Alphabetical List of Manuscript Collections: S-Z
The following List of Manuscript Collections in Special Collections isarranged alphabetically by creator of the collection. Here you will find the collection's number, brief descriptions of the content of the collection, and the physical size of the collection. Many collections have a more detailed guide (finding aid) that can be accessed by clicking on the Collection Number.
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MS 294 | Papers of David K. Udall, 1847-1988. | The strengths of this collection consists of the rich family correspondence, especially with Pearl Udall Nelson; biographical and genealogical information about the Udalls; and the Mormon settlement of Saint Johns, Arizona. David K. Udall is substantially portrayed in his mission diaries, in his trial and imprisonment, and in his business activities. | 4.00 |
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MS 311 | Jesse A. Udall papers, circa. 1882-1981 (bulk, 1935-1978). | This collection is organized into two series: Personal and Family Papers; and Professional Papers. The Personal and Family Papers series includes biographical summaries; clippings documenting honors and personal and family achievements; a few miscellaneous church related items; retirement records and correspondence; certificates and awards from various civic organizations; and correspondence and clippings pertaining to son Addison Udall's World War II experiences. | .75 |
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MS 293 | Inventory of the Levi Stewart Udall Collection, 1842-1974. | Papers, 1842-1974 (bulk 1910-1960), of Levi Stewart Udall (1891-1960), lawyer and judge. Includes personal files, correspondence, reminiscences, activity files, ledgers, and speeches relating mainly to his family, their settlement in Saint Johns, Arizona, his professional activities and services to the state and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. | 2.50 |
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MS 325 | Papers of Morris K. Udall, 1920-1995. | Composed of Morris K. Udall's professional and public papers that document his thirty years as a Representative from Arizona's 2nd Congressional District, his tenure as Chairman of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, and his campaign for the 1976 Democratic Presidential nomination. |
1,200.00 |
Udall, Morris K. Oral Histories (Click to listen to the oral histories) |
MS 396 | The Morris K. Udall Oral History Project, 1996-2005. |
Spoken recollections that illuminate the lives and careers of Congressman Udall and the Udall family. The interviews advance an understanding of the major issues, events, and personalities during the political career of Morris K. Udall. | 4.00 |
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AZ 372 (note: this is a large file; it may take longer to load.) | Papers of Stewart L. Udall, 1950-1977. | The collection is predominantly composed of Stewart Lee Udall's professional and public papers. Items of the 84th, 85th, and 86th Congresses are organized into administration and legislation files. Administration includes routine office matters, requests, and correspondence relating to particular problems or issues. Legislation encompasses correspondence arranged by subject, related bills, hearings, clippings, speeches, and background materials. | 102.00 |
| United States. Army. Ambulance Service | MS 68 | Official report of the Chief of the United States Army Ambulance Service with the French Army, to the Surgeon General of the Army, April 15, 1919. |
This original typescript relates the history of the Ambulance Service with the French Army on the Western Front, during WWI. | .10 |
| United States. Army. Davis-Monthan Air Force Base | AZ 112 | Construction records of the United States Army, 1931-1932. |
Bids, contracts, specifications, blueprints, correspondence, financial records and forms relating to construction, 1931-1932. | .40 |
| United States. Army. District of Colorado | MS 43 | Operational and administrative papers relating to the District of Colorado and the 1st Regiment Cavalry of Colorado (Volunteer), March 23, 1863 - March 1, 1865. |
Twenty-one items include special orders, reports, monthly returns by the quartermaster, invoices, inventories, muster rolls, and letters. The bulk of the collection is comprised of operational documents related to equipment and supplies for the regiment. | .10 |
| United States. Army. District of New Mexico | MS 45 | Records of the United States Army, District of New Mexico, 1851-1883 (bulk 1863-1866). |
Portfolio of 18 handwritten documents, which pertain chiefly to the administration of Fort Sumner from 1863 to 1866. Other New Mexican army posts are represented by only one or two documents. These are Fort Stanton, Fort Union, Fort Marcy and Fort Cummings. | .10 |
| United States. Army. Military Division of the Missouri | MS 41 | Correspondence of the United States Army, Military Division of the Missouri, 1878-1880, 1963 (bulk 1878-1880). |
Photocopies of 118 documents, chiefly official correspondence and printed orders related to Captain Nicholas Nolan, 10th Cavalry, from 1878 to 1880. | .10 |
United States. Army. Quartermaster Corps. |
MS 44 | Invoices of the United States Army, Quartermaster Corps., 1849. |
Contains two holograph duplicate invoices for building materials and tools sent for the construction of "the Fort on the River Gila." The invoices were signed and dated by Bvt. Lt. Col. S. McRee, Quartermaster, U.S. Army, St. Louis, Mo. on May 12 and June 7, 1849. | .10 |
| United States. Court of Private Land Claims | MS 312 | Records relating to cases decided by the Court of Private Land Claims, Arizona District, 1800-1904 (bulk 1891-1904). |
Microfilm of papers supporting land grant claims before the Court of Private Land Claims for Arizona, 1891-1904. Includes correspondence, petitions, court decrees, motions, land documents, sketch maps, survey maps, photographs of land monuments, field notes, surveys, and other court records. Each film contains an index to papers in the case. | 1.25 |
| United States. District Court (Arkansas) | MS 38 | Records of the United States District Court (Arkansas : Western District), 1865-1895. |
Includes jury summons, lists of jurors, travel and service expense vouchers for serving warrants, abstracts of compensation to posse members and witnesses, certificates of employment on guard duty, receipts for payment of board, lodging, and travel, and an indictment for treason, United States vs. Jackson Yearton, 1865. | .20 |
United States. Office of Education, Division of Higher Education |
AZ 269 | State controlled higher education in Arizona : The report of a survey authorized and sponsored by the Board of Regents of the University and State Colleges of Arizona / 1954. |
Typescript (carbon and mimeograph). Includes author's minor edits. | .20 |
United States. Office of Education, Survey of University of Arizona |
AZ 53 | Survey of The University of Arizona: conducted by Samuel P. Capen, 1917. |
Typescript (original) report. | .10 |
United States. Embassy |
AZ 282 | Album of photographs of the American Embassy Residence in Tokyo, Japan, 1964-1966. |
Silk photograph album with fourteen mounted, mostly black and white photographs with typescript captions. Accompanied by a letter of transmittal to University of Arizona President Richard A. Harvill from Ambassador Edwin O. Reischauer. | .20 |
United States. General Land Office |
