CREDIT LINE: Yuma County Library Ephemera Collection, Yuma County Library District, Yuma, Arizona

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1 TITLE: YCLD Ephemera Collection DATE RANGE: 1870 s - current PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 89 Linear Feet (176 boxes) PROVENANCE: In 2013 all ephemeral and vertical file materials from multiple donors and locations were evaluated and consolidated to form a unified ephemera collection that could grow into the future. Recognition should be given to the thousands of donors and thousands of volunteer hours who collected and organized these materials since RESTRICTIONS: None CREDIT LINE: Yuma County Library Ephemera Collection, Yuma County Library District, Yuma, Arizona PROCESSSED BY: John Irwin, SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE: This is the largest archival collection in the holdings. It represents a wide range of social, economic, cultural and ethnic communities reflecting the spectrum of human activity, past and present. The Yuma County Historical Society began collecting archival materials in This effort continued after it became a branch of the Arizona Historical Society in 1971, and later the AHS-Rio Colorado Division. Over the decades various methods were employed by staff and volunteers to organize segments of the materials. The bulk of this collection is based on the organizational structure adopted in the 1980s. Subheadings have been added to make this large body of material more accessible to researchers. Between 1993 and 2012 volunteers also assembled and organized twelve linear feet of newspaper articles primarily from the Yuma Daily Sun. These contemporary articles have been added within the appropriate headings. It is arranged alphabetically both by geographic place names and subject headings that range from broad to more specific. Its scope covers the breadth of human activities and knowledge of the Lower Colorado River area of Arizona, especially Yuma and La Paz Counties, from the Spanish period to the present. It also includes extensive material on western Imperial County, California such as the old Fort Yuma and the later Fort Yuma Quechan Reservation, Winterhaven, the Imperial Sand Dunes, the Old Plank Road, and the Picacho Mining District. There are also extensive files covering the early history of nearby Baja California, Mexico. The materials include pamphlets, reports, small maps, flyers, brochures, broadsides, cards, prospectuses, newspaper and magazine articles, photocopies of book chapters, reports, studies, and small quantities of miscellaneous original material such as a single AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection 1 of 80

2 letter or business document. Generally files with subheadings (e.g. Automobile Dealers, Banks, etc.) contain material prior to the 1990 s. The researcher is advised to perform key word searches to locate material on a specific topic. For example, material on the San Carlos Hotel is located under Business- Hotels San Carlos Hotel during its life as a hotel. Subsequent development and reuse of the building after it closed is located under Buildings San Carlos Hotel. Major Headings In the container list, major headings are in bold within the boxes. What follows are highlights of some but not all of these headings. Buildings contains material on construction, demolition, developments, subdivisions, malls, prominent commercial structures, and special building types, such as straw and dome. Business newspaper articles contains information on the opening and closing of large and small businesses, winter visitors, economic planning, business forecasts, business conditions and statistics for the specific year. Environment contains information on Borderlands and, groundwater pollution, fuel spills, off-road vehicles, graffiti, endangered species, invasive species, Colorado River dumping and trash, and the United State Bureau of Land Management activities.. Fire (newspapers) contain information on the Yuma Fire Department, Rural Metro, EMS rescue and emergency response, and fires of all types. Government City of Yuma contains information about the activities and decision of the City Council and city departments, including zoning, development and annexation issues. Government State of Arizona includes information on redistricting, visits by State officials, and legislation affecting Western Arizona. Government Yuma County contains information about the activities and decisions of the Board of Supervisors, government officials, and county departments, including planning, zoning, and development issues. Organizations includes a variety of civic, charitable, social service, special interest, political, fraternal and women s groups. Rivers-Colorado River contains an unusually rich collection of research materials covering numerous issues pertaining to the river, including water rights and the decadeslong controversy with California, including the 1923 Colorado River Compact meeting of Western states in Santa Fe, the 1934 Parker Dam War, and the Arizona Colorado River Commission. These particular files contain rare pamphlets, broadsides, and newspaper articles from the 1920s to the 1960s. AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection 2 of 80

3 San Luis, Arizona focuses on the Port of Entry connecting San Luis, Arizona and San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora Mexico and the San Luis Border Inspection Station. Schools contains general information about Yuma area schools, including the Yuma Elementary School District 1, and the Yuma Unified High School District. Utilities contains information about electrical power and service, gas service, telephone service, water service, waste management, and commercial solar energy. Yuma Crossing contains information about various use plans and developments of the area over the decades, including the riverside park, the Yuma Crossing Park and the Yuma Crossing Foundation, the Yuma Crossing State Historic Park, and the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area designation. CONTAINER LIST Box Folder Title Dates 1 1 Adair Park, Arizona 2 African Americans 3 Agriculture 1870s Agriculture Agriculture Agriculture Agriculture Agriculture Agriculture Agriculture (newspaper Agriculture (newspaper Agriculture (newspaper Agriculture (newspaper Agriculture (newspaper Agriculture (newspaper Agriculture (newspaper Agriculture (newspaper Agriculture (newspaper Agriculture (newspaper 2005 AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection 3 of 80

4 9 Agriculture (newspaper Agriculture (newspaper Agriculture (newspaper Agriculture (newspaper Agriculture (newspaper Agriculture (newspaper Agriculture (newspaper Agriculture Aquaculture (shrimp, fish) 17 Agriculture - Bamboo 18 Agriculture - Bees 19 Agriculture - Branding 20 Agriculture Bureau of Reclamation Homestead Farm Lottery Agriculture - Cattle 22 Agriculture - Citrus 23 Agriculture - Corn 24 Agriculture - Cotton 25 Agriculture Crop of the Week Agriculture Crop of the Week Agriculture Crop of the Week Agriculture Crop of the Week Agriculture Crop of the Week Agriculture Crop of the Week Agriculture Crop of the Week Agriculture - Dairy 2 Agriculture - Dates 3 Agriculture - General 4 Agriculture Goats 5 Agriculture Guayule (rubber) 6 Agriculture - Hogs 7 Agriculture Hoof and Mouth Disease Quarantine- California Barricade Conflict Agriculture Horse Breeding 9 Agriculture The Island 10 Agriculture - Jojoba 11 Agriculture Labor (newspaper 12 Agriculture Labor Bracero Program 13 Agriculture Labor Migrant Farm Workers (Somerton, Arizona: Migrant s Mike ; Brawley, California: Camp Echo , Pea Pickers Prattle , Camp News 1942) microfilm Agriculture Labor United Farm Workers Citrus Strike Agriculture Ostriches 16 Agriculture Pecans 4 1 Agriculture Pesticides 2 Agriculture Poultry AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection 4 of 80

