TITLE: YCLD Ephemera Collection DATE RANGE: 1870’s - current PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 89 Linear Feet (176 boxes) PROVENANCE: In 2013 all ephemeral and vertical file materials from multiple donors and locations were evaluated and consolidated to form a unified ephemera collection that could grow into the future. Recognition should be given to the thousands of donors and thousands of volunteer hours who collected and organized these materials since 1965. RESTRICTIONS: None CREDIT LINE: Yuma County Library Ephemera Collection, Yuma County Library District, Yuma, Arizona PROCESSSED BY: John Irwin, 2013-2014 SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE: This is the largest archival collection in the holdings. It represents a wide range of social, economic, cultural and ethnic communities reflecting the spectrum of human activity, past and present. The Yuma County Historical Society began collecting archival materials in 1965. This effort continued after it became a branch of the Arizona Historical Society in 1971, and later the AHS-Rio Colorado Division. Over the decades various methods were employed by staff and volunteers to organize segments of the materials. The bulk of this collection is based on the organizational structure adopted in the 1980s. Subheadings have been added to make this large body of material more accessible to researchers. Between 1993 and 2012 volunteers also assembled and organized twelve linear feet of newspaper articles primarily from the Yuma Daily Sun. These contemporary articles have been added within the appropriate headings. It is arranged alphabetically both by geographic place names and subject headings that range from broad to more specific. Its scope covers the breadth of human activities and knowledge of the Lower Colorado River area of Arizona, especially Yuma and La Paz Counties, from the Spanish period to the present. It also includes extensive material on western Imperial County, California such as the old Fort Yuma and the later Fort Yuma Quechan Reservation, Winterhaven, the Imperial Sand Dunes, the Old Plank Road, and the Picacho Mining District. There are also extensive files covering the early history of nearby Baja California, Mexico. The materials include pamphlets, reports, small maps, flyers, brochures, broadsides, cards, prospectuses, newspaper and magazine articles, photocopies of book chapters, reports, studies, and small quantities of miscellaneous original material such as a single AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection – 1 of 80 letter or business document. Generally files with subheadings (e.g. Automobile Dealers, Banks, etc.) contain material prior to the 1990’s. The researcher is advised to perform key word searches to locate material on a specific topic. For example, material on the San Carlos Hotel is located under Business- Hotels – San Carlos Hotel” during its life as a hotel. Subsequent development and reuse of the building after it closed is located under Buildings – San Carlos Hotel. Major Headings In the container list, major headings are in bold within the boxes. What follows are highlights of some but not all of these headings. Buildings contains material on construction, demolition, developments, subdivisions, malls, prominent commercial structures, and special building types, such as straw and dome. Business–newspaper articles” contains information on the opening and closing of large and small businesses, winter visitors, economic planning, business forecasts, business conditions and statistics for the specific year. Environment contains information on Borderlands and, groundwater pollution, fuel spills, off-road vehicles, graffiti, endangered species, invasive species, Colorado River dumping and trash, and the United State Bureau of Land Management activities. Fire (newspapers) contain information on the Yuma Fire Department, Rural Metro, EMS rescue and emergency response, and fires of all types. Government–City of Yuma contains information about the activities and decision of the City Council and city departments, including zoning, development and annexation issues. Government–State of Arizona includes information on redistricting, visits by State officials, and legislation affecting Western Arizona. Government–Yuma County contains information about the activities and decisions of the Board of Supervisors, government officials, and county departments, including planning, zoning, and development issues. Organizations includes a variety of civic, charitable, social service, special interest, political, fraternal and women’s groups. Rivers-Colorado River contains an unusually rich collection of research materials covering numerous issues pertaining to the river, including water rights and the decades- long controversy with California, including the 1923 Colorado River Compact meeting of