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Wetherill, Mrs. Marietta., September 20, 1953.

 Item — CD: 482, Microfilm: 8

Scope and Contents

Dipping sheep for scabies. Shelton bragging about the amount of money he made off the Navajos. Marietta’s sister, Beatrice, same age as her son Richard. Horses getting syphilis. Stories about the children and their wagons. How the Navajo women weave the very large rugs. Blachly reads from Schmedding’s Cowboy and Indian Trader. Birth of daughter Marion in 1907 - the newborn swims in the bathtub. Trouble getting birth certificates for the children. Stacher still planning a school at Chaco. Mrs. Stacher’s abortion.

Dates

  • September 20, 1953.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English Spanish

Access Restrictions

Transcripts must be accessed via microfilm (CSWR F801 P56 1960). Not all tapes have been transcribed.

Extent

From the Collection: 13 Boxes (13 cu. ft.)

General

see also discs with combined interviews, 480-481, 4482-483 at the end of the box

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451