MS COLL 2010.02
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Collection Summary | |
| Creator: |
Elias, Arnold;
Collins, Harold B.;
Berlowe, Herman;
United States Postal Service |
| Collection Name: | Tucson, Arizona Post Office Administration and Public Relations Collection |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1945-1998 |
| Physical Description: | 5 Linear feet |
| Quantity: | 10 boxes (7 linear feet) |
| Abstract: | This collection spans the administrations of Tucson postmasters Harold B. Collins and Arnold R. Elias. It contains documents, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photographs of post office employees, events and public relations campaigns. |
| Collection Number: | MS COLL 2010.02 |
| Language: | Material in English |
| Repository: |
Postal History Foundation, Peggy J. Slusser Memorial Philatelic Library 920 North First Avenue Tucson, AZ 85719 520-623-6652 library@phftucson.org |
Harold B. Collins was Tucson Postmaster from 1934-1965 when Arnold R. Elias was selected by U.S. Representative Morris Udall to take over. Elias was confirmed by the U.S. Senate and President Johnson for permanent appointment. Many of the photographs in this collection were taken by Herman Berlowe, the Installation Services Director.
This collection spans the administrations of Postmaster Collins and Postmaster Elias in Tucson, Arizona. It contains mostly photographs of post office employees, events and public relations campaigns. It also covers: templates and photographs for the NewSpirit magazine, post office branch dedications, postal campaigns, Special Stamp Issue events, other special events, radio and television publicity photographs, American Philatelic Society Convention and Stamp Clubs documentation, Mail Users Council documents and newspaper clippings scrapbooks.
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Postal History Foundation, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.
Arizona Postal Documents Collection
Arizona Memory Project: Postal Campaigns: Tucson Az and Surrounding Areas.
Donated to the Postal History Foundation by the staff of the Tucson Post Office after the retirement of Postmaster Arnold Elias in 1995.
Tucson, Arizona Post Office Administration and Public Relations Collection. Postal History Foundation. Tucson, Arizona.
Processed in March of 2010
| Series 1: Postmaster Arnold Elias | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Elias postmaster notification letter, 1966 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Elias portraits, 40 photographs and contact sheets, 1960s-1970s | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Elias articles and awards, 10 documents and photographs, 1960s-1970s | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Elias meetings/classes, office business, post office visits 30 photographs, 1970s | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Elias awards and MAS certificates, 40 photographs, 1960s-1970s | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Elias Awards, 30 photographs, 1960s-1970s | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Elias speeches and swearing in, 20 photographs, 1960s-1970s | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Elias ribbon cutting with retired senator, 5 black and white photographs, 1960s-1970s | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Elias, post office employees, 50 photographs, 1960s-1970s | |||||||||
| Series 2: NewSpirit Photographs and Templates | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Tucson Postmasters and supervisors, 50 photographs and contact sheets, 1960s-1980s | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Johnson, Ted - Consumer Affairs, Main Office, 1960s-1980s | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | NewSpirit templates, portraits, undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 13-16 | NewSpirit photographs, 1988 | |||||||||
| 1 | 16 | Betsy Towle, John Birkinbine, Arnold Elias and others at ceremony, undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 17 | Speedway Station letter carriers and mail early, 1 contact sheet, 1960s | |||||||||
| 1 | 18 | Employees divided by Tucson station for NewSpirit, 50 photographs, 1970s-1980s | |||||||||
| Series 3: Photographs and Documents PM Collins and Elias and Employees | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 19 | Tucson Post Office employees, events, and public relations. 50 photographs, 1950s-1970s | |||||||||
| 2 | 20 | Tucson Post Office employees, events, and public relations and Postmaster Elias 60 black and white photographs, 1950s-1980s | |||||||||