5 3 Agriculture - Produce 4 Agriculture Produce (newspaper Agriculture Produce Boxes Agriculture Produce Box Labels 5 1 Agriculture - Sheep 2 Agriculture Soil Surveys 3 Agriculture Southwest Rancher Magazine Agriculture University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Service, Agriculture Research Laboratory/ Arizona Western College Northern Arizona University Program 5 Agriculture Wellton Mohawk District 6 Agriculture - Wheat 7 Agriculture - Whiteflies 8 Agua Caliente, Arizona (see also Oversize) 9 Agua Caliente, Arizona Children of Light Commune 10 Agua Caliente, Arizona Pioneer Cemetery 11 Ajo, Arizona 6 1 Algodones Land Grant 1893 ((Rancho El Paso de los Algodones) 2 Almanacs and Wall Calendars 3 Andrade, California 4 Animals 5 Animals Arizona Game and Fish Commission 6 Animals - Bats 7 Animals - Birds 8 Animals Birds - Owls 9 Animals Birds Pelicans 10 Animals Birds Turkey Vultures 11 Animals - Butterflies 12 Animals - Camels 13 Animals - Cougars 14 Animals Desert Bighorn Sheep 15 Animals Desert Tortoises 16 Animals Feral Cats and Dogs 17 Animals Fire Ants 18 Animals - Fish 19 Animals - Insects 20 Animals Kit Fox 21 Animals - Lizards 22 Animals Lizards - Flat Tailed Horned Lizard 23 Animals Mosquitoes 24 Animals Mountain Lions 25 Animals - Mugwumps 26 Animals Packrat Middens AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection 5 of 80

6 27 Animals - Reptiles 28 Animals - Rattlesnakes 29 Animals Sonoran Pronghorn Antelope 30 Animals Tarantulas 31 Animals Wild Burros and Horses 32 Animals Wildlife Management 33 Architecture - Adobe 34 Architecture - Arizona 7 1 Arizona Origin of Name 2 Arizona - History 3 Arizona - History Arizona - History Arizona - History Statehood Arizona - History This Is Arizona: 50 th Anniversary 1962 Supplement Arizona Republic, February 11, Arizona History Arizona History Magazine Arts (newspaper Arts (newspaper Arts Authors and Writers 4 Arts Cultural Council of Yuma 4a Arts Dance, Yuma Dance Company Arts Dance (newspaper Arts Dance (newspaper Arts Dance (newspaper Arts Dance (newspaper Arts Dance (newspaper Arts Dance (newspaper Arts Desert Artists Society a Arts Music, Hollywood Bowl Arts Music (newspaper Arts Music (newspaper AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection 6 of 80

7 14 Arts Music (newspaper Arts Music (newspaper Arts Music (newspaper Arts Music (newspaper Arts Music (newspaper Arts Music Bands (Sousa Band 1922) Arts - Music - Community Concert Association Arts Music Empire Brass Quintet (1853 arrangements, American popular music, and cowboy songs) 2 cassette tapes 22 Arts Music Post Office Trio (The Sunshine Boys) 9 1 Arts Music - Sheet Music 1900s- 1950s 2 Arts Music Yuma Symphony 3 Arts - Poetry 4 Arts Theater Arts Theater (newspaper Arts Theater Gandolfo Theatre 7 Arts Theater Historic Yuma Theatre 8 Arts Theater Little Theatre of Yuma 1920s s 9 Arts Theater Minstrel Black Face Shows Arts Theater Molla Dramatic Troupe Arts Theater- Zeller Theatre Arts Yuma Art Center (Southern Pacific Depot) (includes 1993 destruction by fire) Arts Yuma Art Center Arts Yuma Fine Arts Association Astronomy 2 Aviation Aviation Aviation Aviation AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection 7 of 80

8 6 Aviation Aviation Aviation Aviation Aviation Aviation Aviation Aviation Aviation Aviation Airplane Crashes Aviation Airplane Crashes Marvel Crossen Crash (Powder 1929 Puff Derby) 17 Aviation Airplane Crashes Aviation Airplane Crashes Aviation Airplane Crashes Aviation Airplane Crashes Aviation Airplane Crashes Aviation Airplanes 11 1 Aviation Balloonist Hazel Keyes Aviation Endurance Flight, City of Yuma Aviation - Endurance Flight, City of Yuma 1949, newspaper articles Aviation - Endurance Flight, City of Yuma 1949, newspaper 1999 articles 5 Aviation - Endurance Flight, City of Yuma 1949, newspaper articles Aviation - Endurance Flight, City of Yuma 1949, newspaper 2009 articles 7 Aviation - Endurance Flight, City of Yuma 1949, newspaper articles AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection 8 of 80

