People & Places

Traveling the Rails in Grand Style
Photographs and Supplemental Materials of the Fred Harvey Hotels, 1896-1945    

Fred Harvey (1835-1901) began a partnership with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in 1878. In 1889, the Railway gave Harvey exclusive rights to manage and operate his eating houses, lunch stands, and hotel facilities upon the Santa Fe's railroads west of the Missouri River. The Harvey Houses took pride in their first class food, service, and cleanliness.

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 productive legislators of the century. His concern for Native Americans and love of the environment resulted in numerous pieces of legislation moving through congress.

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 

Through a unique blend of imagery and sound, this website captures the complex oral traditions of Native American communities in the American Southwest. Songs are sung and stories told within the landscapes which inspired them. The tapes explore a world in which words and place possess symbolic and time-honored significance.

Judge Lawrence Huerta has l

An Historical Resume and Analysis

by

Henry F. Dobyns

Research Associate
Arizona State Museum

for

THE ARIZONA STATE PARKS BOARD

15 March 1959

Reformatted by Tubac Presidio State Historical Park
August 1995

Founded by homesteaders, cowboys, and soldiers, Tucson's African American community has a long and proud history that has contributed much to Tucson's rich heritage. These pioneers built neighborhoods, established churches and businesses, and fought to end discrimination and prejudice. Their descendants are leaders today in business, education, government and the arts.