Arizona Room

• Special Collections

The Arizona Room is home to the Arizona Special Collections material. The collection includes original and unique material about Yuma, the greater Yuma area, and Arizona. If you would like to see any of the materials, please ask a library staff for assistance.

Arizona Biographies                 Arizona Fiction            Arizona Non-Fiction

  Arizona Periodical Titles           Genealogy Guide          Yuma City Directories

• Microfilm

In addition to the Arizona Special Collections the Library has Yuma newspapers on microfilm. The collection spans from 1872 – 2011. The microfilm reels are available only at the Main Library. If you would like to see any of the reels, please ask a library staff for assistance.

  Yuma Daily Sun: Jan 1935 – July 2001
       The Sun: Aug 2001 – May 2009
       The Yuma Sun: June 2009 – Sept 2011

  Early Newspapers: 1859 – 1936

  Yuma County Clarion: 1963 – 1964
       Valley Foothills News: 1976 – 1995

  Arizona Census: 1880, 1910, 1920

• Vertical File

Another source of Yuma and Arizona history is the Vertical File. It is a collection of newspaper articles, pamphlets, & brochures. The collection spans circa 1900 – present. The Vertical File is available only at the Main Library. If you would like to see any of the files, please ask a library staff for assistance.

  Section I:  Introduction

  Section II:  Table of Contents

  Section III:  Quicklist

  Section IV:  Subject Heading Pages

  Section V:  Index

Audio Introduction to the Vertical File