| | 1 | Author: | Day family | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Day Family Collection, 1841-1977 (bulk
1870-1940) ead | | | | Date(s): | 1841-1977 (bulk
1870-1940) | | | | Abstract: | The Day family were traders on the Navajo Nation (then the
Navajo Indian Reservation) in eastern Arizona. The collection includes the personal and
business papers of Sam Day, Sr. (1845-1925) surveyor, trader, legislator and United
States Indian Commissioner; Anna Day, Sam Sr.'s wife (1872-1932); and of their children,
Charles L. Day (1879-1918), Samuel Day, Jr. (1889-1944), United States deputy Marshall.
The collection includes information on Navajo culture, stories and legends; the looting
of Canyon del Muerta, and the Frank Dugan murder. The collection also contains 91
photographs depicting trading posts and eastern Arizona scenes. | | | | Repository: | Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives
Department. | | | | Subjects: | Frontier and pioneer life--Arizona
(Territory) | Indian traders. | Navajo Indians--Economic conditions. | Navajo Indians--Politics and government. | Tourism--Arizona. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 2 | Author: | Zah, Peterson | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Peterson Zah Collection
1969-1994 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1969-1994 | | | | Abstract: | The Peterson Zah Collection contains professional papers, correspondence, newspaper articles, photographs, audiovisual material, and artifacts dating from 1969 to 1994. The bulk of the material dates from 1982 to 1990 and consists of papers showing Zah's time campaigning for and acting as Chairman and later President of the Navajo Nation. The collection is arranged in five series. | | | | Repository: | Arizona State University Library. Labriola National American Indian Data Center | | | | Subjects: | Hopi Indians -- Land tenure. | Indian land transfers -- Arizona. | Navajo Indians -- Archives. | Navajo Indians -- Land tenure. | Navajo Indians -- Legal status, laws, etc. | Navajo Indians -- Politics and government. | Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah. President -- Elections. | United States. Indian Civil Rights Act. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
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