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.