R. Sean Evans Papers 1989-2019

R. Sean Evans Papers, 1989-2019

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R. Sean Evans Papers, 1989-2019

NAU.PH.2004.11
NAU.OH.2006.115


Overview of the Collection
Creator:	Evans, R. Sean
Title:	R. Sean Evans Papers
Inclusive Dates:	1989-2019
Quantity:	2,894 photographic images (prints, born digital), 12 digital video files (DVCAM), 2 digital audio files (WAV)
Abstract:	Photographs and oral histories detailing the conditions of the highway and buildings and the experiences of people who make their living along Route 66 in Arizona, New Mexico, California and beyond from 1989 to 2019, created by R. Sean Evans, Archivist for Special Collections and Archives at Northern Arizona University's Cline Library and Route 66 historian.
Identification:	NAU.PH.2004.11 NAU.OH.2006.115
Language:	Material in English
Repository:	Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives Northern Arizona University Box 6022 Flagstaff, AZ 86011-6022 Phone: 928 523-5551 Fax: 928 523-3770 Email: special.collections@nau.edu

Biographical Note

R. Sean Evans became familiar with Route 66 as a child during summer vacation travels across the U.S. Usual Routes were Yonkers, New York, to Sedona, Arizona. Later, Evans was witness to the opening of the bypass around Williams, Arizona. that ended the Route 66 era. Evans began photographing and researching Route 66 in 1989 in Arizona, expanding into California in 1990, and New Mexico in 2001.

Scope and Content

The R. Sean Evans papers contains nearly 3,000 photographs of historic Route 66 taken by archivist and Route 66 historian and enthusiast R. Sean Evans between 1989 and 2014. Evans' photographs were predominantly taken in Arizona, but they also include images of sections of Route 66 in California, New Mexico, and other Route 66 states. Images are of the actual road (including some realignments) and any existing structures located adjacent to the road.

The R. Sean Evans papers also includes oral history interviews with important figures in the preservation of historic Route 66. These interviews were conducted between 2006 and 2019 by Evans, many with Peter Runge as cameraperson. Many were conducted in connection to Evans' role as curator of the "Route 66 in Arizona" exhibit hosted by Special Collections & Archives in 2009-2010.

Arrangement

Samantha Meier created 2 format-based subgroups for the R. Sean Evans papers in 2020 to reflect their physical organization:

NAU.PH.2004.11 - Photographs, 1989-2014

NAU.PH.2004.11.1 - Series 1: New Mexico, 2002-2014

NAU.PH.2004.11.2 - Series 2: Arizona, 1989-2014

NAU.PH.2004.11.3 - Series 3: California, 1989-2014

NAU.PH.2004.11.4 - Series 4: Other states, 2007-2014

NAU.OH.2006.115 - Route 66 Oral History Project, 2006-2019

Restrictions

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on use, except not available through interlibrary loan.

Conditions Governing Use

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 Arizona Board of Regents for Northern Arizona University, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.

Related Material

Libby Coyner Collection, NAU.PH.2013.2

Route 66 Car Club, NAU.MS.470 Historic Route 66

Association of Arizona Records (PARTIALLY PROCESSED), NAU.MS.66; NAU.PH.2017.51; Accession 2017.51 (UNPROCESSED)

Angel Delgadillo Papers (UNPROCESSED), Accession 2016.35

Controlled Access Terms

Personal Name(s)

Delgadillo, Angel

Geographic Name(s)

Arizona

California

New Mexico

Subject(s)

United States Highway 66

Administrative Information

Digital Material Available

Many of the items in the R. Sean Evans papers are born digital and/or have been digitized by SCA staff. Digital materials are available online through Digital Collections. Use the search bar to search for "R. Sean Evans" in the "Creator" field or "R. Sean Evans papers" in the "Collection name field."

Click here to view all digitized and born digital material from the R. Sean Evans papers.

Preferred Citation

[Title or brief description of item.] R. Sean Evans papers [photographs], NAU.PH.2004.11.[ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Northern Arizona University. Cline Library. Flagstaff, Arizona.

[Title or brief description of item.] R. Sean Evans papers [oral history interviews], NAU.OH.2006.115.[ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Northern Arizona University. Cline Library. Flagstaff, Arizona.

