Navajo Indians
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
W. W. H. Davis papers
Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-1323
Abstract:
The W. W. H. Davis Papers consist of correspondence, writings, journals, diaries, drawings, newspaper clippings, photographs, and memorabilia which document the life and career of W. W. H. Davis. The five scrapbooks chronicle Davis's participation in the Mexican War and Civil War, service in New Mexico, and his interest in Democratic party politics. The correspondence and memorabilia in the scrapbooks are arranged according to major themes. The autobiographical writings series contains...
Dates:
1846-1896, bulk 1846-1864
Richard Erdoes papers
Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-2609
Abstract:
Correspondence, writings, audio and moving image recordings, photographic materials, subject files, printed ephemera, art work, and other materials created or collected by Richard Erdoes (1912-2008), author of more than a dozen books about American Indian life. The collection primarily documents Erdoes's activities between 1968 and 1999, and is useful for the study of his writing process and research interests, specifically his work with American Indian individuals and communities. His...
Dates:
1920-2008, bulk 1965-1998
R. Eric Gustafson papers
Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 997
Abstract:
The collection consists of correspondence, writings, professional and personal papers, photographs, printed material, computer and audiovisual media, and other papers documenting the career and life of American author, curator, and gallerist Eric Gustafson. Also included are correspondence, ephemera, and photographs of Navajo artist R. C. Gorman.
Dates:
1934-2017
John Vance Lauderdale papers
Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-1317
Abstract:
The papers include correspondence, journal entries, photographs, sketches, and printed ephemera that document the life and military career of John Vance Lauderdale. Originally bound in thirteen indexed scrapbooks. Subjects discussed include family life, military life, treatment of Indians and blacks, and the practice of medicine. Two boxes of lantern slides accompany papers.
Dates:
1838-1931
John J. Peck papers
Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-2655
Abstract:
The John J. Peck Papers consist of journal entries, correspondence, and printed material, bound in eight volumes, that document Peck's military and political career. Manuscript copies of journals and outgoing letters to newspapers, family members, and military officers record his experience in the following campaigns: several battles including the Battle of Monterrey and occupation of Mexico City during the Mexican-American War; a campaign against the Navajo and Apache in New Mexico...
Dates:
1845-1970 1845-1863, bulk 1845-1863