Box 1

Scope and Contents Typed draft of “Trading's My Pride”, by Cozy McSparron, chapters 1-11, undated.

Scope and Contents Typed draft of “Trading's My Pride”, by Cozy McSparron, chapters 1-10, with two copies of chapter 2, undated.

Scope and Contents Typed draft of “Trading's My Pride”, by Cozy McSparron, chapters 1-11, undated.

Scope and Contents Handwritten and typed drafts, unidentified and undated, possibly versions of “Trading's My Pride”.

Scope and Contents Two undated drafts, one handwritten and one typed, of an article titled “Wishing Pile”, by Cozy McSparron. A version of this article was published in Arizona Highways magazine in 1950.

Scope and Contents Licenses from the Department of the Interior and the Office of Indian Affairs to operate a trading post and general mercantile store at Thunderbird Ranch, 1919-1947; Business Concession Permit from the Department of Interior, 1949, and 1951 letter from the Department of the Interior referring to changes in concessions policies; fifteen receipts from C. Garcia of Canyon de Chelly Trading Post to Ned Begay and Eva Desbah, housed in separate envelopes, all from March 1960.

Scope and Contents Typed list of “Lodgings in and near the Navajo Reservation”, including rates, availability of gas, addresses, circa 1955. 4 pages.

Scope and Contents 12 images total. Seven approximately 8” x 10” black and white photographs include: Diné sweatlodge, undated; Diné Yei Bi Chei ceremony outside a hogan, undated [Note: to respect issues of cultural sensitivity, the photo of the Yei Bi Chei ceremony is housed in an envelope within the folder; the photo depicts the social portion of the dance and does not depict the patient. Duplication of the photo is prohibited.]; trading post interior on pay day, 1940s; a group of Diné children running to...

Scope and Contents Compiled by Amy N. Spangler, granddaughter of Cozy and Inja McSparron. Note: duplication/reproduction of the list of names is prohibited.