PHOENIX – Secretary of State Katie Hobbs announced an addendum to Arizona’s Elections Procedures Manual recently, following approval from the attorney general and governor. The addendum formalizes uniform citizenship verification procedures for voter...
Press Releases
Monday, July 15, 2019
PHOENIX – In 1929, Ayra Hackett was the only African American female newspaper owner in the State of Arizona and one of just a few in the United States. That year she founded The Arizona Gleam, a newspaper that included news from the First Colored Baptist...
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
PHOENIX – The History of the Arizona Legislature 1912-1966 collection, the newest addition to the Arizona Memory Project, started as a twenty-volume set of three-ringed binders and microfiche that were digitized through a grant from the Library...
Tuesday, July 9, 2019
PHOENIX— The Arizona Capitol Museum has several new exhibits highlighting various aspects of Arizona’s history and culture. The emotions of life’s most evocative moments can be seen through the paintings of local muralist, Hugo Medina. Visitors will...
Monday, July 8, 2019
PHOENIX – Let’s Go to the Movies- A History of the Scottsdale International Film Festival is the newest collection on the Arizona Memory Project from the State of Arizona Research Library. It showcases the annual film festival, which has been a staple of the...
Tuesday, July 2, 2019
PHOENIX – The Duncan Arizonian is the newest newspaper featured by the Arizona Memory Project from the State of Arizona Research Library, as part of a partnership with the University of Arizona and a grant from the National Digital Newspaper Program.
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Monday, July 1, 2019
PHOENIX – As a Regional Federal Depository Library, the State of Arizona Research Library receives thousands of documents each year that record the activities of the Federal Government. Many of these documents involve the activities of federal government...
Thursday, June 27, 2019
PHOENIX – Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs firmly opposes the addition of a citizenship question on the 2020 census. She said the action taken today by the U.S. Supreme Court is in the best interest of Arizona and the country, but she is concerned that...
Monday, June 24, 2019
Phoenix – Douglas Sydnor, FAIA, will present a talk “1950s - 1970s Phoenix Contemporary Architects: The Talented Yet Forgotten” as part of the State of Arizona Research Library’s 2019 Arizona Author Series. The event begins at 1 p.m., Thursday, June 27, at...
Thursday, June 13, 2019
PHOENIX – There was a drastic increased in the number of tuberculosis sanatoriums opened throughout the United States in the first half of the 20th century, including the Tucson Medical Center.
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