Samantha Meier changed the title of this archival collection from the "Evans Route 66 Collection" to the "R. Sean Evans papers" in April 2020, in accordance with Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) rules.

Acquisition Information

Photographic materials were first acquired from R. Sean Evans in 2004, with subsequent accruals in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2015, and 2019.

Oral history recordings were contributed by Evans beginning in 2006, with later accruals in 2007, 2008, 2012, and 2019.

Processing Information

Photographic materials from the R. Sean Evans papers were initially processed in 2005 to 2006 by Bee Valvo. Further accruals of photographic materials, including born digital photographs, were processed by SCA staff including Jonathan Pringle and R. Sean Evans in July 2015.

Oral history interviews conducted between 2006-2019 are still being processed by SCA staff, including Jess Vogelsang, as of April 2020.

Accruals

Future accruals are anticipated.

Container List


Photographs 1989-2014 (2,894 photographs [prints, born digital])
	Scope & Content
	The Photographs subgroup (NAU.PH.2004.11) of the R. Sean Evans papers contains images taken by R. Sean Evans during trips along Route 66.

	Arrangement
	Special Collections & Archives staff, notably Bee Valvo, arranged the Photographs subgroup into 4 series based on geographical location: NAU.PH.2004.11.1 - Series 1: New Mexico, 2002-2014 NAU.PH.2004.11.2 - Series 2: Arizona, 1989-2014 NAU.PH.2004.11.3 - Series 3: California, 1989-2014 NAU.PH.2004.11.4 - Series 4: Other states, 2007-2014
	Later accruals of born digital photographs were added to these existing series by Jonathan Pringle.

	Digital Material Available
	Many of the photographs in the R. Sean Evans papers are born digital and/or have been digitized by SCA staff. Digital materials are available online through Digital Collections. Use the search bar to search for "R. Sean Evans" in the "Creator" field and "Image" in the "Type" field.
	Click here to view all digitized and born digital photographs from the R. Sean Evans papers.


	Series 1: New Mexico, 2002-2014 (312 photographs [prints, born digital])
		Scope & Contents
		Series 1 contains Route 66-related photographs covering the state of New Mexico. Subjects include roadside attractions, gas stations, motels, and highway structures. Images include the Algodones state line.

		Digital Material Available
		Many of these items are born digital and/or have been digitized and are available through Digital Collections here.

Box	Folder
1	1		NAU.PH.2004.11.1.1-3 Algodones-Grants, New Mexico, 2003-2004 (3 photographs)
				Scope and Contents
				Images covering Route 66 from the Hacienda Vargas on the 1937 alignment of Route 66 in Algodones to the region west of Rio Puerco.

1	2		NAU.PH.2004.11.1 Rio Puerco Bridge, 2004 (3 photographs)
				Scope and Contents
				Images of the Rio Puerco Bridge that Route 66 once used to cross the Rio Puerco River.

1	3		Budville, N.M., 2003-2004
				Scope and Contents
				These images cover the Budville Trading Company and out buildings.

1	4		Whiting Brothers, Prewitt, N.M., 2002-2004
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 5 images of the ruins of a Whiting Bros. gas station and motel near Prewitt, N.M.

1	5		On the Road to Grants, 2004
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains three images covering Route 66 from west of "Deadman's Curve" to just east of Grants, N.M.

1	6		Grants, N.M., 2002-2004
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 4 images from Grants, covering the auto recycling yard on the west end of Grants, and images of the Uranium Cafe.

1	7		Grants to AZ. State Line, 2002-2004
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 8 images covering Route 66 west of Grants to the Continental Divide area.

1	8		New Mexico Trip, 2005
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 17 images of various alignments of Route 66 from Las Lunas to Arizona State Line.

1	9		Route 66 Festival Albuquerque- Gallup to Albuquerque and back, 2006
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 60 images taken en route to and at the 2006 Route 66 Festival in Albuquerque, N.M.

1	10		Trip to Route 66 Meeting with NPS in Albuquerque, 2007
				Scope and Contents
				During this trip an oral history was done with the Hermans.


NAU.PH.2004.11.1.148-267			Miscellanous New Mexico images, 2007-2012 (119 born digital photographs)

NAU.PH.2004.11.1.268-312			Arizona/Missouri trip, 2014 (44 born digital photographs)
				Scope and Contents
				Images taken towards the end of October 2014 related to a trip from Flagstaff, Arizona to Cuba, Missouri.