9 8 Aviation Endurance Flight, City of Yuma 1949, Restoration Aviation Experimental Aircraft Association, Yuma Chapter 10 Aviation First Airmail Flight, Yuma Aviation First Flight, Yuma and Arizona (Robert G. Fowler) Aviation First Homemade Airplane in Arizona 1927 (Perry 1927 Allman) 13 Aviation American Aviation Historical Society Journal 1965, Aviation Smiley Field, Tacna, Arizona 15 Aviation Somerton Airport 16 Aviation Yuma Airport Aviation Yuma Airport Aviation Yuma Airport Aviation Yuma Airport Aviation Yuma Airport Aviation Yuma Airport Aviation Yuma Airport Aviation Yuma Airport Aviation Yuma Aviation History 25 Aztec, Arizona (includes Aztec Dairy) 12 1 Baker s Tank, Arizona 2 Bard, California 3 Bibliography (book and magazine articles lists, bibliographies) 4 Black Hill, (Emory Hill), Arizona 5 Blaisdell, Arizona 6 Blythe, California 7 Boundaries Arizona-California boundary dispute at the Yuma townsite 8 Boundaries Surveys 9 Boundaries Whipple/Couts Survey Boundaries Theo. F. White Survey Boundaries Symons Survey Boundaries International Boundary Commission Bouse, Arizona 14 Bridges AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection 9 of 80

10 15 Bridges Antelope Bridge 16 Bridges 4 th Avenue 17 Bridges Highway 95 (Gila River) 18 Bridges Interstate Bridges Laguna Bridge 2 Bridges McPhaul Bridge (Dome Bridge) 3 Bridges Ocean to Ocean Highway Bridge 4 Bridges Ocean to Ocean Highway Bridge, newspaper articles Bridges Ocean to Ocean Highway Bridge, newspaper articles, Bridges Ocean to Ocean Highway Bridge, newspaper articles, Bridges Proposed Colorado River Bridge Bridges Southern Pacific Railroad Bridge 14 1 Buildings (newspaper Buildings (newspaper Buildings (newspaper Buildings (newspaper Buildings (newspaper Buildings (newspaper Buildings Apache Hotel 8 Buildings Century Heights Historic District 9 Buildings Connor House 10 Buildings Dome House 11 Buildings Figuerosa Stonum Home (Mirado del Sol) 12 Buildings Gandolfo Annex 13 Buildings Gandolfo Theater 14 Buildings Historic Districts and Homes 15 Buildings Historic Structures 16 Buildings Historic Structures Pen Sketches By Isabel Buse Buildings Hotel del Sol 18 Buildings Hotel Lee 19 Buildings Hotel San Carlos 20 Buildings Housing Buildings Housing AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection 10 of 80

11 22 Buildings Housing (newspaper Buildings Housing (newspaper Buildings - Housing (newspaper Buildings Housing (newspaper Buildings Housing (newspaper Buildings Housing - 1,4,8, 16 th Streets 2 Buildings Housing - 2 nd Avenue 3 Buildings Housing - 3, 6, 8 th Avenues 4 Buildings Housing - Madison Avenue 5 Buildings Housing - Main Street and Maiden Lane (see also Streets Main Street) 6 Buildings Housing Orange Avenue 7 Buildings Modesti Building 1940s 8 Buildings Molina Block (Eaton Hospital) 9 Buildings Municipal Complex 10 Buildings National Register of Historic Places, Yuma Area Register 11 Buildings Norton House 12 Buildings Polhamus House 13 Buildings Post Office 14 Buildings Redondo House (Alejandro and Delores Redondo Figuero) 15 Buildings St Paul s Episcopal Church (Cultural Center) 16 Buildings Yuma County Government Building Survey Buildings Yuma County and U.S. Federal Courthouse 18 Buildings Yuma County Juvenile Justice Center 19 Buildings Yuma Public Works Building 20 Buildings Wilson House 21 Buildings Wright House, Wellton, Ariz. (Blaine Drake, architect) 16 1 Bullhead City, Arizona 2 Business (newspaper articles, includes 1966 history of businesses special edition) s Business (newspaper Business (newspaper Business (newspaper Business (newspaper Business (newspaper 1994 AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection 11 of 80

12 8 Business (newspaper Business (newspaper Business (newspaper Business (newspaper Business (newspaper Business (newspaper Business (newspaper Business (newspaper Business (newspaper Business (newspaper Business (newspaper Business (newspaper Business (newspaper Business (newspaper Business (newspaper Business (newspaper Business (newspaper Business (newspaper Business Air Conditioning 2 Business Apartments 3 Business Apparel Manufacturing 4 Business Attorneys 5 Business Automobile Dealers 6 Business Banks 7 Business Banks First National Bank 8 Business Barber Shops 9 Business Beauty Shops 10 Business Boarding Houses 11 Business Businessmen 1900s- 1950s 12 Business Central Business District Association of Yuma Business Chinese Businesses 14 Business Clothing Stores 15 Business Construction 16 Business - Creameries 17 Business Department and General Stores 18 Business Directories 1870s- 1930s 19 Business Directories 1980s 19 1 Business Drug Stores 2 Business Dry Cleaning 3 Business Economic Surveys 1950s 4 Business Economic Surveys 1960s 5 Business Electricians AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection 12 of 80

13 6 Business Fort Howard Paper Recycling Plant Proposal Business Gasoline Prices Business Gasoline Stations 9 Business Grocers 10 Business Ghost signs 11 Business Hardware Stores 12 Business Hotels 13 Business Hotels Del Ming 14 Business Hotels Del Sol 20 1 Business Hotels - Gandolfo 2 Business Hotels Hilton Garden River Front Inn (Pivot Pointe) 3 Business Hotels San Carlos 4 Business - Ice 5 Business - Insurance 6 Business Laundries 7 Business Liquor Stores 8 Business Lumber 9 Business Meat Markets 10 Business Mineral Hot Springs and Baths 11 Business Mortuaries 12 Business Motels and Motor Hotels 13 Business Motels and Motor Hotels - Coronado 14 Business North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Business Oil Refinery Proposal Business Pharmacies 17 Business Photographers 18 Business - Pipes 19 Business Plumbing 20 Business Pool and Billiard Halls 21 Business Radio Stations 22 Business Radio Stations - KVOY 23 Business Radio Stations KYUM Business Restaurants 2 Business Restaurants Chretin s 3 Business Restaurants - Menus 4 Business Retail Merchants Association 1940s 5 Business RV Parks 6 Business Saloons and Bars 7 Business Stables 8 Business Stationers 9 Business - Television AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection 13 of 80

