Scope and Content Note
The Don Pace Papers consist primarily of correspondence, clippings, meeting minutes, financial records, and other materials documenting cultural heritage institutions, including the Cochise County Historical and Archaeological Society, the Eastern Arizona Museum and Historical Society, Fort Bowie National Historic Site, the Graham County Historical Society, and the Pimeria Alta Historical Society; Pace’s service on the Board of the Arizona Historical Society; the history of several Arizona towns, including Bisbee, Clifton, Pima, Safford, and Thatcher; and
Dates
- Creation: 1962-1977
Access Restrictions
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Copyright
Arizona State University does not own copyright to this collection. Distinctive Collections recognizes that it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.
Biographical Note
Donald Clyde Pace was born to William Wilson Pace (1857-1931) and Catherine (Rankin) Pace (1860-1950) in Nutrioso, Arizona on January 21, 1896. After serving in World War I, Pace settled in Safford, Arizona where he owned a hardware store and chaired the Graham County American Red Cross in the 1930s. During the 1950s, he chaired the Graham Democratic Central Committee for two terms. Pace’s interest in history led to his involvement with the Arizona Historical Society and his work with the Arizona Historical Advisory Committee. He was also involved with the Safford Rotary Club, the American Legion, and the Elks Club.
Don Pace married Carlotta Hayes (1896-1998) in Los Angeles, California on August 23, 1921 and the couple had one daughter, Anna Deane (Pace) Millett (1922-2019). Carlotta Pace taught school in Kekaha on the island of Kauai prior to her marriage and went on to involve herself with the Safford PTA, the Safford Women's Club, and the Arizona Federation of Women’s Clubs. Don Pace died in Safford on November 11, 1987.
Full extent
2 Linear Feet
Full extent
3 Box(es)
Language of materials
English
Abstract
The Don Pace Papers consist primarily of correspondence, clippings, meeting minutes, financial records, and other materials documenting cultural heritage institutions, including the Cochise County Historical and Archaeological Society, the Eastern Arizona Museum and Historical Society, Fort Bowie National Historic Site, the Graham County Historical Society, and the Pimeria Alta Historical Society; Pace’s service on the Board of the Arizona Historical Society; the history of several Arizona towns, including Bisbee, Clifton, Pima, Safford, and Thatcher; and pioneer
Arizona families. Also present are several items documenting Pace’s personal life, including a program for the St. Joseph Stake Singing Mothers in Concert and a prayer written by Pace.
Arrangement
This collection consists of three boxes divided into two series:
- Series I: Cultural Heritage Institutions and Historical Information
- Series II: Other Papers
Provenance
These papers were separated from the Arizona Small Manuscripts and processed as a single collection in 2021.
- Title
- Don Pace Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Elizabeth Dunham
- Date
- 2021 April 27
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository details
Part of the Greater Arizona Collection Repository
Contact
Arizona State UniversityP.O. Box 871006
Tempe AZ 85287-1006 United States
(480) 965-4932
archives@asu.edu