AZ 551 | Claim of Andrew L. Moeller upon the Dividend Mine, Big Bug Mining District, Yavapai County, Territory of Arizona, 1877. |
Mineral certificate describes and locates Dividend Mine. | .10 |
United States. General Land Office |
AZ 550 | Homesteading claims / Arizona, 1917, 1931. |
Typescript and holograph (original) on printed form. Includes two claims: Isaac G. Fletcher (1917), and Herbert G. Colvin (1931). | .10 |
United States. Military. Arizona Honor Roll |
AZ 244 | Honor roll of Arizona: European war, 1914-1918. |
Consists of typescript biography of each person on honor roll. Includes military unit, a description of the heroic action, home address, and next of kin. | .10 |
| United States National Weather Service | MS 302 | Surface weather observations at the National Weather Service Office, Tucson International Airport, 1975-. |
Carbon copy logs of the National Weather Service's hourly surface weather observations. Each month's observations are preceded by local data reports, summarizing the daily observations. Data include temperature, precipitation, wind, sunshine, humidity, pressure, dew point, cloud cover, and visibility. | 4.00 |
United States Naval Training (Indoctrination) School |
AZ 43 | Records of the United States Naval Training (Indoctrination) School, 1944. |
Typescript (carbon and mimeograph) orders, memoranda, and schedules relating to the organization, conduct and training of the student officers. | .10 |
United States Naval Training School Roster |
AZ 44 | Roster of graduates at the United States Naval Training School (Tucson, Ariz.), 1942-1944. |
Typescript (carbon) alphabetical roster. Includes correspondence of Lt. Commander William Stuart Nicholas. | .20 |
| United States. Presidents Mediation Commission | AZ 208 | Transcript of proceedings of the President's Mediation Commission, ca. 1918. |
Transcript of proceedings of the Commission in connection with the investigation of industrial conditions at Clifton, Ariz. Contains index to witnesses. | .40 |
| United States. Soil Conservation Service | AZ 124 | Reports of a land management survey, Navajo Indian Reservation, 1930-1938. |
54 bound folders containing reports and statistics of a land management survey on the Navajo Indian Reservation, relating to the agronomy, soil and water conservation problems existing on the reservation during the 1930s. Also includes related blueprint and pencil maps and photographs showing flood damage and depleted woodlands. | 1.70 |
United States. War Relocation Authority (Click to view web exhibit) |
MS 42 | Records of the United States War Relocation Authority, 1942-1947. |
Publications, reports, manuals, correspondence, photographs, and other materials relating mainly to the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. The largest group of material encompasses Community Analysis Reports from 11 individual relocation centers. The centers were located in Poston and Rivers, Ariz.; Denson and Rohwer, Ark.; Manzanar and Newell, Calif.; Amache, Colo.; Hunt, Idaho; Oswego, N.Y.; Topaz, Utah; and Heart Mountain, Wyo. The center at Oswego, N.Y. housed war refugees from southern Europe. | 9.00 |
| United States. Wartime Civil Control Administration | MS 239 | Records of the United States Wartime Civil Control Administration, 1940-1942 (bulk 1942). |
One portfolio of miscellaneous reports, procedural manuals, memoranda, forms, orders, official announcements, and newspaper clippings concerning the evacuation and relocation of Japanese Americans. | .10 |
| United States. Weather Bureau | AZ 238 | Original monthly record of observations at University of Arizona, 1899-1901. |
Recordings of weather observations taken at the University of Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station, Nov. 1899, Jan.-June, Sept.-Dec. 1901. | .10 |
University of Arizona. 50th Anniversary |
AZ 265 | Program commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the University, 1891-1941, 1941. |
Typescript (original) including texts of addresses by officials and former students, and photographs of events on October 4, 1941. Printed program tipped in. | .10 |
| University of Arizona. 75th Anniversary | AZ 69 | Seventy-fifth Anniversary papers, 1959-1961. |
Correspondence, general admininstrative papers, and programs; citations, photographs and lists of recipients of Medallions of Merit; and newspaper clippings, and other items relating to the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the University. Includes a 1960 address by Douglas D. Martin concerning the history of the University. | 2.70 |
University of Arizona. College of Agriculture |
AZ 68 | History of the University dairy herd to 1958. |
Typescript. | .10 |
University of Arizona. College of Agriculture |
AZ 441 | Records relating to the Agency for International Development contract with the Federal University of Ceara, Brazil, 1962-1973. |
Correspondence, reports, workbook and historical materials. | 3.00 |
University of Arizona. Agricultural Education |
AZ 67 | Agricultural education of less than college grade: conducted by The University of Arizona, 1940. |
Typescript. | .10 |
| University of Arizona. Agricultural Experiment Station | AZ 406 | Records of the University of Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station, 1890-1915. |
Correspondence, financial records, and related materials concerning the establishment of the Station and its branches, its staff, equipment, operation, publications, early experiments particularly with canaigre, sugar beets, and date palms, and investigations in plant breeding, grazing lands, water and soil anaylsis. | 11.00 |
University of Arizona. Agricultural Experiment Station |
AZ 446 | Records of the Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station, 1891-1922. |
Financial and agricultural records, workbooks detailing research and experiments, and miscellaneous related items. Ledger covers 1894 to 1922. Agricultural records include planting at the various Stations, field experiments, and readings of temperature, barometer, evaporation and terrestrial radiation, 1891 to 1903. | 5.00 |
University of Arizona. Agricultural Experiment Station |
AZ 529 | Annual reports of farm operations of The University of Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station, 1919-1961. |
Typescript reports on crops, weather, and horticulture. Some include photographs and financial statements. Contents : box 1: Mesa; box 1a: Prescott; box 2: Safford, and Salt River Valley; box 3: Salt River Valley, box 4: Sulphur Springs Valley, and Tempe; box 5: Tempe, and Yuma; box 6: Yuma; and box 7: Yuma. | 2.80 |
| University of Arizona. Agricultural Extension Service | AZ 305 | Reports of the University of Arizona Agricultural Extension Service, 1921-1963. |
Bound typescripts of subject specialists reports, 1921 to 1963. Also contains photographs, clippings, charts, and examples of publications. | 12.00 |
| University of Arizona. Agricultural Extension Service | AZ 306 | Reports of the University of Arizona Agricultural Extension Service, 1916-1967. |
Printed forms with holograph and typescript statistical information; consists of combined annual reports of county extension workers. | 3.00 |
| University of Arizona. Agricultural Extension Service | AZ 307 | Reports and summaries of the University of Arizona Agricultural Extension Service, 1936-1961. | Printed forms containing holograph and typescript statistical information. Consists of grand total summaries of combined annual reports of county extension workers, 1936 to 1961. | .20 |