14 10 Business Theaters 11 Business Theaters Gandolfo Theater 12 Business Theaters Yuma Theater 22 1 Business Tourist and Promotional Material Business Tourist and Promotional Material Business Tourist and Promotional Material Business Tourist and Promotional Material Business Tourist and Promotional Material Business Tourist and Promotional Material Business Tourist and Promotional Material Business Tourist and Promotional Material (1 of 2) Business Tourist and Promotional Material (2 of 2) Business Tourist and Promotional Material Business Tourist and Promotional Material Business Tourist and Promotional Material Discover Yuma Magazine Business Tourist and Promotional Material Business Tourist and Promotional Material Business Tourist and Promotional Material Business Trailer Courts 6 Business Yuma Board of Trade Business Yuma Business Journal (incomplete) Business Yuma County Chamber of Commerce 3 Business Yuma County Chamber of Commerce Forward Yuma! Business and Activities Report 4 Business Yuma County Commercial Club s Business Yuma Economic Development Corporation 6 Business Yuma Palms Regional Shopping Center Planning, Construction, Opening AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection 14 of 80

15 7 Business Yuma Soda Works 8 Business Zeolite Plant 1930s 26 1 Campo, California (VHS tape) 2 Castle Dome County, Arizona 3 Castle Dome Landing, Arizona 4 Celebrations and Holidays Arizona City Days Celebrations and Holidays Arizona Statehood Centennial Celebrations and Holidays Birding and Nature Festival 7 Celebrations and Holidays Christmas 8 Celebrations and Holidays Christmas (newspaper Celebrations and Holidays Christmas Las Posadas Pageant 10 Celebrations and Holidays Cinco de Mayo 11 Celebrations and Holidays Colorado River Crossing Balloon Festival 12 Celebrations and Holidays Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead 13 Celebrations and Holidays Dia de San Juan 14 Celebrations and Holidays Earth Day 15 Celebrations and Holidays El Dorado Days (Elks Club) 1940 s 16 Celebrations and Holidays Flag Day June Celebrations and Holidays Fourth of July 2 Celebrations and Holidays Halloween 3 Celebrations and Holidays Hank Days (Foothills) 4 Celebrations and Holidays Juneteenth June 19 5 Celebrations and Holidays Lettuce Days 6 Celebrations and Holidays Memorial Day 7 Celebrations and Holidays Memorial Service in Yuma for 1885 Ulysses S. Grant 8 Celebrations and Holidays Midnight at the Oasis Classic Car Festival 9 Celebrations and Holidays Miss Yuma Pageant (see also: Recreation Yuma County Fair) 10 Celebrations and Holidays Miscellaneous Parades, Festivals, and Public Events 11 Celebrations and Holidays Mother s Day 12 Celebrations and Holidays Ranch Fiesta 13 Celebrations and Holidays Redondo Days 14 Celebrations and Holidays Renaissance Faire 15 Celebrations and Holidays Spanish Fiesta Days 16 Celebrations and Holidays Thanksgiving 17 Celebrations and Holidays Veterans/Armistice Day 18 Celebrations and Holidays U. S. Bicentennial Celebration Celebrations and Holidays Vintage Cards Birthday AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection 15 of 80

16 20 Celebrations and Holidays Vintage Cards Christmas 1900s s 21 Celebrations and Holidays Vintage Cards Christmas 1950s- 1960s 22 Celebrations and Holidays Vintage Cards - Easter 23 Celebrations and Holidays Vintage Cards Greeting and Party Cards 24 Celebrations and Holidays Vintage Cards - Valentine s Day 28 1 Celebrations and Holidays Yuma Air Show 2 Celebrations and Holidays Yuma County Centennial Celebrations and Holidays Yuma Home and Garden Show 4 Cemeteries 5 Cemeteries Agua Caliente 6 Cemeteries Castle Dome 7 Cemeteries Laguna 8 Cemeteries Martinez Lake 9 Cemeteries Potholes Cemetery and Removal 10 Cemeteries Yuma Cemetery/Yuma Pioneer Cemetery 11 Census 12 Census Census Census (federal and county) (microfilm) Census Population and Demographic Statistics 3 Chinese 4 Churches 5 Churches - Assembly of God 6 Churches - Baptist 7 Churches Baptist Faith Baptist 8 Churches - Baptist First Baptist 9 Churches Baptist - Morningside Baptist 10 Churches Baptist - Union Missionary 11 Churches Beth Ha Midbar Jewish Congregation 12 Churches Catholic 13 Churches Catholic (newspaper Churches Catholic Immaculate Conception 15 Churches Catholic Our Lady of Guadalupe 16 Churches Catholic St. Francis of Assisi 17 Churches Catholic St. Thomas Indian Mission 30 1 Churches Centro Familiar Cristiano Buenas Nuevas (zoning controversy, J.C. Penny Building, Main Street,) 2 Churches Christian First Christian 3 Churches Christian Science 4 Churches Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS) AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection 16 of 80

