Cline Library - Digital Archives

Colorado Plateau Resources

The Cline Library provides a rich array of archival and published material which documents the history and development of the Colorado Plateau in a variety of disciplines. The Library is committed to sharing this regional heritage, which consists of millions of items, with a global audience in support of education and enjoyment. Collection strengths include:

Colorado River and Grand Canyon
Native American history and culture (Four Corners area)
Land use and the environment
Economic development

Library resources also include the University Archives -- a collection which captures the story of over 100 years of higher education in northern Arizona -- and the archival collections of the Arizona Historical Society/Northern Division.

Colorado Plateau Digital Archives, Exhibits, Catalogs, & Inventories

The Cline Library's Colorado Plateau Digital Archives currently provides access to thousands of vintage and contemporary photographs, diaries and letters, oral history interviews, films, and maps which document the history of the region and NAU.

Digital Exhibits:

Library Catalog
Search the Cline Library's online catalog for materials related to the Colorado Plateau, including books, journals, manuscripts, maps, oral histories, photograph collections, and vertical file collections.

Manuscript Inventory
Includes manuscript collections held at the Cline Library, as well as Arizona Historical Society/Northern Division holdings . (See also Arizona Archives Online for collection inventories related to the Colorado Plateau held by Northern Arizona University, Arizona State University, and the University of Arizona).

Oral History
The Library's oral history collection contains nearly thirteen hundred interviews, over two hundred of which are digitized and available through the Colorado Plateau Digital Archives as well as the Arizona Archives Online. The oral history collecting focus centers on issues and activities related to Flagstaff and the Colorado Plateau, specifically northern Arizona and the Grand Canyon.

Photograph Inventory
The Library's photographic holdings comprise over 800,000 images. This guide provides basic descriptive, biographical and historical information about the Cline Library's photographic holdings.

Vertical Files
Subject files consisting of newsclippings, brochures, reports, and ephemera which pertain to the Colorado Plateau and Northern Arizona University.

Northern Arizona University Yearbooks
Browse the contents of NAU yearbooks from the 1910s through the 1970s.

Arizona Champion/Coconino Sun (Flagstaff, Arizona) Newspaper Obituary Index [1883 to 2004]
The data included in this comprehensive obituary index created by Bruce Hooper includes names, obituary dates, birth and death dates, and cause of death. Searches are possible by last name, and the data may be sorted by any of the information fields.

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Research Resources

"Downwinder" Resources
Lists resources to consult for more information about the thousands of people across the West who were exposed to radioactive fallout from years of atmospheric and below ground nuclear weapons testing.

Forestry Resources
Links to and information about documents, exhibits, photographs, and other resources relating to forestry on the Colorado Plateau.

Geology Resources
Links to and information about documents, exhibits, photographs, and other resources relating to geology on the Colorado Plateau.

Glen Canyon Resources
Resources and links to additional information about the development and impact of Glen Canyon Dam.

Allied and Rural Health Resources
Links to and information about documents, oral histories, photographs, and other resources relating to allied and rural health on the Colorado Plateau.

Water Resources
In support of Governor Janet Napolitano's initiative to establish the Arizona Virtual Water University, we have collected information about and links to exhibits, manuscripts, oral histories, photographs, and other resources relating to water on the Colorado Plateau.

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Web Sites

Arizona Archives Online
Finding guides describing Colorado Plateau information in primary source materials located at Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, and the University of Arizona.

Arizona Champion-Coconino Sun Newspaper Index (1887-1894)
Article citations from newspapers and/or other news sources.

Arizona Memory Project
The Arizona Memory Project sponsored by the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records provides a shared space for Arizona cultural instistutions to store and display digital collections online.

Center of Southwest Studies, Fort Lewis College
Established in 1964 to serve as a museum and a research facility and to develop an interdisciplinary Southwest curriculum.

Collaborative Digitization Program
Cultural, historical and scientific heritage collections of the West held by archives, historical societies, libraries and museums.

Land Use History of the Colorado Plateau
Provides an introduction to the environmental history of the Colorado Plateau from a multidisciplinary perspective.

Mountain West Digital Library
Colorado Plateau materials located at Brigham Young University, Southern Utah University, University of Utah, and Utah State University.

Online Archive of New Mexico
Finding guides to archival collections from several New Mexico institutions.

Texas Archival Resources Online
Archival guides from several Texas institutions.

National Park Service

U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation

United States Geological Survey

National Climatic Data Center: Climatological Summary Data

Grand Canyon Trust

Glen Canyon Institute

Native American Resources on the Internet

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K-12 Curriculum

Standards-based, culturally responsive K-12 Hopi Curriculum produced by the Cline Library at Northern Arizona University and the Hopi Cultural Preservation Office.

Standards-based, culturally responsive K-12 Navajo curriculum produced by the TECHShare project at Northern Arizona University and the Navajo Education Technology Consortium.

An exploration of Flagstaff history containing standards-based curriculum resources for grades K-12.

Article Resources

Academic Search Premier
Full text articles from journals, magazines and newspapers.

Bibliography of Native North Americans
Article citations from academic and/or professional sources.

Cross-Cultural Database
Full text material from academic and/or professional sources.

eHRAF Collection of Ethnography
Full text material from academic and/or professional sources.

Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI Online)
Article citations from academic and/or professional sources.

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Copyright Resources

American Library Association (ALA) Copyright Site
The American Library Association provides librarians with current information and news about copyright law as it applies to libraries and librarians.

Copyright Information Center at Cornell University
The Copyright Information Center at Cornell University serves as an information clearinghouse for copyright awareness and education.

Stanford Copyright and Fair Use
The Stanford University Copyright and Fair Use site provides information pertaining to copyright and fair use, as well as resources for librarians and links to current legislation related to copyright and intellectual property issues.

U.S. Copyright Office
The U.S. Copyright Office provides the information and links about copyright for creators, users and the general public.

When Works Pass into the Public Domain
A quick reference guide explaining when works created in the United States become part of the public domain.

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