| 1 | Author: | Johnston,
Philip, approximately 1892-1978 | Add to Favorites | | Title: | Philip Johnston Papers 1896-1982 ead | | | Date(s): | 1896-1982 | | | Abstract: | The Philip Johnston Papers include correspondence, stories
and articles written by Johnston, reference files, photographs, and audio recordings and
transcripts of oral histories related to Johnston's life as a non-Native American
growing up on the Navajo Nation (formerly the Navajo Indian Reservation) in the early
1900s. Topics covered include Johnston's father, Reverend William Riley Johnston, and
his missionary activities on the Navajo Nation; Philip Johnston's knowledge of issues
pertinent to the Navajo Nation among other Native American communities; Johnston's
involvement with the Navajo Code Talkers of World War II; his opinions as to problems
with the Glen Canyon Dam (near Page, Arizona); and other topics related to Arizona,
Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, and California. | | | Repository: | Cline Library. Special Collections and
Archives | | | Subjects: | World War, 1939-1945--Cryptography. | Navajo code talkers | Navajo language. | Dams--Arizona. | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
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