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What began in 1959 as an eclectic
mix of material that reflected the AHF founders’ personal
interests has given way to specific areas of concentration. The
focus now rests on internal strengths identified through an independent
audit process of the repository’s holdings. These strengths
include Arizona business, law and politics. Finding
Aids & Resource Guides are available online. See the Guide
to Searching the Collections for additional information on how
to locate AHF collections.
We recommend that researchers contact
AHF before visiting, as several of our collections
are located off-site.
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Manuscript
There
are over 130 processed manuscript collections with finding
aids and/or inventory sheets. The collections date from territorial
days to the present. Topics include, but are not limited to,
Phoenix pioneers, agriculture, banking, business, politics,
water, lawyers and lawmakers, the arts, writers and journalists,
university faculty, health and human services, and cartoonists.
Some collections contain special media formats including phonograph
records, audio tapes, VHS tapes, CDs and DVDs.
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Photographs
Interest
in photography began with Barry M. Goldwater who was a master
photographer. His personal photographs, those of his family
and friends, and those documenting his political career provide
the nucleus of AHF holdings. Over the years, collections of
well known photographers such as Allen Dutton and Dane Coolidge
were added. The photographic collections of Don Dedera, Charles
Gilliland, Wade Head, Warren Krause, McClintock-Halseth, Ruth
Reinhold, Richard Schaus, Grace Sparkes, Lillian Theobold,
and Roscoe Wilson represent a wide range of Arizona subjects,
dates and geographical locations.
For the
first time, finding aids are being generated for each photograph
collection. This is an ongoing project. As each one is completed
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Oral Histories
Foundation
oral histories come from a variety of sources, the majority
resulting from three projects: Phoenix Civil Rights Project,
Arizona Way, and Arizona Ways Revisited. Transcripts are available
for many but not all interviews.
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Ephemera
AHF
has over 2500 files of emphemeral material. Ephemera are items
not originally intended to last beyond their short term use
but now have historical research value. This includes pamphlets,
brochures, posters and memorabilia.
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Microfilm
AHF has over 1400 reels of microfilm.
The material contained on the microfilm includes territorial
era newspapers, federal and state documents, diaries, journals,
and biographies. Finding aid coming soon. |
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Books
AHF
has nearly 9,000 voumes relating to history of the Southwest
and Arizona. The AHF library is non-circulating so patrons must
use the books in the reading room. |
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