Monograph: Anybody Here From Arizona?, 1966

The Don Dedera Papers consist of records spanning early family history, college journalism experience, civic and community involvement, military service, and Dedera's well documented writing career.

Series I: Correspondence (Boxes 1-4) includes general personal and professional communications spanning Dedera's entire writing career (1955-2008).

Series II: Military Service (Boxes 5-7) documents Dedera's military service as a United States Marine during WWII and as a Vietnam War correspondent embedded with U.S. Marines. It houses personal correspondence, a plethora of publications, memorabilia, and other materials.

Series III: Personal Papers (Boxes 8-15) includes a variety of materials Dedera's showing family history, educational career, and civic involvement.

Series IV: Professional Papers (Boxes 16-21) documents Dedera's career as editor, foreign correspondent, and screen writer.

Series V: Publications (Boxes 22-79) contains a vast number of published and unpublished monographs, journal articles, columns, and feature articles on such subjects as Arizona history, environmental impact, humor, and satire.

Series VI: Research (Boxes 80-100) houses a variety of materials used as source materials for writing projects, including biographical files, publications by other writers, and subject files.

Series VII: Calendars (Boxes 101-103) contains calendars spanning the years 1959 to 1997. They bear witness to Dedera's personal and professional career as a writer, journalist, and photographer.

Series VIII: Miscellaneous Files (Boxes 104-111) houses awards, brochures, ephemera, maps, and memorabilia.

Series IX: Oversized Materials (Box 112) includes supplemental items pertinent to the collection that require special housing due to their size.

Series X: Photographs (Boxes 113-142) contains a wide range of images providing significant support to the written materials in this collection.