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Margaret Nadine Finlayson Maxwell has made a significant effort to document and acquaint others with the people and incidents that influenced Arizona's history. Born September 9, 1927, in Schenectady, New York, Maxwell received her doctorate in Library Science from the University of Michigan. She worked as a librarian at the Library of Congress and taught at the University of Michigan’s School of Library Science.
Maxwell first came to Arizona in 1971 when she was appointed to the faculty of the Graduate Library School at the University of Arizona. She gained a strong interest in Arizona history, which resulted in numerous lectures, articles and books about the people, places and history of Arizona. In addition to having written articles for scholarly journals, she was a frequent contributor to the Journal of Arizona History and co-edited Voices of the Southwest: A Gathering in Honor of Lawrence Clark Powell (1976).
Maxwell published her doctoral thesis, Shaping a Library: William L. Clements as Collector (1973, University of Michigan Press) and she has co-authored handbooks to library cataloguing rules. Maxwell helped in the amended writings and handbooks explaining the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, Second Edition (AACR2). AACR2 was designed for use in the construction of catalogs and other lists in general libraries of all sizes. The rules cover the description of, and the provision of access points for, all library materials.
Maxwell wrote the following books regarding the AACR:
Maxwell is known for her biography of the territorial curator and Arizona historian Sharlot M. Hall entitled, A Passion for Freedom: The Life of Sharlot Hall (1982, University of Arizona Press). The inspiration for the book came upon hearing a professor at the University of Arizona mention Hall in a talk. Realizing that the territorial curator and historian had received little attention from scholars, Maxwell decided to write the biography. It was an award-winning publication, garnering both the Western Heritage Award for non-fiction (sponsored by the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and the Western Heritage Center) in 1983 and the Southwest Book Award in 1984. In 2006, Maxwell released a greatly expanded version of the Hall biography, which was published by Sharlot Hall Museum Press. Today, A Passion for Freedom is considered and remains the most comprehensive study of one of Arizona's most prominent pioneers – Sharlot M. Hall.
Among other awards, Maxwell has also received the Bert Fireman Award from the Arizona Historical Foundation, the Creative Teaching Award from the University of Arizona Foundation, and the Sharlot Hall Award from the Sharlot Hall Historical Society. She has had a merit based scholarship given by the University of Arizona’s School of Information Resources and Library Science named after her. Recently retired from that university's faculty, she continues to research and write about Arizona history. As both a writer and a teacher, Margaret F. Maxwell has helped many people share her understanding of Arizona history.
The bulk of the collection consists of Margaret Maxwell’s notes for her book on Sharlot Hall titled, A Passion for Freedom: The Life of Sharlot Hall. The collection was donated by Maxwell to Sharlot Hall Museum Library & Archives. SHM Lbrary & Archives decided to keep the original order of Maxwell’s folder sequence.
The collection has been arranged into three series and includes: Series 1 - Manuscript Materials - consisting of A Passion for Freedom: The Life of Sharlot Hall manuscripts – showing the original typed manuscript, an unpublished copy which has been divided into certain chapters and bound, an edited manuscript copy from the University of Arizona Press, as well as an unpublished manuscript of A Passion for Politics: The Life of Mulford Winsor.
Series 2 - Research Materials Arranged Alphabetically consists of notes, an autobiography, copies of papers written by Sharlot Hall and other materials that Maxwell collected and placed alphabetically in order to write her book.
Series 3 - Research Materials Arranged Chronologically - includes Maxwell’s materials concerning Sharlot Hall, her life, properties, acquaintances, partners, and family. The Maxwell Collection is a good summation of the papers, notes and information written by Sharlot M. Hall from the Sharlot M. Hall Collection MS-12 – also located in the SHM Archives. This collection also traces the evolution of Maxwell’s research through her notes, correspondence with potential sources and articles both published and unpublished.
System of Arrangement
None.
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.
The materials found within this collection were personally donated by Margaret F. Maxwell to the Sharlot Hall Museum on July 8, 2004. The materials were accessioned into the archives and museum on July 21, 2004 and given an accession number #2004.070. The materials were later processed using an antiquated and non-standardized archival arrangement and organization scheme. The scheme used a document box number system and the materials were originally cataloging as Document Box 169, plus A and B boxes. This catalog was changed when Archivist, Libby Coyner, established SAA best practices and standards into the archives. Archivist, Brenda Taylor re-processed the materials in this collection in June and July 2011 using the DACS standards and assigned a new number to the collection - SHM MS-21. From January to May 2012, SHM Volunteer Nichole Lucero finished re-processing the collection, completing labeling and the finding aid for the collection.
Margaret Maxwell Collection SHM MS-21. Sharlot Hall Museum Library & Archives.
