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Austin A. Sam Autobiography and Houck Chapter History,

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Identifier: MSS-656-BC
Abstract The collection contains a typescript photocopy of "Sam's Story: The Autobiography of Austin A. Sam" which details the life of a Navajo Indian living in a "white environment." The collection also contains descriptive materials about the Houck Chapter of the Navajo reservation and material related to Sam's schooling and military service.
Dates: 1952-2010; Majority of material found in 1983-1992

George P. Hammond Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-55-BC
Abstract This collection contains three volumes of a detailed manuscript written by George Peter Hammond entitled "Navajo-Hopi Relations," which addresses the history of these two tribes between 1540 and 1956. The subtext speaks to the role of the U.S. government and military, missionaries, and other tribes in those relations.
Dates: 1933-1956

Glenn Leonidas Emmons Papers

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Identifier: MSS-308-BC
Scope and Content The Glenn L. Emmons papers primarily document Emmons' tenure as Commissioner of Indian Affairs (1953-1961). The collection also contains biographical background, personal miscellany, and a small amount of banking-related materials. The collection is divided into the following series: Personal Papers Indian Affairs - Appointment correspondence and speeches Indian Affairs -...
Dates: 1922-1983; Majority of material found in 1953-1960

Glenn Leonidas Emmons Pictorial Collection

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Identifier: PICT-000-308
Abstract This collection consist mainly of photographs documenting Glen Emmons's tenure as Bureau of Indian Affairs Commissioner.
Dates: 1914-1961

Michael Steck Papers

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Identifier: MSS-134-BC
Abstract The Steck Papers contain correspondence and business records relating to Steck's tenure as Indian Agent and Superintendent of Indian Affairs for New Mexico. Also contains records of his involvement with the New Mexico Mining Company and with railroad operations in Pennsylvania.
Dates: 1839-1933 (bulk 1852-1880)

New Mexico Indian Affairs Historical Documents

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Identifier: MSS-987-BC
Abstract This collection contains mostly documents related to affairs of Pueblo Indian communities and schools.
Dates: 1689-1963

Robert W. Young Papers

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Identifier: MSS-672-BC
Abstract This collection contains works and materials written and gathered by Robert W. Young, professor emeritus in linguistics at the University of New Mexico. Materials concern Navajo linguistics, BIA and Navajo tribal government records, customs, livestock, education, employment, natural resources, and other issues.
Dates: 1850-2003 (bulk 1823-1980)

Roger A. Finzel American Indian Movement Papers

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Identifier: MSS-711-BC
Abstract This collection documents activities of the American Indian Movement (AIM), including the takeover of Wounded Knee, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota by AIM. Also documented are the circumstances underlying the takeover, the aftermath, and individual court cases associated with Wounded Knee and the American Indian Movement. Materials relevant to Native American issues such as sovereignty, land, water, resources, health and education are also included in the collection.
Dates: 1965-1995 (bulk 1973-1979)

University of New Mexico Navajo Reading Study Records

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Identifier: MSS-807-BC
Abstract The Navajo Reading Study was conducted by the University of New Mexico and supported by grants from the Ford Foundation and contracts with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the U.S. Office of Education. The purpose of the study was to investigate the feasibility and effect of teaching Navajo children to read their own language before learning to read English.
Dates: 1940-1979; Majority of material found within 1969-1975

William Zimmerman, Jr. Papers

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Identifier: MSS-517-BC
Scope and Content The content of this collection is held within ten (I to X) series. Series I contains personal correspondence from all aspects of Zimmerman's life. Series II is made up of official correspondence from his tenure at the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Land Management. Series III contains subject files in chronological order, beginning with files which did not have dates. Series IV has information regarding Tribal and Reservation issues, in alphabetical order. The end of...
Dates: 1933-1965

