Tom E. Kirk, 8/18/1980
File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents
Summary of notes: Kirk talks about his parents coming to New Mexico and his family’s operation of several different Indian trading posts on the Navajo reservation. He recalls his early life, schools, the hardships of the Depression, bad roads and selling finer Navajo rugs in California and Chicago and saddle blankets in Texas. He explains why the Navajos preferred to sell in Gallup instead of on the Western side of the reservation.
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Dates
- 8/18/1980
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 2 boxes (.5 cu. ft. containing 49 CDs, transcriptions, and notes)
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