Dear Friends -
If you live in Arizona Legislative district no. 10
and are willing to help with a project involving
the new state archives building, please contact me.
Doug Kupel
(602) 495-5853
doug.kupel@gwmail.maricopa.edu
Dear Friends of the Archives Building -
This is a reminder that the 2005 Arizona Library Association
Legislative day is Thursday, February 24.
It is extremely important that we have a good turn out
from supporters of the archives building. If you cannot
attend for the whole day, please attend the lunch event
and make plans to talk with individual legislators in the
afternoon.
Below is a link to a PDF file that has the agenda and
registration form:
http://azla.affiniscape.com/associations/2837/files/20
Friends -
On Monday February 21, the House PIR Committee voted unanimously to
authorize construction of a new state archives building at a cost
of $35.7 million. The bill (HB2094) has now been assigned to the
House Appropriations Committee headed by Russell Pearce.
If you have the time, please take a moment to thank those committee
members that voted in favor of the bill (Rep. Carpenter was absent):
Jennifer J. Burns jburns@azleg.state.az.us 926-5836
Meg Burton Cahill mbcahill@azleg.state.az.us 926-
Dear Friends:
Save the date! The Friends of Arizona Archives (FAzA) is sponsoring a new session at the Arizona History Convention that will highlight the resources of three important archival collections.
Arizona's Archival Treasures: Mining and Labor Collections
Friday, April 22, 2005 - 3:30-4:45PM
James McBride, Arizona State University, "AFL - CIO Collection."
Roger Myers, University of Arizona Library - Special Collections, "The Lewis W. Douglas Papers, etc."
Nyal Niemuth, Arizona Department of M
Friends -
Just a quick reminder - Statehood Day is Monday, February 14.
There are several events at the Capitol from 10:00 am until
4:00 p.m.
The main program will be at noon when the Governor will
make several awards named in honor of the late Polly
Rosenbaum.
Of special importance, there is a meeting starting at
3:00 p.m. in the second floor conference room to discuss
design progress for the new Polly Rosenbaum State
Archves building.
Make plans to attend if you can.
Friends -
There is an interesting commentary on the need for a new state
archives building in the February 25 edition of the Arizona
Capitol Times, page 2.
The article has not yet been posted to the web; available in
hard copy only at this time.
Clip and send to your favorite decision maker.
dk
Friends -
Thanks to everyone that responded to my inquiry regarding
reading room infrastructure and technology.
Your responses have been compiled and forwarded on to the
architects.
Good work.
Doug Kupel
Friends of Arizona Archives
Friends -
The architects have reached a point where they are working on
the infrastructure for the research room. This includes things
such as access for computers and copiers.
Please provide some input on your preferences:
Should we anticipate people will use computers? Scanners?
Do people need access to electricity and wire networks?
Would people prefer a wireless network approach, or both?
What about copiers? How many is enough? Should there be
provisions for self-service copiers?
Any input on
Dear Friends -
The Arizona Library Association legislative day is tomorrow,
Thursday, February 24.
This important event is sponsored by our sister organization and
partner in the campaign to fund the state archives building.
You can find a registation form at:
http://www.azla.org/
I encourage everyone to attend all or part of the event. At a
minimum, please plan on the lunch from 11:30 until 1:00 p.m.
when many legislators will be eager to hear from consituents.
For those of you who will be unable
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The Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies Presents:
Dr. Jorge Chapa
Professor and Founding Director
of the Latino Studies Program
Indiana University at Bloomington
Speaking on:
"Chicana and Chicano Studies and the Transformation of Higher Education"
Monday, February 14, 2005, at 1:00-2:30 PM, in Coor Hall 3301
Dr. Chapa's research scope addresses the subject of Latinos in the U.S
with emphasis on diversity in higher education, immigration,
Friends -
This is an action alert for the proposed state archives
building.
On Monday, February 21 at 1:30 p.m. the House Committee on
Public Institutions and Retirement will hear a strike
everything amendment to HB2094.
This amendment will authorize construction of the new state
archives building at a cost of $35.7 million. This is the
first item on the agenda. You can view the agenda at this
location: http://www.azleg.state.az.us/agendas/0221015782.pdf
It is very important that the members of the co
Friends ?
I have some very good news. Today the Arizona Library Board voted to recommend
to the Legislature as a whole that the new Polly Rosenbaum State Archives
building be funded at $35.7 million. The Library Board consists
of four members of the Legislature that serve as the governing board of the
agency.
This is just a small step in getting the building funded this year, but it
is a significant one.
Please take a quick moment to drop a word of thanks to the four members of
the library board that p
Thanks again for asking for this information.
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LATIN@ POPULAR CULTURE.2-volumes, 981pages. (Westport, CT,
and London: Greenwood Publishing Group, 2004) - ISBN: 0-313-32215-5.
**TO ORDER go to >>** http://www.greenwood.com/search/myquicksearch.asp
EDITORS
General Editor and Director of the project: Dr. Cordelia Candelaria, ASU
Professor and Chair of the Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies, along
with Co-Specialist Editors Dr. Arturo Aldama, Associate Professor at
University of Color
PLEASE ANNOUNCE, POST, and ATTEND. THANK YOU.
Dr. Camille Guerin-Gonzales, Professor and Director of Chican@ and Latin@
Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison will speak
Wednesday, February 23, 2005, at 9:00-10:15 A.M. in Coor 6601 on
*Internal Colonial to Postcolonial? The Past, Present,and Future of
Chican@ Studies." The talk is co-sponsored by the Chicano Faculty and Staff
Association (CFSA).
The scope of Dr. Guerin-Gonzales' research includes labor issues in coal
fields and industrial agri
Dear FAzA Members:
As an extra incentive to attend the Arizona Library Association Legislative Day tomorrow,
Thursday, February 24, the Friends of Arizona Archives will pick up lunch. Just keep your receipt and send a copy of it to:
FAzA Treasurer
P.O. Box 64532
Phoenix, AZ 85082-4532
To expedite your reimbursement, include your name and address.
This offer is only for current FAzA members. Howeer, if you have not renewed, you can do so at the same time and your renewal will be credited for the lunch am