| University of Arizona. Agricultural Extension Service | AZ 309 | Reports of the University of Arizona Agricultural Extension Service, 1936-1957. |
Carbon typescript annual reports of Agricultural Extension Service Director Charles U. Pickrell. | .60 |
| University of Arizona. Agricultural Extension Service | AZ 308 | Press books of the University of Arizona Agricultural Extension Service, 1925-1947. |
Newspaper clippings of publicity concerning home demonstration and 4-H club work, 1936 to 1957. | 1.20 |
| University of Arizona. Agricultural Extension Service | AZ 304 | Reports of the University of Arizona Agricultural Extension Service, 1958-1968. | Bound typescript and printed reports of county agricultural agents, home demonstration agents, and 4-H clubs; also include photographs, clippings, charts, and examples of publications, 1958 to 1968. | 4.00 |
| University of Arizona. Agricultural Extension Service | AZ 303 | 4-H club reports, 1948-1958. |
Bound typescripts of agents reports, including photographs, charts, clippings, and examples of publications, 1948 to 1958. | 2.50 |
| University of Arizona. Agricultural Extension Service | AZ 301 | Reports of the University of Arizona Agricultural Extension Service, 1918-1958. | Bound typescript reports of County Agricultural Agents for each County, 1918 to 1958. Also includes photographs, charts, blueprints, clippings, and examples of publications. Includes statistical summaries for 1918-19 to 1932-33. | 15.00 |
| University of Arizona. Agricultural Extension Service | AZ 302 | Reports of the Home Demonstration Agents, 1918-1958. |
Bound typescripts of agents reports, including photographs, charts, clippings, and examples of publications, 1918 to 1958. Also includes statistical summaries for 1918-19 to 1932-33. | 11.00 |
| University of Arizona. Agricultural Extension Service | AZ 181 | Data on wells and pump irrigation, 1904-1941. |
Records on printed forms; data on wells and pump irrigation for Townships 9-21, Pima County, Ariz., 1912-1941, including records of stream flow in Santa Cruz River, Rillito Creek, and Sabino Canyon, 1904-1935. | .40 |
University of Arizona. Alma Mater |
AZ 75 | All hail Arizona : Music by Dorothy Heighton Monro; words by Elbert Clark (Ted) Monro. |
Holograph (original) in ink. | .10 |
University of Arizona. Alumni Association |
AZ 280 | Record book of The University of Arizona Alumni Association, 1897-1937. |
Typescript and holograph, with letters laid in. Includes personal signatures of members and homecoming registrants. Also includes letters from Governors George W.P. Hunt and Thomas Edward Campbell. | .30 |
University of Arizona. Alumni Association |
AZ 339 | Financial record of contributions to the construction of The University of Arizona stadium, 1928. |
Holograph pledges and subscriptions by alumni, faculty, students, and various campus organizations. | .10 |
University of Arizona. Athletic Board of Control |
AZ 70 | Minute Book of The University of Arizona Athletic Board of Control, 1922-1930. |
Typescript minutes of meetings. | .20 |
University of Arizona. Athletics |
AZ 71 | University of Arizona varsity lettermen, 1897-1964. |
Typescript list. | .20 |
University of Arizona. Athletics Department and Physical Education for Men |
AZ 189 | Intramural athletics : compiled by the Intramural Supervisor, 1928-1962. |
Typescript records, reports, and event results. Includes various team photographs. | 2.80 |
University of Arizona. Arizona’s Heritage – Today and Tomorrow |
AZ 289 | Records relating to the publication, Arizona's Heritage - Today and Tommorrow, 1972, October. |
Typescript correspondence, reports and background material. Includes material on historic sites and preservation, various nation-wide historical societies and Tucson historic zones. Also includes copy of final printed report. | .40 |
University of Arizona. Army School for Special Training |
AZ 286 | Student records of the Army School for Special Training, 1918, July to August. |
Typescript and holograph on printed forms: instructor's weekly reports, enrollment blanks, and report cards. | 1.30 |
University of Arizona. Associated Students Traditions Committee |
AZ 401 | Minutes of meetings of the Associated Students Traditions Committee, 1950-1958 | Holograph minutes. | .20 |
University of Arizona. Board of Regents |
AZ 415 | Checks and miscellaneous financial records, 1887-1902. |
Checks drawn against various funds: Contingent, Mess, Assay, Experiment Station, and Morrill. Also includes bank books: Arizona National Bank, 1891-1896, and Consolidated National Bank, 1899-1901. | .50 |
University of Arizona. Board of Regents |
AZ 421 | Minutes of meetings of the Board of Regents, 1886-1945. |
Minutes of meetings November 1886 to May 1945; accompanied by supplementary material relating to meetings in 1925-1945. | 2.50 |
University of Arizona. Board of Regents |
AZ 422 | Letter book of The University of Arizona Board of Regents, 1897-1901. |
Typescript letters in pressbook, May 1897 to June 1901. | .10 |
University of Arizona. Coffee Club meeting minutes |
AZ 51 | Minutes of meetings of The University of Arizona Coffee Club, 1916-1924. |
Holograph notebook concerning the student-faculty literary club. Also contains blueprint of the Coffee Club emblem, and minutes of the club's executive committee, November 23, 1916 to January 5, 1918. | .10 |
University of Arizona. Committee on Political Activity |
AZ 503 | Records of the Committee on Political Activity, 1972-1973. |
Correspondence, notes on meetings, reports, drafts of policy statements, faculty reactions. | .10 |
University of Arizona. Comptrollers Records |
AZ 366 | Ledgers of The University of Arizona Comptroller, 1927-1947. |
Holograph financial records of various University accounts. | .60 |
| University of Arizona. Conference on the Use of Solar Energy | AZ 330 | Papers relating to the Conference on the Use of Solar Energy : the Scientific Basis, University of Arizona, 1954-1957. |
Administrative correspondence and related material regarding the planning and execution of the conference, including participants, registration, guests, program, finances, publicity, exhibits, preprints, and publication of reports and papers. In addition material dealing with the World Symposium on Applied Solar Energy held in Phoenix, Ariz., immediately following the conference, and the Solar Furnace Symposium of 1957, also held in Phoenix. | 1.10 |
| University of Arizona. Cooperative Extension Service | AZ 520 | Photograph album of activities in Pima County, 1922-1930 (bulk 1926-1928). |
Photograph album; relating to homemaking projects, health services and 4-H club work. Includes photographs of rural schools and school children,including Tohono O'Odham communities. | .20 |
University of Arizona. Delta Sigma Rho |
AZ 329 | Records of the Arizona Chapter of Delta Sigma Rho, 1922?-1960. |
Typescript constitution. Accompanied by four pages of member's signatures. Also includes group photographs of the members 1927, 1953 and 1956. | .10 |
University of Arizona. Desert Riders |
AZ 331 | Records of The University of Arizona Desert Riders, 1931-1951. |
Typescript constitution, minutes of meetings (1931-1947), lists of members, historical sketch, and miscellaneous related material. | .20 |
University of Arizona. Department of Drama |
AZ 377 | Scrapbook of The Shaman Players, 1924-1927. |
Scrapbook containing clippings, photographs, and programs of the activities of students in the Drama Department. | .10 |
