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Overview of the Collection | |
Creator: | Ambler, John Richard |
Title: | J. Richard Ambler collection, |
Inclusive Dates: | 1956-2010 |
Quantity: | 261.2 cm (8.57 linear feet) textual material, 1555 photographic images (1267 slides, 225 safety negatives, 121 prints, 63 transparencies), 38 maps, 5 plates, 2 signs |
Identification: | MS-359 |
Repository: |
Museum of Northern Arizona 3101 N. Fort Valley Rd. Flagstaff, AZ 86001 928-774-5211 ext. 256 or 269 library@mna.mus.az.us |
John Richard "Dick" Ambler was born on January 23, 1934, in Denver to John Vernon and Mary Louise (Sterling) Ambler. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado (1958), a master's degree from the University of Arizona (1961) and a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado, Boulder (1966).
His early career included working for the National Park Service at Mesa Verde National Park and Great Sand Dunes National Monument. He did his post-doctoral work on coastal sites in Texas for the Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory at the University of Texas at Austin.
In 1967, he joined the anthropology faculty at NAU in Flagstaff. His research interests focused on the American Southwest and became concentrated on the Colorado Plateau and Kayenta Anasazi culture, in particular. He participated in major projects, including the Glen Canyon expeditions, Navajo Mountain projects and excavations in western New Mexico. He used a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding the past, incorporating scientific standards and Native points of view.
In 1977, he authored the popular book "The Anasazi: Prehistoric People of the Four Corners Region," with photographs by Marc Gaede. His bibliography includes more than 38 professional publications, as well as volumes of unpublished work. His personal interests included pottery making, etching, pyrotechnics, travel, fiction writing, photography, carpentry, aboriginal technology, politics and helping to organize the Fort Valley volunteer fire department.
In 1985, he suffered a severe brain injury, forcing his early retirement in 1986. After his recovery, Ambler became passionate about live music and was often referred to as "Dick the Dancin' Man" in Flagstaff. As a fixture in the local community, he was voted the "Barometer of Cool" by Flagstaff Live! In 2002. He was known for his elaborate self-made jewelry and colorful shirts.
He was active in the local Libertarian party, running twice for county supervisor (1992, 2004) and was a strong proponent of medical marijuana. After retirement, he continued to remain active in the Southwestern archaeological community.
After a second traumatic brain injury in 2008, he moved to Denver to be closer to his daughters for care. Eight months after being diagnosed with a lung tumor, Ambler died peacefully on April 26, 2010 with his three living children – Kelly, Bridget and Devon – by his side.
*courtesy of the obituaries section of the Arizona Daily Sun, 05/05/2010
Collection consists of records related to Ambler's professional and personal life and his many activities. Predominant in the collection are records related to his many publications, particularly with relation to the Anasazi, as well as Native American perspective on prehistoric technology. Other records in the collection document the many workshops that Ambler attended and often presented at. Ambler's educational career is well-documented through a series of records related to his academic status as a student and faculty member. A sizeable correspondence series complements Ambler's many personal and professional pursuits. Also included are records related to a variety of Ambler's personal activities, including his involvement with the Libertarian party, marijuana de-criminalization, a homemade jewelry business venture, and other various community organizations. Finally, a large amount of photographic slides document many professional projects and functions, but also a number of personal/familial moments.
Unpublished and published manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
J. Richard Ambler collection, MS-359 [Box Number]. Museum of Northern Arizona. Flagstaff, Arizona.
Collection was donated to the Museum of Northern Arizona by Kelly and Bridget Ambler, the guardians of J. Richard Ambler's estate in September 2009 (accession #4382).
Processed in May of 2011.
Series 1: Manuscripts 1962-2008 106.4 cm (3.49 linear feet) textual material | |||||||||||
Series consists of Ambler's personal writings, both professional and personal. Many of the files in this series are collected works from different authors, but are thematically linked in anticipation of exclusive publications on specific topics, namely Kayenta Anasazi ceramics and Prehistoric Technologies. | |||||||||||
Materials are arranged in the following series: | |||||||||||
Subseries 1.1: General Manuscripts
Subseries 1.2: Kayenta Anasazi
Subseries 1.3: Prehistoric Technologies
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Subseries 1.1: General Manuscripts 1962-2008 41.7 cm (1.37 linear feet) textual material | |||||||||||