17 5 Churches Dome Valley Chapel 6 Churches Episcopal St. Pauls 7 Churches Foothills Churches 8 Churches Grace Bible Fellowship 9 Churches Islamic Center of Yuma 10 Churches La Mesa Community Church of God 11 Churches Living Water Church (Bard, Calif.) 12 Churches Lutheran Calvary 13 Churches Lutheran Christ 14 Churches Lutheran Faith 15 Churches Lutheran Gloria de Christo 16 Churches Mesa Vista Community Church 17 Churches Methodist First United Methodist 18 Churches Methodist Somerton Methodist 19 Churches Methodist Trinity United Methodist 20 Churches Methodist Yuma United Methodist Indian Mission 21 Churches - Nazarene 22 Churches Presbyterian First United 23 Churches Presbyterian Sierra Vista 24 Churches Salvation Army 25 Churches Seventh Day Adventist 26 Churches Southern Baptist First (Wellton, Ariz.) 27 Churches Southern Baptist Stone Ridge 28 Churches Vertical 29 Churches Yoga Yogi S.A. A. Ramaiah 31 1 Cibola Valley, Arizona 2 Citizenship 3 Coachella Valley, California 4 Colorado City, Arizona 5 Community Services and Charities (includes social services and volunteering) 6 Cooking and Housekeeping 7 Cooking and Housekeeping Cookbooks (1 of 2) 8 Cooking and Housekeeping Cookbooks (2 of 2) 32 1 Cooking and Housekeeping Cookbooks Arizona 2 Cottonwood Saddle, Maricopa County, Arizona 3 Cowboys 4 Coxey s Army Dateland, Arizona 2 Descanso, Arizona (Gila Trail Stagecoach Stop) 3 Dome, Arizona 4 Earp, California 5 Earthquakes Earthquakes 1875 AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection 17 of 80

18 7 Earthquakes Earthquakes Earthquakes Earthquakes Earthquakes Earthquakes - Arizona 13 Earthquakes California 34 1 Earthquakes - Preparedness 2 Earthquakes Survival Guides 3 Earthquakes United States 4 Ehrenberg, Arizona (includes photocopy reminiscence by Agnes Olea) 5 El Rio, Arizona 6 Environment (newspaper Environment (newspaper Environment (newspaper Environment (newspaper Environment Desertification 11 Environment Yuma Conservation Garden 35 1 Fashion 1890s s 2 Fashion (paper dolls) 1900s 3 Fashion 1930s- 1940s 4 Fashion 1950s 5 Felicity California (includes Center of the World exhibit and the History of French Aviation monument) 6 Ferries 7 Filibusters Crabb Expedition to Sonora, Mexico Filibusters Walker Expedition to Baja California, Mexico Filibusters Baja, California Filibuster Fire Fire Insurance Rates in Yuma Fire Yuma Fire Department Fire Yuma Fire Department Fire Yuma Fire Department AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection 18 of 80

19 5 Fire Yuma Fire Department Fire Yuma Fire Department Fire Yuma Fire Department Fire Yuma Fire Department Fire Yuma Fire Department Fire Yuma Fire Department Fire Yuma Fire Department- History 2 Fire Yuma Fire Department History- Research Notes 3 Fire Yuma Fire Department Recordbook (photocopy, Constitution, Bylaws, Rolls, Minutes) Fire Yuma Fires Fire Yuma Fires Fire Yuma Fires Fire Yuma Fires Fire Yuma Fires Fire Yuma Fires Fire (newspaper Fire (newspaper Fire (newspaper Fire (newspaper Fire (newspaper Fire (newspaper Fire (newspaper Fire (newspaper Fire (newspaper Fire (newspaper Fire (newspaper Fire (newspaper Fire (newspaper Fire (newspaper Fire (newspaper Fire (newspaper 2011 AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection 19 of 80

20 17 Fire (newspaper Floods Floods Floods Floods 1905, Floods Floods Floods Floods Floods Floods Floods (Gila River) Floods Floods Floods Floods and Droughts in Arizona 6 Foothills (newspaper Foothills (newspaper Foothills (newspaper Foothills (newspaper Foothills (newspaper Foothills (newspaper Foothills (newspaper Foothills (newspaper Foothills (newspaper Foothills (newspaper Foothills (newspaper Foothills (newspaper Foothills (newspaper Foothills (newspaper Foothills (newspaper Foothills (newspaper Freighting 41 1 Gadsden, Arizona 2 Gadsden Purchase 3 Geology - Arizona 4 Geology Meteorites 5 Geothermal Resources 6 Ghost Towns 7 Ghosts AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection 20 of 80

21 8 Gila Bend, Arizona 9 Gila City, Arizona 10 Glamis, California 11 Gordon s Well, California 42 1 Government City of Yuma (includes town site of Yuma survey field notes 1876, photocopy) Government City of Yuma Government City of Yuma Government City of Yuma Government City of Yuma Government City of Yuma Government City of Yuma Government City of Yuma (newspaper Government City of Yuma (newspaper Government City of Yuma (newspaper Government City of Yuma (newspaper Government City of Yuma (newspaper Government City of Yuma (newspaper Government City of Yuma (newspaper Government City of Yuma (newspaper Government City of Yuma (newspaper Government City of Yuma (newspaper Government City of Yuma (newspaper Government City of Yuma (newspaper Government City of Yuma (newspaper Government City of Yuma (newspaper Government City of Yuma (newspaper Government City of Yuma (newspaper Government City of Yuma (newspaper Government City of Yuma (newspaper Government City of Yuma (newspaper Government City of Yuma (newspaper Government City of Yuma (newspaper Government City of Yuma Carver Park Neighborhood Government City of Yuma - City Officials Government City of Yuma - Charters AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection 21 of 80

22 45 1 Government City of Yuma - Department of Community Development Developing Yuma newsletter Government City of Yuma - Incorporation 1871, Government City of Yuma - Logo 4 Government City of Yuma - Mayors 5 Government City of Yuma - Official Flower 6 Government City of Yuma - Parks 7 Government City of Yuma - Planning Government City of Yuma - Planning Government City of Yuma - Planning Government City of Yuma - Planning Government City of Yuma - Yuma Prism: Reflections of the City (City of Yuma Employees Newsletter,) Government Elections 19 th Century 2 Government Elections Government Elections Government Elections (newspaper Government Elections (newspaper Government Elections (newspaper Government Elections (newspaper Government Elections (newspaper Government Elections (newspaper Government Elections (newspaper Government Elections (newspaper Government Elections (newspaper Government Elections (newspaper Government Elections (newspaper Government Elections (newspaper Government Elections (newspaper Government Elections (newspaper Government Elections (newspaper Government Political Directories of Officials 48 1 Government State of Arizona (newspaper Government State of Arizona (newspaper AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection 22 of 80