University of Arizona. Engineering Education |
AZ 66 | Engineering education at The University of Arizona, 1914. |
Typescript. Includes letters and notes in pocket on the back cover. | .10 |
University of Arizona. Faculty |
AZ 501 | Minutes of meetings of The University of Arizona Faculty, 1891-1978. |
Chiefly typescript. | .90 |
University of Arizona. Faculty Committee of Eleven |
AZ 510 | Correspondence of the Committee of Eleven, 1963-1974. |
Typescript correspondence including letters relating to the issues of nepotism, faculty parking and classified research. | .40 |
University of Arizona. Faculty and Staff Club |
AZ 60 | Chin up, utopia : Faculty Club play, 1958, December. |
Typescript of play given at the faculty and staff holiday party. Written, for the most part, by Charles O. Hucker, Robert M. Hammond, and Shirley Klinger. Includes program with cast. | .10 |
| University of Arizona. Faculty Women’s Club | AZ 297 | Book of memories of The University of Arizona Faculty Women's Club, 1930-1987. |
Scrapbooks containing photographs, clippings, historical notes, records of activities, lists of officers and members. Includes photographs of the 1985 Centennial Quilt. | 1.30 |
University of Arizona. Faculty Women’s Club |
AZ 367 | Newcomers, 1932-1970. |
Minutes of meetings, lists of members, programs, and some financial records. |
.40 |
University of Arizona. Founders’ Day Program |
AZ 267 | Founders' Day program, March 12, 1923. |
Typescript of address given by W.V. Whitmore entitled : Some phases of the development of The University of Arizona; and an address given by Mrs. Fred C. Roberts entitled: Reminiscences of the earliest days at The University of Arizona. Two copies of printed program laid in. | .10 |
University of Arizona. Graduate Library School |
AZ 509 | Scrapbook and records of The University of Arizona Graduate Library School, 1969-1986. |
Box 1 includes clippings, publicity, advertising, course offerings, and photographs of faculty and students. Box 2 includes Proposed Program for the Master of Library Science Degree, 1969; Graduate Library School Annual Report of the Director, 1978; Annual Reports to the Committee on Accreditation of the American Library Assocation, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1986; and Self Study Report to the Committee on Accreditation of the American Library Assocation, 1985. | .70 |
University of Arizona. Richard Anderson Harvill Inauguration |
AZ 314 | Inauguration of Richard Anderson Harvill as president of The University of Arizona, November 15, 16 and 17, 1951. |
Correspondence, programs, speeches, photographs, clippings, printed material, lists of delegates, printed invitations, financial statements, greetings from academic groups, and phonograph records of inauguration addresses. | 2.10 |
University of Arizona. Honors Assembly |
AZ 292 | Honors assemblies, 1927-1950. |
Typescript program outlines and lists of recipients of various awards. Also includes correspondence regarding the Powell Saber Award for 1922-1924. | .40 |
| University of Arizona. Land Grant Centennial | AZ 32 | Land-grant centennial records, 1960-1962. |
Correspondence, admininstrative papers, photographs, newspaper clippings, publications, records of events, informational and promotional material, programs and publications from other institutions, records of the centennial convocation of American Association of Land Grant Colleges and State Universities in Kansas City, Nov. 12-16, 1961; and manuscripts of two projected publications about the University of Arizona: The Story of Research, and College Histories. | 3.30 |
University of Arizona. College of Liberal Arts |
AZ 275 | Minutes of meetings of the faculty of the College of Liberal Arts, 1921-1961. |
Typescript (carbon and mimeograph). Includes some minutes of various department head meetings. | .40 |
University of Arizona. Liberal Arts lectures |
AZ 113 | University of Arizona Liberal Arts lectures, 1927-1967. |
v.1. Lectures 1 to 17. --v.2. Lectures 18 to 25. --v.3. Lectures 26 to 32. --v.4. Lectures 33 to 40. | .50 |
| University of Arizona. Library |
AZ 236 | A survey of the financial needs of The University of Arizona Library, 1938. |
Typescript (original). Accompanied by letter of transmittal to the president of the University, and original letters and reports from department heads relative to book needs. | .20 |
University of Arizona. Library |
AZ 79 | Publicity scrapbook of The University of Arizona Library, 1932-1980. |
Clippings, letters, invitations. | 1.30 |
University of Arizona. Library |
AZ 317 | Accession books of The University of Arizona Library, 1891-1940. |
Holograph acquisition records of volumes 1 to 130,000. | 2.80 |
University of Arizona. Library |
AZ 527 | Manual of procedures for the Acquisitions Department, University of Arizona Library, 1958. |
.30 | |
University of Arizona. Library Special Collections |
AZ 511 | Records relating to the establishment and early years of the Special Collections Department in The University of Arizona Library, 1958-1969. |
Correspondence, annual reports, guest book, original manual of procedures, record of formal opening, reports of first field historians, and miscellaneous related material. | .40 |
University of Arizona. Library staff meetings, 1925-1931 |
AZ 50 | Minutes of library staff meetings, 1925-1931. |
Typescript and holograph meeting notes. | .20 |
University of Arizona. James Byron McCormick Inauguration |
AZ 325 | Inauguration of James Byron McCormick as president of The University of Arizona, May 5, 1948. |
Typescript correspondence, photographs, printed programs, lists of delegates and guests, greetings from academic groups. | 2.10 |
University of Arizona. Department of Military Science and Tacics |
AZ 253 | Scrapbooks of The University of Arizona Dept. of Military Science and Tactics, 1923-1964. |
Clippings and photographic prints relating to the Dept. of Military Science and Tactics, and The University of Arizona polo team. | 1.90 |
University of Arizona. School of Mines |
AZ 247 | Record of assays made by The University of Arizona School of Mines, 1907-1916. |
Holograph entries on printed form. | .20 |
University of Arizona. Mothers’ and Dads’ Day |
AZ 78 | Mothers' and Dads' Day register, 1929-1962. |
Mothers' and Dads' Day not held 1942 to 1944. No list available for 1958. | .70 |
University of Arizona. School of Music |
AZ 512 | Records of The University of Arizona Opera Theatre, 1952-1976. |
Includes a typescript historical survey, programs, photographs, clippings and related material. |
.40 |
University of Arizona. Office of the Dean of Women |
AZ 519 | Records relating to Social Fundamentals, an orientation course required for all freshman women, 1934-1949. |
Includes lecture schedules, examination questions, correspondence, historical notes and related items of a course given from 1931 to 1951, covering social etiquette and relationships, health, nutrition, clothing selection, attitudes, values and vocational options. | .30 |
| University of Arizona. Office of the President, 1891-1905 | AZ 427 | Records of the Office of the President, 1891-1905. |
Correspondence and financial papers concerning faculty, students, buildings and grounds, requests for information, equipment purchases, applications for faculty or staff positions, and other issues. Correspondents include Governors N.O. Murphy, M.H. McCord, and L.C. Hughes, various members of the Board of Regents, faculty, and students. Also present is professional material of Comstock's including mining correspondence and assay work, 1892-1895. | 7.50 |
