MS MSS 1
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Overview of the Collection | |
| Creator: | Halacy, D. S. (Daniel Stephen), 1919-2002 |
| Title: | Daniel Halacy Collection |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1974-1981 |
| Quantity: | 1 Box (1 Cubic Foot) |
| Abstract: | This collection documents the activities of solar energy researcher and advocate Daniel Halacy during the 1970s and early 1980s and is arranged in two series. |
| Identification: | MS MSS 1 |
| Language: | Material in English |
| Repository: | Arizona State University Library. Design and the Arts Special Collections P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, AZ 85287-1006 Phone: (480) 965-4932 E-Mail: archives@asu.edu Questions? Ask An Archivist! |
Daniel Stephen Halacy, Jr. was born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1919. He earned an associate of arts degree from Phoenix College and a bachelor of arts degree from Arizona State University. He was a veteran of both World War II, in which he served in the United States Army Air Corps, and the Korean War, in which he served in the United States Air Force.
After the Korean War, Halacy spent several years in technical writing for such firms as AiResearch, Goodyear Aerospace, and Motorola. His studies led him to the conviction that practical development of solar power was critical in the face of the growing energy crisis. In 1963, he published his views in a book, The Coming Age of Solar Energy, with a revised edition published in 1973. Halacy also authored Fabulous Fireball; the Story of Solar Energy (1957), Experiments with Solar Energy (1975), and Earth, Water, Wind, and Sun, our Energy Alternatives (1977).
Halacy served two terms in the Arizona State Senate from 1967 to 1970 and was an assistant in the field of solar energy in the office of U.S. Senator Paul Fannin of Arizona in 1975 and 1976. Halacy was a key participant in an all-out, but ultimately unsuccessful, effort to have the U.S. government locate the Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI) in Arizona. Halacy later resided in Lakewood, Colorado, where he died in 2002.
The Daniel Halacy Collection consists of correspondence and papers relating to aspects of his interest in the development of solar energy. The collection is divided into two series.
Series 1, SERI Files, reflects the effort by Arizonans to bring the national Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI), which had been created by the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA), to Arizona. This series traces the campaign conducted from 1974 to 1976 by public officials, academics, and business interests to achieve that end. Contained in twelve folders arranged chronologically are letters, private and public reports, minutes, and miscellaneous papers, concluding when it was apparent that Arizona would not be selected as the location for SERI.
Series 2, The Solar Jubilee, consists of records, arranged in twelve folders, pertaining to the annual meeting of the American Section of the International Solar Energy Society held in Phoenix, June 1-6, 1980.
To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Design and the Arts Special Collections Reading Room at the Design and the Arts Library on the Tempe campus are available Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Arizona Board of Regents retains copyright to this collection for and on behalf of the Arizona State University Library. Requests to publish, display, or redistribute information from this collection must be submitted via our online application.
A guide to unprocessed materials documenting Halacy's political career is available at http://www.azarchivesonline.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/asu/halacyd_acc.xml.
[Identification of item], Daniel Halacy Collection, MS MSS 1, Arizona State University Library.
These papers were donated in 1988.
| Series 1: SERI Files, 1974-1976 | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | SERI Files, 1974 January 25-December 30 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | SERI Files, 1975 January 1-22 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | SERI Files, 1975 January 22-31 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | SERI Files, 1975 February 3-March 6 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | SERI Files, 1975 March 7-31 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | SERI Files, 1975 April 2-30 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | SERI Files, 1975 May 1-30 | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | SERI Files, 1975 June 2-5 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | SERI Files, 1975 June 9-30 | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | SERI Files, 1975 July 9-December 30 | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | SERI Files, 1976 January 2-March 22 | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | SERI Files, 1976 March 24-December 15 | |||||||||
| Series 2: The Solar Jubilee, 1979-1981 | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Printed Program and Brochures, 1980 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2-3 | Planning Book, 1979-1980 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Heliograph and Articles, 1980 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Participant Correspondence, 1980 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | News Releases, 1980 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7-8 | Finances, 1980 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Participant Biographies, 1980 | |||||||||
| 1 | 10-11 | Administration, 1980 | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Final Report, 1980-1981 | |||||||||