| | 5 | Author: | Henney, Homer (Homer Jay), 1896-1979 | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Homer J. Henney Papers
1917-1924, 1970-1972 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1917-1924, 1970-1972 | | | | Abstract: | This collection consists primarily of letters that Homer J. Henney wrote to his family in Horton, Kansas while he was serving with the 137th Infantry during World War I. Also included are newspaper clippings, orders, financial records, and other materials documenting Henney's military service; a copy of Die Sagan: Das Leben der Herzogin Wilhelmine von Sagan Prinzessin von Kurland that Henney found in the bunker where Hitler committed suicide and correspondence regarding this book; and testimony regarding a 1924 automobile accident that Henney was involved in. | | | | Repository: | Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection | | | | Subjects: | Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 -- Homes and haunts. | United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 137th. | World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, American. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, American. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 6 | Author: | Ohnick family | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Ohnick Family Papers
circa 1848-1997
1884-1965 ead | | | | Date(s): | circa 1848-1997 | | | | Abstract: | The Ohnick Family Papers house correspondence, images, clippings, performance programs, contracts, real estate records, and other materials documenting Hachiro and Katherine Ohnick and their children, Ben, Tom, Marion, and Helen. The majority of these materials record the family's life in Seattle, Ben Ohnick's career in the Philippines, Ben and Tom Ohnick's military service during World War I, and Marion Ohnick's operatic career under the stage name Haru Onuki. Other records show Helen Ohnick's work as a real estate broker, Tom Ohnick's high school football teams, and Hachiro Ohnick's emigration to the United States and work in early Phoenix. | | | | Repository: | Arizona State University Library
Greater Arizona Collection | | | | Subjects: | Immigrants -- United States | Japanese Americans -- History | Japanese -- United States | Public utilities -- Arizona -- Phoenix | World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, American | World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration Camps -- Philippines | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 7 | Author: | Smith, Alice N. (Alice Nelms), 1928-2011 | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Alice Nelms Smith Papers
1944-2003
1952-1960 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1944-2003 | | | | Abstract: | This collection houses correspondence, reports, speeches, press releases, newspaper clippings, photographs, campaign logs, schedules, notes, promotional items, memorabilia, and other materials documenting Alice Smith's involvement with Dwight D. Eisenhower's 1952 and 1956 Presidential campaigns and subsequent service as President; the 1960 Republican National Convention; Richard M. Nixon's unsuccessful 1960 Presidential campaign against John F. Kennedy and Nixon's later service as President; and the 1990 Eisenhower Centennial. It has been divided into eight series. | | | | Repository: | Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection | | | | Subjects: | Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1952 | Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1956 | Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1960 | World War, 1914-1918 | World War, 1939-1945 | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 10 | Author: | Luhrs family | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Luhrs Family Papers
1804-1997
1880-1978 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1804-1997 | | | | Abstract: | The Luhrs Family Papers house correspondence, legal documents, financial records, real estate records, blueprints, ledgers, and other materials documenting the Luhrs family's emigration from Germany to the United States and life and work in Phoenix, Arizona. Among the subjects represented are real estate holdings; construction and administration of the Commercial Hotel (later known as the Hotel Luhrs), the Luhrs Building, the Luhrs Central Building, the Luhrs Tower, the Luhrs Arcade, and the Luhrs Parking Center; George Luhrs Sr.'s business partnership with Newell Herrick; agricultural and mining enterprises; such fraternal organizations as the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, the El Zaribah Shrine, the Free and Accepted Masons, the Knights Templar, the Royal Arch Masons, and the Rotary Club; George Luhrs Jr.'s and Arthur Luhrs' education in the Phoenix public schools and at Stanford University; George Luhrs Jr.'s and A. C. Taylor's military service, including service in World War I; and family members' private lives. | | | | Repository: | Arizona State University Library
Greater Arizona Collection | | | | Subjects: | Commercial buildings -- Arizona -- Phoenix | Hotels -- Arizona -- Phoenix | Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona | Office buildings -- Arizona -- Phoenix | Real estate development -- Arizona -- Phoenix | Real estate investment -- Arizona -- Phoenix | World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, American | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 12 | Author: | Carroll, Alton C. | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Alton C. Carroll Collection
1865-2003 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1865-2003 | | | | Abstract: | This collection contains research material that Carroll used to complete his dissertation, which in part looks at how and why American Indians developed veteran traditions integrating elements of their traditional cultures. Included is information on American Indian participation in the Civil War, the Spanish American War, World Wars I and II, Vietnam, Korea, Desert Storm, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Veterans associations, U. S. government reports, the National Guard and the Coast Guard, veterans in fiction, and Indian symbols and names in the military are also documented. | | | | Repository: | Arizona State University Library. Labriola National American Indian Data Center | | | | Subjects: | Afghan War, 2001- -- Participation, Indian. | Indian code talkers. | Indians in literature. | Indian veterans. | Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Participation, Indian. | Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Participation, Indian. | Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Participation, Indian. | Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Participation, Indian. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Indian. | United States -- Armed Forces -- Indians. | Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Participation, Indian. | War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 -- Participation, Indian. | World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Indian. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Indian. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 13 | Author: | Arizona State University Libraries. Department of Archives and Special Collections | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Chicano/a Research Collection Small Manuscripts
1891-2010
1970-2010 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1891-2010 | | | | Abstract: | This guide describes all of the small manuscript collections held in ASC's Chicano/a Research Collection. These collections generally consist of 1-2 folders and document Mexican American history in Arizona from the late 19th century to the early 21st century. Manuscripts, personal papers, professional papers, and family history projects are included. All of these descriptions were originally entered into ASC's Special Materials Index between 1996 and 2014. | | | | Repository: | Arizona State University Library. Chicano Research Collection | | | | Subjects: | Mexican Americans -- Arizona. | Mexican Americans -- History. | Mexican Americans -- Political activity | Mexican Americans -- Civil rights | High school students -- Arizona -- Phoenix | Education, Bilingual | Agricultural laborers | Migrant labor | Housing -- Arizona | Mexican Americans--History | Minorities -- Study and teaching | Education | Communication | Mexico. Treaties, etc. United States, 1848 February 2 | Mexican War, 1846-1848 | Mexican Americans -- Civil rights | Mexican American families -- Arizona -- Phoenix | Mexican American families | Mexican American families | Education | Curriculum planning | Education, Elementary | Schools | Southwest, New -- History | Education, Bilingual | English language | Spanish language | Airlines -- United States | Mexican Americans -- Civil rights | Mexican Americans -- Social conditions | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
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