| | 1 | Author: | Johnston,
Philip, approximately 1892-1978 | Requires cookie* | | | 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 |
| 5 | Author: | Franciscans. Province of St. John the
Baptist | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Records of the
Province of St. John the Baptist Franciscans,
1868-1978 (bulk 1906-1965) ead | | | | Date(s): | 1868-1978 (bulk 1906-1965) | | | | Abstract: | The collection includes correspondence,
financial records, official documents, reports, maps, articles, publications,
photographs, postcards, and notes. The bulk of the collection is correspondence
and records relating to the establishment and operation of missions and
schools, primarily at St. Michaels. These document activity between Franciscan
friars, the Navajo population, Catholic organizations, the U. S. Government,
and the Land Commissioner of the Santa Fe Pacific Railroad Company. Included
are materials on Navajo land allotments, education, language, social
conditions, government and church relations, tourism, and origins of the Navajo
Tribal Council. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Missions -- Southwest, New -- History --
Sources | Navajo Indians -- Education | Navajo Indians -- Government policy | Navajo Indians -- Missions | Navajo Indians -- Land tenure | Navajo language | Navajo Indians -- Photographs | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
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