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  1. James E. and Barbara H. Sherman Ghost Town Photograph Collection

    Photographs, related 35 mm negatives, and research notes produced by James E. Sherman and Barbara H. Sherman for use in their books Ghost Towns of Arizona  and Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of New Mexico.   Early photographs, comprising about thirty ...

    Molly Stothert-... - 2016-11-16 14:10

  2. Papers of Earle Robert Forrest

    This collection is organized into two subgroups: Papers and Photographs. The Papers in the first subgroup include biographical information, correspondence, and drafts of 26 of his manuscripts, including Bloody Trails of the Old Southwest and Adventures in ...

    castanoe - 2016-11-22 14:56

  3. Harrison Yocum Papers

    This collection is centered on Yocum’s academic and professional interests in horticulture, botany and geology as well as his personal interests in musical composition, his family’s history and Christian religion and his role in the creation and ...

    Molly Stothert-... - 2016-11-23 16:05

  4. Philippe Salaün Historic Route 66 Photograph Collection

    Black-and-white photographs of businesses, people, automobiles and other scenes taken by French photographer Philippe Salaün along historic Route 66 on visits in 1991 and 1995.  Most images were taken in Arizona and New Mexico. Included materials: ...

    Molly Stothert-... - 2017-01-31 11:36

  5. Riggs Family Papers

    This collection contains materials documenting the Riggs pioneer family history from the time Brannick Riggs married Mary Elizabeth Robbins in Texas in 1856, their first wagon train move to Colorado in 1871, and several years later relocating again to ...

    Molly Stothert-... - 2017-02-09 16:44

  6. Robert Benitez Robles Papers

    This collection is primarily comprised of Robert Robles’ letters, manuscripts, personal documents, photos, and documentation of his service to the Mexican American community. Documents and correspondence also relate to Robles’ work for the Republican ...

    Molly Stothert-... - 2017-02-16 12:47

  7. Sam Levitz Photographic Collection

    This collection is comprised of 47,330 negatives and printed materials pertaining to photographer Sam Levitz. A majority of the materials are photograph negatives photographed by Sam Levitz and his associates for the Arizona Daily Star newspaper in Tucson ...

    Molly Stothert-... - 2017-07-10 08:51

  8. Jim Corbett Collection

    James A. Corbett (1933-2001) was a rancher, writer, philosopher, and humanitarian. Born in Wyoming, he was educated at Harvard in philosophy before settling in the Southwest where he was a rancher. In 1985 Corbett was one of eleven defendants in the ...

    castanoe - 2017-09-06 16:16

  9. Alfred and Harold Wilson diaries

    This collection contains the diaries of brothers Alfred and Harold Wilson documenting their lives from 1914-1918 in the Southwest and at the University of Arizona. Also included are a diary of Harold Wilson as a UN observer in India from 1949-1950 and a ...

    Molly Stothert-... - 2018-04-23 15:26

  10. Louis C. Bustamante Family photographs

    Photographs of the Bustamante family and friends' activities in Tucson, mainly from the 1920s to the 1940s, including both studio portraits andcasual scenes of everyday life. Louis worked for a local photography studio and the collection is a mix of ...

    Molly Stothert-... - 2018-04-23 15:48

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