Katherine Noe, 7/1/1982
File — Box: 1, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents
Summary of notes: Katherine is the mother of Sally Noe. After getting a business education, Katherine returned to Gallup and had jobs in the offices of the Gallup Mercantile Store, the Cotton store, Gross Kelly, the Merchants Bank, the Wallace store, etc. and knew of the Kirks, Kennedys, Fred Harvey, etc. In the stores she worked in accounting, pricing, etc. and dealt with the Navajo weavers and teamsters, post traders, handled wool, livestock, rugs, pottery, fruit, vegetables, etc. She describes the Navajo drivers bringing in the wagons to the store and that they were very trustworthy. She also worked at the Zuni trading post and described trading with the Zuni women jewelry makers, who didn’t like dealing with White women - only men and like her. She recalls seeing the Zuni scalp dance and Santo Niño doll dance. She handled the ration stamp program at the Gallup Mercantile Store during World War II. Later she was the first woman to run a store in Gallup.
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Dates
- 7/1/1982
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