July 2007 Archives

Read Bonnie Henry's article from the July 22nd Daily Star, "Here's your chance to tell it like it was." Coni Weatherford, Pima County Public librarian, is starting "a new online library collection devoted to Tucson's memories." Coni is a graduate of the UA's School of Information Resources and Library Science. Tucson, Tell Us Your Story is starting off as part of Tucson's 232nd Birthday Celebration.

Patricia Stephenson shared this photo yesterday and I added it to the University Neighborhood's University Square ... and the Campus page.

Patricia said that Tom Marshall took this picture of Mrs. Baxter and her staff around 1925 in Mrs. Baxter's University Square beauty shop. She added that she got her first perm in the first station. Mrs. Baxter's daughter told Patricia that Mrs. Marshall was very helpful to her mother's business. Patricia also pointed out that if you look at the first station, the long cords hanging at the opening were what was used back then to give perms.

I've written recently about some of the fascinating artifacts uncovered while developing websites from Patricia Stephenson's books Tom Marshall's Tucson and the University Neighborhood. The 1911 Balopticon Model C glass slide projector and the collection of lantern slides with prohibition and bird watching themes. Websites for both collections are being developed but can take a look at them by the following the links. FYI, Casey in the LTC's graphic design unit is revising the Tom Marshall website interface for these collections and I am hoping to find some in the Aububon Society to identify the content of each bird watching image.

This month, I began digitizing two other Louise and Tom Marshall artifacts. One is Louise Foucar Marshall's Histology. Louise's Histology dates back to 1899 when she was a botany student at the UA. As Patricia would say, her botany professor pointed out the window and told her, "There is your laboratory." Much to his surprise, she meticulously studied desert plants, documenting her work in her Histology and adding detailed sketches. Louise's Histology at some point over the past 107 years suffered some water damage but is still in good condition. I am scanning each page and saving them as 800 pixel high JPEG images and scanning each sketch as well. Interested? Here is a sample page and a sample sketch.