University of Arizona

                                             Special Collections will be closed December 20, 2023 through January 1, 2024 in observance of the University Holiday break.

Records Relating to the Establishment and Early Years of the Special Collections Department in the University of Arizona Library

1958 to 1969
AZ 511
Collection Guide
Photograph of Dr. Rudolph H. Gjelsness Receiving Medal of Merit, 1960

The collection contains correspondence, annual reports, guest book, original manual of procedures, record of formal opening, reports of first field historians, and miscellaneous related material.

Included materials:
Manuscript
Subject Area:
Business
Collection Area:
University of Arizona

Land Acknowledgement

We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples. Today, Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized tribes, with Tucson being home to the O’odham and the Yaqui. Committed to diversity and inclusion, the University strives to build sustainable relationships with sovereign Native Nations and Indigenous communities through education offerings, partnerships, and community service.