Tempe History Files

The Tempe History Files contain research notes, copies of documents and newspaper articles, published and unpublished manuscripts, and other materials relating to Tempe history. Materials are filed according to a list of general topics. The arrangement of subject headings is meant to reflect every aspect of Tempe history.

Subject Headings for the Tempe History Files

TH-100 - General History & Description

• TH-110 - Histories of Tempe (published or unpublished essays, articles, etc.)
• TH-115 - Photographs
• TH-120 - Oral Histories & Personal Memoirs
  • TH-120.01 - George Monroe Bateman, 1971
  • TH-120.02 - John Marion Wikle, 1979
  • TH-120.03 - Aurelia Goodwin Miller, 1991
  • TH-120.04 - Josie Ortega Sanchez, 1991
  • TH-120.05 - Josie Arredondo, 1978
  • TH-120.06 - Zig Kalnitz, 1988
  • TH-120.07 - Glenna Carter Clark, 1980
  • TH-120.08 - R.H. Alexander, c1952
• TH-130 - Contemporary Accounts
• TH-140 - Prehistoric Archaeology
• TH-150 - Historic Archaeology
• TH-160 - Geography & Places (geographic features, maps, aerial photographs, etc.)
  • TH-161 - Land Records
  • TH-162 - Sanborn Maps of Tempe
  • TH-163 - Misc. Maps of Tempe
  • TH-165 - Tempe Butte/Double Butte
  • TH-166 - Salt River
• TH-170 - Historic Buildings, Sites, and structures
  • TH-175 - Historic Preservation
  • TH-175.02 - State/Federal Guidelines for Historic Preservation
  • TH-175.05 - Tempe Historic Property Survey, 1980-1983
• TH-180 - People, Biography, and Family History
• TH-185 - Population/Demographics
  • TH-185.01 - Post-1950 Demographics
• TH-190 - Salt River Valley Cities & Communities
  • TH-191 - Phoenix
  • TH-191.1 - Ahwatukee
  • TH-195 - Guadalupe
  • TH-196 - Kyrene

TH-200 - SETTLEMENT (1865-1890)

• TH-210 - Settlement of Arizona and the Salt River Valley
• TH-220 - Hayden's Ferry/San Pablo/Early Tempe
  • TH-220.04 Territory of Arizona vs. Alfredo Brown, 1881
• TH-230 - Early Canals and Water Development
  • TH-231 - Tempe Irrigating Canal Company
    • TH-231.01 - Tempe Irrigating Canal Company Minute Book
  • TH-232 - Kirkland-McKinney Ditch
  • TH-233 - San Francisco Canal
• TH-240 - Homestead Records (See also - TH-161)
• TH-260 - Tempe Land & Improvement Co.

TH-300 - MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT

• TH-305 - Early Maricopa County Government
• TH-310 - Town/City Government
  • TH-310.55 - Municipal Bond Election/Capital Improvements
  • TH-311 - Mayor & Council
    • TH-311.01 - Mayoral Term Expansion
  • TH-312 - City Hall
  • TH-313 - Elections by Year (2002, 2004, 2006)
  • TH-314 - Recall Elections
  • TH-315 - United Way Controversy
  • TH-316 - Diversity Issues/Programs
• TH-320 - City Departments & Services
  • TH-321 - Police Department/Law Enforcement
    • TH-321.01 - "Law Enforcement South of the Salt, 1871-1968"
    • TH-321.02 - Crime
  • TH-322 - Fire Department
  • TH-323 - General Administration
  • TH-324 - Community Services Department
    • TH-324.01 - Library
    • TH-324.02 - Tempe Historical Museum (see also TH-564)
    • TH-324.03 - Visual & Performing Arts Center (TCA)
    • TH-324.04 - Cultural Services Division
    • TH-324.05 - Arts Projects/McClintock High School Transit Shelter
  • TH-325 - Parks/Landscaping
  • TH-326 - Community Development Department (see also TH-390)
    • TH-326.01 - Tempe Historical Preservation Ordinance/Program
  • TH-327 - Public Works Department (see also TH-331, 337, 351)
• TH-330 - Water & Utilities
  • TH-331 - Municipal Water
  • TH-332 - Irrigation Water
    • TH-332.01 - Eneas Solar Engine
  • TH-333 - Salt River Project
  • TH-335 - Electricity
  • TH-336 - Gas
  • TH-337 - Sewer/Wastewater
  • TH-338 - Telephone
• TH-340 - Miscellaneous Activities
  • TH-342 - Community/Civic Activities
  • TH-343 - National Guard/Military
  • TH-346 - Public Health/Animal Control
  • TH-347 - Homelessness in Tempe
• TH-350 - Transportation
  • TH-351 - Streets & Roads
    • TH-351.01 Bikeways/Bicycles
  • TH-352 - Railroads
  • TH-353 - Bridges
  • TH-356 - Highways/Freeways
  • TH-357 - Bus Service/Mass Transit
  • TH-358 - Light Rail
• TH-360 - Related Public Facilities and Services
  • TH-361 - Newspapers
    • TH-361.05 - Tempe Weekly News
  • TH-362 - Postal Service
  • TH-363 - Hospitals
  • TH-364 - Cemeteries
  • TH-365 - Sidewalks
  • TH-366 - Airports (Tempe Airport, Sky Harbor)
  • TH-367 - Arizona Cardinals Stadium
• TH-370 - Neighborhoods & Subdivisions
  • TH-370.01 - Maple-Ash
  • TH-370.02 - Victory Acres
  • TH-370.03 - University Park
  • TH-370.04 - Escalante
  • TH-370.05 - Date Palm Manor
  • TH-370.06 - Clark Park/Campus Homes
  • TH-371 - "Homes for Sale" Information
• TH-380 - Post-War Growth
• TH-385 - All-American City Award
• TH-388 - Issues
  • TH-388.01 - Proposition 200: Anti-Smoking Ordinance, 2002
• TH-390 - Downtown Redevelopment
  • TH-391 - Downtown Redevelopment, 1970-1990
  • TH-392 - Downtown Redevelopment, 1991-present
    • TH-392.20 - Olde Towne Square
    • TH-392.25 - New Mill Avenue Bridge
  • TH-398 - Rio Salado Project
    • TH-398.01 - Tempe Town Lake

