Series II: Scrapbooks

The Frank Midvale Papers house correspondence, manuscripts, notes, photographs, maps, and printed material documenting Midvale's archaeological work. Although the collection dates from 1865 to 1972, the bulk of the material was created between 1930 and 1972. The papers are arranged in six series.

Series I: Correspondence dates from 1941 to 1974 and houses manuscripts, biographical correspondence, obituaries, and subject files composed of printed materials.

Series II: Scrapbooks contains photographs, maps, and newsclippings dating from 1865 to 1974. The bulk of the material dates from 1935 to 1970 and documents Midvale's efforts to survey prehistoric canals and other ruins in Arizona. Also included are materials documenting nineteenth- and twentieth century sites and their impact on antiquities. Midvale arranged these materials into scrapbooks focusing on selected geographic areas. The majority of the maps and photographs are annotated and descriptions are included.

Series III: Photographs includes black and white and color prints of various sizes, 35mm color transparencies, and black and white and color negatives of various sizes. The majority of these images are negatives for photographs used in scrapbooks and companion images. Many are accompanied by proofsets or prints and some have explanatory notes. Slide jackets are annotated with identifications and comments. Although these images date from 1946 to 1970, most are undated.

Series IV: Maps houses manuscripts dating from 1886 to 1970. Some of these maps are hand drawn, others are photocopies of hand drawn maps, and others were created by joining segments of printed maps. All are extensively annotated with markings indicating the locations of ruins and canals from prehistory or from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Explanatory notes and comments are also included.

Series V: Illustration Boards houses photographs and notes describing specific topics that have been mounted on poster boards. These materials are undated.

Series VI: Aerial Photographs are folio sized and depict areas rich in anthropological features.