| University of Arizona. Office of the President, 1937-1947 | AZ 426 | Records of the Office of the President, 1937-1947. |
Correspondence and financial papers relating to the administration and management of the university including areas such as building and grounds, military matters, student health, land acquisitions, enrollment statistics, student publications, fraternities and sororities, scholarships and awards, WPA Federal Works Agency proposed projects, and other issues. Also includes material concerning World War II including Naval Training School, 1941-1946, the selective service system, and internment of Japanese Americans. | 20.00 |
University of Arizona. Office of the President, 1911-1914 |
AZ 76 | Records of the Office of the President, 1911-1914. |
Correspondence and financial papers relating to the administration and management of the university. Correspondents include faculty, parents, and others. | .10 |
| University of Arizona. Office of the President, 1914-1937 | AZ 420 | Records of the Office of the President, 1914-1937. |
Correspondence and financial papers relating to administration and management of areas such as building and grounds, faculty and student issues, military and R.O.T.C., land acquisitions, academic departments, requests for information, Federal relief programs of 1932-1937, external agencies and organizations, and other issues. | 11.25 |
University of Arizona. Office of the Register |
AZ 318 | Miscellaneous records of The University of Arizona Office of the Registar, 1916-1923. |
Typescript statistics, directives, reports and lists relating to registration, examinations and grades. | .10 |
University of Arizona. Office of the Register |
AZ 449 | Statistical record, 1891-1926. | Holograph on printed form of various records of student enrollment (including geographical source, religious affiliation, major subjects, honors and failures, degrees conferred); faculty lists and teaching loads; registration by high schools, colleges, departments, courses. | .20 |
University of Arizona. Payroll Records |
AZ 532 |
Payroll records of The University of Arizona, 1953-1956. | Typescript ledger sampling of payroll records. | .10 |
University of Arizona. Payroll Records |
AZ 365 | Payroll records of The University of Arizona, 1918-1933. |
Holograph and typescript on ruled cards. | 2.90 |
University of Arizona. Payroll record book, 1914-1916 |
AZ 46 | Payroll record book of Buildings and Grounds employees, 1914-1916. |
Holograph ledger book. | .10 |
University of Arizona. Philomathian Literary Society |
AZ 61 | Constitution, by-laws, and minutes of meetings, 1893-1897. |
Holograph notebook contains the constitution, by-laws, and minutes of meetings chiefly of the Philomathian Literary Society 1895-1897, and the Student's Organization, 1893-1894. | .40 |
University of Arizona. Division of Physical Resources |
AZ 522 | Mall Events, 1972-1986. |
Request forms, work orders, equipment requests, billing information, and publicity relating to Mall events. | 1.30 |
University of Arizona. Polo Team |
AZ 62 | Correspondence relating to The University of Arizona Polo Team, 1929-1933. |
Typescript and holograph correspondence relating to the polo team and the Southwestern Polo Association. Includes polo score sheets, telegrams, programs and other related material. | .10 |
University of Arizona. Polo Team |
AZ 64 | Miscellaneous material relating to The University of Arizona Polo Team, 1924-1932. |
Correspondence, articles, and telegrams related to The University of Arizona Polo Team. Includes a letter from President Calvin Coolidge, July 3, 1924; a speech given by Will Rogers at the Fox Theater on May 8, 1931; and a program from the Intercollegiate Polo Championship, 1924. | .40 |
University of Arizona. Polo Team |
AZ 393 | University of Arizona polo, 1964. |
Typescript (photocopy) report on the history of the polo team. Includes summary of team statistics, Arizona Kitty Kat official polo score card, polo mallet dimensions, and University of Arizona score sheet. | .10 |
University of Arizona. Polo Team Scrapbook |
AZ 63 | Scrapbook relating to The University of Arizona Polo Team, 1930-1933. |
v.1. Clippings 1930/31. --v.2. Clippings 1931/32. --v.3. Clippings 1932/33. | .60 |
University of Arizona. Purchasing Department |
AZ 392 | University of Arizona postage meter correspondence, 1939-1940. |
Correspondence with manufacturers, university officials, and others regarding the installation of a postage meter system. Includes price quotes and advertisements from companies such as Pitney-Bowes, Spokane Radio Company, and National Postal Meter Company. | .10 |
University of Arizona. Requisition book, 1895-1902 |
AZ 45 | Requisition book for University of Arizona purchases, 1895-1902. |
Carbon copies of purchase orders. Includes specifications for painting the Old Main Building. | .20 |
University of Arizona, Senior Follies |
AZ 59 | Senior follies, numbers 1-11, 1920-1930. |
Programs, correspondence, scores, photographs and other memorabilia relating to The University of Arizona Senior Follies productions. | .40 |
University of Arizona. LeRoy Shantz, Inauguration |
AZ 48 | Inauguration of Homer LeRoy Shantz as president of The University of Arizona, April 24, 1930. |
v.1. Inauguration programs. -- v.2. Letters from individuals in Arizona and elsewhere. -- v.3. Letters from American institutions. -- v.4. Letters from foreign institutions, index -- Box: Miscellaneous letters and folders of congratulations and acceptance. | .80 |
University of Arizona. Science-Engineering Library |
AZ 530 | Final report of the 1982-1983 Planning Study, 1982-1983. |
Typescript (original). | .30 |
University of Arizona. Sigma Chi Dormitory |
AZ 327 | Minutes of house meetings of the Sigma Chi Dormitory, 1943-1946. |
Holograph minutes. | .10 |
University of Arizona. Special Occasions Committee |
AZ 47 | Correspondence of the Special Occasions Committee, 1970. |
Correspondence and related materials regarding selection of the first student speaker at The University of Arizona commencement 1970. | .10 |
University of Arizona. Special Occasions Committee |
AZ 428 | Papers relating to the commencement ceremonies, 1968-1972. |
Correspondence, notes, photographs, maps, clippings, and related materials regarding the planning and supervision of Commencement. | .30 |
| University of Arizona. Student Body Organization | AZ 73 | Minutes of meetings of the Student Body Organization, 1904-1936. |
Holograph, with typescript letters, notes and petitions laid in. Contents include: v.1. Athletic Association of The University of Arizona, 1904-1913.; v.2. Student Body Organization, 1915-1918; Treasurer's accounts, 1913-1914; and House of Representatives voting record, 1914-1917; v.3. Student Body Organization, 1921-1925; House of Representatives, 1921-1923; v.4. House of Representatives, 1923-1926; v.5. Student Body Organization, 1925-1936; v.6. Student Council, 1923-1936. | .50 |
University of Arizona. Student Body Organization |
AZ 355 | Constitution of the Student Body Organization, 1914. |
Typescript (carbon). Holograph signatures of approval: C.R. Stewart, Business Manager; A.H. Wilde, president of The University of Arizona; A.E. Douglas, secretary of the Faculty; I. Rolph, secretary of the Student Body. | .10 |
University of Arizona. Student Body Organization |