Subseries consists of Ambler's manuscripts, most of which are professional and relate to his anthropological/archaeological work. Also included, however, are a few personal creative fiction pieces. Also included are Ambler's reviews of other publications. | |||||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
1 | 1 | Miscellaneous story ideas, undated | |||||||||
1 | 2 | Continental Glacier, undated | |||||||||
1 | 3 | The War Between the Sexes, undated | |||||||||
1 | 4 | Fiction: Simphin [sp?], undated | |||||||||
1 | 5 | Papers, 1962-1963 | |||||||||
1 | 6 | Bone Whistles, 1966 | |||||||||
1 | 7 | The Nature of Prehistoric Contact Between the Southwest and California as Indicated by Bone Whistles, circa 1966 | |||||||||
1 | 8 | Review - Latest Aztec Discoveries: Origin and Untold Riches, circa 1967 | |||||||||
1 | 9 | "Archaeologists Probing Ancient Indian Culture" - article with Ambler, 1970 | |||||||||
1 | 10 | Reviews, 1977-1979 | |||||||||
1 | 11 | Public Law 96-95 and Interior Design, 1980 | |||||||||
1 | 12 | Coping with Cultural Resource Regulations: Hints from an Archaeologist, 1982 | |||||||||
1 | 13 | Border Towns, 1982-1983 | |||||||||
1 | 14 | Archaeological Contracting by Public and Private Organizations: A False Dichotomy, 1983 | |||||||||
1 | 15 | Summary of Kayenta Archaeology, 1985 | |||||||||
1 | 16 | Review: Investigation at the Rock Creek Burial Alcove, 1986 | |||||||||
1 | 17 | Reviews of Publications, 1983-1987 | |||||||||
1 | 18 | NAU Archaeology Series #1 - Navajo National Monument, 1985-1987 | |||||||||
1 | 19 | Kayenta Craft Specialization and Social Differentation, 1987 | |||||||||
1 | 20 | Kachinas, 1971-1988 | |||||||||
1 | 21 | Miscellaneous papers/grant ideas, 1985-1988 | |||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
2 | 1 | fiction: South Wind, 1987-1988 | |||||||||
2 | 2 | Writing Dos and Don’ts, 1988 | |||||||||
2 | 3 | The Descent of Human Feces, 1986-1989 | |||||||||
2 | 4 | Trace Element Analysis of Pueblo II Kayenta Anasazi Sherds, 1987-1989 | |||||||||
2 | 5 | Numic Light on the Late Prehistory of the Northern Southwest, 1988-1989 | |||||||||
2 | 6 | The Anasazi Abandonment of the San Juan Drainage and the Numic Expansion, 1985-1990 | |||||||||
2 | 7 | Ages and Stages, 1986-1990 | |||||||||
2 | 8 | The Role of Women in Human Evolution, 1989-1990 | |||||||||
2 | 9 | Archaeology - some ideas, 1989-1990 | |||||||||
2 | 10 | Virgin Anasazi Communal Structures and Regional Variation - draft and notes, 1990 | |||||||||
2 | 11 | The Evolution of Mermaids, 1990 | |||||||||
2 | 12 | The Evolution of Writing Modes, 1990 | |||||||||
2 | 13 | Publication ideas and info, 1989-1991 | |||||||||
2 | 14 | Building Bridges: The Archaeological Approach to the Behavioral Sciences, 1990-1991 | |||||||||
2 | 15 | The Archaeological Roots of the Behavioral Sciences, 1991 | |||||||||
2 | 16 | Prehistoric Artifact Invention, Value, and Change, 1991 | |||||||||
2 | 17 | An Archaeological View of Artifact Technology, Terminology, and Evolution, 1991 | |||||||||
2 | 18 | Miscellaneous Ideas - especially re Kayenta, circa 1982-1992 | |||||||||
2 | 19 | Feline Comfort, 1975-1992 | |||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
3 | 1 | Building Bridges: The Archaeological Foundations of the Behavioral Sciences, 1989-1992 | |||||||||
3 | 2 | Archaeological Thoughts on the Evolution of Technology, 1992 | |||||||||
3 | 3 | Thoughts on Systems and the Abandonment of the Virgin Anasazi Area, 1991-1993 | |||||||||
3 | 4 | The Shonto Junction Doghouse, 1992-1993 | |||||||||
3 | 5 | Snake Shit, 1993 | |||||||||
3 | 6 | Numics - General, S. Paiute, 1985-1994 | |||||||||
3 | 7 | Building Bridges, 1991-1994 | |||||||||
3 | 8 | The Shonto Junction Doghouse, 1993-1994 | |||||||||
3 | 9 | Oxford University Press - Archaeological Guides for Travelers, 1994 | |||||||||
3 | 10 | "Virgins" articles and presentations - ideas and miscellaneous, 1989-1996 | |||||||||
3 | 11 | Climate, 1982-1997 | |||||||||
3 | 12 | Story Ideas, 1988-1997 | |||||||||
3 | 13 | "Virgins" and "Origins" - miscellaneous notes, 1990-1998 | |||||||||
3 | 14 | "Archaeologies" publication: "An Ethnohistoric, Linguistic, and Archaeological Reconstruction of Hopi and Keres Origins", 2007 | |||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
4 | 1 | Correspondence and publications re: migration patterns, 2001-2008 | |||||||||
Subseries 1.2: Kayenta Anasazi 1981-1998 21.1 cm (0.69 linear feet) textual material | |||||||||||
Subseries consists of Ambler's work at compiling a formal and thorough publication on Kayenta Anasazi ceramics, a personal research interest of his for several years. As such, many files here are collected works from other authors. His work on this publication is documented here, although it was never formally published. | |||||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
4 | 2 | Anasazi Bibliography, undated | |||||||||
4 | 3 | Kayenta Ceramics dating, 1984 | |||||||||
4 | 4 | Anasazi Ceramics, circa 1985 | |||||||||
4 | 5 | Kayenta Anasazi rough drafts, 1985 | |||||||||
4 | 6 | Kayenta Anasazi Synthesis: Chapter 1 drafts, 1985 | |||||||||
4 | 7 | Kayenta ceramics rough notes, 1985-1986 | |||||||||
4 | 8 | Kayenta Burial Patterns etc., 1986 | |||||||||
4 | 9 | Northern Kayenta Ceramic Chronology, 1987 | |||||||||
