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Collection Summary | |
Creator: | Maxwell, Sharon Lee Reynolds |
Collection Name | Sharon Reynolds Maxwell Papers |
Inclusive Dates: | 1960-1990 |
Bulk Dates: | (bulk 1970-1988) |
Physical Description: | 7 linear feet |
Abstract | Papers, 1960-1990 (bulk: 1970-1988). This collection contains materials documenting the implementation of the Model Cities program in Tucson, Arizona and the administrative component of the Citizen Participation office in which Sharon Lee Reynolds Maxwell worked beginning in 1972. |
Collection Number | MS 589 |
Language: | Materials are in English. |
Repository |
University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections University of Arizona PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-621-6423 Fax: 520-621-9733 URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/ E-Mail: LBRY-askspcoll@email.arizona.edu |
Sharon Lee Reynolds Maxwell was born March 2, 1939 in Taft, California to Theodore Roosevelt Reynolds and Adelaide Velma Johnson Reynolds. She attended the University of Arizona from 1957-1966, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in English-Education with a minor in Library Science. She completed a Master of Arts degree in English as a Second Language at the University of Arizona in 1969. She had two children, Maurynne Ruth Maxwell, born in 1958, and Edward Stuart Maxwell, born in 1960.
Sharon Maxwell worked as an assistant cataloger for Tucson Public Schools from 1966-1968. From 1968-1972, she worked as a substitute teacher and librarian, and a GED/ESL instructor for Tucson Public Schools, Pima County Adult Education (1970-1972), and as a teaching assistant at the University Arizona (1969-1970). In 1972 Ms. Maxwell became a training advisor for the Tucson Model Cities Program. The Model Cities Program was an element of U.S. President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society and War on Poverty. In 1966, new legislation led to the more than 150 five-year-long, Model Cities experiments to develop new antipoverty programs and alternative forms of municipal government. The program's initial goals emphasized comprehensive planning, involving not just rebuilding but also rehabilitation, social service delivery, and citizen participation. In 1978, Sharon Maxwell became the Citizen Participation Systems director for the City of Tucson, Arizona.
Sharon Maxwell was a member of the Pima area advisory group Health Systems Agency Southern Arizona from 1978-1980, a member of the governing body, 1979-1984, and a member of the advisory committee for the Community Mediation Program from 1985-1987. Her other memberships included Member of Pi Lambda Theta, Executive Women's Council of Southern Arizona, Arizona Education Association, National Association Female Executives, American Association of University Women, and the National Education Association.
Papers, 1960-1990 (bulk: 1970-1988). This collection contains the Citizen Participation office papers of Sharon Lee Reynolds Maxwell who worked for the City of Tucson, Arizona in the Citizen Participation office starting in 1972 and became the CP director in 1978.
There are no restrictions on this collection.
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Sharon Reynolds Maxwell Papers (MS 589). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.
Processed by Susan L. Mergenthal.
