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August 21, 2014
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Looking To Acutely Focus Your Research without having to step foot in the Archive?

http://www.azarchivesonline.org   What is Arizona Archives Online (AAO)? Arizona Archives Online brings together detailed descriptions of archival material about the history of Arizona and other subjects. The archival collections described in AAO are held at institutions across the state including … Continue reading

August 13, 2014
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Throwback Thursday!

  Who is this woman, and why is she wrapped in an Arizona Flag? The image dates from 1911. The woman in the picture graduated from Northern Arizona Normal School, and her fiancé was Frank Curtis.

August 4, 2014
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That’s the Way He Rolled – Blast from the Past

President J. Lawrence Walkup was one of our most active, involved, and energetic university presidents. He served NAU for 30 years (1949-1979), 22 of them as president (1957-1979). According to Platt Cline, author of Mountain Campus- The Story of Northern … Continue reading