| 2 | Author: | 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. | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
5 | Author: | Powell, Brian | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Brian Powell papers,
2000-2005 ead | | | Date(s): | 2000-2005 | | | Abstract: | This collection
includes groupings of data collected by Brian Powell and others in relation to the Sonoran
Desert Inventory and Monitoring Network. Ecologists working with the Sonoran Desert
Inventory and Monitoring Network aim to collect pertinent information on plants, water, air,
birds, and climate by making observations at eleven National Park Service units. These
inventories, collected by Powell, include information on birds, amphibians and reptiles
(identified as 'herps' in the inventories), mammals, and plants at different locations
across Arizona. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | Desert plants -- Arizona -- Sonoran Desert | Desert ecology -- Arizona | Birds -- Conservation | Birds -- Arizona | Birders (Observers) | Herpetology | Amphibian culture | Reptile culture | Trapping | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
6 | Author: | 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. | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
8 | Author: | 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. | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
11 | 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 |
13 | Author: | Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998 | Requires 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. | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
18 | Author: | Abbey, Edward, 1927-1989 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Edward Abbey papers 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 Collections | | | Subjects: | Authors, American -- 20th century -- Archives | Civil disobedience | Environmental literature -- Archival resources | Conservation of natural resources -- Citizen participation | Deserts in literature | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
19 | Author: | McLaughlin, Steven P. | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Steve McLaughlin field notebooks,
August
30,1973 - June 9, 2016 ead | | | Date(s): | August
30,1973 - June 9, 2016 | | | Abstract: | This collection contains the field notebooks of the botanist
Steve McLaughlin, spanning 1973-2016. Most are related to the thousands of plant
specimens he collected over his career, though some include personal anecdotes and
journal entries detailing his trips throughout Arizona and the Southwest. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | Botany -- Arizona | Botany -- Research -- United States | Botany -- Southwest, New | Desert plants -- Arizona | Plants -- Type specimens | Botany -- Study and teaching | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
20 | Author: | 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 | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
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