Biographical Materials and Personal Papers, 1975-1991 | |||||||||||
This series contains personal information on Sharon Lee Reynolds Maxwell, her resumes, a Who’s Who in the West biographical data form, a certificate of appreciation from the Tucson Urban League, a jury duty summons, vehicle collision report, and miscellaneous clippings. This series is arranged chronologically. | |||||||||||
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1 | 1 | Sharon Lee Reynolds Maxwell, Resumes and biographical data, 1979, 1980-81, 1991 | |||||||||
1 | 2 | Sharon Maxwell, Jury Duty Summons, 1975 | |||||||||
1 | 3 | Sharon Reynolds Maxwell, Employee, City of Tucson, Vehicle Collision Papers, 1976 | |||||||||
1 | 4 | Sharon Maxwell, Citizen Participation Office, personal notes, 1976-1980 | |||||||||
1 | 5 | Sharon Reynolds Maxwell, Time Systems Planner, 1983 |
Activity Files, 1970-1990 | |||||||||||
This series contains the administrative papers for the City of Tucson office of Citizen Participation and documents relating to Tucson and the Model Cities program. This series is arranged chronologically by date. | |||||||||||
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1 | 6 | Model Cities Concepts, circa 1960-1972, undated | |||||||||
1 | 7 | Model Cities, Citizens Participation Policy Statement, circa 1967-1971, undated | |||||||||
1 | 8 | Model Cities Program, City of Tucson, 1969 | |||||||||
1 | 9 | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 6 Citizens Organizations, Government Printing Office publication, 1971 | |||||||||
1 | 10 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Training Packet, 1969-1970, undated | |||||||||
1 | 11 | Tucson, Model Cities Program, First Year Action Plan, 1970 | |||||||||
1 | 12 | Tucson, Model Cities Program, Midterm Planning Statement, 1970 | |||||||||
1 | 13 | Tucson, Fiesta Audience Response: Barrio survey, 1970 | |||||||||
1 | 14 | Tucson, Model Cities Program, 1st Quarterly Report, 1970 | |||||||||
1 | 15 | Tucson, Model Cities Citizen Participation Project, Critiques, 1970 | |||||||||
1 | 16 | Tucson, Model Neighborhood Council, Resident Employment Policy Statement, 1970 | |||||||||
1 | 17 | Tucson, Population statistic reports, 1969, 1971 | |||||||||
1 | 18 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Office, Administrative documents, 1970-1973 | |||||||||
1 | 19 | Tucson, City-wide Citizen Participation Planning Process documents, 1970-1974 | |||||||||
1 | 20 | Business and Membership Directories, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976-1977, 1981, 1983 | |||||||||
1 | 21 | Civil Service Conference, 1971 | |||||||||
1 | 22 | Tucson, Model Cities Program, Second Year Plan, 1971 | |||||||||
1 | 23 | Tucson, Model Cities Program, Operations Division, 1971 | |||||||||
1 | 24 | HUD Handbook I, Comprehensive Planning Assistance Guidelines, 1971 | |||||||||
1 | 25 | Manpower Conference (Washington, D.C.), 1972 | |||||||||
1 | 26 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Budget for Grant Capital Project, 1972 | |||||||||
1 | 27 | Tucson, Model Cities Program, Action Year Report 1972-1973 | |||||||||
1 | 28 | Tucson, Model Cities Project, Contract Development, 1972-1973 | |||||||||
1 | 29 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Office, administrative documents, 1972-1973 | |||||||||
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2 | 1 | Model Cities, Analysis of Federal Programs, 1973 | |||||||||
2 | 2 | Tucson, Citizen Participation application and information, undated | |||||||||
2 | 3 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Office, planning and training, 1973 | |||||||||
2 | 4 | Tucson, Parent Implemented Follow Through Project, 1973, undated | |||||||||
2 | 5 | Tucson, Model Cities administrative documents, (1 of 2) 1973 | |||||||||
2 | 6 | Tucson, Model Cities administrative documents, (2 of 2) 1973 | |||||||||
2 | 7 | Tucson, Model Cities Program, (Action Year), 1973-1974 | |||||||||
2 | 8 | Tucson, City-wide Citizen Participation Committee, 1973-1975 | |||||||||
2 | 9 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Division, budget breakdowns, 1973-1975 | |||||||||
2 | 10 | Tucson, Affirmative Action Program, 1974 | |||||||||
2 | 11 | Model Cities Community Development Directors, 1974 | |||||||||
2 | 12 | Tucson, Model Cities booklet and draft, 1974 | |||||||||