	Series 2: Arizona, 1989-2014 (2,063 photographs [prints, born digital])
		Scope & Contents
		Series 2 contains Route 66 related images covering Arizona. Subjects include roadside attractions, gas stations, motels, and highway structures.

		Digital Material Available
		Many of these items are born digital and/or have been digitized and are available through Digital Collections here.

Box	Folder
2	1		State Line to Holbrook, 1992-1994
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 5 prints of the Holbrook area, including images from the air, and the Wigwam Village.

2	2		Holbrook-Winslow, 1992
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 4 images: two from Hibbard road (1937 Route 66), and two from between Jackrabbit Trading Post and Joseph City, 1947 alignment of Route 66.

2	3		Route 66 stop at the Jackrabbit, 2002-2004
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 4 images of the Jackrabbit Trading Post, the billboard, and Cline Library librarian, Gary Gustafson on the Jackrabbit.

2	4		East Entrance to the Jackrabbit, 1994
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains five images taken from the air depicting the Hibbard Road (1937 Route 66) from just east of Winslow to the Jackrabbit Trading Post.

2	5		Winslow, 2002-2004
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 5 images of Winslow, AZ. All are taken along 2nd. street (Route 66 eastbound), images include the Cline Library Dragon Ladies, "Standin' on the Corner" park, and Arrowhead Liquors' neon.

2	6		Winslow, 1992
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 5 images from Winslow, 4 of La Posada, and one of Hubbell Trading Post, all along 2nd street (Route 66).

2	7		Winslow-Meteor City, 1992-1994
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 8 images covering Route 66 west of Grants to the Continetal Divide area.

2	8		Meteor Crater to Canyon Diablo (N), 1990-1994
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 13 images north of Route 66 at Canyon Diablo, focusing on the Canyon Diablo Trading Post, and Railroad bridge area. Some are taken from the air.

2	9		Canyon Diablo South, Ft. Two Guns, 1992-1994
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 60 images taken en route to and at the 2006 Route 66 Festival in Albuquerque, N.M.

2	10		Ft. Two Guns, 1994-1996
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 7 images, most are take from the air in 1994, covering the two zoos, Cundiff store and Luten span bridge over Diablo Canyon. Visible are 1926 and 1937 alignments of Route 66.

2	11		Ft. Two Guns, 2004
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 8 images of the 1930s era zoo, bridge and Cundiff store along the 1926 and '37 alignments of Route 66 at Diablo Canyon.

2	12		Ft. Two Guns, 2004
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 8 images taken during a Westerners' walk through Diablo Canyon. Images include: the Cundiff store; the 1913 Luten span concrete arch bridge that the first alignment of Route 66 used to cross Diablo Canyon; tourist-related buildings over the "Apache Death Cave"; and remains of the as station run by Harry "Indian" Miller.

2	13		Ft. Two Guns, 2004
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 9 images taken during a Westerners' walk through Diablo Canyon. Images include: remnants of the 1920s and 1930s vintage zoos; and the round tower from the 1920s vintage gas station run by Harry "Indian" Miller.

2	14		Ft. Two Guns, 2004
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 11 images taken during a Westerners' walk through Diablo Canyon. Images include: Remnants of the 1920s gas station roof; the 1920's vintage zoo; the Luten span bridge over the canyon that Route 66 used; walkways down to the "Apache Death Cave."

2	15		Buffalo Range Road to Flagstaff, 1990-1994
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 8 images. Images cover: Remnants of 1937(?) Route 66 west of Buffalo Range Rd.; retaining wall, near Twin Arrows debris pile on the east side of Padre Canyon along the 1926-32 alignment of Route 66; Twin Arrows as seen from the air; 1913 concrete Luten span arch bridge over Padre Canyon that carried Route 66 until local realignment in 1932.

2	16		Buffalo Range Road to Flagstaff, 1991-2000
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 8 images; all of the Padre Canyon region, including bridge (which hosted Route 66 from 1926-32), and a piece of an old alignment of Route 66 on the West side of Padre Canyon, likely dating from 1937.