23 3 Government State of Arizona (newspaper Government State of Arizona (newspaper Government State of Arizona (newspaper Government State of Arizona S.B Immigration Bill 2010 (newspaper 7 Government State of Arizona (newspaper Government State of Arizona Constitution 9 Government State of Arizona Governors 10 Government State of Arizona Legislature 11 Government United States Government United States Government United States Port of Entry from Mexico Government Yuma Area Government Alliance (YAGA) 2004 Resource Guide 15 Government Yuma County 16 Government Yuma County (newspaper Government Yuma County (newspaper Government Yuma County (newspaper Government Yuma County (newspaper Government Yuma County (newspaper Government Yuma County (newspaper Government Yuma County (newspaper Government Yuma County (newspaper Government Yuma County (newspaper Government Yuma County (newspaper Government Yuma County (newspaper Government Yuma County (newspaper Government Yuma County (newspaper Government Yuma County (newspaper Government Yuma County (newspaper Government Yuma County (newspaper Government Yuma County (newspaper Government Yuma County (newspaper Government Yuma County (newspaper Government Yuma County (newspaper Government Yuma County (newspaper 2011 AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection 23 of 80

24 50 1 Government Yuma County Board of Supervisors 2 Government Yuma County Board of Supervisors Expansion to Five Supervisors 3 Government Yuma County Board of Supervisors Minutes Index (copy) 4 Government Yuma County County Records Inventories (1964, 2013) located at the Arizona State Archives, Phoenix 5 Government Yuma County Courthouses 6 Government Yuma County Officials Government Yuma County Planning and Zoning Division Public Hearing Agendas Government Yuma County Removal of County Seat to Arizona City 9 Government Yuma County Yuma County Comprehensive Plan Amendments 10 Growler, Arizona 51 1 Hanlon Heading, California 2 Hardyville, Arizona 3 Harquahala Valley and Peak 4 Harrisburg, Arizona 5 Historical Markers 6 Historical Places in Yuma County 7 History and Chronology Recollections of Yuma Sun newspaper column by Bob Werley (incomplete) History and Chronology This Day In Arizona January- December chronology by day 9 History and Chronology Top News Stories of the Century History and Chronology Top News Stories of the Year History and Chronology When Arizona Was Young Sun newspaper column by Frank Love (incomplete) History and Chronology When Arizona Was Young Sun newspaper column by Frank Love (incomplete) History and Chronology When Arizona Was Young Sun newspaper column by Frank Love (incomplete) History and Chronology When Arizona Was Young Sun newspaper column by Frank Love (incomplete) History and Chronology When Arizona Was Young Sun newspaper column by Frank Love (incomplete) History and Chronology Yuma Birthdate 2 History and Chronology Yuma Chronologies 3 History and Chronology Yuma Chronology History and Chronology Yuma History (1 of 2) AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection 24 of 80

25 2 History and Chronology Yuma History (2 of 2) 3 History and Chronology Yuma Origin of Name 4 Homesteading 5 Horn, Yuma County, Arizona 6 Humor 7 Hyder, Arizona 54 1 Imperial County, California 2 Imperial County, California (newspaper Imperial County, California Agriculture 4 Imperial County, California Celebrations and Festivals (Carrot Festival, Desert Cavalcade of Imperial Valley) 5 Imperial County, California Desert View Tower 5a Imperial County, California Drama in the Sun-Tales from the Imperial Valley by Peter Odens 6 Imperial County, California E. Clampus Vitus organization, Squibob Chapter 7 Imperial County, California El Centro 8 Imperial County, California Ethnic Immigration 9 Imperial County, California Ethnic Immigration - India 10 Imperial County, California Ethnic Immigration - Switzerland 11 Imperial County, California Fort Laguna Chapala 12 Imperial County, California Geoglyphs and Rock Alignments 13 Imperial County, California - History 14 Imperial County, California Imperial Valley College Desert Museum Society Newsletter 15 Imperial County, California Imperial Valley Pioneer (Imperial County Historical Society and Pioneer Museum newsletter) 16 Imperial County, California Plaster City 17 Imperial County, California Oyster Beds, Yuha Desert Basin 18 Imperial County, California Pioneer Reminiscences 19 Imperial County, California United States Bureau of Land Management, California Desert District Independence Rock, Yuma County, Arizona 2 Indians 3 Indians (newspaper Indians Apache 5 Indians Arizona 6 Indians Arts and Crafts 7 Indians California 56 1 Indians Cocopah 2 Indians Cocopah (newspaper AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection 25 of 80

26 3 Indians Cocopah (newspaper Indians Cocopah (newspaper Indians Cocopah (newspaper Indians Cocopah (newspaper Indians Cocopah (newspaper Indians Cocopah Arts and Crafts 9 Indians Colorado River Indian Tribes 10 Indians Colorado River Indian Tribes - Mohave 11 Indians Colorado River Indian Tribes Smoke Signals newsletter Indians Colorado River Indian Tribes Smoke Signals 1965 newsletter 2 Indians Colorado River Indian Tribes Smoke Signals 1966 newsletter 3 Indians Colorado River Indian Tribes Smoke Signals 1967 newsletter 4 Indians Colorado River Indian Tribes Smoke Signals 1968 newsletter 5 Indians Ghost Dance Indians Hia c-ed O odam (Dome Sand Papago) 7 Indians Hopi 8 Indians Hualapai 9 Indians Kumeyaay and Kamya (Imperial Valley, California) 10 Indians Navajo 11 Indians Navajo Code Talkers (WWII) 12 Indians New Mexico 13 Indians Phoenix Indian School 14 Indians Pima 58 1 Indians - Quechan 2 Indians Quechan Indians Quechan Indians Quechan Treaty Indians Quechan Indians Quechan Indians Quechan AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection 26 of 80

