Scrapbooks

Scrapbooks

Alpha Delta Kappa Collection

This collection contains material pertaining to the activities of Alpha Delta Kappa organization. The information focuses primarily on two of the organizations chapters located in Yuma: the Fidelis Zeta chapter and the Alpha Kappa chapter. The memorabilia folder contains two initialed Alpha Delta Kappa napkin rings, a flower clothespin, and a Silver Sister award. The photographs are mostly snapshots taken at various group events, the majority of which are unidentified. Includes a signed photo of Alice Faye. See container list.

Clarissa Brown Winsor Collection

The collection consists of biographical files and two scrapbooks, 1940-1968, primarily documenting her career as the Yuma Territorial Prison Museum curator.  The scrapbooks contain numerous original photographs.  The collection also contains Anaconda Mining Company stock certificates under her name, and two articles written by her daughter, Eleanor Winsor Davis, about Clarissa Winsor’s parents at the Sahuarito Stage Station Ranch south of Tucson in the 1870s and 1880s. See container list.

E. F. Sanguinetti Collection

Eugene Francis Sanguinetti was a prominent Yuma businessman. He was born on May 16, 1867 in Coulterville, California to Antone Sanguinetti and Rosa Camiccione. He came to Yuma at AGE 16, inspired to seek his fortune by the success of his neighbor’s eldest son. Soon after his arrival he was hired as a clerk by John Gandolfo, a local merchant and friend of the Sanguinetti family. Sanguinetti quickly rose from clerk to a full partner.  Soon thereafter he bought out Gandolfo to become the sole owner of the business. Sanguinetti quickly began expanding his business from a simple general store to a large commercial empire.  Organized into six series. Series I – Biographical, Series II – Correspondence, Series III – Financial Records, Series IV – Legal Documents, Series V – Memorabilia, Series VI – Scrapbooks. See container list.

Garden Clubs of Yuma Collection

This collection is primarily made of year books from various different garden clubs from the Yuma area, primarily from the Yuma Garden Club and the Pecan Grove Garden Club but it also includes information from the Yuma Federated Garden Clubs, the Crane Garden Club, the Hermosa Garden Club and the Del Valle Garden Club in Somerton.  The scrapbooks are designed as expanded versions of the yearbooks, detailing club activities over a one year period of time. They include a number of newspaper clippings and pamphlets. The pamphlets represent garden club shows and activities as well as club directories and other information. The documents folder contains a record of the minutes of a meeting in 1993 as well as two awards presented to Rose Sturges. Arranged by format. There are no series. See container list.

Giss, Harold C., Papers

The collection consists of correspondence, legislative minutes, speeches, publications, and personal financial records from Giss’ work of over 23 years in Arizona politics. Highlights include correspondence with distinguished individuals including John F. Kennedy, Hubert Humphrey, Morris Udall, and Arizona governors Samuel Goddard and Jack Williams and significant political issues including water resource management, Equal Rights Amendment, and state legislative reapportionment. 69 Boxes, 33.5 linear ft.   See container list.

Hermosa Garden Club Collection

Binders of meeting minutes, annual scrapbooks, and yearbooks containing a combination of club activities, newspaper clippings and photographs of members and club events. Much of the club’s activities are well documented with accompanying photographs. See container list.

Kiwanis Club of Yuma Collection

In 1915, the first Kiwanis Club was founded by business and professional men in Detroit, Michigan. Organizers coined the word “Kiwanis” meaning “We Trade.”  By 1924 the club became Kiwanis International with 1200 clubs worldwide and 90,000 members.  In 1987, bylaws were changed so that women could be elected as members.  The Kiwanis Club of Yuma is part of the Southwest District which originated in El Paso, Texas in 1917. Phoenix was the first club chartered in Arizona. The Yuma club was organized in 1922. What began as a business network has evolved into an organization dedicated to community service around the ideal of “The Golden Rule in Business, Civic, and Social Life” with the motto “We Build.”   The focus of Kiwanis fundraising is to benefit young children and youth through gun shows, pancake dinners, and the Yuma County Fair. The collection is arranged in six series, alphabetically and chronologically within. While the records date from the 1918 through 2000, there are significant gaps throughout. See container list.

Las Amiga’s Women’s Club

The Las Amiga’s Woman’s Club was formed on March 24th, 1951 and federated with the Arizona Federation of Women’s Clubs in May, 1951.  Membership in the club was open to members of the Yuma Women’s Club and the Yuma Junior Women’s Club or by majority vote of the club members. The club provided social events for its members as well as various charity events. The club raised funds for the CARE for Korea Campaign and provided volunteers for many Red Cross blood drives. The collection consists of two scrapbooks containing photos, news clippings, and other assorted materials concerning the club’s activities in the 1950s. See container list.

Marcell Moser Collection

This collection consists of materials concerning Marcell Moser and her immediate family. There are a variety of personal and business documents representing a long period of time including school records, awards and publications. In addition to the documents there are a large number of family photos spanning more than a century of Marcell’s family history. The majority of the photos are black and white images on photo paper. However there are also a few photos in older photographic mediums such as tintypes and an ambrotype. Other materials include a scrapbook from Marcell’s time at college and assorted memorabilia. The collection is arranged into 16 series. See container list.

Peter Woodard Yuma Schools Scrapbook Collection

R. Peter Woodard was an influential educator in Yuma, Arizona. He was born in Hereford, Arizona in 1915. He graduated from Bisbee High School in 1931, and received teaching degrees from Arizona State College in Flagstaff, the University of Arizona in Tucson, and Arizona State University in Tempe. He began his life in Yuma teaching at Sunnyside School before serving a three- year stint in the military during World War II. He returned to Yuma upon his release from service and took a teaching position at Fourth Avenue Junior High School. Soon afterwards Pete became Superintendent of Yuma School District 1, a post which he held for 26 years from 1948 to 1975. In 1980 he was named Yuma’s Man of the Year. He died in 2007 at the age of 92. This collection documents the District 1 Yuma Elementary Schools. The scrapbooks primarily contain news clippings but also include photographs, correspondence, and memorabilia. The dates of the material coincide with the dates that Peter Woodard served as superintendent of the school district. See container list.