AZ 359 | Constitution of the Student Body Organization, 1914. |
Typescript (carbon). Holograph signatures of approval: C.R. Stewart, Business Manager; A.H. Wilde, president of The University of Arizona; A.E. Douglas, secretary of the Faculty; I. Rolph, secretary of the Student Body. | .10 |
University of Arizona. Student Enrollment Records |
AZ 33 | Class records of students enrolled in The University of Arizona: including the Preparatory Department, 1891-1932. |
Holograph records on printed forms. Includes matriculation register numbers 1 to 18,739. | .70 |
University of Arizona. Student Union Committee, Meeting Minutes |
AZ 31 | Minutes of Meetings of The University of Arizona Student Union Committee, 1944-1950. | Transcript record of the minutes of meetings concerning the planning of the Student Union Building, and the campaign to raise funds for its construction | .80 |
| University of Arizona. Student Union Memorial Center | MS 342 | Records of the University of Arizona Student Union Memorial Center, 1951-1984. |
Records from the University of Arizona Student Union business files. Includes business correspondence related to retail sales, official University of Arizona correspondence, correspondence with donors, as well as correspondence with political figures including Representative Morris Udall and Senator Bob Dole. The project files include blueprints and plans related to various building expansions and reports related to the issue of serving alcohol on campus. The collection includes publications generated by activities at the Student Union, and miscellaneous photographs from the Student Union. | .60 |
University of Arizona. University Players |
AZ 394 | Minutes of meetings of the University Players, 1937-1947. |
Holograph notebook of drama student organization. | .10 |
| United Verde Copper Company | AZ 95 | Records of the United Verde Copper Company, 1886-1889. |
Correspondence and other papers relating to the operation and financing of the mine at Jerome, Ariz. Letters are chiefly from Eugene Jerome, secretary-treasurer of the company, and Frederick Murray, agent and mine superintendent, many concern the actions of Frederick Tritle, ex- Governor of Arizona, in regard to the mine. | .20 |
| Unitil Tomorrow | MS 24 | Until tomorrow : or, Time does strange things. |
Original typescript, with handwritten edits in ink. Divided into two books, this work tells the story of a Jewish family during the reign of Hitler in Germany. Book one recounts the family's history and their deprivation and suffering at the hands of the Nazis. Book two tells about the family's new life in New York, after fleeing Germany. | .20 |
| Updegraff, Milton | MS 264 | Observations, elements of the orbit and emphemeris of Swift's Comet, 1892, and Pleiades, 1899. |
Holograph observations by Milton Updegraff of Swift's Comet after its 1892 discovery. Includes 1898 chart of Trails of Leonid Meteors; also a section of observations of the stars in the Pleiades group, made from the Laws Observatory, University of Missouri, 1899. |
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| Uplegger, Francis J. | MS 299 | Papers of Francis J. Uplegger, 1899-1964 (bulk 1917-1960). |
Correspondence, writings, Bible translations into Apache, sermons, reports, and audiotapes, chiefly from 1917-1960. Correspondents are relatives, friends, and missionaries, including Edgar Guenther and Paul Brockman. The audiotapes include sermons preached in Apache and English. Other material includes lessons on how to speak Apache, song lyrics, mission reports, and a semi-autobiographical account of Francis Uplegger's experiences, "The Desire of the Nations among the Apache." | 5.00 |
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AZ 517 | Collection related to the Arizona (Battleship), 1915- (bulk 1915-1941). |
Papers, photographs, and memorabilia of the USS Arizona from its christening to destruction, and of the memorial ceremonies held at the University of Arizona Student Union every year. Photographs range from the christening and launching ceremonies to the memorial built at Pearl Harbor in 1962; most depict exteriors and interiors of the battleship. Other materials include copies of the Ship's newspaper, "At 'Em Arizona", menus from holiday dinners, official Navy documents and discharge certificates, and papers related to annual memorials. | 16.25 |
Utera, Jose |
MS 191 | Derrotero y jornada a las misiones, 1752-1754. |
Holograph record of travel to missions throughout northern Mexico, including those in Sinaloa, Chihuahua, Nayarit, and Sonora. | .10 |
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| Vail, Edward L. | AZ 271 | Diary of Edward L. Vail, 1890. |
Diary describes a cattle drive to California, Jan. 31-Mar.29, 1890, by the Empire Land and Cattle Co. to escape high freight rates. Includes financial accounts, cattle records, notes on supplies. | .10 |
| Van Doren, Mark | MS 65 | Liberal education, [ca.1940-1943]. |
Original typescript with holographic corrections; printer's copy. This work is a treatise on liberal arts education, specifically its role in colleges and universities. The historical definitions of education, the idea of a college, the art of teaching, and the philosophy of learning are subjects which are addressed. | .10 |
| Van Dyke, John Charles | MS 121 | Autobiography of John Charles Van Dyke, 1929. |
Photocopy of an unpublished, holographic manuscript; the preface dates from October, 1929. This autobiography begins with Van Dyke's early impressions of Lincoln in 1861, and covers his worldwide travels and experiences, many of which were already related in his published books. Also present is a 1975 seminar paper, Van Dyke's Autobiography, by Robert P. Mitchell. | .20 |
| Vano, Juan | AZ 231 | Letter to Bishop Bernado del Espiritu Santo, 1820 Nov. 6. |
Photostat of letter of transmittal and inventory; letter to Bishop Bernado del Espiritu Santo, transmitting an inventory of sacred vessels, mass vestments, and other valuables in the church of the Presidio of San Agustín of Tucson, Nov. 6, 1820. Accompanied by English translation made by Col. B. McKay Greeley. | .10 |
Varela, Juan |
MS 192 | Anua de 1626 en los misiones de San Ignació, 1626. |
Holograph anua, bautismos, and reports on the missions of San Ignacío y sus pueblos de visitas at Mayo, Yaqui, Nebome, Chínipas, and Cicibotari. Includes Carta del Padre Diego de Guzmán, 16 de Septiembre de 1629. | .10 |
| Vargas y Zapata y Luxan | MS 64 | Will of Diego de Vargas, April 7, 1704. |
Photostat of the holographic last will and testament of Diego de Vargas, composed at his death-bed in Bernalillo, New Mexico, and dated April 7, 1704. It updates a will made the previous year in Mexico City. In this detailed document, he arranges to repay the treasury in Mexico City for salary advances; acknowledges his illegitimate children, leaving them money and fine clothing; instructs his executor to sell silver tableware and jewelry to settle debts; discusses the fate of his slaves, makes other bequests, and plans his funeral. | .10 |
| Velez de Escalante | AZ 417 | Derrotero de los Padres Fray Francisco Atanacio Domínguez, and Fr. Silvestre Vélez, de Escalante, en sus exploraciónes, desde las missiones de Zuñy del Nuevo Mexico, hasta las ymmediaciones de Monte Rey de California, 1776-1777. |
