Bookmark this page or copy and paste URL to Email message Arizona American Revolutionary Bicentennial Commission Records, SHM MS-40 1970-1975SHM MS-40 Biographical NoteThis collection was compiled through the efforts of Elisabeth Ruffner and the Bicentennial commission. It consists of planning, reports, and correspondence related to the events and activities of the American Bicentennial Celebration. It particularly focuses on events in Arizona. Many materials are also included from the American Revolutionary Bicentennial Commission. Bicentennial events were coordinated by a Bicentennial Commission. A Prescott Bicentennial Committee was formed from Prescott people. The local committee identified projects, approved them and sent them to the state and requested funds. Some of the most significant projects that were done were the moving of the Bashford House and the formation of the Yavapai Heritage Foundation for surveying historic properties. Cleaning up the Granite Creek was another notable project. These projects were administered by the state commission. Scope and ContentThis collection encompasses documents related to the American Revolutionary Bicentennial Commission and the Arizona American Revolutionary Bicentennial Commission. It consists of sample community programs, committee members, committees and minutes from meetings, proposals for projects and a final report. System of Arrangement Series 1: American Revolutionary Bicentennial Commission
Series 2: Arizona American Revolutionary Bicentennial Commission Papers
RestrictionsConditions Governing Access
None. Conditions Governing Use
Unpublished and published manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder. The Sharlot Hall Museum may not own copyright to all parts of this collection. 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 State of Arizona and the Sharlot Hall Museum - this includes its Board of Trustee officers, employees, outside contractors, and agents from and against all claims made by person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright. Controlled Access TermsPersonal Name(s) Ruffner, Elizabeth F. Corporate Name(s) American Revolutionary Bicentennial Administration Arizona Revolutionary Bicentennial Commission Prescott Bicentennial Commission Geographic Name(s) Prescott (Ariz.) State of Arizona Yavapai County (Ariz.) Subject(s) Bashford House Administrative InformationCustodial History
The materials from the collection came from Elisabeth Ruffner with accession number 2002.010. These materials were originally stored within article boxes, which later became Document Box 11, 12, and 13. At one time Document Box 11 and 12 were vertical files named Bicentennial 1976. Other related materials include within Sharlot Hall Library and Archives include: Yavapai Heritage Foundation Records - SHM MS-38, Westward July 9, 1976 Issue #28 (6 photos), the Ruffner Family Collection, and Elisabeth Ruffner's Oral History. Preferred Citation
Arizona American Revolutionary Bicentennial Commission Records, SHM MS-40. Sharlot Hall Museum Library & Archives. Container List
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