2	17		Buffalo Range Road to Flagstaff, 1990-2000
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 8 images covering the area between Padre Canyon and Flagstaff. Images include: Flagstaff-Angell highway (Built by Forest Service, and 1926 alignment of Route 66 between Winona and Angell); Old truss bridge west of Winona on the 1926-1937 alignment of Route 66; concrete pour marker on the 1947 alignment of Route 66 between Walnut Canyon and Flagstaff; east entrance into Flagstaff on the 1947 alignment of Route 66.

2	18		Buffalo Range Road to Flagstaff, 1993-1994
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 5 images taken along the 3 miles of the 1947 alignment of Route 66 at the east side of Flagstaff. Images include: two concrete pour markers; images of 1947 concrete-paved Route 66; remnants of the Tourist Motel, between Country Club overpass and Flagstaff Mall.

2	19		Flagstaff to Williams, 1989-1992
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 8 images. Subjects include: Pine Breeze Inn along 1947 alignment of Route 66 near Bellmont; (6) images of the Whiting Brothers Motel east of Bellmont (interior and exterior); concrete-paved 1947 alignment of Route 66 just east of Bellmont.

2	20		Flagstaff to Williams, 1992
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 8 images in and around Bellmont. The Bellmont area features 4 alignments of Route 66 (including I-40). Subjects include: alignments; old businesses and buildings; residences; images of different alignments just west of Bellmont.

2	21		Flagstaff-Williams, 1991-1992
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 9 images covering the area west of Parks to Williams, AZ. Images include:abandoned commercial buildings near Parks; concrete-paved Route 66 (1947?) between Parks and Deer Farm; Deer Farm; abandoned building on the north side of Davenport Lake (1926 Route 66); Terri Cleeland, Archeologist for the Kaibab National Forest touring Williams, AZ.; Williams buildings including Grand Canyon Railway Depot.

2	22		Flagstaff-Williams, 1992-1993
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 8 images. The images include: 1926 alignment of Route 66 between Bellmont and Parks; 1947 alignment of Route 66 east of Parks; 1937 alignment of Roue 66 east of Parks; abandoned roadside businesses west of Parks.

2	23		Ashfork Grade to Seligman, 1992-1996
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 8 images. Subjects include: images of mid-grade 1950s(?) alignment of Route 66; 1930s(?) alignment of Route 66 that runs past the Monte Carlo Truck Stop; Crookton Road (Route 66)looking west towards Seligman.

2	24		Ashfork Grade to Seligman, 1992-1996
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 8 images, all from along the Crookton Road between Ashfork and Seligman. Specific subjects include scenes along the 1947 alignment of Route 66; double bridges (Crookton Overpass) over the Santa Fe Railway.

2	25		Ash Fork Grade to Seligman, 1992
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 8 images, all or Route 66 between Ashfork and Seligman along Crookton Road. Specific images include bridge remnants from 1926 vintage Route 66; 1930s and 40s alignments.

2	26		Seligman to Peach Springs, 1989-2002
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 11 images; Sean Evans and Martha Portree at Grand Canyon Caverns; dinosaurs at Grand Canyon Caverns; Route 66 in Peach Springs; Peach Springs Auto Court; Seligman; cattle pen west of Seligman.

Box	Folder
3	1		Peach Springs to Seligman, 1990-1998
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 8 images. Subjects include: Truxton Canyon Route 66; Indian School at Truxton; Bob Waldmire's International Bioregional Old Route 66 Visitor Center at Hackberry; Ranchero Motel, Valle Vista; Kingman; Santa Fe locomotive, Gary Gustafson, Kingman.

3	2		Sitgreaves Pass to Oatman, 1989-2002
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 18 images. Specific subjects include: Oatman; burros in Oatman; mainstreet Oatman (on Route 66 until 1952); Karen Evans and Alice Brightmeyer with burros in Oatman; Tina Adams, Gary Gustafson, Martha Portree and Vince Garcia in Oatman (on the way to OCLC in Los Vegas); remains of Cool Springs Cabins on Sitgreaves Pass; Sitgreaves Pass; Ed's Camp; Gold Roads.

3	3		Oatman to Colorado River, 1989-1991
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 6 images of scenery along the pre-1952 alignment of Route 66 between Oatman and Golden Shores. Visible are desert images; creosote bush and cholla cactus.