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Navajo Indians -- Education 5
Navajo Indians -- Government relations 3
Indian reservations -- United States 2
Indians of North America -- Education 2
Indians of North America -- Government relations -- 1934- 2
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Indians of North America -- Medical care 2
Navajo Indians 2
Navajo Indians -- History 2
Navajo Indians -- Land tenure 2
Navajo Indians -- Politics and government 2
Navajo Indians -- Social life and customs 2
Photographs 2
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.) 2
Administrative reports 1
Alaska -- Pictorial works 1
Albums 1
Arizona--History 1
Athapascan Indians--Languages 1
Autobiography 1
Banks and banking -- New Mexico 1
Boarding schools -- Arizona -- History 1
Boarding schools -- New Mexico 1
Cemeteries -- Arizona -- Houck 1
Correspondence 1
Dakota Indians 1
Education and state -- Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.) 1
Education and state -- Navajo Indian Reservation 1
Education, Bilingual -- New Mexico 1
Energy development--Navajo Indian Reservation 1
English language -- Study and teaching -- Navajo speakers 1
Eskimos -- Pictorial works 1
Fort Hall Indian Reservation (Idaho) 1
Government, Resistance to--United States. 1
Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.) 1
Hopi Indians -- Agriculture 1
Hopi Indians -- Education 1
Hopi Indians -- Government relations 1
Hopi Indians -- History 1
Hopi Indians -- Land tenure 1
Hopi Indians -- Politics and government 1
Hopi Indians -- Population -- Statistics 1
Hopi Indians -- Relocation 1
Hopi Indians -- Rites and ceremonies 1
Hopi Indians -- Social life and customs 1
Houck (Ariz.) -- History 1
Indian School (Chilocco, Okla.) 1
Indian agents -- New Mexico 1
Indian agents -- Pictorial works 1
Indian agents--New Mexico 1
Indian land transfers -- Arizona 1
Indian termination policy 1
Indians of North America -- Civil rights 1
Indians of North America -- Cultural assimilation 1
Indians of North America -- Economic conditions 1
Indians of North America -- Government relations 1
Indians of North America -- Government relations -- Sources 1
Indians of North America -- Land tenure 1
Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc. 1
Indians of North America -- Pictorial works 1
Indians of North America -- Relocation 1
Indians of North America--Ethnic identity 1
Indians of North America--Land tenure 1
Indians, Treatment of -- United States 1
Korea--Armed Forces. 1
Land tenure--New Mexico--Santo Domingo Pueblo 1
Land tenure--Santa Clara Pueblo (N.M.) 1
Menominee Indians 1
Mescalero Indians 1
Mines and mineral resources -- New Mexico 1
Missionaries -- West (U.S.) 1
Mormons -- Arizona 1
Multicultural education -- New Mexico 1
Navajo Indian Reservation -- History 1
Navajo Indians -- Attitudes 1
Navajo Indians -- Cultural assimilation 1
Navajo Indians -- Economic conditions 1
Navajo Indians -- Pictorial works 1
Navajo Indians -- Population -- Statistics 1
Navajo Indians -- Relocation 1
Navajo Indians -- Social conditions 1
Navajo Indians--Claims 1
Navajo Reading Study Records 1
Navajo language 1
Navajo language -- Study and teaching 1
New Mexico -- History 1
New Mexico -- History -- 1848- 1
New Mexico--Ethnic relations 1
Oglala Indians--Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.) 1
Peyotism 1
Political persecution--Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.) 1
Politicians -- Pictorial works 1
Pueblo Indians -- New Mexico 1
Pueblo Indians--Education--History 1
Pueblo Indians--Land tenure 1
Railroads--New Mexico--history 1
Railroads--Right of way--New Mexico 1
Rangelands -- Hopi Indian Reservation 1
Rangelands -- Navajo Indian Reservation 1
Registers of births, etc. -- Arizona -- Houck 1
Seminole Indians -- Pictorial works 1
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Language
Navajo; Navaho 1
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Names
Collier, John, 1884-1968 2
Aberle, David F. (David Friend), 1918-2004 1
American Indian Movement 1
Aquash, Anna Mae, 1945-1976 1
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company 1