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These interviews discuss the construction of the Kitt Peak Observatory in Arizona and the negotiations that took place with the Papagos Indian Tribe in order to obtain the lease of the land. The issues of mineral rights and university and community relations are discussed in these interviews.
| Interviewee: | Borgmann, Carl |
| Call number: | 84-031 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | November 10, 1983 |
| Physical Description: | 12 pp; 1 cassette, 1 7/8 ips, 18 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Restricted - no DOG, can be used with permission of interviewee |
| Interviewer: | Edmondson, Frank |
Carl Borgmann discusses astronomy and the creation of the Kitt Peak Observatory. He talks about the individuals and organizations that helped to fund the observatory and how the site was chosen.
American Association for the Advancement of
Science
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy,
Incorporated
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Columbia School of Engineering
European Southern Observatory
Ford Foundation
National Science Foundation
Oxford University
Purdue University
United States Congress
Yale University
Babcock, Horace
Carey, William D.
Gustafson, Reuben
Hiltner, Al
Johnson, Lyndon Baines
Koonine, Tom
Roberts, Bill
Stone, Shepard
Wells, Herman B
Australia
Chile
South Africa
astronomer
Carso proposal
Palomar telescope
Rhodes Scholar
Yale astrograph
astronomy
radio heliograph
rugby
telescopes
| Interviewee: | Denton, John |
| Call number: | 84-032 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | December 3, 1984 |
| Physical Description: | 34 pp; 2 cassettes, 1 7/8 ips, 69 minutes; photocopied sheet about mineral rights and Papago Indians |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Restricted - must obtain interveiwee permission |
| Interviewer: | Edmondson, Frank |
John Denton tells about the Arizona Papago Indians' struggle to obtain mineral rights for the land on their reservation. He also details how there came to be an observatory on Papago land and the struggle between the developers and the astronomers over light pollution from nearby developments. Denton talks about local politics and how local philanthropists impacted developments in the area over the years.
American Friends Service Committee
American Friends Service Committee
Arizona Council on Civic Unity
Arizona state legislature
Association for Papago Affairs
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy,
Incorporated
Columbia University
Delphi University
Hughes Aircraft
Kingman Chamber of Commerce
NAACP
Papago Non-profit Development Corporation
Seton Hall University
Tucson Community School
United States Bureau of Indian Affairs
United States Congress
United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
University of Arizona
University of California, Berkeley
Boyle, Jim
Brown, E. J.
Francisco, Enos
Gammage, Grady
Gerber, Sid
Goldwater, Barry M.
Gonzales, Grace
Hagman, Chet
Jones, Alden
Jose, Juan
Juerta, Lawrence
King, Bill
Lander, Clifton
Lopez, Ruiz
Manuel, Mark
McInnes, John
Mile, Hayden
Pasco, Juan
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
Segundo, Tom
Smith, William
Spicer, Ned
Strauss, Charlie
Udall, Stewart Lee
American Flag, Arizona
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Flagstaff, Arizona
Kingman, Arizona
Kitt Peak, Arizona
Mexico
New York
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Phoenix, Arizona
Pima County, Arizona
Seattle, Washington
Tempe, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Washington, DC
attorney
1978 Mineral Rights Bill
Indian reservation
Mexican Indians
Navajo reservation
Papago Indians
San Xavier reservation
Seri Indians
astronomical observatory
dental clinic
journalism
mineral rights
philanthropy
religious beliefs
segregation
telescopes
tribal council
| Interviewee: | Lee, Gilbert |
| Call number: | 84-030 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | October 30, 1983 |
| Physical Description: | 39 pp; 2 cassettes, 1 7/8 ips, 104 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Restricted - no DOG, permission must be obtained from interviewee prior to use. |
| Interviewer: | Edmondson, Frank |
Gilbert Lee talks about the creation of Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy in 1957 and 1958 and the difficulty he experienced in setting up the administration of the program as it transitioned from being run by the University of Michigan to a self-sufficient, federally funded project. October 28, 1957 was the incorporation date of AURA. Kitt Peak in Arizona was dedicated as their observatory site on March 15, 1960. Lee also talks about various trips to South America in the nineteen sixties and nineteen seventies to evaluate sites for another observatory.
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy,
Incorporated
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Conagra Airlines
Ford Foundation
National Science Foundation
Price-Waterhouse
University of Arizona
University of Chicago
University of Chile
University of Michigan
Carnegie
Beecher, Bob
Blanco, Victor
Dunlop, Bill
Edmondson, Margaret
Franklin, Joe
Goldberg, Leo
Haidi, Ralph
Miller, Jim
Moore, Minton
More, Dean
Morgan, Bill
Patrick, Jim
Shane, Donald
Smith, Alex G.
Stock, Bergan
Wallace, Larry
Waterman, Ellen
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Bloomington, Indiana
Caldera, California
Chicago, Illinois
Chile
Copiapo, Chile
Coquimbo, Chile
Detroit, Michigan
Kitt Peak, Arizona
La Serena, Chile
Lowell, Massachusetts
Mequon, Wisconsin
Phoenix, Arizona
Santiago, Chile
South America
Tererro, New Mexico
Tololo, Chile
Tucson, Arizona
Vicuna, Chile
Washington, DC
attorney
Climate Technology Initiative
federal government
grants
incorporation
mass solar telescope
observatory
solar energy
space program
| Interviewee: | Pascoe, Juan |
| Call number: | 84-033 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | March 23, 1985 |
| Physical Description: | 25 pp; 1 cassette, 1 7/8 ips, 45 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Restricted - No DOG - must obtain permission from interviewee |
| Interviewer: | Edmondson, Frank |
Juan Pascoe details his involvement with the Papago Indians in Arizona during their fight to obtain the mineral rights to the land their reservation sits on. He also tells about the negotiation between AURA, Congress, and the Papagos about placing an observatory on Kitt Peak. After working for the Papagos, Pascoe worked for the United Nations and Planned Parenthood in Africa and Latin America. After he retired he moved back to Arizona and resumed working with the Papagos.
American Friends Service Committee
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Papago Affairs Association
Papago Indian
News
Southwest Indian Program
The Papago
News
United Nations
United States Congress
United States Department of the Interior
University of Arizona
University of California, Los Angeles
Spicers
Carpenter, Edwin
Denton, John
Eisenhower, Dwight David
Estrada, Elizabeth
Gilmore, Harry
Goldwater, Barry M.
Hagman, Chet
Jones, Alden
King, Bill
Mandez, Don
Manuel, Mark
Meinel, Aden
Norris, George
Segundo, Tom
Spicer, Ned
Stevens, Harry
Udall, Stewart
Bolivia
California
Caribbean
Central America
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Gila River, Arizona
Illinois
Kitt Peak, Arizona
Massachusetts
Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico
Montana
Nepal
New York
Oklahoma
Pasadena, California
San Jose, California
Sells, Arizona
Sudan
Topawa, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Washington, DC
International Planned Parenthood Federation program
director
United Nations resident representative
attorney
1934 Indian Reconstruction Act
Papago Indians
astronomical observatory
cyclotron
telescopes
tribal council