Preserving Arizona's heritage
For the past quarter century, the SRP Heritage Exhibits and Consulting group has helped to preserve and document the cultural heritage of Arizona, the Sonoran Desert and the Salt River Valley.
SRP has a proud past. We share our knowledge and resources with the public and business communities in the following ways:
SRP's roots reach back more than 100 years into Arizona's past. During that time, we've become a repository with a vast artifact collection extensive archive of photographs and film footage of historic Arizona.
Our staff is knowledgeable about state history and can provide research support and images to academics, students and historians for a thesis, paper, documentary or other endeavor. Items include:
- Historic photographs - include scenes related to water management, power facilities and people, as well as postcards.
- Documents - papers related to SRP, the Salt River Valley and Arizona pioneers.
- Kelley Collection - approximately 350 artifacts containing ceramics, stone tools, organic materials and shell jewelry.
- Midvale Collection - approximately 25 artifacts containing ceramics and stone implements.
- SRP Collection - approximately 35 artifacts containing ceramics, stone tools and shell jewelry.
- SRP historical artifacts - from the grinding wheel used to crush rocks for the building of Roosevelt Dam to insulators and early equipment used at SRP.
Contact SRP Heritage at heritage@srpnet.com or call (602) 236-2723 to discuss your research needs.
SRP Heritage is proud to help preserve our heritage and that of Arizona. That's why SRP Heritage participates in organizations such as the Central Arizona Museum Association, the Arizona Humanities Council and the Local Legacies Project.
The Central Arizona Museum Association: The Central Arizona Museum Association is dedicated to the promotion of museums. Central Arizona museums are full of history, archaeology, art, hands-on exhibits, science and anthropology and offer something for everyone.
The Arizona Humanities Council: The Arizona Humanities Council and SRP Heritage have partnered on projects to promote the cultural heritage of Arizona.
Library of Congress Local Legacies: SRP is proud to be one of Arizona's local legacies. More than 1,300 projects were registered by Congress, including photos, written reports, sound and video recordings, newspaper clippings, posters, and other materials. These projects were sent to the Library of Congress to become a permanent part of the collection of the American Folklife Center.
Find out more about Arizona's local legacies at the Library of Congress Web site.