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Arizona Archives Online
A Resource of Descriptive Archival ContentPresented by:
Michael Lotstein, MAAssistant Archivist
Arizona State University Libraries
What is Arizona Archives Online?
• Provides searchable access to the descriptive content of over 600 archival collections from seven Arizona archival institutions
• ASU, NAU, UA• Center for Creative Photography, Heard
Museum, Arizona State Museum• Arizona Historical Society – Northern Division• Four new institutions coming in 2008-2009!
How does AAO Work?http://www.azarchivesonline.org
Search Results Will Provide a Detailed Description of Archival Content
Finding Aid Contents Continued
Collection Arrangement
Levels of Description
Individuals in History: Correspondence
• Correspondence preserves many facets of contextual history.– Beliefs: Political, Spiritual, etc.– Popular opinions/perceptions of historical events.– Vital Resource in shaping the context of an overall
historical event or biographical inquiry.
Governor Samuel Goddard Papers
Individuals in History -- Photography
• Photographs provide Thematic, Aesthetic, and Historical perspectives on people, places, and events.
Salt River Flood Under Ash Street Bridge: Tempe, AZ., 1931.
Photography Connects People to Their Community
Mill Avenue, Tempe, AZ ca. 1946. Mill Avenue, Tempe, AZ ca. 2008
Arizona Archives Online
http://www.azarchivesonline.org
Coming Soon!
Why Arizona? The Arizona Migration Digital Library!
--We Will Tell Real Stories About Why People Came to Arizona.--Three Arizona Universities will Digitize Archives About Labor,
Ethnic, Religious, and Tourist Migration.--Available Free to the Public.--Websites Will be Customized for Teachers and the General
Public.--Supported by the Arizona State Library and the Institute of
Museum and Library Services.