Eighteenth-century copy of the diary kept by Vélez de Escalante on his expedition with Dominguez through the four corners area of the American Southwest, July 29, 1776 to Jan. 2, 1777. Although unsuccessful in their mission to find a route from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to Monterey, California, their explorations added to the contemporary knowledge about Colorado, Utah and Arizona. The local inhabitants, as well as the natural features, are described in detail. | .10 |
| Vildasola, Gabriel | MS 145 | Bill of sale, October 28, 1756. |
Bill of sale, dated October 28, 1756, at Real Presidio de Santa Rosa de Corodehuachi de Fronteras. The Santa Barbara estate was sold by Gabriel Antonio de Vildosola to Maria Rosa Bessera Nieto, with endorsements by Gabriel Antonio de Vildosola, Joseph Antonio de Vildosola, and Juan Baptista de Anza. | .10 |
Vosskuehler, Max Phillip |
AZ 40 | Scrapbook of Max Phillip Vosskuehler, 1915-1919. |
Scrapbook of photographs, programs, clippings, ticket stubs, dance cards, and other memorabilia, kept while a student at The University of Arizona. | .30 |
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| Name | Collection Number | Title | Abstract | Size of the Collection (in linear feet) |
| Wakoski, Diane | MS 149 | Papers of Diane Wakoski, 1959-[ongoing] (bulk 1959-1978). |
Collection includes manuscripts, chapbooks, reviews, interviews, proofs and copies of books. Some are signed; many are published by Black Sparrow Press of Los Angeles. Much of the correspondence is from Wakoski to John Martin, of Black Sparrow Press. Some is to Martin from Tony Weinberger, who has published and unpublished material in this collection. Also present are little magazines, two recordings of Wakoski's readings, broadsides, postcards, and posters; many signed by her. | 6.00 |
| Walker, Barbara Jean | MS 122 | The Blue Sky Press, Chicago, Illinois, 1899-1907, 1974. | Photocopy of typescript seminar paper, concerning the history of Blue Sky Press. This press was founded in Chicago in 1899 by Thomas Wood Stevens, Alden Charles Noble, and Alfred G. Langworthy. It was in operation until 1907. Includes an annotated bibliography of publications issued by the press. | .10 |
| Walker, Henry Pickering | MS 81 | The rise and decline of High Plains wagon freighting, 1822-1880. |
Walker's research is concerned with the importance of wagon freighting in the economic development of the American West. The time period under discussion begins in 1822, with early merchandise wagons making the trip from Franklin, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico. It concludes in 1880, when the railroad system reaches the mining towns of Montana. | .30 |
Walton, Evangeline |
MS 384 | Papers of Evangeline Walton, 1936-1984. | Collection consists of biographical clippings, correspondence, and manuscripts. Correspondence is with John C. Powys, Welsh novelist, essayist and poet. | .80 |
| Warren, Charles H. | AZ 120 | Papers of Charles H. Warren, 1865-1900. |
Correspondence, legal papers, and financial records relating to the Almo Ranch Company of Arizona, 1888-1891, and rental property in Tucson, Ariz., 1887-1900. Harriet E. Warren is the named owner on the Tucson property. | .10 |
| Weadock, Jack | AZ 20 | Dust of the desert; plain tales of the desert and the border, ca. 1936. |
Author's original typescript and revision, printer's copy, and galley proofs. The book is a collection of Weadock's weekly columns relating incidents of Arizona history. |
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| Webb, George | AZ 154 | A Pima remembers, ca. 1958-1959. |
Author's original typescript of sketches of Pima history and traditions. Includes revisions with editor's notes; correspondence, designs, financial records pertaining to the book's publication; original drawings by Webb of early scenes; and photographs of Webb, his daughter and friends. Also includes the legend of White Clay Potter which did not appear in the book. | .10 |
| Weinberger, Jacob | AZ 131 | Papers pertaining to Arizona Constitutional Convention, 1910. |
Two scrapbooks of official papers, propositions, and newspaper clippings concerning the 1910 constitutional convention. Also a typescript and printed copies of the proposed constitution and miscellaneous related material. | .40 |
| West, Frank | MS 288 | Journal of Frank West, 1884-1885. |
One volume journal containing handwritten entries from 1884- 1885, recording marches during the Apache campaign. The routes are from Fort Huachuca, Arizona, to Fort Craig, New Mexico; from Fort Craig to Fort Wingate, and from there to Deming. Hand-drawn maps accompany some entries, as do logs of miles traveled. Some biographical material is included that relates to his military career. | .10 |
| Western mines and mining notes | MS 105 | Western mines and mining notes, 1911-1948. | Portfolio of typescript pages, with brief descriptions of 91 mines. Locations are mostly in California and Arizona, but other western areas are also included. Historical and technical information is given, appraising each mine from an economic point of view. The reports encompass geological aspects, development, method of working, value, and future prospects. | .10 |
| Westover, John G. | AZ 533 | Collection relating to James McCarthy, 1983-1985. |
Correspondence, notes, typescript of interview, and typescript of McCarthy's autobiography chiefly relating McCarthy's experiences as a Tohono O'Odham on the reservation, at Indian schools, service in World War I, and later life. Correspondence, between Westover and others, mostly concerns publication of the book. | .20 |
| Westover, William | AZ 388 | Yuma town, ca. 1970-1978. |
Original typescript; concerning reminiscences of early 20th century Yuma citizens and events. | .10 |
Wexler, Peter |
MS 338 | Papers of Peter Wexler, 1965-[ongoing]. |
The collection documents Peter Wexler's professional activity. The center of the collection is the Artwork series which consists of large floorplans, elevations, and sketches of scenery for concerts, films, industrial shows, multi-media events, and theatrical productions. The Paper series includes correspondence with clients and vendors, scripts, scores, cue sheets, research materials, reports, proposals, programs, budgets, and contracts. | 177.00 |
White, Edward Patrick |
AZ 321 |
Scrapbook of Edward Patrick White, 1916-1968. |
Scrapbook of photographs, clippings, letters and programs related to the White family and Bisbee, Arizona. Manuscript: History of Bisbee's Miner Poet, by M. (W.) McKinney. Typescript volume of poems by Edward (Ned) White. | .40 |
| White, Joseph | AZ 380 | Diary of Joseph White, 1888-1893. | Diary of Army service, at Fort Apache, July 29-Nov. 1, 1888, and Fort Bayard, Jan. 1893. Includes a trumpeter's roster for June and July 1893 at Fort Custer, Mont. | .10 |
| Whiting, Francis M. | AZ 30 | The mark of a man, 1964. |
Bound typescript relates story of the Charles Whiting family and its descendants; chiefly concerning their experiences as Mormon pioneers helping to establish colonies in Chihuahua, Mexico, between 1885 and 1908. The family history information extends from 1876 to 1955, but later years are covered very briefly. | .30 |
| Whitmore, William Vincent | AZ 258 | Speeches, articles and pamphlets, 1900-1933. |
Typescript and printed articles, speeches and pamphlets concerning medical research, the University of Arizona, the Tucson school system, and biographical sketches of himself, University presidents, and pioneer physicians. Sketches of prominent pioneer physicians include John C. Handy, George Emery Goodfellow, Leonard Wood, Adolphus H. Moon, and Hiram Fenner. | .10 |
