| 2 | Author: | Day family | Add to Favorites | | 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 |
4 | Author: | Thomas, John Lucas Vischer | Add to Favorites | | Title: | John Lucas Vischer Thomas papers 1841-1918, 2023 ead | | | Date(s): | 1841-1918, 2023 | | | Abstract: | The John Lucas
Vischer Thomas papers consists of personal papers created by John Lucas Vischer Thomas,
including correspondence, photographs, and legal documents, and biographical and family
history information created or collected by Thomas's great-great-granddaughter, Lynda
Bennett. | | | Repository: | Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
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