| | 41 | Author: | Treadwell, Sophie, 1885-1970 | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Sophie Treadwell paperscirca
1860-1970
(bulk
1910-1960) ead | | | | Date(s): | circa
1860-1970 | | | | Abstract: | Contains chiefly Personal Materials, Diaries, Correspondence,
Scrap-books, Plays, Novels, and Photographs relating to her career as an American
playwright, author, and journalist from the 1910s through the 1960s. Diaries include her
travels to Europe and Moscow in the 1930s, and daily activities for selected years
spanning 1942 to 1970. Noted correspondents include Louise and Walter Arensberg, Arthur
Craven, Maynard Dixon, Helena Modjeska, Robert A. Parker, family and friends,
colleagues, employers, and inter-view-ees, including Sarah Bernhardt and Francisco
Villa. Scrapbooks document her private life; college years at University of California,
1901-1906; early acting, writing, and employment in California, New York, Europe, and
Mexico, 1909-1932; and critical coverage of the productions of her dramatic works from
1918-1949. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Actors -- Labor unions | American drama -- Women authors | Authors, American -- 20th century -- Sources | Drama -- 20th century -- Stories, plots, etc. --
Sources | Feminism and literature -- United States | Manuscripts, American | Theater -- United States -- History -- 20th century --
Sources | Women dramatists, American -- Sources | Women journalists -- United States -- Sources | Actors -- United States -- Correspondence | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 42 | Author: | Sanford, Don Alonzo, 1840-1915 | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Don Alonzo Sanford papers,
1812-1983
(bulk 1870-1915) ead | | | | Date(s): | 1812-1983 | | | | Abstract: | Papers, 1812-1983 (bulk 1870-1915). This collection contains
materials relating to Don Alonzo Sanford, a prominent resident of Territorial Arizona
who was a Patagonia cattle/ sheep rancher and Tucson politician, as well as a successful
Washington, D.C. businessman. This collection is comprised of correspondence, documents,
deeds, diaries/ledgers and photographs. The bulk of the material relates to Sanford's
Arizona ranch as well as his varied business interests in both Tucson and Washington,
D.C. The collection also contains legal records relating to the San Jose de Sonoita land
grant. Also included are various maps, blueprints, postcards and negatives. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Sheep industry -- Arizona -- History -- Sources | Cattle trade -- Arizona -- History | Cattle brands -- Arizona | Cattle brands -- Texas | Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona | Indians of North America -- Texas | Kiowa Indians | Comanche Indians | Indians of North America -- Claims against | Land titles -- Arizona -- History -- Sources | Land grants -- Arizona | Ranches -- Arizona -- Records and correspondence | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 43 | 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. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 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. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 47 | Author: | George C. Barker | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Papers of George C. Barker
1903-1958
(bulk 1943-1957) ead | | | | Date(s): | 1903-1958 | | | | Abstract: | Correspondence, research materials, published and unpublished manuscripts and articles, slides, photographs, and one audio tape, primarily from
1943 to 1957, of anthropologist George C. Barker. The collection documents Barker's anthropological research into folk drama and ritual, the social functions of language,
the Pachuco language of Hispanic youths, and Yaqui Indian culture and customs. A 1964 gift to the Southwest Folklore Archives from George C. Barker, Sr. Deaccessioned
from the collection in 1993 were approximately 0.2 feet of duplicates and items of a personal nature. In 1996 two 11 x 14 black-and-white photographs by Alfred A. Cohn
were transferred to the L. Marguerite Collier Collection, Southwest Folklore Center Manuscripts Collection MS 611. This collection was previously titled SWF 004. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Folk drama, Spanish American. | Christmas plays. | Prodigal son (Parable) -- Drama. | Spanish language -- Dialects -- Arizona -- Tucson. | Spanish language -- Social aspects -- Arizona -- Tucson. | Spanish language -- Slang. | Bilingualism -- Arizona -- Tucson. | Mexican Americans -- Arizona -- Tucson -- Languages. | Gangs -- Arizona -- Tucson. | Tucson (Ariz.) --Social life and customs. | Yaqui Indians -- Mexico -- Hermosillo -- Rites and Ceremonies -- Photographs. | Audio tapes. | Correspondence. | Manuscripts for publication. | Photographs. | Slides (Photographs). | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 48 | Author: | Rural/Metro Corporation | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Louis A. Witzeman
Collection of Rural/Metro Corporation Records
1947-2004 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1947-2004 | | | | Abstract: | Records, 1947-2004. This collection includes
business files; company history materials; materials regarding Rural/Metro
founder Louis A. Witzeman; correspondence; photographs, negatives, and slides
(featuring images of fire fighting, fire damage, fire hazards, fire engines,
personnel, stations, and equipment); photocopies of scrapbooks and news
clippings; audiovisual materials; and memorabilia. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special
Collections | | | | Subjects: | Rural/Metro Corporation--Records and
Correspondence | Elections--Scottsdale,Arizona--2003 | Fire Chiefs | Fire Departments | Fire Departments--Equipment and Supplies | Fire Departments--Officials and Employees | Fire Departments--Southwest | Fire Departments--Maricopa County, Arizona | Fire Departments--Pima County, Arizona | Fire Engines | Fire Fighters | Fire Fighters--Labor Unions | Fire Hose | Hydrants | Fire Prevention | Fire Protection Districts | Fire Sprinklers | Fire Stations | Mayors--Scottsdale, Arizona--Drinkwater, Herb, d.
1997 | Privatization | Phoenix Fire
Department | Scottsdale Fire
Department | Tucson Fire Department | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 49 | Author: | Woodbury, Richard B. (Richard Benjamin), 1917-2009.
Woodbury, Nathalie F. S. | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Richard and Nathalie Woodbury Papers
1890s-2010 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1890s-2010 | | | | Abstract: | Consists of the personal and professional papers, research files, manuscripts, field notes, correspondence, photographic materials, and ephemera of Richard Benjamin Woodbury and Nathalie Ferris Sampson Woodbury, archaeologists, anthropologists, writers, educators, and editors. | | | | Repository: | Arizona State Museum | | | | Subjects: | Archaeologist--United State--Biography. | Archaeologists--United States--Correspondence. | Archaeology--Southwest, New--History. | Folk literature, Bengali. | Canals--Arizona--Maricopa County. | Canals--Arizona--Phoenix. | Comanche Indians. | Excavations (Archaeology)--Arizona--Awatovi. | Excavations (Archaeology)--Arizona--Phoenix. | Excavations (Archaeology)--New Mexico--Hawikuh. | Hohokam culture. | Hopi Indians--Antiquities. | Indians of North America--Arizona--Point of Pines region. | Indians of North America--Implements. | Irrigation canals and flumes--Arizona--Maricopa County. | Irrigation canals and flumes--Arizona--Phoenix. | Kootenai Indians. | Land use--Arizona--Tohono O’Odham Reservation. | Mayas--Antiquities. | Mounds--Kentucky. | Pueblo Indians. | Stone implements. | Tohono O’Odham Indians--Agriculture. | Tohono O’Odham Indians--Land tenure. | Zuni Indians. | Pottery--Arizona. | White Mountain Red Ware. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 51 | 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 | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
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