4 | 10 | Kayenta Anasazi Ceramics - General Information and References cited, 1985-1988 | |||||||||
4 | 11 | Kayenta Anasazi - Lucius and Breternitz: Field Guide, 1985-1986 | |||||||||
4 | 12 | Kayenta Anasazi - Blinman: Mesa Verde, 1985-1986 | |||||||||
4 | 13 | Kayenta Anasazi Ceramics - Stein: Burials at Pottery Pueblo, 1985-1986 | |||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
5 | 1 | Kayenta Anasazi - Heacock: Hopi Buttes, circa 1985 | |||||||||
5 | 2 | Kayenta Anasazi - Bolsom: Heavy Mineral Analysis, 1985 | |||||||||
5 | 3 | Kayenta Anasazi - Intrakayenta Variation, 1986 | |||||||||
5 | 4 | Edited 1st edition of "The Anasazi" for MNA's 2nd edition, 1987 | |||||||||
5 | 5 | Kayenta Anasazi Ceramics - Entire MS as submitted to U of A press, 1988 | |||||||||
5 | 6 | Correspondence re: Publication of Kayenta Anasazi Ceramics, 1988 | |||||||||
5 | 7 | Codesheets for Kayenta sites, 1985-1993 | |||||||||
5 | 8 | Miscellaneous Ideas - Kayenta, 1981-1994 | |||||||||
5 | 9 | Kayenta Anasazi - Chapter 1: Introduction, 1970-1998 | |||||||||
Subseries 1.3: Prehistoric Technologies 1990-1996 43.6 cm (1.43 linear feet) textual material | |||||||||||
Subseries consists of records related to Ambler's work at a compilation of articles – many of his own – that he anticipated having published. As such, many of these files consist of writings by different authors. Between 1990 and 1996 Ambler undertook two separate iterations of this project. | |||||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
5 | 10 | Prehistoric Technologies figure captions, undated | |||||||||
5 | 11 | Prehistoric Technologies - references cited, undated | |||||||||
5 | 12 | Prehistoric Technologies - Covers, undated | |||||||||
5 | 13 | Illustrations - Chapters 1, 2, 3, undated | |||||||||
5 | 14 | Illustrations - Chapter 14, undated | |||||||||
5 | 15 | Illustrations - Chapter 15, undated | |||||||||
5 | 16 | Illustrations - Chapter 16, undated | |||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
6 | 1 | Illustrations - Chapter 17, undated | |||||||||
6 | 2 | Artifact Technology, Terminology, and Evolution - Draft, 1990 | |||||||||
6 | 3 | Prehistoric Technologies - Ideas and Misc, 1991 | |||||||||
6 | 4 | Prehistoric Technologies: letters to and from authors, 1991 | |||||||||
6 | 5 | Prehistoric Technologies: letters to and from editors, 1991 | |||||||||
6 | 6 | Prehistoric Technologies: Cover Designs, 1991 | |||||||||
6 | 7 | Prehistoric Technologies: Principles and Principals, table of contents, 1991 | |||||||||
6 | 8 | Prehistoric Technologies: Chapters 1 thru 17, 1991 | |||||||||
6 | 9 | Prehistoric Technologies: Chapters 19 thru 34, 1991 | |||||||||
6 | 10 | Prehistoric Technologies: Chapters 35 thru 71, 1991 | |||||||||
6 | 11 | Prehistoric Technologies: Chapters 72 thru 87, 1991 | |||||||||
6 | 12 | Prehistoric Technologies: F + V, Misc., 1991-1992 | |||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
7 | 1 | Prehistoric Technologies - miscellaneous revisions, sample chapters, 1992 | |||||||||
7 | 2 | Prehistoric Technologies - methods of fabrication, 1992 | |||||||||
7 | 3 | Artifacts - ideas re evolution, 1987-1994 | |||||||||
7 | 4 | Prehistoric Technologies - miscellaneous ideas for Chapters 1, 30, conclusion, 1989-1994 | |||||||||
7 | 5 | Prehistoric Technologies - Chapter 35: Strings and Things - Ideas and notes, 1989-1994 | |||||||||
7 | 6 | Stews and Shoes: Ruminations on Prehistoric Zootechnology, 1991-1994 | |||||||||
7 | 7 | Points and Pots, 1991-1994 | |||||||||
7 | 8 | Points and Pots/Anth 550 - ceramics, 1991-1994 | |||||||||
7 | 9 | Prehistoric Technologies - conclusions (part V) - ideas, 1992-1994 | |||||||||
7 | 10 | Correspondence re: prehistoric firewood, 1993-1994 | |||||||||
7 | 11 | Prehistoric Technologies - Chapter 1: Technology in Retrospect, 1994 | |||||||||
7 | 12 | Chapter 2: Trial by Fire [prehistoric technologies], 1994 | |||||||||
7 | 13 | Prehistoric Technologies - Chapter 3: Playing with fire, 1994 | |||||||||
7 | 14 | Prehistoric Technologies - Chapters 1, 2, 3 - drafts for comment, 1994 | |||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
8 | 1 | Prehistoric Technologies - Chapters 1, 2, 3 - comments by MBS, 1994 | |||||||||
8 | 2 | Prehistoric Technologies - Chapter 4: Artifact functions and use, 1994 | |||||||||
8 | 3 | Prehistoric Technologies - Chapter 5: Evolution of Technological Systems, 1994 | |||||||||
8 | 4 | Prehistoric Technologies - drafts and correspondence, 1994 | |||||||||
8 | 5 | Prehistoric Technologies misc. ideas for Chapter 1, 1993-1995 | |||||||||
8 | 6 | Artifact Technology - misc., 1994-1995 | |||||||||
8 | 7 | Prehistoric Technologies - Preface and Acknowledgments, 1995 | |||||||||
8 | 8 | Prehistoric Technologies - Chapter 14: Paleo Ethnobotany, 1995 | |||||||||
8 | 9 | Prehistoric Technologies - Chapter 15: Agrotechnologies, 1994 | |||||||||
8 | 10 | Prehistoric Technologies - Chapter 15: Agrotechnologies, 1994-1995 | |||||||||
8 | 11 | Prehistoric Technologies - Chapters 1, 2, 3, 14, 15: comments by MBS, 1994-1995 | |||||||||
8 | 12 | Prehistoric Technologies - Chapter 16: Flora Food, Drink, and Medicine, 1996 | |||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
