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Ann Nolan Clark Native American Education Papers, 1945.

 Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 5

Scope and Content

From the Collection: The collection consists of materials related to the education of Native American children, including administrative documents, curriculum materials, teacher guides, and mimeographed compilations of work written and produced by students. Most items are specific to the Southwest, with a few from the Mountain West and Great Plains. Some touch on the role and effects of World War II on native populations.

Some of the curriculum texts are hand-colored by the students who used them. Ann Nolan Clark hand-bound some of the compilations in colorful floral fabric. These student publications included collections of indigenous lore, as well as students' creative works and their own observations on their culture and the world around.

Dates

  • 1945.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 Box (1 cu. ft.) and one Oversized Folder

General

  1. Navaho Elementary Schools Curriculum Guides: Better Living for Navaho Children, part 1: Introduction to Curriculum for first Six Elementary School Years. United States Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs Navaho Service, Window Rock AZ. 1945.
  2. Navaho Elementary Schools Curriculum Guides: Better Living for Navaho Children, part 2: Suggested Home Economics Units for First Six Elementary School Years. United States Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs Navaho Service. Window Rock AZ. 1945.
  3. Statement of Some of the Goals of Achievement for Elementary Schools, tentative edition. Pima Indian Agency, Sacaton AZ. 1945.
  4. North Dakota, 1945 course of study geography units. American Book Company, Chicago IL.

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