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    • Down Mexico Way: Articles

    • Down Mexico Way: Articles

    • Tucson Public Library (Pima County Public Library) and Arizona Historical Society

    • Mexico – In literature; American Literature – West (U.S.); Mexico – Description and Travel; West (U.S.) – Literary Collections

    • Booklet contains two illustrated short stories taken from the early popular press as representative of Anglo characterizations of Mexicans, written by two of the most popular writers of their day.
    • Down Mexico Way: Essays

    • Down Mexico Way: Essays

    • Tucson Public Library (Pima County Public Library) and Arizona Historical Society

    • Mexico – In literature; American Literature – West (U.S.); Mexico – Description and Travel; West (U.S.) – Literary Collections;

    • A booklet containing two scholarly essays, “The Mexican in Popular Literature 1875-1925" by Juan R. Garcia and “American Writers in Mexico 1875-1925,” by Cecil Robinson, which examine the changing American attitudes and perceptions of...
    • Down Mexico Way: Poster

    • Down Mexico Way: Poster

    • Tucson Public Library (Pima County Public Library) and Arizona Historical Society

    • Mexico - In literature; American Literature - West (U.S.); Mexico - Description and Travel; West (U.S.) - Literary Collections

    • Programming publicity poster, illustrated with a photo of Generals Villa and Orozco at the Elite Confectionary, El, Paso, c. 1911, and including a quote from John Reed taken from Insurgent Mexico, 1914.
    • Down Mexico Way: Program Ideas for Public Libraries

    • Down Mexico Way: Program Ideas for Public Libraries

    • Tucson Public Library (Pima County Public Library) and Arizona Historical Society

    • Mexico – In literature; American Literature – West (U.S.); Mexico – Description and Travel; West (U.S.) – Literary Collections

    • Booklet containing aids for planning public humanities programs around the theme of “Down Mexico Way.” Booklet, illustrated with photos and maps, is 16 pages, and also contains a loose bookmark reading list.
    • Down Mexico Way: Publicity Materials for Public Programs

    • Down Mexico Way: Publicity Materials for Public Programs

    • Tucson Public Library (Pima County Public Library) and Arizona Historical Society

    • Mexico – In literature; American Literature – West (U.S.); Mexico – Description and Travel; West (U.S.) – Literary Collections

    • Loose leaf pages containing resource materials for Down Mexico Way-themed programming. Illustration is an undated photograph of a man seated by an ornately-carved door.
    • Indian Country: Articles

    • Indian Country: Articles

    • Tucson Public Library (Pima County Public Library) and Arizona Historical Society

    • American literature -- West (U.S.); West (U.S.) -- Literary collections; West (U.S.) in literature; Indians of North America – Literary Collections

    • Original source material concerning Native American ceremonies as witnessed and reported on by non-native observers. Includes photographs. 23 pages (unpaginated)
    • Indian Country: Essays

    • Indian Country: Essays

    • Tucson Public Library (Pima County Public Library) and Arizona Historical Society

    • American literature -- West (U.S.) West (U.S.) -- Literary collections. West (U.S.) in literature.

    • A booklet containing two scholarly essays, “Inventing the American Indian,” by Bernard L. Fontana and “From Bad Guy to Good Guy: The southwestern Indian in Fiction,” by C. L. Sonnichsen, examining the changing American perception of the...
    • Indian Country: Poster

    • Indian Country: Poster

    • Tucson Public Library (Pima County Public Library) and Arizona Historical Society

    • Indians of North America - Literary Collections; American literature - West (U.S.); West (U.S.) - In literature

    • Programming publicity poster, featuring a painting by Maynard Dixon depicting a Native American man on horseback and a quotation from D.H. Lawrence. 22" x 15" original size.
    • Indian Country: Poster - Snake Dance of the Moqui Indians

    • Indian Country: Poster - Snake Dance of the Moqui Indians

    • Tucson Public Library (Pima County Public Library) and Arizona Historical Society

    • Indians of North America - Literary Collections; American literature - West (U.S.); West (U.S.) - In literature

    • William M. Edwardy's first-person account of a Native American tribal ceremony. The article, from Harper's Weekly (November 2, 1889), is reprinted as a broadside. The reverse of the broadside features an illustration that accompanied the article...
    • Indian Country: Program Ideas for Public Libraries

    • Indian Country: Program Ideas for Public Libraries

    • Tucson Public Library (Pima County Public Library) and Arizona Historical Society

    • Indians of North America – Literary Collections; American literature – West (U.S.); West (U.S.) – In literature

    • Booklet containing aids for planning public humanities programs around the theme of “Indian Country.” Booklet, illustrated with photos and maps, is 11 pages, and also contains loose prefatory, program flyer, bookmark reading list, sample...
    • Indian Country: Publicity Materials for Public Programs