| 2 | 21 | Herman Berlow, US Post Office Public Relations Officer, visit to Tucson, 1950s-1960s | |||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 22 | Awards and portraits of postmasters, presidents. 15 oversized items, 1960s-1970s | |||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 23 | Employees, events, and public relations. 20 Large format black and white photographs, 1960s-1970s | |||||||||
| 2 | 24 | Executives, 12 documents, 5 photographs, 1970s-1980s | |||||||||
| 2 | 25 | Driving instructions, 1 safety pamphlet, 1960s-1980s | |||||||||
| 2 | 26 | Transportation, 20 black and white photographs, 1960s-1980s | |||||||||
| 2 | 27 | Employees working, 150 black and white photographs, 1960s-1980s | |||||||||
| 2 | 28 | Misc. 2 envelopes and a letter, 1950s-1980s | |||||||||
| 2 | 28a | Blank Letterhead USPO Tucson Office of the Postmaster, undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 29 | Postmasters, 15 photographs and correspondence, 1987 | |||||||||
| box | |||||||||||
| 8 | B/W photo of South Tucson Station PO employees, 1950 | ||||||||||
| box | |||||||||||
| 7 | Framed b/w photo of Old Pueblo Station PO employees, 1950 | ||||||||||
| Unboxed | |||||||||||
| On display | Framed b/w photo of University Station PO employees, 1950 | ||||||||||
| On display | Framed b/w photo of Speedway Station PO employees, 1950 | ||||||||||
| On display | 2 Framed b/w photos of Old Tucson Studios Post Office [with employees?], during the filming of motion picture 'Arizona', 1940 | ||||||||||
| Series 4: Post Offices and Dedications | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 30 | Guest Book University Station, Dedication Emory Park Station, Dedication Rincon Station, 1962-1964 | |||||||||
| 2 | 31 | Dedication Slusser Library at the Postal History Foundation, 30 photographs, 1996 | |||||||||
| 2 | 32 | Farmington, New Mexico, 1970s-1980s | |||||||||
| 2 | 33 | Arizona Territory temporary Tucson Station, 20 documents, 1963 | |||||||||
| 2 | 34 | Elias, dedication Main Post Office, 1 color photograph, 1970s | |||||||||
| 2 | 34a | Construction of the Cherrybell Facility, 1972 | |||||||||
| 2 | 35 | Stations Outside Arizona, 25 photographs, 1970s-1980s | |||||||||
| Unboxed | |||||||||||
| On shelf | Dedication plaque for Kino Station post office, 1970 | ||||||||||
| Series 5: Postal Campaigns | |||||||||||
| Subseries 1: Mail Early for Christmas | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 36 | Mail early for Christmas. 25-30 black and white photographs, 1950s-1960s | |||||||||
| 3 | 37 | Mail early for Christmas continued. 35 black and white photographs. 1 sticker, 1950s-1960s | |||||||||
| 3 | 37a | Mail early for Christmas continued. 1 metal badge, 1950s-1960s | |||||||||
| 3 | 38 | Mail early for Christmas, 1 oversized black and white photograph, 1950s-1960s | |||||||||
| Subseries 2: Zip Code Campaign | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 39 | Zip code, 30 black and white photographs, photocopied newspaper articles, 1960s | |||||||||
| Subseries 3: Campaign Against Obscene Mail | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 40 | Obscene mail, Cecil Hardin, 3 black and white photographs, article, 1960s | |||||||||
| Subseries 4: Udall | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 41 | Udall, Morris Sen. and Elias, Arnold 3 black and white photographs, article, 1960s | |||||||||
| Subseries 5: Strategy 90, Arnold Elias | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 42 | Elias, Strategy 90, 2 contact sheets, 1 negative, 1950s-1960s | |||||||||
| Subseries 6: Mail Early in the Day | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 43 | Mail early in the day, 10 black and white photographs, 1950s-1960s | |||||||||
| Subseries 7: Automation and Self Service | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 44 | Automated Post Office and Self Service. 3 black and white photographs, dedication program, articles, 1966 | |||||||||
| Subseries 8: Other Campaigns | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 45 | Dog campaign, dog bite situation, 15 black and white photographs, 1960s | |||||||||
| 3 | 46 | Fire prevention, 5 negatives, 1960s | |||||||||
| 3 | 47 | "Metro" Mail Delivery System, 1 black and white photograph, 1950 | |||||||||
| 3 | 48 | Other Campaigns: Food Bank, express mail, direct deposit, Halloween, Savings bonds, Postal Hispanic Program. 15 black and white photographs, 10 negative strips, 1960s-1980s | |||||||||
| 3 | 49 | United Community Campaign 2 black and white photographs, 1960s | |||||||||
| Series 6: Special Stamp Issues and Special Events | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 50 | Forest Conservation Stamp 150 documents and correspondence from first day issue, 1958 | |||||||||
| 4 | 51 | Forest Conservation first day covers and media clippings, 1958 | |||||||||