| Wiggin, Albert | AZ 210 | Report of trip to study plants, smelters, and mills in Arizona, 1916. |
Report of trip by Albert E. Wiggin and J.B. Johnson to Globe and Miami, Arizona, to study plants, smelters, and mills of the Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company, the International Smelting and Refining Company, the Miami Copper Company, and the Old Dominion Copper Mining and Smelting Company. The report is addressed to Frederick Laist, Manager, Washoe Reduction Works. | .10 |
| Wilbur, Ruben A. | AZ 344 | Letterbook of Rueben Augustine Wilbur, 1871-1874. |
Chiefly letters, from Oct. 2, 1871 to Dec. 8, 1874, addressed to his superiors in the Bureau of Indian Affairs concerning the administration of the agency and his relationships with the Indians around San Xavier Mission. Topics include the Camp Grant Massacre, farming and food conditions, education, church influence, Apache Indians, and appeals for the establishment of an official reservation. | .30 |
| Wilbur, Ruben A. | AZ 565 | Papers of Rueben Augustine Wilbur, 1867-1897, 1871-1880. |
Includes appointments, correspondence, financial records and reports relating to his activities as United States Special Indian Agent and Physician for the Papago (now known as Tohono O'Odham) Indians; and personal andfamily papers including correspondence, tax records and receipts. |
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Wild, Peter |
MS 389 | Papers of Peter Wild, 1989-[on-going]. |
Collection consists of research conducted by Peter Wild which explores the life and accomplishments of John C. Van Dyke, author of The Desert. The collection is comprised of Peter Wild's interviews, notes, correspondence, photographs, research, and poetry on Van Dyke and the Mojave Desert. | 7.00 |
Willcox Lumber Company |
AZ 383 | Records of the Willcox Lumber Company, 1919-1921. |
Typescript articles of incorporation, by-laws, and minutes of meetings of a lumber company based in Tucson, Arizona. | .10 |
Willey, Richard R. |
AZ 556 | The Virgin irons of Tucson: the frontier history and mystery surrounding the great "Tucson Meteorite", 1984. |
Typescript (photocopy). | .20 |
Wilson, Harold Graydon |
AZ 448 | History of Beta Phi Chapter, Sigma Chi Fraternity, 1927. |
Typescript (carbon). | .10 |
Wilson, Harold Graydon |
AZ 508 | My photobiography, vol. II, 1918-1923. |
Scrapbook of photographs, invitations, dance programs, clippings and other memorabilia, kept while a student at The University of Arizona. Includes additional material from 1929 and 1930. | .10 |
| Wingar, John | AZ 89 | Papers of John J. Wingar, 1870-1890. |
Remininscences, treatise, and petition relating to early Arizona topics. Includes 24-page typescript of Wingar's reminiscences, and his daughter, Alice B. Gregg's account of an encounter with Apaches. Also includes a treatise entitled "Abolition of the Indian Factory System", author unknown, and a petition to the Secretary of the Interior regarding construction of the Arizona canal on the Salt River, author unknown. | .40 |
Winslow Women’s Club |
AZ 409 | Scrapbook of the Winslow Women's Club, 1935-1936. |
Contains clippings of the organization's activities in Winslow, Arizona. | .10 |
| Witherell, William F. | AZ 430 | Papers of William F. Witherell, 1870-1886. |
Correspondence, financial records, and miscellaneous papers relating to mining investments in Pima County. Includes letters from mining investors regarding their investments, chiefly from Pelican Mining Co. and Arizona Gold and Silver Mining Co. Also includes a check register, May 1878 to May 1879, and financial journal, May 1878 to March 1880, for the Arivaca Milling, Mining and Commercial Co. | .20 |
| Witzeman, Louis A. | MS 400 | Louis A. Witzeman Collection of Rural/Metro Corporation Records, 1947-2004. | 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. | 12.0 |
Wofford, William Walter |
AZ 41 | Scrapbook of William Walter Wofford, 1918-1922. |
Scrapbook of photographs, programs, clippings, ticket stubs, dance cards, and other memorabilia, kept while a student at The University of Arizona. | .30 |
| Wright, Harold Bell | MS 360 | Papers of Harold Bell Wright, 1890-1946 (bulk 1900-1940). |
Collection consists of correspondence, professional writings, and miscellaneous materials by or about Harold Bell Wright. The majority of the collection consists of sermons, handwritten manuscripts, and magazine publications written by Wright. | 12.75 |
| Wright, John B. | AZ 220 | The Story of Arizona's admission to statehood, 1927. |
Typescript of paper presented to Tucson Women's Club, Feb. 14, 1927, concerning Arizona statehood. Includes bibliography of sources. | .10 |
Wyman, Leland Clifton |
AZ 512 | Correspondence regarding the publication of Father Berard Haile's versions of Blessingway, a Navaho ceremonial, 1960-1980. |
Correspondents include Bernard Fontana and Phyllis Ball, University of Arizona, and editors of The University of Arizona Press. Also includes correspondence of Fontana with anthropologists and the Franciscan Fathers regarding the funding and translation of the manuscript. | .30 |
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| Yavapai Cattle Growers Association | AZ 23 | Records of the Yavapai Cattle Growers (Association), 1933-1965. |
Correspondence, financial records, membership lists, reports, photographs, and other materials relating to the formation of the organization, to its history and activities, and its association with similar state and national groups. Includes similar records of the Junior Yavapai Cattle Growers Association. Photographs pertain to calf sales in the 1930s and 1960s; and a scrapbook has photographs of members of the earlier association, 1913, and Junior Yavapai Cattle Growers, 1940s and 1950s. | 2.10 |
| Yavapai County Dairymen's Association | AZ 230 | Minute book of the Yavapai County Dairymen's Association, 1922-1924. |
Holograph notebook of meeting minutes concerning organization, election of officers, projects, and business. | .10 |
| Yeats, W.B. | MS 133 | Poem of W. B. Yeats, undated. |
One leaf, holograph on both sides, manuscript draft of an unfinished, untitled, and unpublished poem. Written on letterhead printed with a London address: 49 Belsize Park, South Hampstead, N.W. The first line of the poem appears to read "I know of no love but my lords." | .10 |
Yetman, David |
MS 382 | Papers of David A Yetman, 1957-1990. |
This collection contains materials that primarily concern Yetman's terms as a member of the Pima County Board of Supervisors in the late 1970's and early 1980's. The majority of the collection is comprised of newspaper clippings, which include Yetman or the Pima County Board of Supervisors. This collection also contains correspondence, speeches, campaign materials, photographs, and certificates. | .50 |
Younge, Helen Wallace |
AZ 373 | Reviews of various theatrical activities in Tucson, as published in the Arizona Daily Star, 1954-1969. |
Photocopies of clippings. Includes corresponding reviews by Micheline Keating and Guy Thackeray of the Tucson Daily Citizen, motion picture reviews, and some articles relating to Mrs. Younge's participation in summer theaters elsewhere. |
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Zapata, Juan Oritz |
MS 202 | Relación de los misiones que la compania tiene en el Reyno y Provincias de la Nueva Vizcaya en la Nueva Espana, 1678. |
Photocopy typescript Spanish transcription and English translation of the original documents. | .20 |