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The Museum of Northern Arizona Easton Collection Center 3101 N MS-372 The Museum of Northern Arizona Easton Collection Center 3101 N. Fort Valley Road Flagstaff, AZ 86001 (928)774-5211 ext. 256 Title Harold Widdison Rock Art collection Dates 1946-2012, predominant 1983-2012 Extent 23,390 35mm color slides, 6,085 color prints, 24 35mm color negatives, 1.6 linear feet textual, 1 DVD, 4 digital files Name of Creator(s) Widdison, Harold A. Biographical History Harold Atwood Widdison was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on September 10, 1935 to Harold Edward and Margaret Lavona (née Atwood) Widdison. His only sibling, sister Joan Lavona, was born in 1940. The family moved to Helena, Montana when Widdison was 12, where he graduated from high school in 1953. He then served a two year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1956 Widdison entered Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, graduating with a BS in sociology in 1959 and an MS in business in 1961. He was employed by the Atomic Energy Commission in Washington DC before returning to graduate school, earning his PhD in medical sociology and statistics from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio in 1970. Dr. Widdison was a faculty member in the Sociology Department at Northern Arizona University from 1972 until his retirement in 2003. His research foci included research methods, medical sociology, complex organization, and death and dying. His interest in the latter led him to develop one of the first courses on death, grief, and bereavement, and helped establish such courses in the field on a national scale. Out of this research he became extremely interested in near death experiences, ultimately authoring two books on the subject and becoming a frequent contributor to the peer-reviewed Journal of Near-Death Studies. In addition to his professional scholarship, Widdison was interested in prehistoric rock art. He traveled extensively throughout the United States, as well as Mexico, Canada, and Europe, photographing both well-known and less accessible rock art sites. He focused most of his research, spanning four decades from the 1970s to the 2000s, on rock art in the Southwestern US, namely in Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. 1 MS-372 Widdison continued writing and publishing on near death experiences and visiting rock art sites until his unexpected death on November 1, 2012 in Flagstaff, Arizona. Scope and Content Collection consists of color slides, photographs, and negatives documenting rock art sites throughout the United States (principally in the Southwest), Canada, Europe, and Mexico. Some images are purely scenic and are identified as such at the folder level. Accompanying documentation consists of documents and maps pertaining to specific site and location information, as well as general information about prehistoric rock art. System of Arrangement The collection is broadly arranged in three series by format: 1. Slides, 2. Photographs and Negatives, 3. Documents. For accessibility purposes the photographic materials are organized by location, first by state and then by site name if known. Conditions Governing Access Materials in Series 3. Documents containing specific rock art site location information is restricted. Contact the MNA Archivist with requests for access. Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use Unpublished and published manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder. Languages and Scripts of the Materials Materials are in English. Finding Aids All images and documents have been fully indexed by state and site where known. This database is available upon request; please contact the Archivist for assistance. Immediate Source of Acquisition Materials were donated to MNA in 2013 by Marie Widdison, wife of Harold Widdison. (Accession 4545) Accruals No further accruals are expected. Existence and Location of Copies A selection of images from well-managed rock art sites in Arizona from this collection are accessible via the Arizona Memory Project: http://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/digital/ Related Archival Materials MS-373 Donald Weaver archaeological collection 2 MS-372 Notes Widdison used a number of different arrangement systems, including chronological, subject matter, and/or geographic location. As an amateur photographer, it was not always clear the intent of the images or the organizational system employed. For accessibility purposes the photographic materials are organized by location, first by state and then by site name if known. The documents retain their original order and have been rehoused from 3-ring binders. Description