Arizona--History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Agnes Saunders photographs,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-0279-SC
Abstract
Four pictures which include 3 photographs of Arizona and a photograph of Ben Lilly.
Dates:
ca. 1890s
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
George Wharton James Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: PICT-993-003
Abstract
Photographs from the collection of California writer and promoter of the West, George Wharton James. Among these photographs of Native American subjects are views of Southwestern pueblos (Isleta, Laguna, Zuni, Hopi), feasts (St. Stephen's Day at Acoma) and ceremonies (Hopi Snake Dance), and various Navajo subjects (weaving, baskets, dwellings, death). Several photographs show interactions between Native American and Hispanic American or Anglo American peoples on feast days, at ceremonies, and...
Dates:
1890-1909
John L. Kessell Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-767-BC
Abstract
As one of the leading historians of New Mexico and the Spanish Southwest, John L. Kessell conducted extensive research in these areas. This collection includes photocopies of some of the primary source materials he used for his scholarship, as well as notes, correspondence, manuscripts, and other research materials.
Dates:
1582-2020
Narratives and Handbook Pertaining to 18th Century New Mexico Presidios
Collection
Identifier: MSS-658-BC
Abstract
This collection is comprised of narratives written by Spanish military explorers in the 1700s, as well as a handbook based upon the aforementioned explorations for the presidios of what is now New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, and parts of northern Mexico.
Dates:
1765-1990 (bulk 1765-1795)
Santa Fe Transportation Company Bulletins
Collection
Identifier: AC 205
Scope and Content
These books (Part I and Part II) contain Courier Instructional bulletins issued by The Santa Fe Transportation Company from the years 1927-1930. These instructions contain a diverse amount of information ranging from Indian legends, geographical, cultural and historical to administrative duties of couriers regarding schedules, routes, fares, ect. Some of the Bulletins deal only with specific subjects while others contain a variety of subjects, but often related to a specific tour or subject...
Dates:
1927-1930