The State Archives, located at the Polly Rosenbaum Archives and History building 1901 West Madison, will now be open Monday thru Thursday from 9:00 am to 3:00, except for emergencies. If you have an emergency or a complicated research topic please call 602-926-3720 to speak to an archivist. If you leave a message please remember we cannot make out-of-state phone calls.
Arizona History
- Territorial Period (29 December 1863- 14 February 1912)
- Statehood Period (14 February 1912- )
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Archival Collections
Arizona Collection
The Arizona Collection features many materials generally not available elsewhere. The book collection covers a wide range of subjects related to Arizona and the Southwest. Areas of strength include: Older Arizona history titles, Archaeology, Indians of Arizona, City & county budgets & audits, County materials (e.g. traffic safety studies), City directories, Arizona high school & college yearbooks, Bancroft’s Works (vols. 1-39), World Almanac (1894-present), Periodical collection (including many older editions from the Arizona Historical Review to Wrangler) and Biographical and subject vertical files including a separate collection relating to Arizona state legislators.
You may find most, but not all, of our books by searching our online library catalog.
Map Collections
The Arizona State Archives contains approximately 32,000 maps of Arizona, dating from the 1860s to current. They include territorial maps dating from the 1860s, county and city maps dating from the 1890s, historic topographic maps and Sanborn Fire Insurance maps and Maricopa County plat maps up to 1959. Other collection strengths include: maps showing irrigation and urban development of the Salt River Valley, state highways, and railroad right-of-ways. The collection also houses maps distributed through the Federal Depository Library Program.
Many of our maps are cataloged. You may search for them using our online library catalog.
If you have any questions please contact our maps librarian.
Photograph Collections
The photograph collection at the Arizona State Archives consists of 125,000 images. Our digital imaging program has resulted in the digitization of over 35,000 of those images. Please visit our photograph search page. Please visit our photograph webpage or the Arizona Memory Project
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Updated: 10/07/09
Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records
A division of the Secretary of State
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