You can find a lot more than books in the Arizona Room, including city directories, periodicals, vertical files, and other special collections.

City Directories

We have a large collection of city directories, including Metro Phoenix, Tucson, Glendale, and the East Valley. Microfiche of Phoenix to the 1950s is also available to view.

Periodicals

The Arizona Room holds a wide variety of magazines and newspapers, including tribal newspapers Ak-Chin O’odham Runner, Fort Apache Scout, and Navajo Times.

Vertical Files

This collection holds articles clipped from Arizona Republic and Phoenix Gazette from the late 1960s through early 1990s. Articles relate to a vast number of subjects and topics on local and state news and events. An index file for searching is available in the Arizona Room.

Susan Arreola Postcard Collection

The Susan Arreola Postcard Collection, which consists of approximately 2500 historic vintage postcards, ranges from the 1910s to the 1960s. Postcards are a great visual resource for the past. This collection is providing pictorial documentation of life and culture in early Phoenix, from the years surrounding Arizona statehood into the 1960s.