Barry M. Goldwater Historic Photograph Collection 1850s-1960s

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Barry M. Goldwater Historic Photograph Collection 1850s-1960s

FP FPC 1


Overview of the Collection
Creator:	Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998
Title:	Barry M. Goldwater Historic Photograph Collection
Inclusive Dates:	1850s-1960s
Quantity:	16 Boxes (9.0 Linear Feet)
Abstract:	This collection houses photographs showing variety of subjects pertaining to Arizona, including views of desert flora and fauna, landscapes, military, mining, Native Americans, agriculture, buildings, street scenes, transportation, and people and places.
Identification:	FP FPC 1
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!

Biographical Note

Politician, ham radio operator, western art collector, aviator, and master photographer Barry Goldwater was an avid collector of Western Americana including the historic photographs in this collection. He loved the topography and romance of the West and sought to collect images to represent this ideal. Though considered a hobby, his collecting also served the greater purpose of documenting the history of Arizona. Goldwater even went so far as to place newspaper ads requesting those with historic photographs and ephemera to contact him for a possible donation or sale. He also opened his home to students and researchers interested in viewing his collection. Now publicly available, this collection along with his fine art photographs depicts an Arizona rarely seen.

"To attempt to show adequately the beauties of Arizona, either by pictures or by words, has always seemed to me a task too great for man. Neither the lens nor the written word can show the history or the romance that adds so much to the beauties with which this state has been endowed." Barry M. Goldwater, Arizona Portraits (1940).

Scope and Content Note

This collection houses photographs showing variety of subjects pertaining to Arizona, including views of desert flora and fauna, landscapes, military, mining, Native Americans, agriculture, buildings, street scenes, transportation, and people and places. Of particular interest is a rare photograph album, "Appendix B: Photographs", located in box 12/OV. This album was a supplement to the Report Based on Reconnaissance Investigation of Arizona Land Irrigable From the Colorado River. In 1922, the State Water Commissioner created the Arizona Engineering Commission to survey the state of Arizona and determine how much of the land could be irrigated by the Colorado River. The photographs and accompanying captions in the album are referred to in this report. This land survey was the precursor to the creation of the Arizona Colorado River Commission and the many legal battles that followed over the state's ownership of water rights. It is unknown how many of these albums were created.

Arrangement

This collection consists of thirteen boxes.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.

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.

Access Terms

Personal Name(s)

Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998 -- Photograph collections.

Geographic Name(s)

Arizona -- Photographs.

Fort Apache (Ariz.) -- Photographs.

Fort Grant (Ariz.) -- Photographs.

Grand Canyon (Ariz.) -- Photographs.

Southwest, New -- Photographs.

Theodore Roosevelt Dam (Ariz.) -- Photographs.

Subject(s)

Agriculture -- Arizona -- Phoenix -- Photographs.

Buildings -- Arizona -- Phoenix -- Photographs.

Cowboys -- Arizona -- Phoenix -- Photographs.

Deserts -- Arizona -- Photographs.

Deserts -- Southwest, New -- Photographs.

Indians of North America -- Arizona -- Photographs.

Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- Photographs.

Rodeos -- Arizona -- Phoenix -- Photographs.

Transportation -- Arizona -- Photographs.

Administrative Information

Custodial History

Barry M. Goldwater donated these photographs to the Arizona Historical Foundation in the 1960s.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Barry M. Goldwater Historic Photograph Collection, FP FPC 1, Arizona State University Library.

Provenance

The Arizona Historical Foundation transferred these materials to the Arizona Collection in 2012.

Container List


Box	Folder
1	1	Desert Animals, Undated


1	2		Desert Landscapes: Cacti, 1900s (1 of 2)


1	3		Desert Landscapes: Cacti, 1900s (2 of 2)


1	4		Desert Landscapes: Flowers and Trees, 1900s


1	5		Desert Landscapes: Mountains and Rock Formations, 1890s-1900s


1	6		Desert Landscapes: Panoramic Views, 1900s


1	7		Military: Fort Apache, 1871-1893


1	8		Military: Fort Bowie, Undated


1	9		Military: Fort Defiance, Undated


1	10		Military: Fort Grant, 1871-1880s


1	11		Military: Fort Mohave, 1871


1	12		Military: Fort Thomas, 1883


Box	Folder
2	1	Military: Fort Whipple, 1871-1904


2	2		Military: People, 1875-1915


2	3		Mining: Big Sandy River Valley, 1902


2	4		Mining: Bisbee, 1900


2	5		Mining: Clifton-Morenci, 1881-1939


2	6		Mining: Congress, 1891-1902


2	7		Mining: Hackberry, 1902


2	8		Mining: Humboldt, 1900


2	9		Mining: Jerome, 1890-1900s


2	10		Mining: Kelvin, 1900


2	11		Mining: McCabe, 1900


2	12		Mining: Oatman, circa 1916


2	13		Mining: Stoddard, circa 1917


2	14		Mining: Vulture, 1900-1910


2	15	Mining: Various Towns and Mines, 1880-1902
			The majority of these images are unidentified.


Box	Folder
3	1	Native Americans: Acoma, Undated


3	2		Native Americans: Apache, 1873-1888 (1 of 2)


3	3		Native Americans: Apache, 1871-1916 (2 of 2)


3	4		Native Americans: Carlisle School, Undated


3	5		Native Americans: Chemehueri, Undated


3	6	Native Americans: Colorado Valley, 1874
			From the Powell Expedition.


3	7		Native Americans: Crafts, 1880s-1900s


3	8		Native Americans: Crow, Undated


3	9		Native Americans: Dwellings, 1890s-1900s


3	10	Native Americans: Gila River Reservation, 1900-1908
			Includes Sacaton Boarding School.


