Sanctuary: Who Belongs Here? The Search for Homeland on the U.S.-Mexico Border, 1848-Today

Bisbee Deportation Legal Papers and Exhibits, 1917-1919 (AZ114)

In the early 1900's Bisbee was a boom town controlled by mining companies. On July 12, 1917, Sheriff Harry C. Wheeler led a vigilante group that rounded up 1,186 striking miners, loaded them on train cars, transported and abandoned them near Columbus, New Mexico. This collection includes materials presented in the suit of Michael Simmons vs. the El Paso and Southwestern Railroad Co. et al., photostatic copies of correspondence of the I.W.W. and I. W. W. leaflets, original I.W.W. pamphlets and one photograph.

Augusto Ortiz Papers, 1954-2007 (MS694)

Dr. Augusto Ortiz lived and worked in Arizona most of his professional life. Throughout his career he worked to bring healthcare to the poor and underserved. In 1972, Dr. Ortiz moved to Tucson and established a mobile health program based out of the University of Arizona’s Rural Health Office. Areas of particular interest to him included community oriented primary care, migrant laborer health care, health education and folk medicine including herbal folk remedies and curanderismo.

Russell Lee Photograph Collection, 1938-1942 (MS347)

Russell Lee, born in Ottawa, Illinois, on July 21,1903, became interested in photography in 1931 while married to his first wife, artist Doris Emrick. In 1936, he joined Roy Stryker's Resettlement Administration Project, which became the Farm Security Administration (FSA) in 1937. On behalf of the FSA, Lee traveled to Texas, New Mexico, California, and Arizona.

Taylor F. Ealy Family Papers, 1854 to 1937 (MS162)

Taylor F. Ealy was a missionary, doctor, and teacher.  Ealy operated the U.S. Freedmen's School for black children at Fort Arbuckle, Oklahoma, from 1874 to 1876. An undated typescript by Ruth Ealy relates conditions of migrant farm workers' families in Tucson, Arizona. 

Collection of the Arizona Ecumenical Council, Truth Squad Committee, 1972 (MS277)

In May, 1972, the Arizona Ecumenical Council commissioned the Truth Squad Committee and charged them with investigating issues dealing with the then-current crisis in farm labor relations. From this research the committee drew up a report which generated much controversy and which some attacked as being pro-grower. The collection consists of photocopies of reports, correspondence, memos, clippings and pamphlets relating to the work of the Committee.