| 1 | Author: | James, George Wharton | Requires cookie* | | Title: | George Wharton James, 1903. ead | | | Date(s): | 1903. | | | Abstract: | George Wharton James was an early Southwestern writer, anthropologist, explorer, and lecturer. This collection consists of one letter to an unknown recipient written in 1903. | | | Repository: | Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives Department. | | | Subjects: | Travel | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
2 | Author: | Robinson, James M., 1901- | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Paper Relating to Americanski Journalist
1962-1969 ead | | | Date(s): | 1962-1969 | | | Abstract: | Typescripts of manuscripts, photographs, correspondence, a diary from Yalta to Iceland, maps, travel brochures, postcards and other
memorabilia from Robinson's 1962 and 1964 railway trips in the Soviet Union. Includes typescripts of the original and final
versions of his book, Americanski Journalist, four photographs used in the book, correspondence with friends, travel agents, and Intourist. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | Railroad travel -- Soviet Union -- Sources. | Voyages and travels. | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
3 | Author: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | Title: | William P. Jones Letters, SHM MS-15
1860-1867 (Overarching Dates) ead | | | Date(s): | 1860-1867 (Overarching Dates) | | | Abstract: | William P. Jones (1837) traveled to Virginia, California, Nevada Territory, and Arizona Territory.
This collection consists of letters from 1860-1867. His letters detailed his travels, work and existence. The letters to his
family stopped in 1864, and the remaining letters are communications between family members and others as they discovered he was
killed in a conflict with the local Native Americans. | | | Repository: | Sharlot Hall Museum | | | Subjects: | Old West Travel | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
5 | Author: | Mead, Frank. | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Mexico, May 1953: travel diary
1953 ead | | | Date(s): | 1953 | | | Abstract: | Original typescript of an automobile trip through Mexico in 1953, from El Paso to Mexico City and vicinity. Provides personal narratives and
observations of landscapes, cities, hotel accommodations, and activities. Contains a few mounted postcards and magazine pictures. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | Automobile travel -- Mexico. | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
6 | Author: | Allen,
Mary K. | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Mary K. Allen Papers, 1980-2005 ead | | | Date(s): | 1980-2005 | | | Abstract: | The Mary K. Allen Papers include correspondence, writings by
Allen and others, annotated maps, field notes, drawings, research materials, and
photographic material (slides and born-digital photographs) related to Allen's
explorations of the rock art left by the Indigenous peoples, including the Ancestral
Puebloans, who inhabited the western United States, particularly the Colorado
Plateau. | | | Repository: | Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives
Department. | | | Subjects: | Petroglyphs (Western U.S.) | Lodore, Canyon of (Colo.), Description and
travel | Green River (Wyo.-Utah), Description and
travel | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
7 | Author: | Dury, Loraine | Requires cookie* | | 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 |
16 | Author: | Groene, Robert. | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Robert Groene Papers and Other Materials, 1981-2000. ead | | | Date(s): | 1981-2000. | | | Abstract: | This grouping of material documents Colorado River and Trail
Expeditions (CRATE) rafting trips that took place between 1979 and 1992. It includes
trip notes, grocery lists, manuals, maps, order forms, advertisements, letters,
drawings and photographs. | | | Repository: | Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives
Department | | | Subjects: | Canyons--Arizona,
Dams--Arizona, Outdoor recreation--West (U.S.), Rafting (Sports)--West
(U.S.), River life--West (U.S.), Rivers--Recreational use, Rivers--West
(U.S.), Voyages and travels, White-water canoeing--West (U.S.). | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
17 | Author: | Wares, William "Wully" | Requires cookie* | | Title: | William "Wully" Wares Diary, August 4, 1936-September 15, 1936 ead | | | Date(s): | August 4, 1936-September 15, 1936 | | | Abstract: | This exceptional photo-journal chronicles a 1936 motor trip which began in Butte, Montana and covered much of the southwest. The author of the journal, William Wares, describes excavating a site at Awatobi, hunting mountain lions in Utah, and the beauty of numerous geographic landmarks such as the Grand Canyon and Goosenecks of the San Juan country. The journal also mentions Yellowstone National Park and the Teton mountains. An Anglo, Wares made cultural observations about the Navajo and Hopi as well as the inhabitants of Mormon towns. Some of the pages in this journal contain images of culturally sensitive material. Restrictions for duplicating selected culturally sensitive photographic images apply. | | | Repository: | Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives Department. | | | Subjects: | Hopi Indians--Antiquities. | Hopi Indians--Dwellings. | Navajo Indians--Antiquities. | Archaeological surveying--Awatobi. | Mormons--Utah. | Southwest, New--Description and travel. | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
18 | Author: | Sothern, Edward Hugh | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Edward Sothern scrapbook and photograph portfolio
circa 1860-1920
(bulk 1870-1900) ead | | | Date(s): | circa 1860-1920 | | | Abstract: | Scrapbook of newspaper clippings, sketches, photographs, letters, hotel receipts and other memorabilia of Edward Hugh Sothern and his father, Edward Askew Sothern concerning their acting careers and personal interests, as well as a photograph portfolio containing five studio portraits and one color sketch of Julia Marlowe, E. H. Sothern, and others, mostly between 1870 and 1900. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | Actors—Pictorial works | Theater—United States—History—19th century | Theater—England—History—19th century | Europe—Description and travel | Europe—History—1789-1900 | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
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