    • Indian Country: Publicity Materials for Public Programs

    • Tucson Public Library (Pima County Public Library) and Arizona Historical Society

    • Indians of North America -- Literary collections. American literature -- West (U.S.) West (U.S.) -- In literature. Cele Peterson Arizona Collection

    • Loose leaf pages containing resource materials for Indian Country-themed programming. Illustration is an undated photograph of a Moqui Indian ceremony. 8" x 11"
    • Out West: Articles

    • Out West: Articles

    • Tucson Public Library (Pima County Public Library) and Arizona Historical Society

    • West (U.S.) – In literature; American literature – West (U.S.); Western stories; West (U.S.) – Literary Collections; Arizona – Description and travel

    • Booklet contains the illustrated travel journal of William Henry Bishop, who recorded his observations for an eastern audience as he made his way across southern Arizona. 16 pages.
    • Out West: Bookmark

    • Out West: Bookmark

    • Tucson Public Library (Pima County Public Library) and Arizona Historical Society

    • West (U.S.) – In literature; American literature – West (U.S.); Western stories; West (U.S.) – Literary Collections; Arizona – Description and travel

    • Two-sided bookmark containing resource materials for Out West-themed programming.
    • Out West: Essays

    • Out West: Essays

    • Tucson Public Library (Pima County Public Library) and Arizona Historical Society

    • West (U.S.) – In literature; American literature – West (U.S.); Western stories; West (U.S.) – Literary Collections; Arizona – Description and travel

    • A booklet containing a scholarly essay entitled “Out West,” by Paul Carter, that examines the origins of the mythology of the west, viewed through the lens of the region’s distinctive biophysical environment, and rooted in the brief period in...
    • Out West: Poster

    • Out West: Poster

    • Tucson Public Library (Pima County Public Library) and Arizona Historical Society

    • West (U.S.) - In literature; American literature - West (U.S.); Western stories; West (U.S.) - Literary Collections; Arizona - Description and travel

    • Programming publicity poster, featuring an early photograph of an Arizona town and text relevant to the photograph. 15" x 22" original size.
    • Out West: Poster - The Daily Graphic

    • Out West: Poster - The Daily Graphic

    • Tucson Public Library (Pima County Public Library) and Arizona Historical Society

    • West (U.S.) - In literature; American literature - West (U.S.); Western stories; West (U.S.) - Literary Collections; Arizona - Description and travel

    • A page reprinted from The Daily Graphic, a New York newspaper, dated Friday, October 18, 1878 and containing an article entitled "Southern Arizona." On the reverse is another page from that newspaper, bearing a map and several illustrations titled...
    • Out West: Program Ideas for Public Libraries

    • Out West: Program Ideas for Public Libraries

    • Tucson Public Library (Pima County Public Library) and Arizona Historical Society

    • West (U.S.) – In literature; American literature – West (U.S.); Western stories; West (U.S.) – Literary Collections; Arizona – Description and travel

    • Booklet containing aids for planning public humanities programs around the theme of “Out West.” Booklet, illustrated with photos and a map, is 16 pages, and also includes a loose bookmark reading list.
    • The Golden West: Articles

    • The Golden West: Articles

    • Tucson Public Library (Pima County Public Library) and Arizona Historical Society

    • West (U.S.) – In literature; American Literature – West (U.S.); West (U.S.) – Literary Collections; West (U.S.) Description and travel; Phoenix (Ariz.) – Description and travel American literature -- West (U.S.) West (U.S.) --...

    • Original source materials reflecting observations about the industrialization and burgeoning growth of Phoenix and their far-reaching consequences for the ways of the Old West. 18 pages.
    • The Golden West: Bookmark

    • The Golden West: Bookmark

    • Tucson Public Library (Pima County Public Library) and Arizona Historical Society

    • West (U.S.) – In literature; American Literature – West (U.S.); West (U.S.) – Literary Collections; West (U.S.) Description and travel; Phoenix (Ariz.) – Description and travel

    • Two-sided bookmark containing resource materials for The Golden West-themed programming.
    • The Golden West: Essays

    • The Golden West: Essays

    • Tucson Public Library (Pima County Public Library) and Arizona Historical Society

    • West (U.S.) – In literature; American Literature – West (U.S.); West (U.S.) – Literary Collections; West (U.S.) Description and travel; Phoenix (Ariz.) – Description and travel

    • A booklet containing two scholarly essays, “The Golden West,” by Paul A. Carter and “Men of Vision: Phoenix” by G. Wesley Johnson, which examines the effects of the industrialization of the Southwest. New technology (in the form of...

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