urn:taro:ttu.ua.00210 International Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Land Studies (ICASALS): An Inventory of Its Records, 1930-1985, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library Lynn Whitfield The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
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February 21, 2005 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided B. Lynn Whitfield, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, February 2005. Finding aid written in English. Inventory for the International Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Land Studies (ICASALS) Records, 1930-1985 Lynn Whitfield The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, December 2004 Descriptive Summary International Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Land Studies International Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Land Studies (ICASALS) Records, 1930-1985 The collection contains miscellaneous newsletters, brochures, and papers connected to the International Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Land Studies at Texas Tech University. U 96.1 Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University 1 Box and 1 oversized item (1.1 linear feet) English. Biographical Sketch

In 1966, the International Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Land Studies (ICASALS) was created to promote Tech's interdisciplinary study of arid and semi-arid environments and the human relationships to those environments, from an international perspective. Arid and semi-arid environments encompass about one-third of the earth's land surface. ICASALS' goal is "to stimulate, coordinate, and implement teaching, research, and public service activities and international development programs concerning all aspects of the world's arid and semi-arid areas, their peoples, and their problems." The center is involved in and organizes various symposia, research projects, conferences, publications, and consultations.

 Scope and Content

The collection mainly focuses on the development of the new Museum and ICASALS complex. The inauguration of Dr. Grover E. Murray coincided with the ICASALS symposium of 1966. Also included are speeches given by Dr. Murray, miscellaneous papers on arid lands and water, newsletters and brochures.

In the oversized folder are two music scores. The first is loose (unbound)- Orchestra score "Majnun Symphony No. 24" by Alan Hovhaness. Commissioned by ICASALS for Focus on the Arts Series at Texas Tech University. World premiere at Texas Tech University on January 25, 1974. The second score is bound- Musical score "Streams in the Desert" by Dr. Howard Hanson, a Pulitzer Prize winner. Hanson has inscribed and autographed the first page, dated May 11, 1969.

 Organization

The materials are organized into two series: Manuscripts and Oversized Items.

 Index Terms

The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally developed.

Subjects (People) Murray, Grover E. (Grover Elmer), 1916- Subjects (Organizations) International Center for Arid and Semi-arid Land Studies Texas Tech University Subjects Arid regions--Research Water conservation--Texas Acquisition

Gifts, 1960s-1980s

 Access Restrictions

Open for research

 Preferred Citation

International Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Land Studies (ICASALS) Records, 1930-1974, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

 Related Materials in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library:

Frank B. Conselman oral history interview (sound recording), 1982

William Curry Holden oral history interview (sound recording), 1968

ICASALS Symposium (sound recording), 1966

 Processed by

Lynn Whitfield, 2004

 Collection Inventory Manuscripts 1 1 Addresses (Speeches) Given by Dr. Grover E. Murray, September-October, 1966 1 2 Addresses (Speeches) Given by Dr. Grover E. Murray, November-December, 1966 1 3 Addresses (Speeches) Given by Dr. Grover E. Murray, January-July, 1967 1 4 Art Exhibitions and Symposium Sponsored by ICASALS, 1970-1971 1 5 Brochures: General Overview of ICASALS, undated 1 6 Brochures: Miscellaneous, undated 1 7 Brochures: Symposiums, 1966-1974 1 8 Correspondence, 1966-1972 1 9 Faculty Interviews for Implementing ICASALS at Texas Tech, 1966-1967 1 10 Faculty Interview Times, 1966 1 11 ICASALS and Museum Development, 1966-1968 1 12 ICASALS Newsletters, 1969-1977 1 13 Inauguration and Symposium Committees, 1966 1 14 Literary Production: Conservation Tillage for the Semiarid World, undated 1 15 Literary Production: Dryland Agriculture in the Economy of India, 1974 1 16 Literary Production: Dryland Farming Sandy Soils in Semiarid Region, 1974 1 17 Literary Production: Guide for Proposal Preparation- an ICASALS In-Service Publication (2 copies), Fall 1967 1 18 Literary Production: Water Resources in the American West, 1880-1930 1930 1 19 Literary Production: "Desert Trilogy" by Louis W. Ballard, 1971 1 20 Music Symposiums, 1969-1974 1 21 News Clippings and Releases, 1969-1972 1 22 Scrapbook: ICASALS's First Focus on the Arts (82 pages), 1968-1969 Oversized Items 1 Orchestra score "Majnun Symphony No. 24" by Alan Hovhaness. Commissioned by ICASALS for Focus on the Arts Series at Texas Tech University. World premiere at Texas Tech University, January 25, 1974. 2 Musical score "Streams in the Desert" by Dr. Howard Hanson, a Pulitzer Prize winner. Hanson has inscribed and autographed the first page, dated May 11, 1969.