TH-400 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

• TH-410 - Agriculture
  • TH-412 - Field Crops (alfalfa, grain, fruits, vegetables)
  • TH-413 - Livestock (cattle, sheep, ostriches)
  • TH-414 - Orchard Crops (dates, citrus fruit)
  • TH-415 - Cotton
    • TH-415.40 - Arizona Cotton Harvest, 1950
    • TH-415.50 - Arizona Cotton Production Survey, 1959-60
  • TH-417 - Government/Experimental Farms
  • TH-418 - Agriculture-Related Businesses
  • TH-419 - Migrant Farm Workers
• TH-420 - Retail Businesses
  • TH-420.1 Changing Hands Bookstore
  • TH-420.2 IKEA
• TH-421 - Arizona Mills Mall
• TH-422 - Tempe Marketplace
  • TH-422.01 - Mesa Riverview
• TH-430 - Commercial Businesses
  • TH-431 - Major Tempe Businesses
• TH-440 - Professional Practices
• TH-460 - Manufacturing
  • TH-461 - Penn Mor/Gerber
• TH-470 - Misc. Industries
  • TH-472 - Construction & Land Development
  • TH-473 - Tourism (hotels & resorts)
    • TH-473.40 - Arizona Tourism and Travel Industry, 1979-80
  • TH-475 - Radio/Television Broadcasting
• TH-480 - Business Associations
  • TH-481 - Tempe Merchants Protective Association
  • TH-482 - Tempe Civic Club
  • TH-484 - Tempe Chamber of Commerce
  • TH-486 - Mill Avenue Merchants Association
• TH-490 - Economic Surveys
  • TH-490.10 - Arizona Economic Report, 1953
  • TH-490.20 - Maricopa County Economic Survey, 1955
  • TH-490.40 - Maricopa County Economic Analysis, 1973
  • TH-490.50 - Tempe Neighborhood Development Program, 1973
  • TH-490.60 - Economic Impact of Major League Baseball, 1989

