University of Arizona

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

Group of students students sitting on the steps of Old Main

Photograph of the class of 1898-99 and University President Millard Mayhew Parker forbade its publication or sale to members of the student body because of a boy and girl in the third row from the front in the center, were holding hands and gazing into each other's eyes.

Collection: University of Arizona Photograph Collection

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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.