| | 42 | Author: | Bohrer, Vorsila Laurene | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Vorsila L. Bohrer papers 1930's-2014 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1930's-2014 | | | | Abstract: | Consists of the Vorsila L. Bohrer Papers including professional
files documenting her career as a noted ethnobotanist specializing in the cultures of the
American Southwest. Among these are research papers and field notes from the many
archaeological sites she studied including Salmon Ruins, Snaketown, and Point of Pines.
Diaries, correspondence, and photographs provide biographical materials from her childhood
through late career. Of special note are the letters to and from colleagues who shaped the
ethnobotany field from the 1950s to the 1990s. | | | | Repository: | Arizona State Museum | | | | Subjects: | Agriculture, Prehistoric. | Archaeologists—United States—Biography. | Archaeologists—United States—Correspondence. | Archaeology--Southwest, New--History. | Cotton—Southwest, New. | Corn as food—Southwest, New. | Ethnobotany--Southwest, New. | Ethnobotany—New Mexico—Salmon Ruins. | Girl Scout Archaeological Expeditions | Paleoethnobotany. | Palynology—Southwest, New. | Plant remains (Archaeology). | Pueblo Indians—Food. | Pueblo Indians—Agriculture. | Ramblers’ Club, University of Arizona. | Women archaeologists—papers. | Zuni agriculture. | | | | Matches:
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| ...to the collection’s move to Tucson, The Arizona State Museum...
...and Archives PO Box 210026 Tucson, AZ 85721-0026 Phone: 520-...
...club, The Ramblers. In Tucson, one of her professors was Dr....
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| 43 | Author: | Brown, Herbert, 1848-1913. | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Correspondence Received by Herbert Brown
1891-1912 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1891-1912 | | | | Abstract: | Incoming correspondence received by Herbert Brown between 1891 and 1912, comprising 133 letters and 3 additional items (136 total). The bulk of the correspondence is from federal agencies including the USDA Divisions of Ornithology and Mammalogy, Biological Survey, and Entomology, as well as from natural history institutions including the US National Museum, the Zoological Society of Philadelphia, the California Academy of Sciences, and the New York Zoological Society. Topics center on the receipt, identification, and exchange of natural history specimens including reptiles, mammals, insects, birds, and botanical material collected in Arizona. Also includes items relating to Brown's published writings and his death announcement. | | | | Repository: | Arizona State Museum | | | | Subjects: | Natural history -- Arizona. | Zoology -- Arizona -- Specimens. | Reptiles -- Arizona -- Collection and preservation. | Mammals -- Arizona -- Collection and preservation. | Insects -- Arizona -- Collection and preservation. | Birds -- Arizona. | Botany -- Arizona -- Specimens. | Natural history -- Societies, etc. | Naturalists -- Arizona -- Correspondence. | | | | Matches:
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| ...and Archives PO Box 210026 Tucson, AZ 85721-0026 Phone: 520-...
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| 45 | Author: | Arizona State University Libraries. Department of Archives and Special Collections | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Chicano/a Research Collection Small Manuscripts
1891-2010
1970-2010 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1891-2010 | | | | Abstract: | This guide describes all of the small manuscript collections held in ASC's Chicano/a Research Collection. These collections generally consist of 1-2 folders and document Mexican American history in Arizona from the late 19th century to the early 21st century. Manuscripts, personal papers, professional papers, and family history projects are included. All of these descriptions were originally entered into ASC's Special Materials Index between 1996 and 2014. | | | | Repository: | Arizona State University Library. Chicano Research Collection | | | | Subjects: | Mexican Americans -- Arizona. | Mexican Americans -- History. | Public schools -- Arizona | Education, Elementary | Education, Elementary | Public schools -- Arizona | Education, Elementary | Public schools -- Arizona | Education, Elementary | Public schools -- Arizona | Education, Elementary | Public schools -- Arizona | Education, Elementary | Public schools -- Arizona | Education, Elementary | Public schools -- Arizona | Education, Elementary | Public schools -- Arizona | Education, Elementary | Public schools -- Arizona | Education, Elementary | Public schools -- Arizona | Education, Elementary | Public schools -- Arizona | Repatriation | Creative ability | Social skills | Arizona -- Emigration and immigration | Bills, Legislative | Illegal aliens | | | | Matches:
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| ...de Febrero: the Mexicana/Chicana Legacy of Tucson, 2003...
...1970 Segregation Pima County (Ariz. ) Tucson (Ariz. ) 842...
...section laborer in Tucson, in 1921. Beltramo, Anthony (...
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| 46 | Author: | Riggs, John Casey, 1874-1943. | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Riggs Family Papers
1878-1998
(1900-1942) ead | | | | Date(s): | 1878-1998 | | | | Abstract: | This collection contains materials documenting the Riggs pioneer family history from the time Brannick Riggs married Mary Elizabeth Robbins in Texas in 1856, their first wagon train move to Colorado in 1871, and several years later relocating again to southeastern Arizona, arriving and settling in Sulphur Springs Valley in 1879. Their eighth child, John Casey Riggs (1874-1943), was the family’s historian and creator of the bulk of the papers. The collection includes Our El Dorado, a biographical book written by John C. Riggs and his daughter, Jeanette Riggs Roll. Also included in the collection are biographical manuscripts; diaries and journals; business and personal correspondence; business records and ledgers; printed materials, including pamphlets, catalogs, newspapers and clippings; homestead land and mine patents; political papers of John Casey Riggs; maps; and photographs and negatives. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Apache Indians--Arizona. | Banks and banking--Arizona. | Cattle brands--Arizona. | Cattle trade--Arizona--History. | Comanche Indians--Texas--History--19th century. | Frontier and pioneer life--Arizona--Cochise County. | Grazing--Arizona. | Lawyers--Arizona. | Mines and mineral resources--Arizona--Cochise County. | Politicians--Arizona--Biography. | Ranches--Arizona--Cochise County--History--Records and Correspondence. | | | | Matches:
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| ...of Arizona PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-...
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