2 | 13 | Tucson, City Planning Committee, (1 of 2) 1974 | |||||||||
2 | 14 | Tucson, City Planning Committee,(2 of 2), 1974 | |||||||||
2 | 15 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Process Development Committee, 1974 | |||||||||
2 | 16 | Tucson, Urban Resource Coordination, Personal Services Contract, 194 | |||||||||
2 | 17 | Patricia King, Tucson Model Cities Case Study, 1974 | |||||||||
2 | 18 | Tucson, Unit 4 Election Protest, 1974 | |||||||||
2 | 19 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Office, administrative documents, 1974-1975 | |||||||||
2 | 20 | Tucson, Public Housing Project, 1974-1975 | |||||||||
2 | 21 | Tucson, Citizen Participation, Objectives, 1974-1975, undated | |||||||||
2 | 22 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Division, Operating Budget, 1974-1975 | |||||||||
2 | 23 | Tucson, Citizen Participation System Review, 1974-1978, undated | |||||||||
2 | 24 | Changing Tucson publication, circa 1974-1989 | |||||||||
2 | 25 | Citizen Involvement in City/Community Planning, journal articles, 1975 | |||||||||
2 | 26 | Tucson, Preliminary Report of the Structure and Finance Committee, 1975 | |||||||||
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3 | 1 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Office, administrative documents, 1975 | |||||||||
3 | 2 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Process Development Committee, 1975 | |||||||||
3 | 3 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Council Task Force, 1975 | |||||||||
3 | 4 | Tucson, Model Cities, Speaker’s packet, 1975 | |||||||||
3 | 5 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Implementation Committee convention, (1 of 2) 1975 | |||||||||
3 | 6 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Implementation Committee convention, (2 of 2), 1975 | |||||||||
3 | 7 | Tucson, Model Cities Organization Communication Analysis, 1975 | |||||||||
3 | 8 | Tucson, City-wide Council/Citizen Participation Process Bylaws, 1975-1976 | |||||||||
3 | 9 | Tucson, Citizen Participation System, Operational Analysis, 1975-1976 | |||||||||
3 | 10 | City of Tucson, Employee Performance Evaluation System, 1969, 1975-1981 | |||||||||
3 | 11 | Tucson Trade Bureau Central City Committee Report, 1975 | |||||||||
3 | 12 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Office, inquiries, 1975-1977 | |||||||||
3 | 13 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Office, Ruben Romero, Councilman, 1975-1977 | |||||||||
3 | 14 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Office, newspaper clippings, 1975-1979 | |||||||||
3 | 15 | City of Tucson, time policies, 1975-1980 | |||||||||
3 | 16 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Office, Review Committee, (1 of 2), 1976 | |||||||||
3 | 17 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Office, Review Committee, (2 of 2) 1976 | |||||||||
3 | 18 | Tucson, Residential Energy Conservation Study, 1976 | |||||||||
3 | 19 | Citizen Involvement in the Local Planning Process Handbook, 1976 | |||||||||
3 | 20 | Tucson, Citizen Participation surveys, 1972, 1976, 1977, undated | |||||||||
3 | 21 | Tucson, Affirmative Action Update Report, 1975-1980 | |||||||||
3 | 22 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Review Committee Proposal, 1976 | |||||||||
3 | 23 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Council, 1976-1978 | |||||||||
3 | 24 | Tucson, Citizen Participation System Reorganization, 1976-1980 | |||||||||
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4 | 1 | Tucson Urban Development information, 1976-1987 | |||||||||
4 | 2 | Tucson, City Planning, Citizen Participation Section, reorganization, 1976-1977 | |||||||||
4 | 3 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Section, budget proposal, 1976-1977 | |||||||||
4 | 4 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Section, operating budget, 1976-1977 | |||||||||
4 | 5 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Office, administrative documents, 1977 | |||||||||
4 | 6 | Tucson, Citizen Participation System, status report, 1977 | |||||||||
4 | 7 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Office, administrative letters, 1977-1978 | |||||||||
4 | 8 | Tucson, Citizen Participation, performance evaluation, 1977-1979 | |||||||||
4 | 9 | Tucson, Citizen Participation review, 1977-1979 | |||||||||