9 | 1 | Prehistoric Technologies - Chapters 15 and 16, 1996 | |||||||||
9 | 2 | Prehistoric Technologies - Chapter 17: Florashelter outline and intro, 1995 | |||||||||
9 | 3 | Prehistoric Technologies - Chapter 17: Florashelter, undated | |||||||||
9 | 4 | Prehistoric Technologies - Chapter 17: Florashelter [rough notes], 1996 | |||||||||
9 | 5 | Correspondence: Prehistoric Technology publication, 1991-1996 | |||||||||
9 | 6 | Prehistoric Technologies notes, 1995-1996 |
Series 2: Research and Proposals 1958-2002 22.5 cm (0.74 linear feet) textual material, 48 photographic images (48 safety negatives, 6 prints), 38 maps, 1 sign | |||||||||||
Series consists of assorted research materials (documents/maps) used in anticipation of broader archaeological/anthropological projects and reports, either personal or those used for NAU/MNA projects. | |||||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
9 | 7 | Pottery from Arizona AA:2:61, undated | |||||||||
9 | 8-9 | Pottery from Coombs Site, undated | |||||||||
9 | 10 | Questions and answers - human evolution tape for Jr. High School, undated | |||||||||
9 | 11 | Miscellaneous unpublished papers, undated | |||||||||
9 | 12 | No Driving or Digging sign [36 CFR 800], undated | |||||||||
9 | 13 | Colton, Breternitz, etc. dates [ceramics], undated | |||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
10 | 1 | Dust Devil Cave - Checklists of Stone Material, undated | |||||||||
10 | 2 | Almeda Brown Ware, undated | |||||||||
10 | 3 | Mogollon periods and phases, undated | |||||||||
10 | 4 | Kayenta misc. negatives, undated | |||||||||
10 | 5 | Museum of Northern Arizona and the Glen Canyon Project - General, undated | |||||||||
10 | 6 | Archaeological Research near Winslow, Arizona, 1958-1959 | |||||||||
10 | 7 | Paul Tabori - The Natural Science of Stupidity, 1959 | |||||||||
10 | 8 | Guaymas Research Proposal, 1964 | |||||||||
10 | 9 | Dust Devil Cave - Burial 1, 1970 | |||||||||
10 | 10 | Testing of other cave sites near Navajo Mountain, 1970 | |||||||||
10 | 11 | Butler Wash - miscellaneous, circa 1976 | |||||||||
10 | 12 | Poncho House, 1976 | |||||||||
10 | 13 | Schanuel site, 1976 | |||||||||
10 | 14 | The Anasazi: Prehistoric People of the Four-Corners Country - Contractual agreement [MNA], 1977 | |||||||||
10 | 15 | Youngs Canyon, 1976-1978 | |||||||||
10 | 16 | Dolores River, 1977-1978 | |||||||||
10 | 17 | Cobb Nuclear Corporation, 1978 | |||||||||
10 | 18 | Dust Devil Cave, 1981 | |||||||||
10 | 19 | Dust Devil Cave - Organized Research Proposal, 1983 | |||||||||
10 | 20 | Dust Devil bones, circa 1984 | |||||||||
10 | 21 | Southern Illinois University at Carbondale: Black Mesa Archaeological Project, 1983-1985 | |||||||||
10 | 22 | The Modern Paiutes, 1986 | |||||||||
10 | 23 | Sites reported but not recorded, 1965-1987 | |||||||||
10 | 24 | Navajo National Monument - National Register of Historic Places, circa 1968-1987 | |||||||||
10 | 25 | Cave in Henry Mountains - Gary George, 1987 | |||||||||
10 | 26 | Hidden Hollow - Observatory Mesa Rd, Budweiser Tank surveys, 1987 | |||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
11 | 1 | Observatory Mesa, 1987 | |||||||||
11 | 2 | Misc. research notes and correspondence, 1985-1988 | |||||||||
11 | 3 | Houston Archaeological Society - articles on Cedar Bayou, Wallisville, early Spanish, 1988 | |||||||||
11 | 4 | Dust Devil Cave - Chenopodium seed, 1988-1989 | |||||||||
11 | 5 | Crater Lake - archaeological survey, 1988-1989 | |||||||||
11 | 6 | House Rock Valley, 1990 | |||||||||
11 | 7 | Artifacts - misc. notes, 1990 | |||||||||
11 | 8 | Playing with fire - possible book, 1991 | |||||||||
11 | 9 | Northern Arizona Maps [projects], 1993 | |||||||||
11 | 10 | Black Mesa B/W pots, 1993 | |||||||||
11 | 11 | Dust Devil Cave - C-14, 1971-1995 | |||||||||
11 | 12 | BMIII - PI: Catastrophism as Influencing Anasazi Evolution, 1988-1997 | |||||||||
11 | 13 | Sandal photos, 1995-1998 | |||||||||
11 | 14 | David Wilcox - Central Arizona Brownware, 2001-2002 | |||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
MF 2 | 2 | Topographic maps [annotated], 1970s-1980s | |||||||||
MF 2 | 3 | Project documents/figures, 1970s-1980s | |||||||||
MF 2 | 4 | Quadrangle maps, 1970s-1980s |
Series 3: Presentations and Workshops 1967-2007 28.1 cm (0.92 linear feet) textual material | |||||||||||
Series consists of records related to various conferences, presentations, and workshops that Ambler organized, attended, or was asked to submit a paper for. Included are the papers presented at most of the conferences. | |||||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
11 | 15 | Museum of Northern Arizona - Salado Red Ware seminar, 1967 | |||||||||
11 | 16 | Fremont Symposium - SAA, 1969-1970 | |||||||||
11 | 17 | SAA Fremont symposium, 1969-1970 | |||||||||
11 | 18 | "Behavioristic Archaeology in the Southwest" conference planning, 1971 | |||||||||
11 | 19 | SAA meeting - the San Mateo project, 1977-1978 | |||||||||
11 | 20-21 | Great Basin Archaeological Conference - Fremont Symposium, 1978-1979 | |||||||||
11 | 22 | 1st Anasazi Symposium: Kayenta Craft Specialization and Social Differentation, 1981 | |||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
