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Descriptive Summary
Biographical Sketch
Scope and Content
Organization
Restrictions
Index Terms
Related Material
Administrative Information
Description of Series
Manuscripts
Oversized Items
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International Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Land Studies (ICASALS):
An Inventory of Its Records, 1930-1985, at the
Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
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| Creator | International Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Land Studies |
| Title: | International Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Land Studies (ICASALS) Records,
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| Dates: | 1930-1985 |
| Abstract: | The collection contains miscellaneous
newsletters, brochures, and papers connected to the International Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Land Studies
at Texas Tech University. |
| Collection # | U 96.1 |
| Quantity: | 1 Box and 1 oversized item (1.1 linear feet) |
| Language | English. |
| Repository: | Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University |
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.
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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.
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Organization
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| The materials are organized into two series: Manuscripts and Oversized Items. |
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Access Restrictions
Open for research
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| The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally
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| 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 |
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Frank B. Conselman oral history interview (sound recording), 1982
William Curry Holden oral history interview (sound recording), 1968
ICASALS Symposium (sound recording), 1966
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International Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Land Studies (ICASALS) Records, 1930-1974,
Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock,
Texas
Gifts, 1960s-1980s
Lynn Whitfield, 2004
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Manuscripts
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| box | folder |
| 1 | 1 | | Addresses (Speeches) Given by Dr. Grover E. Murray,
September-October, 1966 |
| 2 | | Addresses (Speeches) Given by Dr. Grover E. Murray,
November-December, 1966 |
| 3 | | Addresses (Speeches) Given by Dr. Grover E. Murray,
January-July, 1967 |
| 4 | | Art Exhibitions and Symposium Sponsored by ICASALS,
1970-1971 |
| 5 | | Brochures: General Overview of ICASALS,
undated |
| 6 | | Brochures: Miscellaneous,
undated |
| 7 | | Brochures: Symposiums,
1966-1974 |
| 8 | | Correspondence,
1966-1972 |
| 9 | | Faculty Interviews for Implementing ICASALS at Texas Tech,
1966-1967 |
| 10 | | Faculty Interview Times,
1966 |
| 11 | | ICASALS and Museum Development,
1966-1968 |
| 12 | | ICASALS Newsletters,
1969-1977 |
| 13 | | Inauguration and Symposium Committees,
1966 |
| 14 | | Literary Production: Conservation Tillage for the Semiarid World,
undated |
| 15 | | Literary Production: Dryland Agriculture in the Economy of India,
1974 |
| 16 | | Literary Production: Dryland Farming Sandy Soils in Semiarid Region,
1974 |
| 17 | | Literary Production: Guide for Proposal Preparation- an
ICASALS In-Service Publication (2 copies),
Fall 1967 |
| 18 | | Literary Production: Water Resources in the American West, 1880-1930
1930 |
| 19 | | Literary Production: "Desert Trilogy" by Louis W. Ballard,
1971 |
| 20 | | Music Symposiums,
1969-1974 |
| 21 | | News Clippings and Releases,
1969-1972 |
| 22 | | Scrapbook: ICASALS's First Focus on the Arts (82 pages),
1968-1969 |
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Oversized Items
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| 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,
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January 25, 1974 |
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| 2 | | | Musical score "Streams in the Desert" by Dr. Howard Hanson,
a Pulitzer Prize winner. Hanson has inscribed and autographed the
first page, dated
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May 11, 1969 |
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