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Arizona proposed policy and program. . Maps, charts. 1/Ag84/Reg1940/2, 1940

 Archival Record — Box: 12, Folder: 51

Scope and Content

From the Collection: The Soil Conservation Service Records consist of twenty-two boxes which were originally part of the Soil Conservation Service's Southwest Region library in Albuquerque. The Southwest Region, Region 8, covered Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah. Original library catalog numbers appear in the contents list under each entry.

The collection contains reports, maps, photographs, soil surveys, and diagrams for areas in the Southwest Region. Work plans and programs for the soil conservation districts contain lists of property owners and maps of their Some of the reports in the Rio Grande area cover life in the Hispanic villages of New Mexico in the 1930's, and there are reports and photographs of the flood destruction of the village of San Marcial, New Mexico in 1937. Boxes 18 and 19 contain valuable information on the life and customs of Indian tribes, such as the Pima, Hualapai, Papago, and the San Carlos and San Xavier Reservations in Arizona. The four boxes pertaining to the work of the Soil Conservation Service on the Navajo Reservation in the 1930's contain economic reports, photographs, reports on grazing problems, soil and water conservation, and human dependency statistics.

Dates

  • 1940

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Access Restrictions

The Rio Grande series (Boxes 16 and 17) should be accessed via microfilm or online at New Mexico Waters.

Extent

From the Collection: 22 boxes (21.26 cu. ft.), plus 3 oversize folders

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451