Western states in Santa Fe, the 1934 Parker Dam War, and the Arizona Colorado River Commission. These particular files contain rare pamphlets, broadsides, and newspaper articles from the 1920s to the 1960s. AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection – 2 of 80 San Luis, Arizona focuses on the Port of Entry connecting San Luis, Arizona and San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora Mexico and the San Luis Border Inspection Station. Schools contains general information about Yuma area schools, including the Yuma Elementary School District 1, and the Yuma Unified High School District. Utilities contains information about electrical power and service, gas service, telephone service, water service, waste management, and commercial solar energy. Yuma Crossing contains information about various use plans and developments of the area over the decades, including the riverside park, the Yuma Crossing Park and the Yuma Crossing Foundation, the Yuma Crossing State Historic Park, and the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area designation. CONTAINER LIST Box Folder Title Dates 1 1 Adair Park, Arizona 2 African Americans 3 Agriculture 1870s- 1899 4 Agriculture 1900- 1939 5 Agriculture 1940- 1949 6 Agriculture 1950- 1959 7 Agriculture 1960- 1969 8 Agriculture 1970- 1979 9 Agriculture 1980- 1989 10 Agriculture (newspaper articles) 1990- 1993 11 Agriculture (newspaper articles) 1994- 1997 2 1 Agriculture (newspaper articles) 1998 2 Agriculture (newspaper articles) 1999 3 Agriculture (newspaper articles) 2000 4 Agriculture (newspaper articles) 2001 5 Agriculture (newspaper articles) 2002 6 Agriculture (newspaper articles) 2003 7 Agriculture (newspaper articles) 2004 8 Agriculture (newspaper articles) 2005 AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection – 3 of 80 9 Agriculture (newspaper articles) 2006 10 Agriculture (newspaper articles) 2007 11 Agriculture (newspaper articles) 2008 12 Agriculture (newspaper articles) 2009 13 Agriculture (newspaper articles) 2010 14 Agriculture (newspaper articles) 2011 15 Agriculture (newspaper articles) 2012 16 Agriculture – Aquaculture (shrimp, fish) 17 Agriculture - Bamboo 18 Agriculture - Bees 19 Agriculture - Branding 20 Agriculture – Bureau of Reclamation Homestead Farm Lottery 1948 21 Agriculture - Cattle 22 Agriculture - Citrus 23 Agriculture - Corn 24 Agriculture - Cotton 25 Agriculture – Crop of the Week 2006 26 Agriculture – Crop of the Week 2007 27 Agriculture – Crop of the Week 2008 28 Agriculture – Crop of the Week 2009 29 Agriculture – Crop of the Week 2010 30 Agriculture – Crop of the Week 2011 31 Agriculture – Crop of the Week 2012 3 1 Agriculture - Dairy 2 Agriculture - Dates 3 Agriculture - General 4 Agriculture – Goats 5 Agriculture – Guayule (rubber) 6 Agriculture - Hogs 7 Agriculture – Hoof and Mouth Disease Quarantine- California Barricade Conflict 1924 8 Agriculture – Horse Breeding 9 Agriculture – “The Island” 10 Agriculture - Jojoba 11 Agriculture – Labor 1971-2011 (newspaper articles) 12 Agriculture – Labor – Bracero Program 13 Agriculture – Labor – Migrant Farm Workers (Somerton, 1938- Arizona: Migrant’s Mike 1941-1942; Brawley, California: Camp 1942 Echo 1938-1940, Pea Pickers Prattle 1940-1941, Camp News 1942) microfilm 14 Agriculture – Labor – United Farm Workers Citrus Strike 1974 15 Agriculture – Ostriches 16 Agriculture – Pecans 4 1 Agriculture – Pesticides 2 Agriculture – Poultry AHS-Rio Colorado Ephemera Collection – 4 of 80 3 Agriculture - Produce 4 Agriculture – Produce (newspaper articles) 1995- 2012 5 Agriculture – Produce Boxes 1940- 1958 6 Agriculture – Produce Box Labels 5 1 Agriculture - Sheep 2 Agriculture – Soil Surveys 3 Agriculture – Southwest Rancher Magazine 1953-1955 4 Agriculture – University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Service, Agriculture Research Laboratory/ Arizona Western College – Northern Arizona University Program 5 Agriculture – Wellton – Mohawk District 6 Agriculture - Wheat 7 Agriculture - Whiteflies 8 Agua Caliente, Arizona (see also Oversize) 9 Agua Caliente, Arizona – Children of Light Commune 10 Agua Caliente, Arizona – Pioneer Cemetery 11 Ajo, Arizona 6 1 Algodones Land Grant 1893 ((Rancho El Paso de los Algodones) 2 Almanacs and Wall Calendars 3 Andrade, California 4 Animals 5 Animals – Arizona Game and Fish Commission 6 Animals - Bats 7 Animals - Birds 8 Animals – Birds - Owls 9 Animals – Birds – Pelicans 10 Animals – Birds – Turkey Vultures 11 Animals - Butterflies 12 Animals - Camels 13 Animals - Cougars 14 Animals – Desert Bighorn Sheep 15 Animals – Desert Tortoises 16 Animals – Feral Cats and Dogs 17 Animals – Fire Ants 18 Animals - Fish 19 Animals - Insects 20 Animals – Kit Fox 21 Animals - Lizards 22 Animals – Lizards - Flat Tailed Horned Lizard 23 Animals – Mosquitoes 24 Animals – Mountain Lions 25 Animals - Mugwumps 26 Animals – Packrat