3	11		Native Americans: Havasupai, 1900


3	12		Native Americans: Hopi, 1879-1939


3	13	Native Americans: Litograph Copies, Undated
			Includes the Cocopa, Hualapai, Mohave, Yuma, and Moqui tribes.


Box	Folder
4	1	Native Americans: Maricopa, 1890s-1900 (1 of 3)


4	2		Native Americans: Maricopa, 1890s-1900 (2 of 3)


4	3		Native Americans: Maricopa, 1900s (3 of 3)


4	4		Native Americans: Mohave, 1871


4	5		Native Americans: Navajo, 1873-1960


4	6		Native Americans: Paiute, 1872-1874, 1879


4	7		Native Americans: Papago (Tohono O'Odham), 1870s-1939


4	8		Native Americans: Phoenix Indian School, 1900-1904 (1 of 2)


4	9		Native Americans: Phoenix Indian School, 1900-1904 (2 of 2)


Box	Folder
5	1	Native Americans: Pima, 1880 (1 of 3)


5	2		Native Americans: Pima, 1880s-1900s (2 of 3)


5	3		Native Americans: Pima, 1880s-1900s (3 of 3)


5	4		Native Americans: Prehistoric, 1852-1918


5	5		Native Americans: Pueblo, Undated


5	6		Native Americans: San Carlos, 1880-1886


5	7	Native Americans: Sioux, circa 1880
			Includes prints of glass plate negatives.


5	8		Native Americans: Yuma, 1890


5	9		Native Americans: Unidentified, Undated


Box	Folder
6	1	People: A-J, 1875-1943


6	2		People: M-W, 1871-1905


6	3		People: Groups, 1902-1955 (1 of 2)


6	4		People: Groups, 1898-1942 (2 of 2)


6	5		People: President Theodore Roosevelt Visit at Grand Canyon, 1903 May 6


6	6		People: Unidentified, 1884-1925


6	7		Phoenix Agriculture: Animals, 1903-1915


6	8		Phoenix Agriculture: Cattle, 1900s


Box	Folder
7	1	Phoenix Agriculture: Crops, 1890s-1900 (1 of 2)


7	2		Phoenix Agriculture: Crops, circa 1900 (2 of 2)


7	3		Phoenix Agriculture: Farms and Ranches, 1900-circa 1942


7	4		Phoenix Agriculture: Ostrich Farms, circa 1900


7	5		Phoenix Agriculture: Ostrich Farms, Undated


7	6		Phoenix Buildings: Businesses, 1870s-1940s


7	7		Phoenix Buildings: Churches, 1900-1910


Box	Folder
8	1	Phoenix Buildings: Government, 1900-1905 (1 of 2)


8	2		Phoenix Buildings: Government, 1900-1905 (2 of 2)


8	3		Phoenix Buildings: Homes and Gardens, 1890-1905


8	4		Phoenix Buildings: Hospitals, 1895-1907


8	5		Phoenix Buildings: Hotels, 1901-1910


8	6		Phoenix Buildings: Schools, 1900-1925


Box	Folder
9	1	Phoenix: Carnival, 1896-1900


9	2		Phoenix: Cowboys and Rodeos, 1905-1940


9	3		Phoenix: Parades, 1900-1940


9	4		Phoenix: Street Scenes, 1872-1940 (1 of 2)


9	5		Phoenix: Street Scenes, 1900-1940 (2 of 2)


9	6		Places: A-Z Arizona Cities, 1873-1930


Box	Folder
10	1	Places: A-Z Outside Arizona, 1880-1947


10	2		Places: Canals and Irrigation, 1890-1905


10	3		Places: Cave Creek, 1903


10	4		Places: Colorado and Green Rivers, 1869-1979


10	5		Places: Dams, 1900s


10	6		Places: Ehrenberg, 1890-1920


Box	Folder
11	1	Places: Flagstaff, 1896-1910


11	2		Places: Glendale, 1890-1900


11	3		Places: Grand Canyon, 1879-1903


11	4		Places: Mesa, 1890-1900


11	5		Places: Paradise Valley, 1903


11	6		Places: Prescott, 1878-1902 (1 of 2)


11	7		Places: Prescott, 1880s-1925 (2 of 2)


11	8		Places: Roosevelt, 1903-1907


11	9		Places: Roosevelt Dam, 1903-1925


Box	Folder
12	1	Places: Salt River and Salt River Valley, 1901-1905


12	2		Places: San Xavier del Bac Mission, Undated


12	3		Places: Tempe, 1890-1905


12	4		Places: Tempe Normal School, 1895-1916


12	5		Places: Tucson, circa 1900


Box	Folder
13	1	Places: Tumacacori Mission, Undated


13	2		Places: Unidentified, Undated


13	3		Transportation: Mule and Ox Trains, 1886-1900


13	4		Transportation: Railroads, 1885-1968


13	5		Transportation: Stage Coaches and Wagons, 1870s-1890


13			Photograph Album Regarding the Stoddard Milling Company, 1916 (111 Photographs)


Box
14/OV	Oversize, 1876-1950
		Includes chess players, Col. C. G. Bartlett, China, E. J. Bennitt, signed portrait of Gov. George W. P. Hunt, group of children, Native American women, and the Senate vote on the NATO Treaty.


Box
15/OV	Oversize Album: "Appendix B: Photographs" of the Report Based on Reconnaissance Investigation of Arizona Land Irrigable From the Colorado River, 1922-1923
		Includes a digital copy of the album on a CD. A cataloged copy of the report is available at TC 824.A6 A73x.


Box
16/OV	Oversize Glass Plate Negatives and Lantern Slides, 1880-1930
		Includes images of Native Americans (Sioux, Apache, and Maricopa). All images have been digitized and are available for access on CD; the original negatives are fragile and deteriorating.