Solar energy -- Arizona

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This collection houses correspondence, research materials, flyers, promotional materials, plans, clippings, newsletters, reel-to-reel audio tapes, and other items documenting James W. Elmore's work as an architect and urban planner. Among the subjects covered are Elmore's proposal for an aerial light rail system in the Salt River Valley, city planning in Phoenix from the 1950s to the 2000s, the development of the Rio Salado Project, and Arizona State University's College of Architecture.

Abstract This collection consists of a comprehensive body of material documenting the early history of the International Solar Energy Society when it was known as the Association for Applied Solar Energy (AFASE). Materials in the collection date from 1954 to 1974. It is divided into ten series: Series I: Administrative, Series II: Board of Directors, Series III: Library, Series IV: Meetings, V: Newsclippings, Series VI: Photographs, Series VII: Publishing/Printed Matter, Series VIII: Research Files,...

Abstract This collection consists primarily of correspondence produced by the Workshop relating to the selection of site locations, responses to requests for information, and information from solar energy product suppliers. There are four main types of records organized in four equivalent series: administrative records consisting of general correspondence and papers regarding the operation of the workshop; correspondence dealing with the selection and organization of workshop sites, organized by...

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This collection houses manuscripts, correspondence, published documents, photographs, notes, charts, and other materials documenting John I. Yellott's research into the potential applications of solar energy. This collection has not been processed in full and can be viewed only by appointment. Contact Archives and Special Collections for more information.