupai baskets | Havasupai language | Havasupai mythology | Hopi Indians | Hopi Indians -- Agriculture | Hopi Indians -- Ethnobotany | Hopi Indians -- Folklore | Hopi Indians -- Jewelry | Hopi Indians -- Music | Hopi Indians -- Religion | Hopi Indians -- Rites and ceremonies | Hopi art | Hopi language | Hopi mythology | Hopi textile fabrics | Hualapai language 
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14Author:  unknownRequires cookie*
 Title:  Margaret F. Maxwell Papers 1865-1999 ead 
 Date(s):  1865-1999 
 Abstract:  Collection consists of research materials gathered by Margaret F. Maxwell on Sharlot M. Hall, including correspondence, copies of photos, newspaper and magazine articles, book excerpts, poems and prose, and Maxwell’s notes. Also included are manuscripts of The Life of Sharlot Hall and a manuscript of The Life of Mulford Winsor. 
 Repository:  Sharlot Hall Museum 
 Subjects:  Women poets, American. | Hall family. | Arizona - History, Local. | Desert biology - Arizona | Women writers | Women's studies. | Ranch life. | Frontier and pioneer life--Arizona. | Frontier and pioneer life--Kansas. | Frontier and pioneer life—Poetry. | Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)--Anecdotes. 
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15Author:  Arizona State University Libraries. Department of Archives and Special CollectionsRequires cookie*
 Title:  Arizona Collection Small Manuscripts [CM MSM 501-CM MSM 750] 1701-2009 1850-2009 ead 
 Date(s):  1701-2009 
 Abstract:  This guide describes all of the small manuscript collections held in ASC's Arizona Collection. These collections generally consist of 1-2 folders and document Arizona as a territory and state. Manuscripts, personal papers, and professional papers are included. 
 Repository:  Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection 
 Subjects:  Transportation | Commuting | Streets | Trolley | Buses | Water Projects | Irrigation Canals | Safford, Arizona | Yuma, Arizona | Houses | Floods | Families | Pioneers -- Southwestern States | Aztec Land & Cattle Company | Cattle trade -- History | Land Claims | Crime | Criminals | Bibliographies | Manuscripts | Water Quality | United States Department of State | International Boundary & Water Commission | Minutes | Press Releases | Arizona -- History -- To 1912 | Subsistence Homestead Program | Agriculture | Housing | Actions and defenses 
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16Author:  unknownRequires cookie*
 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 
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17Author:  Arizona State University Libraries. Department of Archives and Special CollectionsRequires cookie*
 Title:  Arizona Collection Small Manuscripts [CM MSM 251-CM MSM 500] 1701-2009 1850-2009 ead 
 Date(s):  1701-2009 
 Abstract:  This guide describes all of the small manuscript collections held in ASC's Arizona Collection. These collections generally consist of 1-2 folders and document Arizona as a territory and state. Manuscripts, personal papers, and professional papers are included. 
 Repository:  Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection 
 Subjects:  Alaska | Frontier & Pioneer Life | Photographers | Photographs & Photographic Records | Veterans | Arizona State University | Arizona Territorial Normal School | Degrees | Arizona State Teachers College | Voting | Arizona State College At Tempe | Higher Education | Name Change | Curriculum | Tempe State Teachers College | Hollis Report | Board Of Education | Arizona Board Of Regents | United States Department Of Education | Elections | Engineering | Indians of North America -- Wars -- West (U.S.) | Chemehuevi Indians | Mohave Indians | Legends | Halchidhomas Indians | Canals | Indians of North America | Relations With Early Settlers | Southern Paiute Indians 
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18Author:  Arizona State University Libraries. Department of Archives and Special CollectionsRequires cookie*
 Title:  Arizona Collection Small Manuscripts [CM MSM 1-CM MSM 250] 1701-2009 1850-2009 ead 
 Date(s):  1701-2009 
 Abstract:  This guide describes all of the small manuscript collections held in ASC's Arizona Collection. These collections generally consist of 1-2 folders and document Arizona as a territory and state. Manuscripts, personal papers, and professional papers are included. 
 Repository:  Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection 
 Subjects:  Trails | Horse Stealing | Arizona Territory | Navajo Indians | Navajo Indians -- Government relations | Navajo Indians -- Economic conditions | Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- Globe | Conglomerate corporations | Kwoc Manual | Arizona Southwest Collection Index | Dept Archives & Manuscripts | Authority Files | Civil War | Picacho Peak | Cities & Towns | Cotton Growing | Cotton -- History | Prostitution | Yavapai County | Bonds | Railroads | Water rights | Indians of North America | Indian Reservations | Water reuse -- Arizona | Whitlow Ranch | Queen Creek | Flood control | Agriculture | Ak Chin Indian Community 
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19Author:  Arizona State University. Libraries. Department of Archives and Special CollectionsRequires cookie*
 Title:  Arizona State University Archives Small Manuscripts [UM USM 750-UM USM 999] 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:  Universities and Colleges | Education, Higher | Corporate Meetings | Books | Industrial Revolution | Foreign public opinion | Anti-communist Movements | Scholarly Publishing | Appointment to office | Academic Libraries | Academic Librarians | Corporate Meetings | Academic Libraries | Academic Librarians | Football | College Sports | Public Relations | Universities and Colleges | Corporate Meetings | Employees | Universities and Colleges | Corporate Meetings | Employees | Universities and Colleges | Library Exhibits | Universities and Colleges | Universities and Colleges | Academic Freedom | Actions and defenses | Universities and Colleges 
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