27 8 Indians Quechan (newspaper Indians Quechan (newspaper Indians Quechan (newspaper Indians Quechan (newspaper Indians Quechan (newspaper Indians Quechan (newspaper Indians Quechan (newspaper Indians Quechan (newspaper Indians Quechan (newspaper Indians Quechan - Arts, Crafts, Music, Films 4 Indians Quechan - Legends 5 Indians Quechan - Records Fort Yuma Agency Births and Death (photocopy) Indians Quechan Records - Fort Yuma Agency Census 1914 (printed) 7 Indians Quechan Records - Fort Yuma School Census (photocopy) Indians Quechan Records - Marriages (photocopy) Indians Quechan Records - U. S. Indian Service- Arrests (photocopy) Indians Quechan Rites and Ceremonies 11 Indians Quechan Witches 12 Indians Runners 13 Indians Seri (Tiburon Island, Sonora, Mexico) 14 Indians Southwest All Indian Pow Wow, Flagstaff, Arizona 15 Indians Tohono O odham (Papago) 16 Indians Trade Beads 17 Indians Yaqui 18 Indians - Yavapai 19 Indians Zuni 60 1 Irrigation (includes Mohawk Valley Canal and Palomas Canal) Irrigation (newspaper AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection 27 of 80

28 3 Irrigation (newspaper Irrigation (newspaper Irrigation (newspaper Irrigation (newspaper Irrigation (newspaper Irrigation Arizona 9 Irrigation California Coachella Valley 10 Irrigation California Imperial Valley 11 Irrigation California Imperial Valley All American Canal 12 Irrigation Central Arizona Project 13 Irrigation Colorado River Levee System 14 Irrigation Cooper Lateral Canal 15 Irrigation - Dams 16 Irrigation Dams Gillespie Dam 17 Irrigation Dams Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) 18 Irrigation Dams Imperial Dam 19 Irrigation Dams Laguna Dam (Yuma Project) 20 Irrigation Dams Morelos Dam (Mexico) 21 Irrigation Dams Painted Rock Dam and Reservoir 22 Irrigation Dams Parker Dam 61 1 Irrigation Gila Project 2 Irrigation Gila Project Gila Gravity Main Canal Irrigation Gila Project Toltec Canal 4 Irrigation Gila Project Wellton Mohawk Project 5 Irrigation Mohawk Municipal Water Conservation District 6 Irrigation Salt River Project 7 Irrigation Southwest 8 Irrigation United States Bureau of Reclamation 9 Irrigation Yuma County 10 Irrigation Yuma Desalting Plant 11 Irrigation Yuma Irrigation District 62 1 Irrigation Yuma Main Canal Pathway 2 Irrigation Yuma Project 3 Irrigation Yuma Project Data Prepared For Board of 1910 Engineers 4 Irrigation Yuma Project Maps 5 Irrigation Yuma Project The Siphon 6 Islam Pearls of the Faith or Islam s Rosary by Edwin Arnold The Island (Yuma Island, Colorado River) 8 Italian- Americans AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection 28 of 80

29 63 1 Jackrabbit Pass, Yuma Arizona 2 Jaegersville, California ( Iaeger) (Colorado River Ferry, Ankrim Settlement, Fort Yuma Butterfield Stagecoach Station) 3 Jerome, Arizona Historical Society 4 Jewish Pioneers 5 Karnak, California 6 Kim, Yuma County, Arizona 7 Klu Klux Klan, Yuma Chapter 8 La Paz, Arizona 9 La Paz, County, Arizona 10 Lake Havasu City, Arizona 11 Law Enforcement Law Enforcement Law Enforcement Law Enforcement Law Enforcement Arizona Department of Public Safety (newspaper Law Enforcement Arizona Highway Patrol 17 Law Enforcement Arizona Rangers 18 Law Enforcement Border Control (newspaper Law Enforcement Border Control (newspaper Law Enforcement Border Control (newspaper Law Enforcement Border Control (newspaper Law Enforcement Border Control (newspaper Law Enforcement Border Control, January - June (newspaper Law Enforcement Border Control, July - December (newspaper Law Enforcement Border Control (newspaper Law Enforcement Border Control (newspaper Law Enforcement Border Control (newspaper Law Enforcement Border Control (newspaper Law Enforcement Border Control (newspaper Law Enforcement Border Control (newspaper Law Enforcement Border Control (newspaper Law Enforcement Border Control (newspaper Law Enforcement Border Control (newspaper Law Enforcement Border Control Army Air Service Armed Patrol AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection 29 of 80

30 3 Law Enforcement Border Control Mammoth Tank, California 1897 riot with Mexican strikers 4 Law Enforcement Border Control United States Border Control 5 Law Enforcement Border Patrol (copies/materials from exhibit) Law Enforcement California Highway Patrol (newspaper Law Enforcement City of Yuma Police Department Law Enforcement City of Yuma Police Department Law Enforcement City of Yuma Police Department Law Enforcement City of Yuma Police Department Law Enforcement City of Yuma Police Department Law Enforcement City of Yuma Police Department Law Enforcement City of Yuma Police Department Law Enforcement City of Yuma Police Department (newspaper Law Enforcement City of Yuma Police Department (newspaper Law Enforcement City of Yuma Police Department (newspaper Law Enforcement City of Yuma Police Department (newspaper Law Enforcement City of Yuma Police Department (newspaper Law Enforcement City of Yuma Police Department (newspaper Law Enforcement City of Yuma Police Department (newspaper Law Enforcement City of Yuma Police Department 2001 (newspaper 2 Law Enforcement City of Yuma Police Department (newspaper Law Enforcement City of Yuma Police Department (newspaper Law Enforcement City of Yuma Police Department (newspaper Law Enforcement City of Yuma Police Department (newspaper 2005 AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection 30 of 80

