David A. Yetman papers

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David Yetman Seated on Elephant Statue, October, 1978

Photograph of David Yetman seated on an elephant statue, October, 1978.

Collection area: Political Affairs

Collection dates: 1957-1990

About this collection

This collection contains materials that primarily concern Yetman's terms as a member of the Pima County Board of Supervisors in the late 1970's and early 1980's. The majority of the collection is comprised of newspaper clippings, which include Yetman or the Pima County Board of Supervisors. This collection also contains correspondence, speeches, campaign materials, photographs, and certificates.

Historical background

David A. Yetman obtained his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Arizona. He later went on to work as a professor for the university and as an associate research scientist for the University of Arizona Southwest Studies Center. He was also elected to three terms as a member of the Pima County Board of Supervisors and served as executive director of the Tucson Audubon Society. David Yetman's career has also expanded into the realm of television, as host of The Desert Speaks, a local Tucson PBS program on KUAT.

Dr. Yetman is also an accomplished author and photographer. His books include: Where the Desert Meets the Sea: A Trader in the Land of the Seri Indians; Sonora: An Intimate Geography; Gentry's Rio Mayo Plants: the Tropical Deciduous Forest and Environs of Northwest Mexico; Scattered Round Stones: A Mayo Village in Sonora, Mexico; Mayo Ethnobotany: Land History, and Traditional Knowledge in Northwest Mexico; and Hidden People: The Guarijíos of Northwest Mexico and their Ethnobotany

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