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Jim (Joseph James) Trott Records

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 0054

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents:

Associated field records from the office of Jim Trott. Includes CHCU project files, correspondence, field notes, maps, reports,VHS tapes, architctural documentation, interagency agreements between NPS and the Navajo Nation. Includes records regarding the NPS Fajada Butte Solstice Project, the Backfilling Program at Chetro Ketl and Pueblo Bonito Sites, and Drainage Repair at BC 50, BC 51, and BC 59.

The collection also includes field records, photographs, negatives, and slides pertaining to the NPS Fajada Butte Solstice Project.

Dates

  • 1973-2002 (bulk dates: 1980-2001)

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Biographical/Historical:



This collection includes official records created by Jim Trott while he was an archeologist for the National Park Service. Joseph James Trott (known as Jim Trott) earned his associate's degree in 1968 from Trinidad State Junior College, a bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado in 1970, and a master's degree in Anthropology, specializing in Archeology from Colorado State University. Jim Trott has worked as the Project Archeologist at the Museum of Northern Arizona, Park Archeologist for Chaco Culture National Historical Park and Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, and the Supervisory Archeologist for the Intermountain Region of the National Park Service and the Architectural Conservation Program in Santa Fe.

The majority of the collection contains maps, reports, and correspondence on various preservation projects at Chaco Culture NHP from the 1980-1990s, including the Solstice Project at Fajada Butte, the Backfilling Program at Chetro Ketl and Pueblo Bonito Sites, and Drainage Repair at BC 50, BC 51, and BC 59. There are also several drafts of a Joint Management Plan between the National Park Service and the Navajo Nation. The collection also includes several photographs, negatives, and slides pertaining to the Solstice Project.

Extent

1.7 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Arrangement/Organization: One series: The files are kept in the arrangement in which they were received, presumably the original order created by Jim Trott.

Provenance

Provenance:

Joseph James Trott
Title
Finding Aid for Jim (Joseph James) Trott Records
Subtitle
Coll 0054
Author
Chaco Culture National Historical Park, National Park Service
Date
2011
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the NPS Chaco Culture National Historical Park Repository

Contact:
Chaco Culture NHP & Aztec Ruins NM Museum & Archives Program
Hibben Center Rm 307 - MSC01 1050
450 University Blvd NE
Albuquerque NM 87106 USA