The Joseph and Josephine Balsz Collection

There is little personal information in this collection and the correspondence is fragmentary. Business ledgers document transactions with livestock ranchers and customers in Arizona, Colorado, California, and Mexico. Oversized boxes include Yuma Postmaster citations for service and an educational certificate for Mary Piedad, Joseph’s sister as well as a postcard scrapbook compiled by another sister, Lilah. Note that Balsz family photographs can be found in the AHS-Rio Colorado Subject Photograph Collection. The bulk of this collection are drafts of Josephine’s short stories and novelettes, many of which are based on stories told by Joe Balsz growing up along the Rio Colorado River as a rancher and part of the extended and influential Balsz-Redondo family.  Manuscript dates are largely unknown. The writings provide insights into personalities, relationships, and life in early 20th Century Yuma. She wrote under several pen names including Joshua Sands, Jean Sands and Josephine Canét.  It is not known what, if any, of the manuscripts were published. The publications listed below were used as resources for various writings or collected for the Balsz’s private library.  Arranged in two series under each name and alphabetically and chronologically within. See container list.

Yuma Army Air Field Collection

The Yuma Army Air Field was an advanced training ground for army pilots during World War II. The air field was first created in the 1920s as a simple open field with a windsock for use by airplanes. In 1942 the Army was given the use of the land for a flight training school and the first cadets arrived in January, 1943. In the first year alone, the Yuma Field saw a dozen graduating classes. The Yuma Field offered advanced training in AT-6, T-17, and B-17 models.  It was noted as being one of the busiest air fields in the United States.  In 1946, after the war had ended, the Army declared the field to be surplus to their needs and returned the field to civilian control. The field would later become an U.S. Air Force base, a U.S. Marine station, and an international airport. This collection consists of donations from many individuals who were involved with the Yuma Army Air Field. Papers and other material retained by soldiers stationed at the base make up the bulk of the collection. The collection is organized in 10 series: Series I – Airfield, Series II – Memorabilia, Series III – Personal Papers, Series IV – Photographs, Series V – Publications, Series VI – Women Airforce Service Pilots, Series VII – YAAF Veteran Events, Series VIII – Yearbooks, Series IX – Videos, Series X – Scrapbook. See container list.

Yuma Business and Professional Women’s Club Collection

The bulk of the collection is comprised of scrapbooks and yearbooks created by Yuma Business and Professional Women’s Club.  In addition to these there are two folders of correspondence primarily from the early 1920s many of which were sent to the club by the National Federation. The administrative folder includes various documents pertaining to the running of the club including officer lists and financial papers. The memorabilia folder holds tickets for a 1921 musical show put on by the club to raise funds for obtaining a meeting space for the club, as well as an award ribbon. The publications folder contains a number of news clippings and assorted pamphlets, as well as copies of the periodical National Business Woman, produced by the National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs. There are no series. See container list.

Yuma County Chamber of Commerce Collection

The Yuma Chamber of Commerce was founded in 1905 to represent the interests of local business owners. From the beginning, the Chamber has promoted Yuma as a place to visit and live.  In 1925 it created Fly Field, the first airport in the City of Yuma. In 1954 the chamber played a major role in convincing the Baltimore Orioles, a major league baseball team, to hold their spring training in Yuma. Other projects include developing a convention center, building a desalinization plant, organizing various conferences, and supporting a wide range of civic initiatives. The bulk of this collection is material generated by various Yuma Chamber of Commerce committees from the 1960s to mid-1980s.  It includes newsletters, correspondence, and news clippings. Folders are arranged alphabetically within each series and chronologically within each folder. The collection is organized into five series: Series I – General, Series II – Committees, Series III – Publications, Series IV – Photographs, Series V – Scrapbooks. See container list.

Yuma County Historical Society Scrapbook Collection

This collection contains scrapbooks and photo albums created by volunteers to document the history, activities and events of the Yuma County Historical Society from its inception in 1963 through 2012. The scrapbooks consist of flyers, programs, photos and news clippings. They range in condition from fair to excellent.  See container list.

Yuma County Library Scrapbook Collection

This collection consists of orphaned or individually donated scrapbooks. They range in condition from fair to excellent. Where possible, the original bindings were left intact. They are arranged individually with like-sized items stored together when possible. Not arranged by subject or date range due to storage requirements of each scrapbook.  See container list.

Yuma Mesa Homemakers Collection

During World War II the Bureau of Land Management began preparing land for farming in the Yuma Mesa area as a dust abatement measure and preparation for future settlement. In 1948 the first half of this prepared land was sectioned and raffled to military veterans for homesteading. Soon afterward the wives of the new homesteaders formed a social group called the Yuma Mesa Homesteaders. The group was intended to provide entertainment and a means of communication for the inhabitants of the Yuma Mesa.  This collection is consists of various documents and scrapbooks documenting the activities of Yuma Mesa Homemakers Club. In addition to administrative papers dealing with the running of club there are also stories gathered by the club about the early lives of the homesteaders on the Yuma Mesa. The collection also includes 5 boxes of scrapbooks created by members of the club to record yearly events and activities. The collection is organized in to 4 series: Series I – Club Documents, Series II – Photographs, Series III – Yearbooks, Series IV – Scrapbooks. See container list.

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