TH-500 - SOCIAL/CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

• TH-510 - Churches
  • TH-511 - Catholic
    • TH-511.01 - Our Lady of Mount Carmel/St. Mary's
    • TH-511.02 - Church of the Holy Spirit
    • TH-511.03 - All Saints Catholic Newman Center (ASU)
  • TH-512 - Methodist (North and South Churches, First United Methodist Church)
  • TH-513 - Congregational (First Congregational Church)
  • TH-514 - Latter Day Saints (Mormon)
  • TH-515 - Lutheran
  • TH-516 - Baptist
  • TH-517 - Presbyterian
  • TH-525 - Mosques
• TH-530 - Social/Cultural Events & Activities
  • TH-531 - Music & Entertainment
  • TH-533 - Holidays
  • TH-535 - Photographers
• TH-540 - Sports & Recreation
  • TH-544 - Fiesta Bowl
  • TH-545 - Insight Bowl
  • TH-546 - Professional Football (Wranglers, Cardinals (1988-2005))
  • TH-547 - Professional Baseball (Spring Training/Cactus League)
• TH-550 - Civic/Fraternal Organizations
  • TH-551 - Fraternal Organizations
    • TH-551.01 - Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.)
      • TH-551.011 - Tempe Odd Fellows/Rebekahs
      • TH-551.012 - General Odd Fellows/Rebekahs
      • TH-551.014 - Tempe Odd Fellows Lodge Reports
      • TH-551.015 - Tempe Rebekahs Lodge Reports
      • TH-551.018 - Modern Odd Fellows/Rebekahs
    • TH-551.03 - Knights of Pythias
  • TH-552 - Civic Organizations
    • TH-552.01 - Tempe Womans Club
      • TH-552.015 - Tempe Womans Club Minutes Digest, 1912-1949
    • TH-552.03 - Rotary Club
    • TH-552.05 - Lions Club
    • TH-552.07 - Kiwanis Club
    • TH-552.08 - Tempe Diablos
    • TH-552.90 - Tempe Garden Club
    • TH-552.10 - Zonta Club
    • TH-552.11 - Tempe Beautification Commitee
  • TH-554 - Hispanic Organizations
  • TH-559 - Miscellaneous Organizations
    • TH-559.01 - Ku Klux Klan
    • TH-559.02 - Women's Christian Temperance Union
    • TH-559.05 - American Legion
• TH-560 - Community/Cultural Organizations
  • TH-562 - Old Settlers of Tempe Association
  • TH-564 - Tempe Historical Society
  • TH-565 - Arizona Historical Museum at Papago Park
  • TH-567 - Tempe Sister Cities Corporation
  • TH-568 - Friends of Old Town Tempe (FOOTT)
• TH-570 - Youth Organizations
• TH-580 - Ethnic Groups
  • TH-581 - Mexican American
  • TH-582 - Native American
  • TH-583 - African American
  • TH-584 - Chinese American
• TH-590 - Home Life & Lifestyle

TH-600 - EDUCATION

• TH-610 - Elementary Schools
  • TH-611 - Early Tempe Schools (Tempe Grammar, Eighth Street, and Tenth Street Schools)
  • TH-612 - Rural Elementary Schools (Rural, Double Butte, Rohrig, and Stringtown Schools)
  • TH-613 - Payne Training School
  • TH-615 - Tempe School District No. 3 (incl. all schools since 1912)
  • TH-616 - Kyrene School District
  • TH-618 - Private/Parochial Elementary Schools
  • TH-619 - Thomas A. Pappas School
• TH-620 - Secondary Schools
  • TH-621 - Tempe High School
• TH-650 - Normal School/University
  • TH-651 - Territorial Normal School
  • TH-652 - Tempe Normal School
  • TH-653 - Arizona State Teachers College
  • TH-654 - Arizona State College
  • TH-655 - Arizona State University
  • TH-658 - ASU Sports (see also TH-830)
• TH-660 - Cook Christian Training School

TH-700 - [open]

TH-800 - LOCAL EVENTS

• TH-810 - Parades, Fairs & Celebrations
  • TH-812 - Fiestas Patrias
  • TH-815 - Mill Avenue Arts & Crafts Fair
  • TH-817 - Tempe Centennial (1971)
• TH-830 - Fiesta Bowl
• TH-840 - Historic Events, By Year
  • TH-841 - Events in Salt River Valley, 1860-1900
  • TH-842 - Events in Tempe, 1901-1940
  • TH-844 - Events in Tempe, 1941-1980
  • TH-846 - Events in Tempe, 1981-2000
    • TH-846.03 - Pope John Paul II Visit, September 1987
    • TH-846.05 - Super Bowl XXX, 1996
  • TH-847 - Events in Tempe, 2001-
    • TH-847.02 - 2004 Presidential Debate (Gammage Auditorium)
• TH-850 - Historic Events, By Type
  • TH-853 - Floods
  • TH-854 - Fires

TH-900 - STATE & NATIONAL EVENTS AFFECTING TEMPE HISTORY

• TH-910 - Arizona History
• TH-920 - United States History
• TH-930 - Popular Culture
  • TH-931 - Popular Culture, 1860-1900
  • TH-932 - Popular Culture, 1900-1940
  • TH-934 - Popular Culture, 1940-1980
• TH-940 - Wars
  • TH-941 - Civil War/Indian Wars
  • TH-942 - Spanish-American War (Rough Riders)
  • TH-943 - Mexican Revolution
  • TH-944 - World War I
  • TH-945 - World War II
  • TH-946 - Korean War
  • TH-947 - Vietnam War
  • TH-948 - Persian Gulf War
• TH-950 - Prohibition
• TH-960 - Great Depression (federal projects)
• TH-970 - Political/Social Movements of the 1960s
• TH-980 - State/National Politics
• TH-985 - Women's Suffrage

The Tempe Historical Museum appreciates the efforts of the members of the Tempe Historical Society and many volunteers who have helped research and compile the Biographical Files since 1970.