12 | 1 | RBMV talk at UCLA, 1983 | |||||||||
12 | 2 | Third Anasazi Symposium, circa 1983 | |||||||||
12 | 3 | Great Basin Archaeological Conference - Dust Devil Symposium, 1984 | |||||||||
12 | 4 | 2nd Anasazi Symposium: Kayenta Anasazi Utilization of Canyons and Plateaus, 1982-1985 | |||||||||
12 | 5 | Kayenta Anasazi Utilization of Canyons and Plateaus in the Navajo Mountain District, 1983-1985 | |||||||||
12 | 6 | Society for American Archaeology meeting: Abstract, 1985 | |||||||||
12 | 7 | Arizona Archaeological Council meeting: Special Topics - Anasazi, 1985 | |||||||||
12 | 8 | Society for American Archaeology paper - The Effects of Numic Aggressiveness on Pueblo IV Peoples, 1985-1986 | |||||||||
12 | 9 | Third Anasazi Symposium, 1985-1986 | |||||||||
12 | 10 | correspondence: Third Anasazi Symposium, 1986 | |||||||||
12 | 11 | Gordon Bronitsky paper - Third Anasazi Symposium, 1986 | |||||||||
12 | 12 | Great Basin Anthropological Conference - Desha Complex session, 1986 | |||||||||
12 | 13 | Society for Applied Anthropology paper - Archaeology as Applied Anthropology, 1986 | |||||||||
12 | 14 | Intra-Cultural Workshop, Dr. Pertti Pelto, 1987 | |||||||||
12 | 15 | Building Bridges - SAA annual meeting contribution, 1989-1990 | |||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
13 | 1 | Building Bridges - Early Drafts [2], 1989-1990 | |||||||||
13 | 2 | Building Bridges - Early Drafts [3], 1990 | |||||||||
13 | 3 | Bridges - Ideas and misc., 1989-1991 | |||||||||
13 | 4 | Building Bridges - Southwestern Anthropological Association annual meeting, 1991 | |||||||||
13 | 5 | Materials Research Society: A General Terminology of Artifact Evolution, 1991-1992 | |||||||||
13 | 6 | Pecos Conference paper: Fuelwood and Anasazi: Mobil Sedentism, 1993 | |||||||||
13 | 7 | Durango Conference on Southwest Archaeology, 1995 | |||||||||
13 | 8 | Where did all the Virgins go? - symposium paper, 1993-1996 | |||||||||
13 | 9 | Pecos Conference - Anasazi-Pueblo relationships, 1996 | |||||||||
13 | 10 | Pecos Conference - Keresan + Hopi Origins, 1996 | |||||||||
13 | 11 | An Archaeological Consideration of Artifact Invention, Innovation, and Evolution, 1996-1997 | |||||||||
13 | 12 | Chacmool conference: An Archaeological Consideration of Artifact Invention, Innovation, and Evolution, 1996-1998 | |||||||||
13 | 13 | Pecos Conference, 1998 | |||||||||
13 | 14 | 2nd Three Corners Conference, 2007 |
Series 4: Institutional Education 1956-1998 45.7 cm (1.5 linear feet) textual material, 177 photographic images (177 safety negatives, 109 prints), 5 plates | |||||||||||
Series consists of records related to Ambler's involvement with institutions of higher learning and other educational institutions. Included are his student papers and records while studying at the University of Colorado and the University of Arizona (which includes his master's thesis documentation), his professional involvement (educator and facilitator) with the Museum of Northern Arizona, the University of Texas, and Northern Arizona University, and any other educational opportunities he was involved with after his formal retirement in 1986. Predominant in this series are course syllabi and exams for a variety of courses taught by Amber at NAU. | |||||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
13 | 15 | Degree requirements, 1956 | |||||||||
13 | 16 | Art 472: Southwest Indian Art, 1956 | |||||||||
13 | 17 | Anthropology 452 - Archaeology and Ethnology of Mexico and Central America, 1956-1957 | |||||||||
13 | 18 | "Behavioristic Archaeology in the Southwest" conference planning, 1956-1957 | |||||||||
13 | 19 | Anthropology 241: Primitive Arts and Crafts, 1957 | |||||||||
13 | 20 | Anthropology 241 paper: Hohokam Pottery, 1957 | |||||||||
13 | 21 | Anthropology 215R paper: The Salado Intrusion into the Hohokam Classic Period, 1958 | |||||||||
13 | 22 | University of Arizona - Museum Assistantship, 1958 | |||||||||
13 | 23 | Anthropology 280 paper - The Fremont Culture: Its Place in the Willey and Phillips Historical-Developmental Classification, 1958 | |||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
14 | 1 | Anthropology 330a term talk - Hopi Kivas and Religious Architecture, 1958 | |||||||||
14 | 2 | Anthropology 276 - Comparative Social Organization, 1958 | |||||||||
14 | 3 | Anthropology 280: Archaeology of North America, 1958-1959 | |||||||||
14 | 4 | Anthropology 215R - Archaeology of the SW, 1958-1959 | |||||||||
14 | 5 | Anthropology 282 - Archaeology of South America, 1959 | |||||||||
14 | 6 | Anthropology 276 paper: Free Wandering, Restricted Wandering, and Central-Based Wandering Community Types, 1959 | |||||||||
14 | 7 | UCRBS - University of Utah, 1958-1960 | |||||||||
14 | 8 | Geochronology 300, 331, term papers, 1958-1960 | |||||||||
14 | 9 | University of Arizona - Geochronology 331: Pleistocene Biology, 1960 | |||||||||
14 | 10 | MA Thesis - Doghouse negatives and prints, 1960 | |||||||||
14 | 11 | MA Thesis - 35mm negatives and prints, 1960 | |||||||||
14 | 12 | MA Thesis - 4x5 negatives and prints, 1960 | |||||||||
14 | 13 | MA Thesis - negative inventory and selection list, 1960 | |||||||||
14 | 14 | MA Thesis - Photostat negatives, 1960 | |||||||||