4 | 10 | City of Tucson, Supervisory/Administrative Guidelines, 1977-1988 | |||||||||
4 | 11 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Office, administrative documents, 1978 | |||||||||
4 | 12 | Fisher-Mendoza vs. Tucson Unified School District, Court ruling by Judge William C. Frey , 1978 | |||||||||
4 | 13 | Response by Hispanics to Changes in Immigration Law under President Carter, 1978 | |||||||||
4 | 14 | Tucson, Community Development Block Grant Project Proposals, 1978-1979 | |||||||||
4 | 15 | National Conference on Citizen Participation, 1979 | |||||||||
4 | 16 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Office, administrative documents, 1979 | |||||||||
4 | 17 | Tucson, Citizen Participation System, evaluation report, 1979 | |||||||||
4 | 18 | Tucson, Community Involvement Survey, 1979 | |||||||||
4 | 19 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Survey, 1979 | |||||||||
4 | 20 | Tucson, Citizen Participation System review, 1979 | |||||||||
4 | 21 | Tucson, Community Development Block Grant Project Proposals, 1979-1980 | |||||||||
4 | 22 | Tucson, Downtown Advisory Committee, 1979-1980 | |||||||||
4 | 23 | Tucson, Citizen Participation, survey and review, 1979-1980 | |||||||||
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5 | 1 | Tucson, National Hispanic Housing Coalition, proposal, 1979-1981 | |||||||||
5 | 2 | City of Tucson, Travel Authorization and Expense Allowances, 1979, 1983 | |||||||||
5 | 3 | Tucson Community Development Block Grant Project Proposals, 1980-1981 | |||||||||
5 | 4 | Tucson, Neighborhood Associations and Contacts, 1980s, undated | |||||||||
5 | 5 | Tucson, Abolishment of Citizen Participation System, and Establishment of Human Services Study Commission (HSSC), 1980 | |||||||||
5 | 6 | Tucson, Community Development Block Grant and HSSC, 1980 | |||||||||
5 | 7 | Arizona, Governor’s Conference on Employment in the ‘80s, 1980 | |||||||||
5 | 8 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Office, administrative documents, 1980-1981 | |||||||||
5 | 9 | Tucson, Human Services Study Commission, 1980-1981 | |||||||||
5 | 10 | Tucson, Campaign contributions, 1980-1984 | |||||||||
5 | 11 | Tucson, City Budgets, 1980-1981, 1981-1982 | |||||||||
5 | 12 | Tucson, Community Development Block Grant Application, 1981-1982 | |||||||||
5 | 13 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Office, administrative documents, 1981-1982 | |||||||||
5 | 14 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Office, budget, 1981-1982 | |||||||||
5 | 15 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Office, registered neighborhoods, 1982 | |||||||||
5 | 16 | Tucson, Citizen Participation and Neighborhood Watch, 1982-1983 | |||||||||
5 | 17 | Tucson Tomorrow, State Route 210 Corridor Study, 1982-1984 | |||||||||
5 | 18 | Tucson, Neighborhoods statistics report, 1983 | |||||||||
5 | 19 | Southwest Alternatives Institute, Coyote Publication, 1983 | |||||||||
5 | 20 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Office, budget, 1983-1984 | |||||||||
5 | 21 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Office, administrative documents, 1984 | |||||||||
5 | 22 | University of Arizona, A Brief Report: Hispanics on Campus, 1985 | |||||||||
5 | 23 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Office, How to Start a Neighborhood Association, 1980 | |||||||||
5 | 24 | Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Legislation, 1985-1986 | |||||||||
5 | 25 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Office, administrative documents, 1985-1987 | |||||||||
5 | 26 | Tucson, Hispanic Sports Enrichment Program, 1985-1987 | |||||||||
5 | 27 | Tucson, Major Zoning Code revision, 1985, 1989 | |||||||||
5 | 28 | Tucson, Residential Housing Study, 1970-1986 | |||||||||
5 | 29 | Tucson, Citizens and Planning, article by Karen Dahood, 1986 | |||||||||
5 | 30 | Tucson, Neighborhood listings, 1986, undated | |||||||||
5 | 31 | Tucson, Recommendations for 1987-1988 Position Compensation Plan, 1986 | |||||||||
5 | 32 | House Bill 2518, Environmental Quality Act, 1986 | |||||||||
5 | 33 | Tucson, Neighborhood Association newsletters, 1986 | |||||||||
5 | 34 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Office, Pima County Tax Roll Requests, 1986-1989 | |||||||||
5 | 35 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Office, Urban Planning Problems, 1988 | |||||||||