Series 1: Manuscript Materials | |||||||||||
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1 | Biographical Information on Margaret Maxwell, 1977; 1986 | ||||||||||
1 | A Passion for Freedom: The Life of Sharlot Hall – originally typed manuscript, c.1980 | ||||||||||
1 | A Passion for Politics: The Life of Mulford Winsor – unpublished manuscript, 1995 | ||||||||||
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2 | A Passion for Freedom: The Life of Sharlot Hall – divided by chapters and bound manuscripts, c.1980 | ||||||||||
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3 | A Passion for Freedom: The Life of Sharlot Hall – edited manuscript from University of Arizona Press, c.1980 |
Series 2: Research Materials – Arranged Alphabetically by Margaret Maxwell | |||||||||||
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4 | 1 | Sharlot Hall - Autobiographical information, c.1925 | |||||||||
4 | 2 | Sharlot Hall - Unpublished verse, c.1879-1901; c.1988 | |||||||||
4 | 3 | Sharlot Hall - Unpublished prose, c.1901-1930 | |||||||||
4 | 4 | Sharlot Hall - 1940 interview transcript, 1940; c.1984 | |||||||||
4 | 5 | Sharlot Hall- appearance & reminiscences, 1900 | |||||||||
4 | 6 | Sharlot Hall’s On the Desert essay & Maxwell’s Sharlot Hall’s Desert, 1905, 1984 | |||||||||
4 | 7 | Maxwell’s Sharlot Hall on the Apache Trail, 1905, 1979-83 | |||||||||
4 | 8 | Glossy photos used in Life of Sharlot Hall, 1906-28; 1982 | |||||||||
4 | 9 | Sharlot Hall- photocopies of family photos, c.1880-c.1940 | |||||||||
4 | 10 | Boblett family, 1955-c.1977 | |||||||||
4 | 11 | Bryan, William Jennings, N. D. | |||||||||
4 | 12 | Cantele, Carlo, N. D. | |||||||||
4 | 13 | Christmas, 1897-1907; 1977-87 | |||||||||
4 | 14 | Colley, Charles - correspondence with Dora Heap, 1967; 1979 | |||||||||
4 | 15 | Cumnock School, 1899-1926; 1977 | |||||||||
4 | 16 | Deeds to property - Sharlot Hall, 1905-29 | |||||||||
4 | 17 | Doyle, Al, c.1905 | |||||||||
4 | 18 | Drought- poems, N. D. | |||||||||
4 | 19 | Ehle, Margaret, 1906 | |||||||||
4 | 20 | Farm & Ranch articles 1914-15, 1924, 1895-1925 | |||||||||
4 | 21 | Governor’s Mansion, 1917-80 | |||||||||
4 | 22 | Hall family & general ancestry, 1957-c.1977 | |||||||||
4 | 23 | Hall, Adeline B., 1865-1925 | |||||||||
4 | 24 | Hall, Edward, 1943-1981 | |||||||||
4 | 25 | Hall, James, 1914-24; 1977 | |||||||||
4 | 26 | Sharlot Hall- books read, 1890-1922; 1978 | |||||||||
4 | 27 | Hewins, Alice, 1913-77 | |||||||||
4 | 28 | Hinton, Richard, c.1900; c.1980 | |||||||||
4 | 29 | Lockwood, Frank C., 1939-43 | |||||||||
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5 | 1 | McClintock, James, 1910-1914 | |||||||||
5 | 2 | McCormick, Margaret, 1990 | |||||||||
5 | 3 | Munroe, Lillie Barr, N. D. | |||||||||
5 | 4 | Orchard Ranch, 1907;1951-1968 | |||||||||
5 | 5 | Parker, Sir Gilbert, 1932 | |||||||||
5 | 6 | Putnum, Samuel P.- died Dec. 11, 1896, 1877-1909; 1977-1978 | |||||||||
5 | 7 | Richardson, 1894-1908; 1977 | |||||||||
5 | 8 | Rhodes, Eugene M., 1921, 1938 | |||||||||
5 | 9 | Riordan, D.M., 1903-1928; 1976 | |||||||||
5 | 10 | Sharlot Hall Museum, 1977-1979 | |||||||||
5 | 11 | Shaw, Clarence H.- died Oct. 11, 1902, 1900-1914 | |||||||||
5 | 12 | Sparkes, Grace- undated correspondence, c. 1927; 1977 | |||||||||
5 | 13 | Taylor, Edward K.- 1860-1930, 1892-1930; 1979 | |||||||||
5 | 14 | Upson, Arthur W., 1894-1928; 1946-1985 | |||||||||
5 | 15 | Westover, Myron F., 1926; 1933 | |||||||||
5 | 16 | Yavapai County Recorder’s Office- Index to deeds, 1867-1929 |
Series 3: Research Materials- Arranged Chronologically by Margaret Maxwell | |||||||||||
