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Abraham Chanin Oral History audio cassettes, 1974-1977
MS 675
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| Creator: |
Chanin, Abraham S., 1921-
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| Collection Name: | Abraham Chanin Oral History
audio cassettes, |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1974-1977 |
| Physical Description: |
30 Audio cassettes
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| Abstract: | Abraham (Abe) Chanin was an author, historian, former publisher
of the Arizona Jewish Post, sports editor at the Arizona Daily Star, and professor at
the University of Arizona School of Journalism from 1976-1988. From 1988 to 1994, Chanin
was director of the Bloom Southwest Jewish Archive at the University of Arizona. This
collection contains interviews created by Abraham Chanin dating 1974-1977 with prominent
Arizona settlers, politicians, University of Arizona faculty, and members of Native
American communities on 30 audio cassettes. |
| Collection Number: | MS 675 |
| 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
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Biographical Note
Abraham (Abe) Chanin was an author, historian, former publisher of the Arizona Jewish
Post, sports editor at the Arizona Daily Star, and professor at the University of
Arizona School of Journalism from 1976-1988. From 1988 to 1994, Chanin was director of
the Bloom Southwest Jewish Archive at the University of Arizona. He died February 1,
2014 in Albuquerque, NM at the age of 92. He authored several books documenting the
history of Arizona and the Southwest. In 1977, the book This Land, These Voices: A
Different View of Arizona History in the Words of those who lived it authored by Abe
Chanin and his wife Mildred Chanin was published by Northland Press. The book contains
interviews with over 30 individuals and describes the social history and development of
Arizona and the Southwest.
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains interviews created by Abraham Chanin dating 1974-1977 with
prominent Arizona settlers, politicians, University of Arizona faculty, and members of
Native American communities on 30 audio cassettes. Notable figures include Charles Loloma
who discusses the Hopi community and Enos Francisco who details life on the Papagueria.
Also of note is an interview with Hiro Nomura, William Kajikawa and Margaret Kajikawa
discussing thier expereinces in a Japanese-American internment camp and Hayzel Burton
Daniels discussing African American pioneers. Other interviewees include politicians
Raul Castro and Morris Udall and University of Arizona faculty Emil Haury, and Roy
Drachman. Several of the interviews were used as source material for This Land
These Voices authored by Abe Chanin with Mildred Chanin, published in
1977.
Organization
This collection is organized alphabetically by interviewee surname.
Restrictions
There are no restrictions on this collection. Use of original audio visual materials is
restricted due to their fragile nature. No access copies are currently available. Please
contact Special Collections for more information.
Copyright
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from theowner 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 Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, its officers,
employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he
or she is an owner of copyright.
Eyewitness to History videocassettes (MS 685). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.
Access Terms
Personal Name(s)
Castro, Raul H., 1916-2015
Harvill, Richard A. (Richard Anderson), 1905-
Haury, Emil W. (Emil Walter), 1904-1992
Udall, Morris K.
Geographic Name(s)Arizona -- History -- Sources
Arizona -- Politics and government -- Sources
Barrio Historicio -- Tucson (Ariz.)
Subject(s)Chinese -- Arizona -- Tucson -- History
Hopi Indians
Hopi Indians -- Social life and customs
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
Navajo Indians -- Arizona
Oral history -- Arizona
Credit Line
Abraham Chanin Oral History audio cassettes (MS 675). Special Collections, University of
Arizona Libraries
Processing History
Processed by Trent Purdy in 2019.
Container List
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| box | tape |
| 1 | 1 | | Albert F. Anderson (side 1),1975-11-24 , Roy Drachman (side 2), 1976-12-29
1 Audio cassette
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| | | | | Scope and Contents |
| | | | | Albert F. Anderson recorded at a St. John's, AZ drug store. Roy Drachman recorded
in Tucson, AZ. |
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| 1 | 2 | | John Balhett (side 1), 1976-10-06, Lester W. "Budge" Ruffner (side 2), 1976-12-22
1 Audio cassette
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| | | | | Scope and Contents |
| | | | | John Balhett recorded at the University of Arizona. Lester W. "Budge" Ruffner
recorded at a mortuary in Prescott, AZ. |
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| 1 | 3 | | Jake Barth, 1976-11-24
1 Audio cassette
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| | | | | Scope and Contents |
| | | | | Recorded at his home in St. John's, AZ. |
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| 1 | 4 | | Raul Castro, 1976-09-29
1 Audio cassette
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| | | | | Scope and Contents |
| | | | | Recorded at the Ramada Inn, Tucson. |
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| 1 | 5 | | Tay Cook (side 1), 1976-11-10, Lamar Bellman (side 2), 1976-11-11
1 Audio cassette
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| | | | | Scope and Contents |
| | | | | Tay Cook recorded at Willcox, AZ. Lamar Bellman recorded at his home in Safford,
AZ. |
