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  1. James Rodney Hastings papers

    James Rodney Hastings, often called Rod or Rodney, was a meteorologist that studied the effects of rainfall on plant growth in arid regions. He attended Kenyon College, the University of Chicago, and then the University of Arizona, where he graduated with ...

    mnboyer - 2020-12-18 11:23

  2. James Clawson Bristow papers

    James Clawson Bristow, born February 5, 1835 in Beford County, Indiana, was a Baptist preacher. In 1845, his family moved to St. Claire County in Missouri. In 1856, James met Luranda Caroline Smith and married her and later fought as a Unionist during the ...

    mnboyer - 2021-05-05 09:27

  3. Helen Maxine O'Callaghan papers

    This collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, short stories, writing notes, and professional development papers from author Helen Maxine O'Callaghan. Writing as Maxine O'Callaghan, the author writes within the crime/detective, horror, ...

    mnboyer - 2021-05-05 09:27

  4. Story papers collection

    The Story papers collection consists of several different serialized newspapers that were targeted towards youth and teen readers. Story papers are periodical works that often include serialized fiction, grand illustrations, and smaller stories. These ...

    mnboyer - 2021-06-07 12:44

  5. Karl Ruppert diary and photographs

    Archaeologist Karl Ruppert graduated from the University of Arizona and, from 1922-1924, assisted Byron Cummings with excavations, worked at the Arizona State Museum, taught archeology classes, and was on site with Neil Judd as principal assistant at ...

    Molly Stothert-... - 2021-07-16 10:08

  6. Kirke T. Moore papers

    This collection includes correspondence and legal files pertaining to Arizona lawyer Kirke T. Moore (1882-1938) who is most noted for his work with the last Arizona Territorial Legislature, the first Arizona State Legislature, the Pima County Attorney& ...

    Molly Stothert-... - 2018-09-25 10:52

  7. Louis J. Battan papers

    Well-known for research on radar meteorology and cloud physics, Dr. Battan was a scientist who worked for the U.S. Air Force in World War Two, the Weather Bureau at the University of Chicago, and finally as a professor and head of the Department of ...

    mnboyer - 2019-12-10 13:28

  8. Sociedad Mutualista de Obreros Mexicanos records

    The Sociedad Mutualista de Obreros Mexicanos records contain membership ledgers, record books, accounting books, expense reports, meeting attendance ledgers, society rule books and guidelines, correspondence, Spanish publications, audiovisual materials, ...

    mnboyer - 2021-09-02 12:35

  9. Thomas W. Barrett papers

    Thomas W. Barrett was born September 6, 1917 on a fruit farm in Orem, Utah. While growing up on the family farm, Barrett became interested in crops, soils, and would later find a passion for agronomy (the science of soil management and crop production). ...

    mnboyer - 2021-09-02 12:38

  10. Teatro Libertad collection

    Teatro Libertad was a Chicano street theater group founded in 1975 in Tucson, Arizona. Over the course of 10 years, it produced a number of plays and skits, performing them in a variety of places, from cotton fields to local neighborhood centers to ...

    adhoward - 2021-10-27 10:18

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