Arizona Memory Project

Navajo Long Walk
Navajo Long Walk, 1863-1867; Navajo Long Walk to Bosque Redondo (Ariz. And N.M.); Carleton, James Henry, 1814-1873; Carson, Christopher 1809-1863; Fort Sumner (N.M.); Fort Grant (Ariz.); Manuelito, Navajo chief, 1818-1893; Navajo History; Navajo...
4th Grade
This two/three part lesson will introduce the main elements of the Navajo Long Walk during the period of 1864-1868. During Part I, students will gain information from teacher presentation and working in collaborative groups by reading adapted...

Oral History with Hank Diaz, May 13, 2011
Diaz, Hank
Hank Diaz is the founder and owner of Buena Health and Fitness Center in Sierra Vista, Arizona. In this interview Mr. Diaz talks about how he got involved in body building competitions after serving in the U.S. Marine Corps in the 1950s. He...

Oral History with Patricia Egan, January 26, 2011
Egan, Patricia
Patricia Egan was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. In 1989 she moved to Arizona to teach at Dilkon Elementary School on the Navajo Reservation. Ms. Egan talks about the cultual differences between herself and her students and how those...

Oral History with Betty Grounds, July 8, 2011
Grounds, Betty
Betty (Clark) Grounds was born in 1918 to the Clark family, a pioneer family in the Kingman area. She recounts her life growing up on a dairy ranch and attending school there. She married into another pioneer family, the Grounds.

Oral History with Gertrude Lopez, April 9, 2011
Lopez, Gertrude
Gertrude "Gertie" Lopez is Tohono O'odham. She was born in 1959 on the Pima Reservation in Sacaton, Arizona and grew up on the Tohono O'odham Reservation. Ms. Lopez talks about her family and life on the reservation, including music, food,...

Oral History with Susan Medlock, April 11, 2011
Medlock, Susan
Susan (Bailey) Medlock has spent almost her entire life around Superior, Arizona. In this interview she talks about the people and businesses she knew while growing up in Superior. Mrs. Medlock talks about her parents, James and Lucille (Coffee)...

Oral History with Karl Deffenbaugh, February 24, 2011
Deffenbaugh, Karl
Superior (Ariz.); Mining; Agriculture; Cultural Diversity; Business
Karl Deffenbaugh was born and raised in Superior, Arizona, and has lived all of his life in Arizona. After retiring from the Sears Corporation, Mr. Deffenbaugh moved from Phoenix back to Superior. In this interview, Mr. Deffenbaugh tells about...

Oral History with Pat Call, March 16, 2011
Call, Pat
Cochise County (Ariz.); Cochise County (Ariz.). Board of Supervisors; Cochise County (Ariz.). Dept. of Planning and Zoning; Sierra Vista (Ariz.); Fort Huachuca (Ariz.); Water rights--Arizona; Watershed management; San Pedro River Watershed (Mexico...
Pat Call is the District One Chairman of the Cochise County Board of Supervisors. The Board of Supervisors is the governing and policy-making body of the Cochise County. Mr. Call is a long-time resident of Sierra Vista, who returned to the city in...

Oral History with Salomón Baldenegro, February 13, 2011
Baldenegro, Salomón
Tucson (Ariz.); Chicano movement--Arizona--Tucson
Salomón R. Baldenegro was a lead organizer in the grassroots Chicano movement on the West Side of Tucson, Arizona during the 1970s. In his interview he discusses the activities of the Mazaria Council and the Centro Chicano in Barrio Hollywood. Mr....

Oral History with Roy Chavez, March 23, 2011
Chavez, Roy
Roy Chavez has lived his entire life in and around Superior, Arizona. His Mother, Yolanda (Castro) Chavez, taught school and his father, Raymond Chavez, had a barber shop on Main Street. Mr. Chavez talks about growing up in Superior, his education...

Writers of the Purple Sage: Origins of a National Myth: Introduction and Guide to the Resource Kits
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
Booklet that describes the Writers of the Purple Sage resource kits, provides information about humanities programming, and lists institutional resources in Arizona and New Mexico. Includes acknowledgments, an illustration entitled “Arizonan in...

Some resemblances in the ceramics of Central and North America
Vaillant, George Clapp, 1901-1945
Ceramics; Indian pottery; Indians of North America; Antiquities; Archaeological surveying; Pottery, Prehistoric; Civilization; Indian influences; Indians of Central America; Indians of Mexico
(21,292kb pdf) Critical analysis of similarities and differences between various cultures of North and Central America; subsequent ideas as to the types of interactions (if any) between the cultures in North America and their counterparts in...

Chaco branch excavations at White Mound and in the Red Mesa Valley
Gladwin, Harold S. (Harold Sterling), 1883-1983
Archaeological surveying; Pueblo Indians; Indians of North America; Antiquities
(75,663kb, 53,179kb pdfs) Describes the excavations and findings at the White Mound and the Red Mesa Valley areas and their significance to the Pueblo cultures.

Department of the Interior (DOI) U.S.-Mexico Border Field Coordinating Committee (FCC) newsletter
U.S.-Mexico Border Field Coordinating Committee
Public health--Mexican-American Border Region; Environmental health--Mexican-American Border Region; Environmental protection--Mexican-American Border Region; Border security--Mexican-American Border Region
This title contains one or more publications. Col. Ill. Established in August 1994,the mission of the United States–Mexico Border Field Coordinating Committee (the FCC) is to identify and facilitate opportunities to communicate and coordinate...

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