3	4		Oatman to Colorado River, 1990-2000
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 6 images. Specific subjects include: Cholla Cactus; Tamarisk and vegetation along Colorado River; Pre-1952 Route 66 near Golden Shores; steel arch bridge over colorado (carries natural gas line, once carried Route 66 from Topock, AZ. into California).

3	6		Route 66 West, 2005
				Scope and Contents
				Folder contains 13 images of Route 66 from the Oatman are to near Ashfork AZ. Topics include: Oatman main street; burros; Gold Roads; Cool Springs Cabins; Grand Canyon Caverns; Seligman; and Route 66 signage examples in AZ.

3	7		Route 66 West, 2005
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 20 images. This series of images cover Route 66 in Arizona from Seligman to Cool Springs Cabins. Specific subjects include: motels in Seligman; Grand Canyon Caverns; current and abandonned buildings in Truxton; Cool Springs Cabins; Copper Cart and Snow Cap in Seligman. This trip was conducted with Gary Gustafson in September 2005.

3	8		Pavement marker, 2004
				Scope and Contents
				4 images of a pavement marker from the 1947 alignment of Route 66 that runs from Walnut Canyon NM to Flagstaff. The marker lies approximately 1/4 mile from the west end of the bridge over the BNSF RR on the north side of the road. The marker verifies the re-alignment of Route 66 off of the older Townsend-Winona road in July 1947.

3	9		Two Guns, AZ, 2005
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 66 images of Twin Arrows to Two Guns, Arizona taken in November 2005. Specific images include: Toonerville; Twin Arrows; Townsend-Winona Road; 1930's Zoo at Two Guns; Cundiff Store; 1026 alignment of Route 66 at Diablo Canyon;1920's gas station on Route 66; Luten concrete span bridge from 1914; Apache Death Cvae; remnants of 1950s gas station on 1947 alignment of Route 66.

3	10		Holbrook, AZ, 2005
				Scope and Contents
				The 33 images in this folder document a trip taken to Holbrook, AZ. in November 2005 by NAU Dr. Carolyn Daugherty's GGR 574 Class. The class was doing reconnaisance with officials of Holbrook (including city manager David Newlin) in preparation to develope and deliver a motel survey. Specific image subjects include: GGR 574 students at Jackrabbit Trading Post; Holbrook City Park; selected buildings in Holbrook; Water Reclaimation Petroglyph Park; Navajo County Courthouse/Museum; Standin' on the Corner Park, Winslow, AZ.

3	11		Bellmont, AZ, 2006
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 13 images of the area just east of Bellmont. Subjects include: remains of the Whiting Brothers Motel; Pine Breeze Inn; concrete-paved 1947 Route 66.

3	12		Route 66 "Fun Run", Seligman-Golden Shores, 2006
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 135 images taken during the participant's running of the 2006 Route 66 Fun Run put on by the Arizona Route 66 Historical Association. Specific subjects include: Seligman, AZ.; various muscle cars and hotrods; Route 66 between Seligman and Grand Canyon Caverns; Grand Canyon Caverns; Peach Springs; Truxton Canyon; Car Show, Kingman; 1926 Route 66 west of Kingman; Kingman, AZ; 1926-1952 Route 66 to Oatman; Oatman, AZ.; 1959 Cadillac Convertible; Golden Shores [Finish Line]; Tamarisk in bloom along Colorado River.

3	13		Flagstaff East, 2005
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 10 images from December 2005 of the 1947 alignment of Route 66 that runs from near Fanning Drive to the railway overpass near I-40. These images document Route 66 just prior to the Flagstaff Mall expansion and Country Club/89 interchange realignment.

3	14		Meteor City-Joseph City, AZ, 2006
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 36 images of Route 66 locations and business taken in April, 2006. Specific subjects include: Meteor City; Red Gap Ranch Road (1937 Route 66); Hopi House; Hibbard Rd.; Joseph City and Winslow, AZ.

3	15		Route 66 Festival, Albuquerque, NM. Winslow-Lupton, 2006
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 12 images of Route 66 taken in June 2006. Specific subjects include: Standin' on the Corner Park, Winslow; Winslow Theater; SCA Archivist Peter Runge on the Jackrabbit; Lupton, AZ; Chambers; and the remnants of the Ranch Motel and Cafe in Sun Valley.

