University of Arizona

Everyone is welcome to visit Special Collections without an appointment from 9 am - 5 pm, Mon - Fri. Note that beginning April 1st, our hours will be 9 am - 4 pm

Political Affairs

Special Collections is the repository for a number of major congressional and political affairs collections of regional and national significance.

Our collection of political papers available for public research includes: Henry Ashurst, Lewis W. Douglas, George W.P. Hunt, Jesse A. Udall, Morris K. Udall, Stewart L. Udall, James McNulty, Dennis DeConcini and Jim Kolbe.

Highlighted Collections

Papers of Levi Stewart Udall

Levi S. Udall (1891-1960) was a lawyer and judge, and the son of David K. and Ella Udall, Mormon pioneers to Arizona in 1880.

Papers of Morris K. Udall

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.

Raul Castro Papers

Material documenting the life and career of educator, attorney, judge, diplomat, and political figure Raul H. Castro.