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Events

Beginning spring 2021, you might notice some online sound and video recordings (e.g. SoundCloud) are unavailable as we migrate to a new platform. If you're not finding something, ask for assistance.

 

News

The Films of Andrew Ellicott Douglass: Astronomer, Archaeologist, and Father of Tree-Ring Dating (virtual panel discussion)

Sep 24, 2021

Dendrochronologist and founder of the University of Arizona’s Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, Andrew Ellicott Douglass, was an early...

Five photos of Douglass event panelists

Welcome back! Supporting students, faculty, staff & research this fall

Aug 23, 2021

This fall, Special Collections will remain closed until further notice except by appointment. Appointments are...

Archival files in Special Collections

An ongoing oral history of COVID-19 in Tucson

May 11, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is easily the most global story of the 21st century, yet it is also an intensely local story with striking...

Blue image with Banner hospital in background, text: Archive Tucson oral histories spoken accounts

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.