3	16		Winslow, AZ, 2006
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 31 images from three distinct trips: 25th Anniversary overnight trip to Winslow and La Posada; trip to Holbrook with Dr.s Daugherty and Sells regarding Geography class work with City of Holbrook; and images taken in conjunction to the oral history conducted with Cindy and Antonio Jaquez of the Jackrabbit Trading Post. Specific image subjects include: Howard Hughes Suite, La Posada; La Posada grounds renovations; Cindy and Tony Jaquez; Dr. Jim Sell on the Jackrabbit; various 1sts and 2nd. street (Route 66) buildings, Winslow, AZ.; Jackrabbit Trading Post interior and exterior images.

Box	Folder
4	1		Route 66 Festival, Flagstaff, AZ, 2006
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 61 images from the juried car show [Sept. 8.], and the Route 66 Car Club show {Sept. 9]. Many classic cars, custom cars, hot rods and muscle cars are featured; as are historic Flagstaff buildings along the show venue streets of Aspen and Leroux.

4	2		GGR574/PL599 Trip to Holbrook, 2006
4	3		SCA Trip from Seligman to Oatman, 2006
4	4		Route 66 Trip to Seligman, 2007
				Scope and Contents
				Images taken en route to interviewing Angel Delgadillo.

4	5		NPS Trip to Albuquerque, Twin Arrows, 2007
4	6		Sun Valley "Carservmania" Car Show, Prescott Valley, 2007
4	7		Route 66 "Fun Run" from Seligman to Golden Shores, AZ, 2007

NAU.PH.2004.11.2.906 - NAU.PH.2004.11.2.1961			Miscellaneous Arizona images 2007-2013 (1,055 born digital photographs)

NAU.PH.2004.11.2.1962 - NAU.PH.2004.11.2.1986			Kingman, Route 66, 2014 (24 born digital photographs)
				Scope and Contents
				Images taken at the International Route 66 Festival, held in Kingman Arizona in August 2014


NAU.PH.2004.11.2.1987 - NAU.PH.2004.11.2.2037			Petrified Forest, Route 66, 2014
				Scope and Contents
				Images taken during a National Park Service tour in and around Petrified Forest National Park in August 2014.


NAU.PH.2004.11.2.2038 - NAU.PH.2004.11.2.2062			Flagstaff Car Show, 2014
				Scope and Contents
				Images are from Flagstaff's Route 66 Days event. This was the final year of this annual event, held since 2004.


NAU.PH.2004.11.2.2063			Arizona/Missouri trip, 2014
				Scope and Contents
				Image is from a trip from Flagstaff (Ariz.) to Cuba (Missouri).


	Series 3: California, 1989-2014 (287 photographs [prints, born digital])
		Scope & Contents
		Series 3 contains Route 66 related images covering California. Subjects include roadside attractions, gas stations, motels, and highway structures.

		Digital Material Available
		Many of these items are born digital and/or have been digitized and are available through Digital Collections here.

Box	Folder
5	1		Colorado River to Amboy, CA, 1989
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 5 images of 1940s Route 66 from near Chambless to Amboy, CA. Specific images include Expressway Diner (Roadrunner); Roy's church in Amboy.

5	2		Amboy to Barstow, 1989
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 10 images. Most are of Ludlow and Newberry Springs.

5	3		California Route 66 August, 2005
				Scope and Contents
				This folder contains 61 images of Route 66 between Arizona and Barstow, CA. taken in August 2005. Specific subjects include: Needles, CA; 1930's Route 66 by Goffs, CA.; Route 66 signage in CA.; Various Route 66 alignments and businesses: Chambless, CA.; Amboy, CA.; Ludlow, CA.; Bagdad Cafe, Newberry Springs, CA.; Barstow, CA.; Cadiz Summit, CA.


NAU.PH.2004.11.3.77 - NAU.PH.2004.11.3.177			Miscellaneous California images, 2007-2012 (100 born digital photographs)

NAU.PH.2004.11.3.178 - NAU.PH.2004.11.3.287			World Monument Fund meeting, 2013
				Scope and Contents
				Images are from a visit to Anaheim (Calif.) while participating in the Route 66: The Road Ahead National Park Service/World Monument Fund meeting.


