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Winkler, Aurel Pratt, 1898-1984

 Person

Biography

Aurel Winkler (1898-1984) was an Indian Agent to the Navajo Nation in New Mexico.

Aurel Pratt Winkler was born on November 14, 1898 to Albert William Winkler and Emma Evelyn Fowles in Sanpete, Utah. He served as an Indian Agent to the Navajo Nation in New Mexico. He died July 17, 1984.

Citation:
Aurel Winkler photographs of Sanpete County, Utah and Tohatchi, New Mexico, 1954-1965: container (Aurel Pratt Winkler; b. 1898; d. 1984)

UPB files, Feb. 20, 2015 (Aurel Pratt Winkler was a native of Mount Pleasant, Utah; served as an Indian Agent to the Navajo Nation in New Mexico; lived in Tohatchi, New Mexico)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Aurel Pratt Winkler diaries

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2772
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of two handwritten five-year diaries. Aurel kept these in the last years of his life. He writes about his activities and illnesses. The last entry, 17 July 1984, was written by Aurel's wife, Blanche, on the day he died. "He left me this afternoon."

Dates: 1978-1984
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Aurel Pratt Winkler diaries

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