Tucson, Arizona Post Office Administration and Public Relations Collection 1945-1998

Tucson, Arizona Post Office Administration and Public Relations Collection1945-1998

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Tucson, Arizona Post Office Administration and Public Relations Collection1945-1998

MS COLL 2010.02


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

Historical Note

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.

Scope and Content Note

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.

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 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.

Related Material

Arizona Postal Documents Collection

Arizona Memory Project: Postal Campaigns: Tucson Az and Surrounding Areas.

Access Terms

Subject(s)

Postal Service--Arizona--Tucson--Employees.

Postmasters--Arizona--History.

Tucson (Ariz.)--Postal Service--History.

United States Postal Service.

Zip codes--Arizona--History.

Administrative Information

Custodial History

Donated to the Postal History Foundation by the staff of the Tucson Post Office after the retirement of Postmaster Arnold Elias in 1995.

Preferred Citation

Tucson, Arizona Post Office Administration and Public Relations Collection. Postal History Foundation. Tucson, Arizona.

Processing Information

Processed in March of 2010

Container List


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