Tag Archives: photography
A Surprise in the Archives
Today’s blog is written by Arizona State Museum’s archivist Amy Rule. She can be found working alongside the rest of the Library and Archives staff in the beautiful second floor reading room at ASM providing preservation and access to the over 1500 linear feet of archival and manuscript holdings. In my job as the archivist [...]
Mexico, the Revolution and Beyond: The Casasola Archives 1900-1940
In December, Arizona State Museum collaborated with the Consulate of Mexico in Tucson to host the exhibition Mexico, the Revolution and Beyond: The Casasola Archives 1900-1940. The exhibition has traveled on to other venues, but we recorded the panel presentations related to it and have made them into podcasts. These, along with transcripts, are now [...]
A Controversial Revolution
Today’s guest blogger is Dr. Beth Grindell, director of Arizona State Museum. She has worked at ASM for more than 17 years and served as director for 1.5 years. “What if I throw a party and no one comes?” It’s every hostess’s worst nightmare. Then her very next thought is “Have I got enough food?” [...]
Making Connections
“Its interesting. I’ve never seen a picture of him before,” pondered Chental Spencer my student employee, after catching sight of her great grandfather John Willie, Jr. in ASM’s newest exhibition on Navajo Code Talkers. She also saw a picture of another of her great grandfathers, Richard Thomas. Chental recalled when he was awarded the Congressional [...]
