This collection houses organizational and descriptive documents, ephemera, photographs, and digital items documenting the professional association serving museum, collection, and gallery employees and affiliates operating in Arizona's central region. Central Arizona communities from the metropolitan Phoenix area include Apache Junction, Casa Grande, Cave Creek, Chandler, Deer Valley, Fountain Hills, Gilbert, Glendale, Maricopa, Mesa, Peoria, Phoenix, Queen Creek, Tempe, Scottsdale, Surprise, and Wickenburg. The records date from the 1980s to 2015.
Identification:
MSS-366
Language:
Material in English
Repository:
Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, AZ 85287-1006 Phone: (480) 965-4932 E-Mail: archives@asu.edu Questions? Ask An Archivist!
Historical Note
The Central Arizona Museum Association (CAMA) is a regional organization dedicated to fostering collaboration among museum professionals, encouraging professional development, improving professional practices, and promoting the value of member museums to the greater community.
Scope and Content Note
This collection houses organizational and descriptive documents, ephemera, photographs, and digital items documenting the professional association serving museum, collection, and gallery employees and affiliates operating in Arizona's central region. Central Arizona communities from the metropolitan Phoenix area include Apache Junction, Casa Grande, Cave Creek, Chandler, Deer Valley, Fountain Hills, Gilbert, Glendale, Maricopa, Mesa, Peoria, Phoenix, Queen Creek, Tempe, Scottsdale, Surprise, and Wickenburg. Among the special events and professional development opportunities included are International Museum Day, International Museum Month, workshops, conferences, festivals, and other professional development offerings. The records date from the 1980s to 2015.
Arrangement
This collection consists of eight boxes divided into seven series:
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Copyright
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.
[Identification of item], Central Arizona Museum Association Records, MSS-366, Arizona State University Library.
Provenance
The Central Arizona Museum Association Records were donated to the Arizona Collection in 2014 by CAMA's then President Vicki Berger, then appointed Program Director Rebecca Akins, and then Marketing Director Nancy Cutler (Accession #2014-04796).