	Series 4: Other states, 2007-2014 (232 born digital photographs)
		Scope & Contents
		Series 4 contains Route 66 related images covering areas outside of Arizona, New Mexico, and California. Some images are of an ARC meeting in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 2011. Subjects include roadside attractions, gas stations, motels, and highway structures.

		Digital Material Available
		Many of these items are born digital and/or have been digitized and are available through Digital Collections here.


NAU.PH.2004.11.4.1 - NAU.PH.2004.11.4.181			Miscellaneous images from other states, 2007-2012 (181 born digital photographs)

NAU.PH.2004.11.4.182 - NAU.PH.2004.11.4.232			Arizona/Missouri trip, 2014 (50 born digital photographs)
				Scope and Contents
				Images taken towards the end of October 2014 related to a trip from Flagstaff (Ariz.) to Cuba (Missouri).


Route 66 Oral History Project, 2006-2019 (12 digital video files [DVCAM], 2 digital audio files [WAV]}
	Scope & Contents
	In anticipation of the 2009-2010 "Route 66 in Arizona" exhibit curated by Sean Evans and Cline Library's Special Collections and Archives, Archivist Sean Evans began conducting oral history interviews with individuals with important connections to Route 66. Several of these oral histories were featured in the exhibit.
	The Route 66 Oral History Project initiated by Evans is ongoing as of September 2020.

	Digital Materials Available
	All of these recordings are born digital. Many are available online via Digital Collections here. Item-level links are provided below.


NAU.OH.2006.115.1		Oral history interview with David Taylor, August 4, 2006
			Oral history interview with David Taylor [with transcript]
			Scope & Contents
			Oral history interview with David E. Taylor, conducted by Sean Evans of Cline Library's Special Collections and Archives. Taylor recounts in this interview: his early life in Chandler, Arizona; interest in aircraft and aviation; career as pilot; work in Arizona with Highway Patrol and Project JEEP. Taylor's flying career with the state of Arizona included being pilot to governors Fannin, Goddard and Williams. In a wide-ranging oral history Taylor discusses the intricacies of crop-dusting, flying in Arizona, aircraft, Route 66, the highway safety program called Joint Engineering Enforcement Project (JEEP), flying Arizona Governors along with other topics and stories. Present during the interview were Peter Runge, Todd Welch and Sean Evans of the Cline Library, and David Taylor's son Michael Taylor.


NAU.OH.2006.115.2		Oral history interview with Antonio and Cindy Jaquez, Jackrabbit Trading Post, Joseph City, AZ, August 26, 2006
			Oral history interview with Antonio and Cindy Jaquez, Jackrabbit Trading Post, Joseph City, AZ. August 26, 2006
			Scope & Contents
			An oral history interview conducted with both Cindy and Tony Jaquez regarding their life working at the Jackrabbit Trading Post, along the 1947 alignment of Route 66 west of Joseph City, Arizona. Topics include: history of the trading post; day-to-day operations; life along Route 66; current business trends; tourists and travelers; and outlook for the future of the trading post.
			The Jackrabbit Trading Post has a long history with the Blansett family, beginning with(former) state Senator Glenn Blansett in the early 1960s', the Jackrabbit was passed on to Glenn's son Philip, and ultimately to his daughter Cindy (Jaquez). The Jackrabbit and the 1947 alignment of Route 66 were bypassed by I-40 in the late 1960s. Today, customers of the Jackrabbit are comprised of locals from Joseph City, commuters who travel between Winslow, Joseph City and Holbrook, and tourists who know of the Jackrabbit as an iconic place along Route 66. The Jackrabbit is a survivor from a string of trading posts situated along Route 66 that once included Twin Arrows Trading Post (formerly Canyon Padre Trading Post), Hopi House and others. Tony and Cindy talk about the history of the Jackrabbit, and the differences from being right on Route 66 when it was the main east-west highway, and now being on an unsigned remnant of Route 66.


NAU.OH.2006.115.3		Oral history interview with Angel Delgadillo, February 19, 2007
			Oral history interview with Angel Delgadillo [with transcript], February 19, 2007
			Scope & Contents
			This oral history interview was conducted in Angel Delgadillo's barbershop in Seligman, Arizona, February 19, 2007. Angel Delgadillo played a significant role in the founding of the Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona, and beginning the preservation and interpretation activities around Route 66 after the highway was decommissioned in 1985.Present with Angel were several family members including Mirna Delgadillo, Martha Delgadillo, and Mauricio Perez.
			Angel discusses early times in Seligman, family history, education, railroading, tourism, Route 66 and how re-alignments affected Seligman, the establishment of the Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona, and the diversity of interest in Route 66 today.