| 4 | 52 | Forest Conservation documents, 100 documents, folder on "Kit for first day sales of new stamps", 1958 | |||||||||
| 4 | 53 | Forest Conservation Stamp, 15 black and white photographs, 1958 | |||||||||
| 4 | 54 | First day cancellation of Forest Conservation Stamp, 1958 | |||||||||
| 4 | 55 | Water Conservation Stamp/ Desert Museum, 1 black and white photograph 25 documents and 1 pamphlet, 1960 | |||||||||
| 4 | 56 | Gadsden Purchase Stamp, 30 documents, articles, negatives, 1953-1954 | |||||||||
| 4 | 57 | Arizona Civil War Centennial Commission, 50 documents and correspondence, 1961 | |||||||||
| 4 | 58 | Christmas 1965 Silverbell, 30 envelopes, 200 documents and correspondence surrounding first day ceremony, 1965 | |||||||||
| 4 | 59 | Overland Mail Caravan Butterfield Rte, 50 documents and newspaper clippings, 1958 | |||||||||
| 4 | 60 | Desert Storm, letters from the sand, 2 images, 1980s | |||||||||
| 4 | 61 | Range Conservation Stamp-Old Tucson Station, 20 documents and correspondence, 1960-1961 | |||||||||
| 4 | 62 | Arizona Statehood Commemorative Stamp, 30 documents and 1 small poster, 1962 | |||||||||
| 4 | 63a | Silverbell with Elias, 1 black and white photograph, 1965 | |||||||||
| 4 | 63b | Special events, 1965-1998 | |||||||||
| Series 7: Radio and Television Publicity Photographs | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 64 | KGUN-TV, 3 black and white photographs | |||||||||
| 4 | 65 | KOLD TV, 2 black and white photographs, 1958-1960 | |||||||||
| Series 8: American Philatelic Society Convention and Stamp Clubs | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 66 | American Philatelic Society Convention, 10 documents and ARPEX '69 program, 1969 | |||||||||
| 4 | 67 | Tucson stamp club, 4 black and white photographs and documents, 1962 | |||||||||
| Series 9: Mail Users Councils | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 68 | Tucson Mail Users Council, 3 black and white photographs, 1959 | |||||||||
| 4 | 69 | Denver Region Users Council, 2 negatives, 1960s | |||||||||
| 4 | 70 | Direct Mail Marketing seminar series, 1 contact sheet, 5 negative strips, 1960s | |||||||||
| Series 10: Newspaper Clipping Scrapbooks | |||||||||||
| box | |||||||||||
| 5 | Tucson newspaper clipping and photograph scrapbook, 1958-1965 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Postal Service Day Tucson scrapbook, 1971 | ||||||||||
| box | |||||||||||
| 6 | Tucson newspaper clipping and photograph scrapbook, 1966-1971 | ||||||||||
| box | |||||||||||
| 7 | Tucson newspaper clipping and photograph scrapbook by station: Coronado, Kino, Major Facility, and the Casas Adobes Station , 1966-1972 | ||||||||||
| box | |||||||||||
| 8 | Tucson newspaper clipping and photograph scrapbook, 1972-1973 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Tucson newspaper clipping and photograph scrapbook for the 50th Anniversary of U.S. Airmail, 1968 | ||||||||||
| Series 11: Postal Manuals, Administration and Procedures | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 9 | 71 | Customer Service, 1979-1988 | |||||||||
| 9 | 72 | Operations Manual - Rural Route Management, 1984 | |||||||||
| 9 | 72a | Vehicle inspection memo, 1969 | |||||||||
| 9 | 73 | Operations Manual - Easycase, undated | |||||||||
| 9 | 74 | USPS Tucson Division - General Information, 1986 | |||||||||
| 9 | 75 | Emergency Preparedness, 1985-1986 | |||||||||
| 9 | 76 | Metro Plans, 1987-1997 | |||||||||
| 9 | 77 | Guidelines for Work Stoppage, 1987 | |||||||||
| 9 | 78 | Field Operations, 1988-1989 | |||||||||
| 9 | 79 | Memorandum of Understanding with National Association of Letter Carriers, 1984-1987 | |||||||||
| 9 | 80 | Remarks to Postmasters, 1989 | |||||||||
| 9 | 81 | Postal acronyms and abbreviations, 1991 | |||||||||
| 9 | 82 | Bulk Business Mail, 1998 | |||||||||
| 9 | 83 | Tucson Division Chart of USPS Positions, undated | |||||||||
| 9 | 84 | Route Inspections, 1976-1981 | |||||||||
| 9 | 84a | Arizona Study Map, 1966 | |||||||||
| 9 | 85 | PMS Allocation Worksheet, undated | |||||||||
| box | |||||||||||
| 6 | Office/Desk Sign "Director Employee and Labor Relations", undated | ||||||||||
| box | |||||||||||
| 5 | Arizona towns index cards or flashcards, undated | ||||||||||
| Unboxed | |||||||||||
| On shelf | 6 drawer card file cabinet with records of Tucson postage meters, 1960-1986 | ||||||||||
| Series 12: Branch Post Office Records | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 86 | Rincon, 1963 | |||||||||
| 10 | 87 | University Station (includes letters from Rep. Morris Udall and Senator Barry Goldwater), 1958-1967 | |||||||||
| 10 | 88 | Speedway, 1945-1961 | |||||||||
| 10 | 89 | So. Tucson, 1959-1961 | |||||||||
| 10 | 90 | East Broadway, 1958 | |||||||||
| 10 | 91 | Casas Adobes, 1970 | |||||||||