Control Finding aid written by Melissa Lawton using DACS, 19 June 2019. Title Slides Dates 1972-2005 Extent 23,390 35mm color slides Scope and Content Slides in this series document rock art sites and travels in Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Canada, Europe, and Mexico. Approximately 660 images are of unknown locations. Series 1: Slides File # File Description Date(s) Extent Box/File MS-372-1-1 Agua Fria Natl. Mon./ Perry Mesa / Arrastre Creek, AZ 1999 71 slides 1.1 MS-372-1-2 Agua Fria Natl. Mon./ Perry Mesa / Baby Canyon, AZ 2000-2001 44 slides 1.2 MS-372-1-3 Agua Fria Natl. Mon./ Perry Mesa / Bloody Basin, AZ 1999-2000 223 slides 1.3 MS-372-1-4 Agua Fria Natl. Mon./ Perry Mesa / Dugas, AZ 2000 67 slides 1.4 MS-372-1-5 Agua Fria Natl. Mon./ Perry Mesa / Lousy Canyon, AZ undated, 2001 37 slides 1.5 MS-372-1-6 Agua Fria Natl. Mon./ Perry Mesa, AZ 2000 18 slides 1.6 Agua Fria Natl. Mon./ Perry Mesa / Perry Tank MS-372-1-7 1999 57 slides 1.7 Canyon, AZ MS-372-1-8 Agua Fria Natl. Mon./ Perry Mesa / Pueblo Pato, AZ 2000-2001 58 slides 1.8 MS-372-1-9 Agua Fria Natl. Mon./ Perry Mesa / Squaw Creek, AZ 2000-2001 44 slides 1.9 MS-372-1-10 Anderson Mesa, AZ 1995 74 slides 1.10 MS-372-1-11 Apache Creek -scenic, AZ 1992 20 slides 1.11 MS-372-1-12 Arrastre Creek, AZ 1999 2 slides 1.12 MS-372-1-13 Arizona scenic - Flagstaff, AZ 1999 14 slides 1.13 MS-372-1-14 Beaver Creek, AZ 1996, 1999 64 slides 1.14 3 MS-372 MS-372-1-15 Betatakin (Navajo Natl. Monument), AZ 1996 53 slides 1.15 MS-372-1-16 Beverly Canyon, AZ 1999 36 slides 1.16 MS-372-1-17 Billy Goat Canyon, AZ 2000 87 slides 1.17 MS-372-1-18 Blue Grade Road, AZ 1997, 1999 43 slides 2.1 MS-372-1-19 Boundary Site (Petrified Forest Natl. Park, AZ) 2001 100 slides 2.2 MS-372-1-20 Box Loop Trail, AZ 1999 1 slide 2.3 MS-372-1-21 Cactus -scenic, AZ 1984 19 slides 2.4 MS-372-1-22 Cameron, AZ 1994 3 slides 2.5 MS-372-1-23 Canyon de Chelly, AZ - scenic 1987, 1991 48 slides 2.6 MS-372-1-24 Canyon de Chelly, AZ 1997 70 slides 2.7 MS-372-1-25 Casa Malpais Archaeological Park, AZ 1997 12 slides 2.8 MS-372-1-26 Cedar City, AZ undated 5 slides 2.9 MS-372-1-27 Chavez Pass, AZ 1985 19 slides 2.10 MS-372-1-28 Chevelon Canyon, AZ [Binders 1997, 1999 43 slides 2.11 MS-372-1-29 Chiricahua Natl. Monument, AZ - scenic 1994 106 slides 2.12 MS-372-1-30 Chloride, AZ 1997 70 slides 2.13 MS-372-1-31 Clam Shell, AZ undated, 2002 23 slides 2.14 MS-372-1-32 Crack In Rock - Wupatki Natl. Monument, AZ 1995-1996 105 slides 2.15 MS-372-1-33 Davis Dam, AZ 2000 25 slides 2.16 MS-372-1-34 Dead Wash, AZ 2004 5 slides 2.17 MS-372-1-35 Deadman's Wash, AZ 1996 6 slides 2.18 MS-372-1-36 Deer Creek, AZ 1998 9 slides 2.19 MS-372-1-37 Deer Valley Rock Art Center, AZ 1995, 1999 24 slides 2.20 MS-372-1-38 Dinnebito Wash, AZ 1994-1995 157 slides 2.21 MS-372-1-39 Dixie Mine, AZ 1999 37 slides 3.1 MS-372-1-40 Fisher Point, AZ 1999 2 slides 3.2 1994, 1998, MS-372-1-41 Five Mile Draw, AZ 109 slides 3.3 2000 MS-372-1-42 Forest Fire scenic, AZ 1996 10 slides 3.4 MS-372-1-43 Fortaleza, AZ 1998 71 slides 3.5 MS-372-1-44 Fossil Creek, AZ 1997 11 slides 3.6 MS-372-1-45 Fossil Springs, AZ 1997 20 slides 3.7 MS-372-1-46 Four Mile Draw, AZ 1998, 2000 99 slides 3.8 MS-372-1-47 Furnace Flats, AZ 1998 7 slides 3.9 MS-372-1-48 Geronimo, AZ 1998, 2001 82 slides 3.10 MS-372-1-49 Grand Canyon, AZ - Inscription 1998 4 slides 3.11 MS-372-1-50 Grand Canyon scenic #1, AZ circa 1988 256 slides 3.12 MS-372-1-51 Grand Canyon scenic #2, AZ circa 1998 317 slides 3.13 MS-372-1-51A Grand Canyon, South Canyon 1998 12 slides 3.13A 4 MS-372 MS-372-1-52 Grand Falls, AZ 1994-1997 190 slides 4.1 MS-372-1-53 Gray Mountain, AZ 1995 13 slides 4.2 MS-372-1-54 Harcuvar, AZ 1999 5 slides 4.3 MS-372-1-55 Hardscrabble Wash, AZ 1997 114 slides 4.4 MS-372-1-56 Hayden Butte, AZ 1999 47 slides 4.5 MS-372-1-57 Hidden Cove Petroglyph Park, AZ 1998 53 slides 4.6 MS-372-1-58 Hieroglyphic Canyon, AZ 1996 49 slides 4.7 MS-372-1-59 Homolovi State Park, AZ 1994, 2001 61 slides 4.8 MS-372-1-60 Honanki, AZ 1994 39 slides 4.9 MS-372-1-61 House Rock Spring, AZ 1996 22 slides 4.10 MS-372-1-62 Hummingbird Point, AZ 2000-2002 115 slides 4.11 MS-372-1-63 Inscription Point, AZ 1995 129 slides 4.12 MS-372-1-64 John's Canyon, AZ 1996, 1999 4 slides 4.13 MS-372-1-65 Jumpup Cabin/Canyon, AZ 2002 88 slides 4.14 MS-372-1-66 Keyhole Sink, AZ 1994 9 slides 4.15 MS-372-1-67 Kingman, AZ 2002 3 slides 5.1 MS-372-1-68 King Canyon, AZ 1996 23 slides 5.2 MS-372-1-69 Lake Mary scenic, AZ 1996 4 slides 5.3 MS-372-1-70 Lake Powell scenic, AZ 1999 2 slides 5.4 MS-372-1-71 Laws Spring, AZ 1999 40 slides 5.5 MS-372-1-72 Leupp area, AZ - Register Rock 1995 14 slides 5.6 MS-372-1-73 Lion Mesa (Petrified Forest Natl.
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