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Collection Summary | |
Creator: | Hecht, Melvin E. |
Collection Name: | Melvin Hecht papers, |
Inclusive Dates: | 1950-1982 |
Physical Description: | 1.5 Linear Feet |
Abstract: | The Melvin Hecht papers contain his professional research from 1950-1982. Included are research notes, newspaper clippings, maps, and photographic material focusing on the geography of southern Arizona, most of which was created during his time as a geography professor at the University of Arizona. |
Collection Number: | MS 714 |
Language: | Materials are in English. |
Repository: |
University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections University of Arizona PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-621-6423 Fax: 520-621-9733 URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/ E-Mail: LBRY-askspcoll@email.arizona.edu |
Melvin Hecht was born in 1926. He received his Ph. D in geography from the University of Kansas before joining the faculty at the University of Arizona in 1956. The first trained geographer in the faculty, Hecht taught in the Department of Geography and Regional Development. As a professor, he taught beginning courses in geography and business administration, developed new courses in the department, and aided in program planning. During this time, he also co-authored The Arizona Atlas with Richard Reeves. He retired to emeritus status in 1983, and he died in 1985.
The Melvin Hecht papers contain his professional research between 1950 and 1982, the bulk of which was created during his time at the University of Arizona. The research focuses primarily on the geography of southern Arizona, specifically man-made structures such as houses. The papers contain research notes, newspaper clippings, lecture notes, and a research index. In addition, the papers contain a variety of photographic materials such as photographs, slides, and photographic negatives.
There are no restrictions on this collection.
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Melvin Hecht papers (MS 714). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries
Processed by Caroline Kinsley in 2019.
Series I: Research materials, 1950-1982 | |||||||||||
Scope and Contents | |||||||||||
This series contains Hecht's research notes, including maps of Arizona, newspaper clippings from the Tucson area, pamphlets of local housing projects, and a research index he created. | |||||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
1 | 1 | Morning Star map and evaluation, March 23, 1971 | |||||||||
1 | 2 | Names, streets, parks, subdivision layouts, 1957, 1972-1978 | |||||||||
1 | 3 | Sense of place, 1950, 1970-1982 | |||||||||
1 | 4 | Tucson barrios, undated | |||||||||
1 | 5 | Tucson city maps and newspaper clippings, 1962-1978 | |||||||||
1 | 6 | Tucson housing pamphlets, 1963-1965 | |||||||||
1 | 7 | Tucson field trip notes and maps, 1962-1979, undated | |||||||||
1 | 8 | Tucson newspaper clippings 1, 1966-1978 | |||||||||
1 | 9 | Tucson newspaper clippings 2, 1975, 1978 | |||||||||
Box 2 | Research index, 1950-1977 | ||||||||||
Scope and Contents | |||||||||||
Tucson and other house types. Tucson and Nogales field trip | |||||||||||
Series II: Photographic materials, 1950-1982 | |||||||||||
Scope and Contents | |||||||||||
This series contains the photographic materials created by Hecht, including slides, photographic negatives, and a photograph index. Included in the photograph index is a small collection of Arizona postcards. | |||||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
1 | 10 | Building and climate, Tucson and non-Tucson, 1968-1977 | |||||||||
1 | 11 | General - lumbering and adobe, 1968-1974 | |||||||||
1 | 12 | Great Plains - Kansas, 1952-1956, 1976 | |||||||||
1 | 13 | Landscaping Arizona, non-Tucson, 1963-1977 | |||||||||
1 | 14 | Mideast, 1969, 1971, 1974 | |||||||||
1 | 15 | Midwest, 1950-1953, 1960, undated | |||||||||
1 | 16 | Plants, 1965-1982 | |||||||||
1 | 17 | Remote subdivisions, 1975, 1978 | |||||||||
1 | 18 | South , 1968-1971 | |||||||||
Scope and Contents | |||||||||||
Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Florida | |||||||||||
1 | 19 | Tucson landscape and landscaping, 1964-1978 | |||||||||
1 | 20 | Tucson non-residential, 1964-1971, 1982 | |||||||||
1 | 21 | Photo negatives, 1973-1978, undated | |||||||||
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3 | Photograph index, 1950, 1972-1978, undated | ||||||||||
Scope and Contents | |||||||||||
Townscapes, taken and to take. Postcards | |||||||||||