Showing posts with label archives. Show all posts
Showing posts with label archives. Show all posts

Monday, March 12, 2018

Historical League Archives at AZ Heritage Center

Records are important to keep. Since its beginning in 1979, the Historical League has done important things, raised funds for the Arizona Historical Society museum at Papago Park [now the Arizona Heritage Center], sponsored events, started programs, told the story of Historymakers, and so much more. Archivist Linda Whitaker emphasized the importance of having Historical League history archived at the museum to tell our story too.  We found out that "what should be saved are ordinary committee annual reports, invitations, photos, etc., that represent the life of the organization - how we lived it - the flesh and blood."
Thanks to Zona Lorig, Linda Whitaker, Margaret Baker and Mary Parker for gathering all this information from League members, sorting through it and saving important relevant material. It may take some time to go through all these files, paper and digital,  but the end result is worth it.



Tuesday, November 5, 2013

AHS Museum featured in Best of the Valley Phoenix Magazine

Interesting article on page 142-151 featuring AHS Museum at Papago Park along with the Heard, MIM and Phoenix Art Museums. The article tells the story of the treasures stored in the archives at these museums. Shelves filled with artifacts and collections at AHS: over 14,000 objects in the A.J.Bayless Collection, nearly 8,000 related to The Wallace and Ladmo Show, jewelry from Gov. Rose Mofford, cash registers from Eddie Basha and paintings from Ed Mell.