14 | 15 | MA Thesis - figures: drawings, originals, 1960 | |||||||||
14 | 16 | MA Thesis - mounted figures, 1960 | |||||||||
14 | 17 | MA Thesis plates (figures 36, 44, 45, 46, 54, 65), 1960 | |||||||||
14 | 18 | Casa Grande - MA thesis etc., circa 1961 | |||||||||
14 | 19 | University of Arizona - M.A. degree, 1958-1961 | |||||||||
14 | 20 | Miscellaneous correspondence re: degrees, 1956-1962 | |||||||||
14 | 21 | Miscellaneous financial information, 1958-1962 | |||||||||
14 | 22 | Miscellaneous dissertation ideas, 1963 | |||||||||
14 | 23 | University of Colorado Ph.D. coursework and notes, 1963-1964 | |||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
15 | 1 | Anthropology 698 paper: A Short History of Thought Concerning the Relationship of Man to his Geographic Environment, 1964 | |||||||||
15 | 2 | University of Colorado - Graduation Schedule, 1964 | |||||||||
15 | 3 | Dissertation - comments etc., 1958-1966 | |||||||||
15 | 4 | University of Texas - Departmental Minutes, etc., 1966-1967 | |||||||||
15 | 5 | TARL Board of Directors meeting, 1966-1967 | |||||||||
15 | 6 | Proposal for Historic Archeology Along the Lower Trinity River, circa 1967 | |||||||||
15 | 7 | Anthropology 301 quizzes, 1967 | |||||||||
15 | 8 | ANTH 499: Seminar, 1968 | |||||||||
15 | 9 | Surplus property, 1970 | |||||||||
15 | 10 | Faculty Research Grant, Summer 1971, 1970-1971 | |||||||||
15 | 11 | Wenner-Gren Foundation Applications, 1964, 1971-1972 | |||||||||
15 | 12 | Anth. 499-699: Living Archaeology, 1973 | |||||||||
15 | 13 | ANTH 251: World Archaeology, 1974 | |||||||||
15 | 14 | National Science Foundation information, 1974 | |||||||||
15 | 15 | ANTH 600: Core seminar, 1970-1975 | |||||||||
15 | 16 | "Sabbatical", 1974-1975 | |||||||||
15 | 17 | ANTH 325: North American Archaeology, 1976 | |||||||||
15 | 18 | NSF proposal review, 1976 | |||||||||
15 | 19 | ANTH 250: Introduction to Archaeology, 1968-1977 | |||||||||
15 | 20 | Biology-Anthropology 198, 1976-1977 | |||||||||
15 | 21 | ANTH 510: Technology, 1977 | |||||||||
15 | 22 | ANTH 660: Selected Advanced Topics, 1977 | |||||||||
15 | 23 | Vehicle for Applied Archaeology, 1977 | |||||||||
15 | 24 | NSF - Historical Archaeological Equipment, 1973-1978 | |||||||||
15 | 25 | Equipment purchases, 1978 | |||||||||
15 | 26 | Field School, 1979 | |||||||||
15 | 27 | ANTH 311: Archaeological Field Techniques, 1976-1980 | |||||||||
15 | 28 | ANTH 640: Archaeology of Western South America, 1980 | |||||||||
15 | 29 | ANTH 640: Seminar - Anasazi, 1980 | |||||||||
15 | 30 | ANTH 312: Lab Analysis, 1970-1981 | |||||||||
15 | 31 | ANTH 640: Mesoamerican Archaeology, 1981 | |||||||||
15 | 32 | ANTH 151: Origin and Antiquity of Man, 1969, 1982 | |||||||||
15 | 33 | ANTH 660: Archaeological Theory, 1982 | |||||||||
15 | 34 | MNA Ventures Excursion - Hopi Mesa trip, 1982 | |||||||||
15 | 35 | Field School Inquiries, 1982 | |||||||||
15 | 36 | ANTH 680: Multivariate Data Analysis, 1982 | |||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
16 | 1 | ANTH 518 - Southwestern Archaeology, 1968-1983 | |||||||||
16 | 2 | Recommendations for students and others, 1969-1983 | |||||||||
16 | 3 | Biol 198, Anth 198, Anth 312, Anth 510, Anth 640 - Prehistoric Technology, 1971-1983 | |||||||||
16 | 4 | Biol 198, Anth 510, Anth 640 - Prehistoric Technology, 1976-1983 | |||||||||
16 | 5 | ANTH 518: Southwestern Archaeology, 1979-1983 | |||||||||
16 | 6 | ANTH 660: Archaeology of Utah, 1983 | |||||||||
16 | 7 | ANTH 640: Prehistoric Technology, 1983 | |||||||||
16 | 8 | Memo: Bilby Research Center, 1983 | |||||||||
16 | 9 | ANTH 152: Intro to Cultural Anthropology, 1968-1984 | |||||||||
16 | 10 | ANTH 351: World Archaeology, 1978-1984 | |||||||||
16 | 11 | ANTH 524: Cultural Resource Management, 1980-1984 | |||||||||
16 | 12 | ANTH 599: Archaeology for Managers, 1984 | |||||||||
16 | 13 | Anthropology 660 - Selected Advanced Topics - The Archaic, 1984 | |||||||||
16 | 14 | ANTH 518: Southwestern Archaeology, 1970-1985 | |||||||||
16 | 15 | Sabbatical Application, 1985-1986 | |||||||||
16 | 16 | Sabbatical - Kayenta, 1985-1986 | |||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
17 | 1 | ANTH 516: SW Archaeology prior to AD 500, 1986 | |||||||||
17 | 2 | ANTH 350: Emergence of Civilization, 1986 | |||||||||
17 | 3 | History 693 - Women in History, 1987 | |||||||||
17 | 4 | Four Corners School - Northern Boundaries of the Kayenta Anasazi Trip, 1986-1987 | |||||||||
17 | 5 | Red Rock State Park Lectures, 1992 | |||||||||
17 | 6 | MNA Ceramics Workshops, 1994-1997 | |||||||||
17 | 7-8 | MNA Ceramics Workshops, 1994-1998 |
Series 5: Correspondence 1960-2001 33.8 cm (1.1 linear feet) textual material | |||||||||||
Series consists of multiple files of correspondence, mostly related to Ambler's professional and scholarly activities. Other personal correspondence files have been noted as such. All correspondence files in this series have been arranged chronologically. | |||||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
17 | 9 | Miscellaneous professional correspondence, 1960-1961 | |||||||||
17 | 10 | Letter from Mary Alvarez, 1969 | |||||||||
17 | 11 | Miscellaneous Correspondence - Cultural Resource Management, 1973-1978 | |||||||||
