MS-090 
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Overview of the Collection | |
| Creator: | Bailey, Flora L. |
| Title: | Flora Bailey collection |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1938-1974 |
| Quantity: | 1.8 linear feet (56 cm) textual material, 6 cowry shells |
| Identification: | MS-090 |
| Repository: |
Museum of Northern Arizona 3101 N. Fort Valley Rd. Flagstaff, AZ 86001 928-774-5211 ext. 256 or 269 library@mna.mus.az.us |
Flora Bailey (1909-1974) began her career in 1938 as a physical education teacher. During the school year she worked with her elementary students, but her summers she devoted to research and travel. Between 1938 and 1942 she spent time on the Navajo reservation conducting field research on the problems of cultural anthropology, particularly on subjects of medical and religious practices. She was associated with the University of New Mexico as an instructor in ethnology, and with the Museum of Northern Arizona as a research associate. In addition to anthropological articles, Bailey also published books for children.
This collection contains a number of Bailey’s manuscripts including her PhD thesis, several articles and two children’s books. Additionally there are a large number of Bailey’s notes, some correspondence, and biographical information.
This collection contains items that are restricted due to the culturally sensitive nature of the subject matter (Navajo cultural practices and language). The restriction was placed on March 8, 2007. Contact the Museum of Northern Arizona Archivist for more information.
Unpublished and published manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Flora Bailey collection, 
MS-090 [Box Number]. Museum of Northern Arizona. Flagstaff, Arizona.
Collection was donated by Flora Bailey in 1967
Processed in December of 2009.
| Series 1: Writings 1938-1949 29 cm textual material, 6 cowry shells | |||||||||||
| Series contains a number of Bailey’s manuscripts including three articles: Navajo Food and Cooking Methods, Two Examples of Ritual as an Adjustive Response to Anxiety, and Suggestions for Implementing Health Education among the Navajo, a rewrite of a Navajo legend entitled Snakes are Holy People, Bailey’s two children’s novels: Summer at Yellow Singer’s (including illustrations) and Between the Four Mountains, and Bailey’s PhD thesis: The Beliefs and Practices of Navajo Indians, Pertaining to the reproductive Cycle. Also included in this series are Baileys extensive thesis field notes and a small box of cowry shells. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Navajo Food and Cooking Methods, 1939 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Snakes are Holy People, 1940 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Two Examples of Ritual as an Adjustive Response to Anxiety, 1944 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Suggestions for Implementing Health Education among the Navajo, 1947 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5-6 | Thesis, 1947 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1-2 | 7-5 | Thesis Field Notes, 1938-1942 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | Summer at Yellow Singer’s, 1948 | |||||||||
| 3 | 2 | Between the Four Mountains, 1949 | |||||||||
| Series 2: Other Notes circa 1940-1950 21 cm textual material | |||||||||||
| Series contains notes used for various publications, speeches and lectures. Notes are included on Navajo Food and Cooking Methods, motor habits, vocabulary, plants, children, basketry, ceremonies and religion, while other personal journals/logs and speeches are also included. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 3-4 | 3-6 | Notes, circa 1940-1950 | |||||||||
| Series 3: Correspondence 1939-1970 5 cm textual material | |||||||||||
| Series contains correspondence mostly pertaining to Bailey’s publications, such as letters from publishers, editors and contributors and institutions to which copies were sent. There are also letters from friends, family, and fans. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 5 | 1-2 | Correspondence, 1939-1970 | |||||||||
| Series 4: Biographical Information 1962-1974 1 cm textual material | |||||||||||
| This series is comprised of a number of biographical documents about Bailey written for publicity purposes. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | Biographical Information, 1962-1974 | |||||||||