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5 | 17 | General research materials, 1901-1999 | |||||||||
5 | 18 | 1867-69, 1939 (?) | |||||||||
5 | 19 | 1872-78, 1875-1971 | |||||||||
5 | 20 | 1879-81: Barbour County, 1880-1930 | |||||||||
5 | 21 | 1882: Trip West and the setting, 1888-1929; 1966; 1977 | |||||||||
5 | 22 | 1882-90, c.1899-1912; 1954 | |||||||||
5 | 23 | 1883, 1883; 1911 | |||||||||
5 | 24 | 1884, 1884; 1887 | |||||||||
5 | 25 | 1885, 1928 | |||||||||
5 | 26 | 1886, c.1886-1977 | |||||||||
5 | 27 | 1887, 1897; 1939; 1977 | |||||||||
5 | 28 | 1888, 1888-1937 | |||||||||
5 | 29 | 1889, 1889-1968 | |||||||||
5 | 30 | 1890, 1890 | |||||||||
5 | 31 | 1892, 1893 | |||||||||
5 | 32 | 1893, 1893; 1932 | |||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
6 | 1 | 1894, 1894-1895 | |||||||||
6 | 2 | 1895, 1895, 1905-1932; 1976 | |||||||||
6 | 3 | 1896, 1896 | |||||||||
6 | 4 | 1897, 1897-1900 | |||||||||
6 | 5 | 1898, 1898 | |||||||||
6 | 6 | 1899, 1899-1901 | |||||||||
6 | 7 | 1900, 1900-1902 | |||||||||
6 | 8 | 1901., 1901; 1946 | |||||||||
6 | 9 | 1902, 1902-1977 | |||||||||
6 | 10 | 1903, 1903 | |||||||||
6 | 11 | 1904, 1904; 1977 | |||||||||
6 | 12 | 1905, 1899-1906; 1955-1980 | |||||||||
6 | 13 | 1906, 1902-1906; 1978 | |||||||||
6 | 14 | 1907, 1907; 1977 | |||||||||
6 | 15 | 1908, 1908 | |||||||||
6 | 16 | 1909, 1909-1910; 1932; 1977 | |||||||||
6 | 17 | 1910, 1910; 1925; 1977-1978 | |||||||||
6 | 18 | 1911, 1911; 1973 | |||||||||
6 | 19 | October 1909- December 1911, 1909-1911 | |||||||||
6 | 20 | July 1911- September 1911, 1974-1975 | |||||||||
6 | 21 | 1912, 1912; 1920; 1974 | |||||||||
6 | 22 | 1913, 1913-1914; 1977 | |||||||||
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7 | 1 | 1914, 1914; 1977 | |||||||||
7 | 2 | 1915, 1915; c.1980 | |||||||||
7 | 3 | 1916, 1916; 1979 | |||||||||
7 | 4 | 1917, 1917; 1980 | |||||||||
7 | 5 | 1918, 1918 | |||||||||
7 | 6 | 1919, 1919 | |||||||||
7 | 7 | 1920, 1920 | |||||||||
7 | 8 | 1921., 1918; 1921 | |||||||||
7 | 9 | Leland, C.G.; Your Will Power; April 14, 1922, 1918-24 | |||||||||
7 | 10 | 1922, 1922; 1977 | |||||||||
7 | 11 | 1923, 1923 | |||||||||
7 | 12 | 1924, 1920-1924; 1977-1979 | |||||||||
7 | 13 | 1925, 1925 | |||||||||
7 | 14 | 1926, 1926; 1976 | |||||||||
7 | 15 | 1927, 1927; 1977 | |||||||||
7 | 16 | 1928, 1895; 1928; 1977 | |||||||||
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8 | 1 | 1929 (Governor’s Mansion), 1929; 1967; 1980 | |||||||||
8 | 2 | 1930, 1930 | |||||||||
8 | 3 | 1931, 1931; 1977 | |||||||||
8 | 4 | 1932, 1932; 1977; 1980 | |||||||||
8 | 5 | 1933, 1933 | |||||||||
8 | 6 | 1934, 1934 | |||||||||
8 | 7 | 1935, 1935 | |||||||||
8 | 8 | 1936, 1936-1940 | |||||||||
8 | 9 | 1937, 1937 | |||||||||
8 | 10 | 1938, 1937-1939 | |||||||||
8 | 11 | 1939, 1939-1977 | |||||||||
8 | 12 | 1940, 1940; 1977 | |||||||||
8 | 13 | 1941, 1941 | |||||||||
8 | 14 | 1942, 1942 | |||||||||
8 | 15 | 1943 - Death, 1942-1946 | |||||||||
8 | 16 | Cactus and Pine Criticism, 1909-1925 | |||||||||
8 | 17 | Undated Articles by Sharlot Hall, c. 1909-1926 | |||||||||
8 | 18 | Sharlot Hall’s Short Stories, 1890-1980 | |||||||||
8 | 19 | Sharlot Hall- Miscellaneous Essays, 1897-1930 | |||||||||
8 | 20 | Maxwell’s Lancer & the Lady: Sharlot Hall, LA Times & the Smoki, 1980 | |||||||||
8 | 21 | Sharlot Hall on Suffrage, c. 1914 | |||||||||
8 | 22 | Sharlot Hall on Men, c. 1902-83 | |||||||||
8 | 23 | Sharlot Hall Unpublished Poetry & Music, c. 1893-1912 | |||||||||
8 | 24 | Sharlot Hall Literary Works- Commentary & General, 1902- 1980 |