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| 1 | 6 | | Hayzel Burton Daniels, 1976-10-17
1 Audio cassette
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| | | | | Scope and Contents |
| | | | | Recorded at Phoenix, AZ. |
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| 1 | 7 | | Lew Davis, 1976-10-15
1 Audio cassette
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| | | | | Scope and Contents |
| | | | | Recorded at Scottsdale, AZ. |
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| 1 | 8 | | Paul Dyck (side 1), 1976-10-02, Edna Hodges and Belle Zug (side 2), 1976-12-22
1 Audio cassette
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| | | | | Scope and Contents |
| | | | | Paul Dyck recorded at Rimrock, AZ. Edna Hodges and Belle Zug recorded at their
home in Yuma, AZ. |
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| 1 | 9 | | Enos Francisco, 1974-10-22
1 Audio cassette
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| | | | | Scope and Contents |
| | | | | Recorded at his home at Sells, AZ. |
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| 1 | 10 | | Dr. Martin George Fronske, 1976-09-04
1 Audio cassette
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| 1 | 11 | | Howard Gorman, 1976-09-10
1 Audio cassette
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| | | | | Scope and Contents |
| | | | | Recorded at Window Rock, AZ. |
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| 1 | 12 | | Dr. Richard Harvill, 1976-09-29
1 Audio cassette
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| | | | | Scope and Contents |
| | | | | Recorded in Tucson, AZ. |
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| 1 | 13 | | Dr. Emil W. Haury, 1976-10-14
1 Audio cassette
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| | | | | Scope and Contents |
| | | | | Recorded in Tucson, AZ. |
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| 1 | 14 | | Fred Kabotie, undated
1 Audio cassette
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| 1 | 15 | | Emery Kolb, 1976-09-04
1 Audio cassette
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| 1 | 16 | | Clay Lockett, 1976-09-06
1 Audio cassette
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| | | | | Scope and Contents |
| | | | | Recorded in Flagstaff, AZ. |
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| 1 | 17 | | Lorna Lockwood, 1976-10-01
1 Audio cassette
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| | | | | Scope and Contents |
| | | | | Recorded in Phoenix, AZ. |
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| 1 | 18 | | Charles Loloma, 1974-08-18
1 Audio cassette
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| | | | | Scope and Contents |
| | | | | Recorded in Hotevilla-Bacavi, AZ. |
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| 1 | 19 | | Mayer, 1977-12-13
1 Audio cassette
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| 1 | 20 | | Craig Pottinger (side 1), 1976-10-23, William Kajikawa, Margaret Kajikawa,and Hiro
Nomura (side 2), 1976-12-19
1 Audio cassette
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| | | | | Scope and Contents |
| | | | | Craig Pottinger recorded at his home is Nogales, AZ. William Kajikawa, Margaret
Kajikawa, and Hiro Nomura recorded at Kajikawa home in Tempe, AZ. |
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| 1 | 21 | | Harry Rosenzweig (side 1), 1976-10-15, Dr. Clarence Salsbury (part 1, side
2), 1976-10-16
1 Audio cassette
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| | | | | Scope and Contents |
| | | | | Dr. Salsbury recorded at his home in Phoenix, AZ. |
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| 1 | 22 | | Dr. Clarence Salsbury (part 2, side 1), 1976-10-16, Lew Davis (side 2), 1976-10-16
1 Audio cassette
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| | | | | Scope and Contents |
| | | | | Lew David recorded at his house in Scottsdale, AZ. |
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| 1 | 23 | | John M. Summer (side 1), 1976-10-23, Louis Escalada (side 2), 1976-10-23
1 Audio cassette
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| | | | | Scope and Contents |
| | | | | John Summer recorded at his home in Nogales, AZ. Louis Escalada recorded at his
home in Nogales, AZ. |
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| 1 | 24 | | Esther Tang (side 1), 1976-09-20, James Douglas (side 2), 1976-12-03
1 Audio cassette
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| | | | | Scope and Contents |
| | | | | Ester Tang interviewed in Tucson, AZ. James Douglas interviewed in his office. |
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| 1 | 25 | | Tom Tang (side 1), 1976-10-04, Harry Montgomery (side 2), 1976-12-20
1 Audio cassette
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| | | | | Scope and Contents |
| | | | | Haarry Montgomery recorded at his home in Phoenix, AZ. |
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| 1 | 26 | | Morris Udall (side 1), 1976-11-04, Henry DeCorse (side 2), 1976-12-23
1 Audio cassette
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| | | | | Scope and Contents |
| | | | | Morris Udall recorded in Tucson, AZ. Henry Decorse recorded at his home in Yuma,
AZ. |
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| 1 | 27 | | Maria Urquides, 1976-09-17
1 Audio cassette
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| 1 | 28 | | Annie Dodge Wauneka, 1976-09-11
1 Audio cassette
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| | | | | Scope and Contents |
| | | | | Recorded at Fountain Hills, AZ. |
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| 1 | 29 | | Elizabeth White, 1976-09-05
1 Audio cassette
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| 1 | 30 | | Wing S. Wong and Family, 1976-11-03
1 Audio cassette
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