[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 153 (Monday, November 29, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1991]
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                   HONORING THE ARIZONA STATE MUSEUM

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                         HON. RAUL M. GRIJALVA

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, November 29, 2010

  Mr. GRIJALVA. Madam Speaker, it is my pleasure to rise today to honor 
the Arizona State Museum on achieving re-accreditation from the 
American Association of Museums.
  Accreditation comes after a comprehensive and rigorous performance 
appraisal which recognizes only the highest professional standards of 
operation. The Arizona State Museum joins an impressive group of 778 
institutions accredited by the AAM.
  The official curator for the archaeological treasures of the great 
state of Arizona, Arizona State Museum is located in Tucson, on the 
campus of the University of Arizona. Established in 1893, it pre-dates 
the state and stands as the oldest and largest anthropology museum in 
the Southwest region.
  Its archaeological repository is the largest and busiest in the 
nation, second only to the Smithsonian itself.
  Its vast and various collections, coupled with the collective body of 
research conducted there over the past century, are among the world's 
most significant resources for the study of southwestern peoples and 
the archaeology and history of the southwest.
  Among the millions of objects it holds in trust for the people of 
Arizona is the world's largest and most comprehensive collection of 
Southwest American Indian pottery--some 20,000 whole vessels. Equal in 
number and significance is its collection of Southwest American Indian 
basketry.
  The nation's museums play an important role in education, tourism and 
to the quality of life it provides for every community it resides in. 
The Arizona State Museum is one of these organizations and the people 
of Arizona have these and many more reasons to be proud of their state 
museum.

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