31 6 Law Enforcement City of Yuma Police Department (newspaper Law Enforcement City of Yuma Police Department (newspaper Law Enforcement City of Yuma Police Department (newspaper Law Enforcement City of Yuma Police Department (newspaper Law Enforcement City of Yuma Police Department (newspaper Law Enforcement City of Yuma Police Department (newspaper Law Enforcement City of Yuma Police Department (newspaper Law Enforcement City of Yuma Police Department Chiefs of Police 14 Law Enforcement City of Yuma Police Department - History 15 Law Enforcement City of Yuma Police Department Police Reserves 16 Law Enforcement Courts 17 Law Enforcement Courts (newspaper Law Enforcement Courts (newspaper Law Enforcement Courts (newspaper Law Enforcement Courts (newspaper Law Enforcement Courts (newspaper Law Enforcement Courts (newspaper Law Enforcement Courts (newspaper Law Enforcement Courts (newspaper Law Enforcement Courts (newspaper Law Enforcement Courts (newspaper Law Enforcement Courts (newspaper Law Enforcement Courts (newspaper Law Enforcement Courts (newspaper Law Enforcement Courts (newspaper Law Enforcement Courts (newspaper Law Enforcement Courts (newspaper Law Enforcement Courts (newspaper Law Enforcement Courts (newspaper Law Enforcement Courts Arizona Territorial Court Records inventory located at the National Archives Law Enforcement Courts County Attorney 16 Law Enforcement Courts Declaration of Intention For Naturalization index, Yuma County Superior Courts AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection 31 of 80

32 17 Law Enforcement Courts Justice of the Peace 18 Law Enforcement Courts - Probation 19 Law Enforcement Death Penalty, Executions in Arizona Law Enforcement Divorce By Legislative Act s 21 Law Enforcement First Forensic Ballistic Murder Conviction 1922 (A. J. Eddy, Hadley vs. Arizona) 22 Law Enforcement Fraternal Order of Police, Yuma Lodge #24 23 Law Enforcement Gambling 68 1 Law Enforcement Guns 2 Law Enforcement Hangings 3 Law Enforcement Jails and Jail Escapes 4 Law Enforcement La Paz County 5 Law Enforcement Notorious Shootings in the Yuma Area (Lyons, 1978), (Maas, 1986), (Elkins- Crowe 1995) 6 Law Enforcement Prisons (newspaper Law Enforcement Prohibition 8 Law Enforcement Prostitution 9 Law Enforcement San Diego, California 10 Law Enforcement United States (newspaper Law Enforcement United State Customs Service 12 Law Enforcement Yuma County Sheriff s Office Law Enforcement Yuma County Sheriff s Office Law Enforcement Yuma County Sheriff s Office Law Enforcement Yuma County Sheriff s Office (newspaper Law Enforcement Yuma County Sheriff s Office (newspaper Law Enforcement Yuma County Sheriff s Office (newspaper Law Enforcement Yuma County Sheriff s Office (newspaper Law Enforcement Yuma County Sheriff s Office (newspaper Law Enforcement Yuma County Sheriff s Office (newspaper Law Enforcement Yuma County Sheriff s Office (newspaper 2004 AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection 32 of 80

33 5 Law Enforcement Yuma County Sheriff s Office (newspaper Law Enforcement Yuma County Sheriff s Office (newspaper Law Enforcement Yuma County Sheriff s Office (newspaper Law Enforcement Yuma County Sheriff s Office (newspaper Law Enforcement Yuma County Sheriff s Office (newspaper Law Enforcement Yuma County Sheriff s Office (newspaper Law Enforcement Yuma County Sheriff s Office (newspaper Law Enforcement Yuma County Sheriff s Office Sheriffs 13 Law Enforcement Yuma County Sheriff s Office Sheriff s Posse 14 Law Enforcement Yuma County Sheriff s Office Transients and Vagrancy 15 Law Enforcement Yuma County Sheriff s Office Vigilante Justice 16 LeSage (Musina), Arizona 70 1 Libraries Freedom Library, Yuma 2 Libraries Special Libraries 3 Libraries Yuma County Library District Libraries Yuma County Library District Libraries Yuma County Library District Libraries Yuma County Library District Libraries Yuma County Library District Libraries Yuma County Library District (newspaper Libraries Yuma County Library District (newspaper Libraries Yuma County Library District (newspaper Libraries Yuma County Library District (newspaper Libraries Yuma County Library District (newspaper Libraries Yuma County Library District (newspaper AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection 33 of 80

34 14 Libraries Yuma History 15 Libraries Yuma County Library Council 16 Ligurta Station, Arizona 71 1 Maps 2 Maps Arizona 3 Maps Arizona (reproduction) Maps Arizona Road Maps Maps Arizona Road Maps Maps Arizona Road Maps Maps Arizona Road Maps Maps Arizona Road Maps Maps California Road Maps Maps City of Yuma Maps City of Yuma 1960s 3 Maps Colorado River Recreation Area 4 Maps Disturnell s Treaty Map (Guadalupe Hildago Treaty) 1848 (reproduction) 5 Maps Mexico Road Maps Maps Mexico Baja California (reproduction); Outing Map 1864, n.d. 7 Maps New Spain Pimeria Alta, Baja and Alta California (reproductions) Maps Sitgreaves Expedition (Zuni to the Colorado River) Maps 1852 Smith Expedition (Colorado River) (reproduction) 9 Maps Smith Expedition (Colorado River) (reproduction) Maps Wheeler Expedition (Mouth of the Rio Gila) 1849 (reproduction) 11 Maps Yuma (Colorado City) (reproductions) s 12 Maps Yuma County, Arizona Maps United States Landform Maricopa, Arizona 15 Martinez Lake, Arizona 16 Mesa Vista, Arizona 73 1 Medicine (newspaper Medicine (newspaper Medicine (newspaper 1995 AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection 34 of 80