NAU.OH.2006.115.4		Oral history interview with Mauricio Perez and Mirna Delgadillo, February 19, 2007
			Oral history interview with Mauricio Perez and Mirna Delgadillo [with transcript], February 19, 2007
			Scope & Contents
			This oral history interview was conducted with Mauricio Perez (Angel Delgadillo's son-in-law), and Mirna Delgadillo (Angel's daughter). Mauricio Perez describes what it was like to discover Route 66 and Seligman, AZ. through his wife Clarissa. Mirna Delgadillo speaks to the changes in Seligman from the time she left to attend college and her return in 1998. She also discusses the relative celebrity status her father Angel has achieved among those interested in Route 66 and some of the recent tourist history of Route 66.


NAU.OH.2006.115.5		Oral history interview with Mary Trask, March 7, 2007
			Oral history interview with Mary Trask, March 7, 2007
			Scope & Contents
			Mary Trask was interviewed in her gallery (66 US Gallery), in San Fidel, New Mexico. March 7, 2007. Trask discussed her occupations as an artist and gallery operator along Route 66. She also gives insight into her life prior to moving to San Fidel and earlier occupations. Trask also talks about her interactions with tourists, travelers and artists along Route 66.


NAU.OH.2006.115.6		Oral history interview with Roy and Frances Herman, March 10, 2007
			Oral history interview with Roy and Frances Herman, March 10, 2007
			Scope & Contents
			This interview was conducted for the most part with Roy Herman, on March 10, 2007 in the family residence behind his garage located on Route 66, in Thoreau, New Mexico. At points in the interview, Frances Herman interjects and clarifies stories from their past. Roy Herman discusses how he arrived in New Mexico from Texas; growing up in the region; activities during World War II; returning to Thoreau, New Mexico and getting married and running a garage; moving the garage to its current location; and generally life along Route 66, and interactions with customers


NAU.OH.2006.115.7		Oral history interview with George Game, May 1, 2008

NAU.OH.2006.115.8		Oral history interview with Canadian Route 66 Association founder Lorrie Fleming. May 1, 2008
			Oral history interview with Canadian Route 66 Association founder Lorrie Fleming, May 1, 2008

NAU.OH.2006.115.10		Oral history interview with Angel Delgadillo, April 19, 2008
			Oral history interview with Angel Delgadillo, April 19, 2008
			Scope & Contents
			A short interview with Angel Delgadillo in which Delgadillo discusses the former Havasu House (or Havasu Hotel), a former Fred Harvey House in Seligman, Arizona.


NAU.OH.2006.115.9		Oral history interview with Robert "Bob" Waldmire, April 19, 2008
			Oral history interview with Robert "Bob" Waldmire, April 19, 2008

NAU.OH.2006.115.11		Oral history interview with Edie DeSoto, June 23, 2008
			Oral history interview with Edie DeSoto, June 23, 2008
			Scope & Contents
			Edie DeSoto is the owner and proprietor of DeSoto's Hair Salon of Ash Fork, Arizona. The business is notable because it is housed in a refurbished Texaco gas station, and because of the restored 1960 DeSoto automobile perched on the roof. DeSoto discusses the local business environment, and her decision to move from the Phoenix metropolitan area to Ash Fork. She also places her business in context to other Route 66-related businesses in northern Arizona.


NAU.OH.2006.115.12		Oral history interview with Jim Conkle, November 10, 2008

NAU.OH.2006.115.13A-B		Oral history interview with Helen Maben, October 4, 2012
			Oral history interview with Helen Maben (part 1) [with transcript], October 4, 2012 Oral history interview with Helen Maben (part 2) [with transcript], October 4, 2012
			Scope & Contents
			In this interview, Helen Maben and her son George Maben talk about Helen's life on Route 66 as she and her family lived and worked at family owned service stations in Winona, Two Guns and Toonerville, Arizona.


NAU.OH.2006.115.14		Oral history interview with Vilma Delgadillo June 13, 2019