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Archives

The Arizona State Museum Archives collects manuscripts and archival materials, maps, and sound recordings related to the archaeology and ethnology of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. This includes original research data and manuscripts produced by Museum staff, the faculty of the Department of Anthropology and others involved in Southwestern anthropology. The Arizona State Museum Archives currently cares for over 1,500 linear feet of paper documents, over 6,000 maps, and over 800 original sound recordings.

Hours

Researchers are admitted by appointment only, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For additional information or to make an appointment, contact:

Arizona State Museum Archives
University of Arizona
P.O. Box 210026
Tucson, AZ 85721-0026
520-621-2970
email: Alan Ferg

Location

The ASM Library is located in Room 201 on the second floor of the Museum's north building. Directions and map

Additional Resources

Published books, journal articles and ephemera related to Southwestern anthropology and archaeology can be found in the Arizona State Museum Library (520-621-4695). Photographs are curated by the Photographic Collections Section (520-621-2445). Additional materials on related topics may be found in Special Collections at the University of Arizona Main Library (520-621-6423). Although there is some material in the Archives related to the Spanish Colonial Period, far more will be found in the Office of Ethnohistorical Research (520-621-6278). Likewise, there are very limited materials in the Archives related to 19th and 20th century Hispanic and Anglo settlement, and researchers interested in those materials are more likely to be successful in the Arizona Historical Society (520-628-5774), located just west of the UA campus.

Access and Restrictions

It is the policy of the Arizona State Museum to make its collections available to the public, academic community, and others for research, publication, exhibition, educational and other purposes. However, the type and conditions of such use must be consistent with the Museum's responsibility for care and preservation of its collections. And access to sensitive materials may be restricted. Archives users are responsible for securing copyrights or literary rights, when necessary.

Graduate students working on theses and dissertations, Tribal representatives, and private researchers are welcome. Research for class papers will be considered on a case-by-case basis, but limited staff, the sensitive nature of some documents, and concerns for the long-term preservation of the archival materials themselves preclude the general use of the Archives for class exercises in how to use primary documents. Instructors should contact the Archivist well in advance of any proposed class use of the Archives to discuss the feasibility of such access.

Photocopying services are available for 25 cents per page. Archives personnel do all copying as soon as is possible. Prices for large orders, rush orders, copying on acid-free paper, oversize copying (including maps), and copying sound recordings will vary.

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