Southwestern Landscapes and Aerial Photos, 1898-1970
File — Box: 2, Folder: 35
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection is made up of material related to the Navajo Indians. It documents Navajo people, reservations, and various projects and programs related to education, health, industrial and resource development, and construction. The collection consists of photographs, transparencies, slides, a photograph album, and negatives. The first box contains the photographs and transparencies. The majority of the photographs are from Robert W. Young's A Political History of the Navajo Indians, including photographs by Benjamin Wittick and Milton Snow. There are negative or positive transparencies for some of the photographs. The remaining transparencies have been organized thematically according to the following subjects: Schools; Cultural Events and Representations; Farming; and Location Specific. The second box contains the slides. The slides have also been organized thematically according to the photographer when noted, and subjects similar to the transparencies. A series of slides by John Adair contains a number of photographs of Many Farms and various activities there. In addition to the above mentioned transparency subjects, the slides also depict Navajo people and dwellings; Southwestern landscapes; and buildings, on and off the reservation. The photograph album in the third box contains the original photos used for the election of 1955, including a ballot and a copy of the regulations that governed the 1955 elections. Photographic prints are 8 x 10 in. or smaller, transparencies are 5 x 6.75 in. or smaller, slides are 2 x 2 in., and the photograph album is 15 x 11.25 in.
Dates
- 1898-1970
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 705 plus items (3 boxes) : 59 photographic prints, 122 transparencies, 524 slides, 1 photograph album with uncounted photographs ; photographic prints: 8 x 10 in. and smaller; transparencies: 5 x 6.75 in. or smaller; slides: 2 x 2 in.; album: 15 x 11.25 in.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Young, Robert W., 1912-2007 (Person)
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
cswrref@unm.edu
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
cswrref@unm.edu