17 | 12 | Miscellaneous correspondence, 1969-1971 | |||||||||
17 | 13 | Miscellaneous "A" correspondence, 1966-1971 | |||||||||
17 | 14 | Miscellaneous "B" correspondence, 1964-1979 | |||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
18 | 1 | Miscellaneous "C" correspondence, 1965-1977 | |||||||||
18 | 2 | Miscellaneous "D" correspondence, 1963-1979 | |||||||||
18 | 3 | Miscellaneous "E" correspondence, 1966-1976 | |||||||||
18 | 4 | Miscellaneous "F" correspondence, 1963-1980 | |||||||||
18 | 5 | Miscellaneous "G" correspondence, 1964-1979 | |||||||||
18 | 6 | Miscellaneous "H" correspondence, 1964-1980 | |||||||||
18 | 7 | Miscellaneous "I" correspondence, 1965-1975 | |||||||||
18 | 8 | Miscellaneous "J" correspondence, 1964-1978 | |||||||||
18 | 9 | Miscellaneous "K" correspondence, 1965-1980 | |||||||||
18 | 10 | Miscellaneous "L" correspondence, 1960-1980 | |||||||||
18 | 11 | Miscellaneous "M" correspondence, 1964-1979 | |||||||||
18 | 12 | Miscellaneous "N" correspondence, 1964-1966 | |||||||||
18 | 13 | Miscellaneous "O" correspondence, 1964-1967 | |||||||||
18 | 14 | Miscellaneous "P" correspondence, 1964-1976 | |||||||||
18 | 15 | Miscellaneous "R" correspondence, 1964-1976 | |||||||||
18 | 16 | Miscellaneous "S" correspondence, 1964-1980 | |||||||||
18 | 17 | Miscellaneous "T" correspondence, 1963-1980 | |||||||||
18 | 18 | Miscellaneous "U-Z" correspondence, 1965-1980 | |||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
19 | 1 | Smithsonian book of antiques, 1980 | |||||||||
19 | 2 | Correspondence, 1961-1962, 1976-1982 | |||||||||
19 | 3 | RAM - Correspondence with UCLA and Watson Smith, 1981-1985 | |||||||||
19 | 4 | Chris Robinson - Dine Bi Keya Museum, 1983-1986 | |||||||||
19 | 5 | Letter to the editor: "Literacy Standards", 1986 | |||||||||
19 | 6 | Miscellaneous correspondence, 1985-1988 | |||||||||
19 | 7-8 | Miscellaneous correspondence - early 1980s [predominantly], 1980-1989 | |||||||||
19 | 9 | Miscellaneous correspondence, 1988-1989 | |||||||||
19 | 10 | Miscellaneous correspondence, 1989-1993 | |||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
20 | 1 | Correspondence with Linda Lay Shuler, 1987-1995 | |||||||||
20 | 2 | Miscellaneous correspondence, 1993-1995 | |||||||||
20 | 3 | Response to Nation Box 251 personal ad, 1997 | |||||||||
20 | 4 | Miscellaneous professional correspondence, 1980-1998 | |||||||||
20 | 5 | Miscellaneous personal correspondence, 1985-1999 | |||||||||
20 | 6 | Miscellaneous correspondence, 1998-2001 |
Series 6: Leisurely Pursuits and Activities 1960-2010 24.7 cm (0.81 linear feet) textual material | |||||||||||
Series consists of records related to Ambler's pursuits and interests outside of the field of Anthropology/Archaeology. | |||||||||||
Materials are arranged in the following series: | |||||||||||
Subseries 6.1: Personal/Family
Subseries 6.2: Politics
Subseries 6.3: Advocacy
Subseries 6.4: Arts & Crafts
Subseries 6.5: Memberships
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Subseries 6.1: Personal/Family 1960-2010 7 cm (0.23 linear feet) textual material | |||||||||||
Subseries consists of records related to Ambler's personal life and includes other personal and genealogical information about members of his family. Other significant records in this subseries relate to his various job searches. Also included are records on his secluded nature getaway, Pahreah. A file on biographical information contains some images of Ambler's popularity as "Dick the Dancin' Man." | |||||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
20 | 7 | Museum of Northern Arizona job, 1960-1961 | |||||||||
20 | 8 | M1903A3 Springfield rifle, 1962 | |||||||||
20 | 9 | Job Hunting, 1965 | |||||||||
20 | 10 | Job offer from Northern Arizona University, 1967 | |||||||||
20 | 11 | Job Inquiries, 1967-1970 | |||||||||
20 | 12 | Jobs, 1975 | |||||||||
20 | 13 | Vita - info, 1952-1980 | |||||||||
20 | 14 | Devon's speaking vocabulary, 1980s | |||||||||
20 | 15 | Decree of Divorce social gathering and map, 1986 | |||||||||
20 | 16 | Accident - Jeremy Mitchell, 1987 | |||||||||
20 | 17 | Answering machine messages, 1989 | |||||||||
20 | 18 | Pahreah - construction, 1986-1990 | |||||||||
20 | 19 | University of Albany application, 1990 | |||||||||
20 | 20 | University of Maine position opening, 1991-1992 | |||||||||
20 | 21 | Northern Arizona University Job opening, 1992 | |||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
21 | 1 | Crow Canyon - Director of Research position, 1992-1993 | |||||||||
21 | 2 | Qawasqar people (Chile) project, 1987-1994 | |||||||||
21 | 3 | Genealogy of Ambler family, 1993-1994 | |||||||||
21 | 4 | Genealogy information, 1996 | |||||||||
21 | 5 | J. Richard Ambler biographical information, 1986-2010 | |||||||||
Subseries 6.2: Politics 1978-2004 7.4 cm (0.24 linear feet) textual material, 1 sign | |||||||||||
Subseries consists of Ambler's involvement with local politics, in particular his 1992 and 2004 runs for political office under the banner of the Libertarian party. | |||||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
21 | 6 | Letter to the editor re: Flagstaff city complex, 1978 | |||||||||
21 | 7 | H.R. 1646 - Native American Grave and Burial Protection Act, 1989 | |||||||||
