Essay by John Messina, AIA, Research Architect, The University of Arizona
Southwest Studies Center and the School of Architecture
Farmstead of a Spanish-American Farmer, Chamisal, New Mexico, 1940. Photo by Russell Lee, courtesy Library of CongressThe American Southwest is a vast, loosely defined… [read more]
The Barrio Anita Neighborhood is a historic district in Tucson, Arizona. It is located west of Stone Avenue, east of Interstate 10, south of Drachman Street and north of St. Marys Road. [view map]
The Neighborhood's major landmarks include the Oury Park Cultural Center and the Davis… [read more]
from the manuscript in the Ronstadt Family archives
at Special Collections, The University of Arizona Library
Originally published for the Southwest Center at The University of Arizona in 1993
by The University of New Mexico Press
Borderman Fred Ronstadt wrote his memoirs on the backs of old F.… [read more]
Definitions alter over time, between people, and beyond borders. Landmasses change as physical and human forces exert pressure upon them. And a region is carved, molded, and defined by people in historical relation to it. In Defining the Southwest , we gather multiple visions of what the… [read more]
A History Of The Tucson Street Railway (1897-1906)
by W. Eugene Caywood in collaboration with Keith Glaab
Outside of the Carbarn
In the late nineteenth century, Tucson was a growing town with a strong desire to project a metropolitan image.
One key to continued development was the establishment… [read more]
A bilingual school and community oral history collection by the students of Davis Bilingual Magent School 2002
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The Beginning: Tucson, Arizona
Students from the third grade ask… [read more]
When asked to name Tucson's most recognized architect, the first name that comes to most people's minds is Josias Joesler. This website presents Joesler within the context of Tucson’s architectural and community development, his prolific 30-year career with developer/builder John Murphey and his… [read more]
Judge Lawrence Huerta has led a life of service and dedication that serves as a model for many of us in Southern Arizona. He was the first Native American to attend and graduate from the University of Arizona School of Law and the first Native American to be a member of Arizona's powerful… [read more]
In Just Memories, Roy P. Drachman shared his memories from a lifetime in Tucson.
The original volume was printed and distributed in July, 1979. The electronic version was orginally created in December 1997 and the re-designed interface published to the Web in November 2004. Just Memories… [read more]
The Traditional Arts of Tucson's Mexican American Community
From November 3, 1996, through January 13, 1997, the University of Arizona Museum of Art hosted an exhibit entitled La Cadena Que No Se Corta: The Unbroken Chain. This website presents a virtual recreation of that… [read more]
We have done research investigating our heritage, our neighborhoods and our terrain. Gathering this research and carrying it through is sacred to our people and very important to where we all grew up. We have encountered the stories of "A" mountain, our families, local art and artists, neighborhood… [read more]
In the spring of 1687, an Italian Jesuit missionary named Father Eusebio Francisco Kino started work among a group of Indians on the far northwest frontier of New Spain. The Indians he visited called themselves "O'odham" or "the People" in their own language and were called "Pimas" by the Spaniards… [read more]
Morris King Udall served with pride and distinction as Arizona's Congressman from District 2 from 1961-1991. As well as serving in the House of Representatives for three decades, Udall ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1976. He became one of the most creative and… [read more]
The Music of the Southwest Web site is a tribute to the many performers, volunteers, and organizers of the Tucson Meet Yourself Festival. It is dedicated especially to its founder, Dr. James S. (Big Jim) Griffith, without whom none of these unique resources would be available to us and the… [read more]
Sabino Canyon awash in color in the SpringSabino Canyon is one of Southern Arizona's natural treasures. Fed by the waters of Sabino Creek and sheltered by the canyon walls, the plants and animals that inhabit the canyon offer an interesting contrast to those found in the surrounding desert. The… [read more]
School on the Range: The Little Cowpuncher Roundup is an oral history project sponsored by the University of Arizona and the Arizona Humanities Council. Videos of interviews with former Little Cowpunchers may be viewed on the pages for the Arizona ranch schools listed to the left.
Redington… [read more]
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Welcome to Southern Arizona Folk Arts. The content for this website was contributed by Dr. James S. Griffith, founder of the Tucson Meet Yourself Festival, and retired folklore professor and director of the University of Arizona's Southwest Center. The images presented… [read more]
St. Philip's In The Hills, July 2004
image: GMWelcome
Although the majority of buildings designed by architect Josias Joesler during his career were residential, he also developed plans for public buildings such as schools, museums and, most successfully, churches. By far, the most prominent of… [read more]
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Saturday, February 11
Special 2012 Arizona Centennial Event
Fort Lowell Day Celebration
see the schedule of events
The earliest settlers in the Fort Lowell District came around 300 A.D. Since then, different communities have come and gone leaving behind their characteristic remains. These… [read more]
A cooperative project between the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona,
Pima Community College, and the University of Arizona
Visit The Official Pascua Yaqui Tribe Website
About the Pascua Yaqui Connection website
http://www.elearn.arizona.edu/pascuayaquiaz [read more]
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Bienvenidos. In the latter part of the 19th century Walter Pentland, an amateur photographer and mining engineer, worked in Mexico. Pentland, the son of a Scotish dentist who moved his family to Prescott, Arizona, in the 1850's, worked at mines throughout Mexico during his… [read more]
Among the pioneers that came to Tucson in the 1870's were seven Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. They opened a school next to San Agustín Church for the children of Tucson and three years later one for the native American children at the San Xavier Mission. Later the parochial school was put… [read more]