5 | 36 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Office, Citizen Resource Guide, 1988 | |||||||||
5 | 37 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Office, administrative documents, 1988-1990 | |||||||||
5 | 38 | Tucson Chamber of Commerce Membership Directory, 1989 | |||||||||
5 | 39 | Tucson, Convento Site, Mission Road Realignment and Neighborhood Association, 1989-1990 | |||||||||
5 | 40 | Tucson, Citizen Participation Section, Organizational Chart Format, undated | |||||||||
5 | 41 | Tucson Barrio Association, Board Training, undated | |||||||||
5 | 42 | Tucson, Citizen Advisory Planning Committee, Neighborhood Plans, undated | |||||||||
5 | 43 | Tucson, City Management System for Intergovernmental Affairs, undated | |||||||||
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6 | City of Tucson, Arizona, Application for Model Cities Planning Grant, 1968 | ||||||||||
6 | City of Tucson Model Cities Program, 1970 |
Photographic Materials, 1973, undated | |||||||||||
This series contains photographs, negatives, and slides from the City of Tucson’s office of Citizen Participation relating to Tucson and the Model Cities program. This series is arranged alphabetically by title of photographic groupings since most materials are undated. | |||||||||||
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7 | 1 | Tucson Model Cities/Citizen Participation Office Annex Open House, negatives, undated | |||||||||
7 | 2 | Tucson Model Cities/Citizen Participation Office, miscellaneous photographs, undated | |||||||||
7 | 3 | Tucson Model Cities/Citizen Participation Office, photographs and negatives (people), undated | |||||||||
7 | 4 | Tucson Model Cities/Citizen Participation Office, Arizona Sportsman’s Camp, photographs and negatives, undated | |||||||||
7 | 5 | Tucson Model Cities/Citizen Participation Office, Casa de Vida, photographs and negatives, undated | |||||||||
7 | 6 | Tucson Model Cities/Citizen Participation Office, City-Wide Council, photographs and negatives , undated | |||||||||
7 | 7 | Tucson Model Cities/Citizen Participation Office, Community Food Store, photographs and negatives, undated | |||||||||
7 | 8 | Tucson Model Cities/Citizen Participation Office, Holy Cross House, photographs and negatives, undated | |||||||||
7 | 9 | Tucson Model Cities/Citizen Participation Office, Housing Corporation and ground- breaking, photographs, undated | |||||||||
7 | 10 | Tucson Model Cities/Citizen Participation Office, Immunization, photographs and negatives, undated | |||||||||
7 | 11 | Tucson Model Cities/Citizen Participation Office, Infant Formula, negatives, undated | |||||||||
7 | 12 | Tucson Model Cities/Citizen Participation Office, Inner City Revitalization, photographs and negatives, undated | |||||||||
7 | 13 | Tucson Model Cities/Citizen Participation Office, Kroeger Lane Drainage Project, photographs and negatives, undated | |||||||||
7 | 14 | Tucson Model Cities/Citizen Participation Office, Manpower, photographs and negatives, undated | |||||||||
7 | 15 | Tucson Model Cities/Citizen Participation Office, miscellaneous meetings, photographs and negatives, undated | |||||||||
7 | 16 | Tucson Model Cities/Citizen Participation Office, Mr. Lander LWV OEF Seminar, negatives, undated | |||||||||
7 | 17 | Tucson Model Cities/Citizen Participation Office, Ormsby Park, photographs and negatives, undated | |||||||||
7 | 18 | Tucson Model Cities/Citizen Participation Office, Privy removal, street surfacing, sewer connections, photographs and negatives, undated | |||||||||
7 | 19 | Tucson Model Cities/Citizen Participation Office, Senior I and R, negatives, undated | |||||||||
7 | 20 | Tucson Model Cities/Citizen Participation Office, Sonora Desert Museum field trip/summer classes, undated | |||||||||
7 | 21 | Tucson Model Cities/Citizen Participation Office, Special Needs Transportation, negatives, undated | |||||||||
7 | 22 | Tucson Model Cities/Citizen Participation Office, Study Sessions of Ranking, photographs and negatives, undated | |||||||||
7 | 23 | Tucson Model Cities/Citizen Participation Office, Units 6 and 10, playground and pool photographs and negatives, undated | |||||||||
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8 | Tucson Model Cities/Citizen Participation Office, photographic slides, 1973, undated |