21 | 8 | Coconino County Community Board application, 1990-1991 | |||||||||
21 | 9 | Politics, 1990-1992 | |||||||||
21 | 10 | Coconino County Board of Supervisors election, 1992 | |||||||||
21 | 11 | Politics - forms, 1992 | |||||||||
21 | 12 | Ambler for Supervisor - Ads and Press Releases, 1992 | |||||||||
21 | 13 | Contributions and petition signatures, 1992 | |||||||||
21 | 14 | Letter to the editor re: Coconino County Board of Supervisors building, 1994 | |||||||||
21 | 15 | Robert Wadman re: community policing, 1995 | |||||||||
21 | 16 | Libertarian party bylaws, 1996 | |||||||||
21 | 17 | Coconino County Budget, 1992-1999 | |||||||||
21 | 18 | Dick Ambler, Libertarian [campaign materials], 2004 | |||||||||
Subseries 6.3: Advocacy 1986-1998 5.9 cm (0.19 linear feet) textual material | |||||||||||
Subseries consists of Ambler's involvement with various advocacy initiatives, the predominant being his push for the legalization of marijuana. | |||||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
21 | 19 | Seventh Generation [marijuana], 1989-1990 | |||||||||
21 | 20 | Big Water Times - TRASH, 1990 | |||||||||
21 | 21 | Cooking with Marijuana, 1986-1991 | |||||||||
21 | 22 | National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, 1986-1992 | |||||||||
21 | 23 | AZ for National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, 1991-1998 | |||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
22 | 1 | NAU - National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, 1991-1998 | |||||||||
22 | 2 | Peace, Justice and Environmental Coalition of Arizona, 1992-1998 | |||||||||
22 | 3 | Cannabis, 1980s-1990s | |||||||||
Subseries 6.4: Arts & Crafts 1980-2008 3.9 cm (0.13 linear feet) textual material | |||||||||||
Subseries consists predominantly of records related to his home business, Ancient Arts. Included is design information for moccasins and descriptions of his homemade jewelry. | |||||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
22 | 4 | Enchanted Owl t-shirt design, circa 1980s | |||||||||
22 | 5 | Ancient Arts - Prehistoric Moccasins information, 1980 | |||||||||
22 | 6 | Ancient Arts - Prehistoric Moccasins patterns, 1980 | |||||||||
22 | 7 | Ancient Arts - miscellaneous information, 1991-1994 | |||||||||
22 | 8 | Ancient Arts Jewelry information, circa 2008 | |||||||||
Subseries 6.5: Memberships 1962-1994 0.5 cm (0.02 linear feet) textual material | |||||||||||
Subseries consists of various memberships Ambler maintained during his professional and personal life. | |||||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
22 | 9 | Miscellaneous memberships, 1962-1965 | |||||||||
22 | 10 | Arizona Archaeological Society - Dept. of Certification, 1977 | |||||||||
22 | 11 | Southwestern Colorado Plateau Archaeology, 1989 | |||||||||
22 | 12 | Flagstaff Archaeology Work Group, 1990 | |||||||||
22 | 13 | Phi Delta Theta International Fraternity, 1994 |
Series 7: Photographic Slides 1958-1988 1330 photographic images (1267 slides, 63 transparencies) | |||||||||||
Series consists of assorted slides from (mostly) professional and personal endeavors. Many images are related to NAU and MNA projects, while others are images used in preparation for Ambler's 1977 (and later 1987 reprinting) of his MNA publication on the Anasazi. Also included are some personal family photos. | |||||||||||
Note | |||||||||||
Some groupings of slides were titled, but many were stored loosely with no apparent organization. | |||||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
22 | 14 | Miscellaneous slides and transparencies - Navajo Mountain, 1980s | |||||||||
22 | 15 | Chihuahua, 1978 | |||||||||
22 | 16 | NM H-10-74, 78, 55, 1977-1979 | |||||||||
22 | 17 | Miscellaneous slides of objects, 1970s | |||||||||
22 | 18 | Anasazi - general (as shown to Verde Valley Archaeological Society) slides, 1958-1988 | |||||||||
22 | 19 | Misc. Kayenta etc. slides, 1959-1983 | |||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
23 | 1 | Misc. Kayenta, seri Kiva [sp?], 1959-1983 | |||||||||
23 | 2 | Ignacio Zaraguza [sp?] and Olla Cave, 1978 | |||||||||
23 | 3 | Dust Devil, Seri Kiva [sp?], Misc. Kayenta, 1959-1983 | |||||||||
23 | 4 | Survey, Winona, etc., 1978 | |||||||||
23 | 5 | Misc. Navajo Mountain, Kayenta, 1958-1983 | |||||||||
23 | 6 | Navajo Mountain, Chaco, Pottery Firing, 1976 | |||||||||
23 | 7 | NA10101, firing pots, etc., 1970 | |||||||||
23 | 8 | Taos, Picaris, Acoma, 1970 | |||||||||
23 | 9 | Gt [sp?] sand dunes, 1960s | |||||||||
23 | 10 | Poncho House, Tsegi Area, Kayenta area + maps, 1976-1983 | |||||||||
23 | 11 | Paul Long, Jr. [misc. slides], 1959-1964 | |||||||||
23 | 12 | RB568 etc., 1983 | |||||||||
23 | 13 | Map - trading groups? 1000-1100 AD, A352 Dr. Colton, undated | |||||||||
23 | 14 | Rattlesnake, Long House Valley, Black Mesa mining, etc., 1976-1983 | |||||||||
23 | 15 | 1971 field trip, ball court, etc., 1971-1974 | |||||||||
23 | 16 | Miscellaneous uncategorized slides [professional], 1958-1984 | |||||||||
23 | 17 | Maps of Kayenta area, etc., undated | |||||||||
23 | 18 | AZ-D-11-9-1, 1983 | |||||||||
23 | 19 | Parker 400, pottery firing, 1976 | |||||||||
23 | 20 | Misc. - kids, etc., 1958-1963 |