Arizona Almanac
Scheduled Network Outage
Arizona State Library, Archives & Records COVID-19 Response – Temporarily suspending all in-person services, while maintaining our statutory responsibilities
- Our number one goal is to keep the public and our employees safe
- The situation related to COVID-19 is rapidly developing, as is the response from this office and the state. Please check back regularly for updates
- We are committed to providing continuity of services while reducing exposure risks
- In-person trainings for ALL divisions are on hold until further notice. Divisions will hold trainings by webinar as needed.
- Department staff will attend community meetings virtually or by phone, when available.
- Services impacted:
- In-person Patent and Trademark Resource Center consultations
- In-person retrieval and immediate checkout of materials to patrons of Arizona Talking Book Library
- Walk-in reference service for Archives & the Research Library
- Ask a Question - online reference service
- Digital Arizona Library, including statewide electronic resources
- Records retention schedules assistance
- Arizona Talking Book Library requests and link to downloads
- Tools and resources for library staff
- Online continuing education for library staff
- Consulting for library staff on grants, electronic resources, digital inclusion efforts, Public Library Survey and all library services
- Communications channel for County Librarians
- E-rate Services offered online and by phone
- Arizona Capitol Museum Giftshop orders can still be placed online
- Arizona Capitol Museum collections can be viewed online through the Arizona Memory Project and Google Cultural Institute
- Arizona Capitol Museum staff can respond to email and phone call inquiries.
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Books
Going Back to Bisbee,
By Richard Shelton
These Is My Words,
By Nancy Turner
Capirotada: A Nogales Memoir,
By Alberto Rios
The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd,
By Jana Bommersbach
Hopi Summer: Letters from Ethel to Maud,
By Carolyn O'Bagy Davis
Arizona: 100 Years Grand,
By Lisa Schnebly Heidinger
Geography, Climate and Natural Resources
Land area in square miles: 113,594
Largest cities: Phoenix, Tucson, Mesa
Highest peak: Humphreys Peak (12,637 feet)
Longest river: Colorado River
Coldest recorded temperature: -40 degrees at Hawley Lake on January 7, 1971.
Hottest recorded temperature: 128 degrees in Lake Havasu City on June 29, 1994.
Phoenix high: 122 degrees on June 26, 1990.
History
The U.S. acquired the northern part of Arizona in 1848 with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The area south of the Gila River was added in 1853 with the 1853 Gadsden Purchase. At first, Arizona was a part of the Territory of New Mexico. Arizona became a separate territory in 1863. The U.S. made Arizona the 48th state in 1912.
Law and Government
Three branches of government:
The Governor is the chief executive. The Secretary of State is next in line.
The legislature has two houses, with 30 districts. Each district elects one senator and two representatives.
The highest court is the Arizona Supreme Court. The court has seven justices.
Art and Architecture
Frank Lloyd Wright began building Taliesin West in 1937. It is north of Scottsdale.
San Xavier del Bac is the oldest European structure in the state. It was built in the late 1700s near Tucson.
The Heard Museum tells the story of American Indian arts and cultures. It is in Phoenix.
Route 66 is a road that ran across northern Arizona. It passed through Winslow. The town is home to the street corner made famous by the Eagle's “Take it Easy.” The town also has La Posada, a railroad hotel designed by Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter.
The Center for Creative Photography is on the University of Arizona campus. It is the largest history center in the world for modern North American photography.