Photograph of secretaries Elma Schwarz, Polly Hunter, Claire Wilhelm, and Lillian Wilhelm Smith in a Navajo hogan, 1914

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6

Identifier: MSS 8277 Series 1 Sub-Series 3 Item 42

Staff Only

Image of Photograph of secretaries Elma Schwarz, Polly Hunter, Claire Wilhelm, and Lillian Wilhelm Smith in a Navajo hogan

Dates

Creation: 1914

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Claire Wilhelm collection on Zane Grey must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.

Extent

1 photograph : black and white ; 9 x 14 cm

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

General

Secretaries of Zane Grey were in a Navajo hogan while staying with Louisa Wetherill in Kayenta, Arizona, while Zane Grey and Al Doyle explored the area.

General

Young women who traveled with Zane Grey were often lumped under the term "secretaries."

General

Note on verso: Interior of our Indian hogan. Built of mud and woven logs and door facing East. Setting Sun- strange beliefs of Indians. Navaho blankets serving as wall and buck-rum covering the alcove part. Opening at top covered with canvas. Elena, Polly, Myself, and Lillian.