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Indians of North America -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:

H. H. Raymond letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230339829]
Identifier: MSS 54
Abstract The collection contains handwritten letters in 1932 from Raymond in Dobey, Oklahoma to C. R. Roth of Denver, Colorado. These items were apparently written in response to questions about life in Dodge City. Raymond writes about the informal history of Dodge City including frontier dance halls, gun fights, murders, "cooties," "fallen women," vigilante justice, life in the Indian camps, and his family's service in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Raymond dwells particularly on the...
Dates: 1932
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / H. H. Raymond letters

Albert B. Reagan papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 250
Scope and Contents Correspondence, research notes, and reports. The materials document Reagan's research among the Native Americans of New Mexico, Arizona, Minnesota, Colorado, Washington, and Utah on many reservations. He studied various tribes of Native Americans including the Jemez Indians, Navajo Indians, Ojibwa Indians (Chippewa Indians), Quileute Indians, and Ute Indians. He did research on Indian ethnology, history, and mythology. Also included are various materials relating to the topography and...
Dates: 1905-1935
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Albert B. Reagan papers

S. Lyman Tyler papers on church service, 1959-1968

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197231244846], Folder: 3-9
Identifier: UA 614 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains agendas, minutes, clippings, floor plans, and reports related to committees of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Includes information on the Church Office Building, church libraries, and educational planning. Materials date from betwen 1959 and 1968.

Dates: 1959-1968
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 614, S. Lyman Tyler papers

S. Lyman Tyler personal papers, 1960s

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197231244846], Folder: 1-2
Identifier: UA 614 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains a personal history statement, Christmas list, cards, and other information summarizing or relating to Tyler's life and training. Materials date from the 1960s.

Dates: 1960s
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 614, S. Lyman Tyler papers

Sketch of the Porter family of George Leavitt and Nancy A. Mattice and writings of S. C. Richardson with inspiring incidents / gathered and copied by S. C. Richardson for Teresa Richardson

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 4202
Abstract

A collection of biographies and writings gathered by S.C. Richardson on the Porter Family, 1931.

Dates: 1931
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Sketch of the Porter family of George Leavitt and Nancy A. Mattice and writings of S. C. Richardson with inspiring incidents / gathered and copied by S. C. Richardson for Teresa Richardson

Jerry C. Straus papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3665
Abstract

Contains a collection of transcripts from the Indian Claims Commission from the 19th and 20th centuries, concerning mainly the Shosone Indians; appraisals of land and mineral resources; exhibit material; selection of books and maps; reel-to-reel tapes; case petitions and pleadings and legislative history.

Dates: 1934-1982
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Jerry C. Straus papers

S. Lyman Tyler papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 614
Scope and Contents Contains correspondence (1952-1976), notes, research files and newsclippings, as well as drafts of books, articles and addresses by Tyler. Also found within this collection are assorted reports, budgets, minutes of meetings and correspondence of agencies and committees on which Tyler served. These agencies and committees include the Sons of the Utah Pioneers, the BYU Library, Utah Historical Society, the BYU Institute of American Indian Studies, the University of Utah Division of...
Dates: approximately 1949-1979
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / S. Lyman Tyler papers

Maurice Frink Western Americana and Indian publications and clippings files

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 656
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of newspaper clippings, magazine articles, maps, and printed pamphlets and brochures dealing with the history and description of the Western United States and the Native Americans.

Dates: 1920-1966
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Maurice Frink Western Americana and Indian publications and clippings files

Karl E. Young papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1843
Scope and Contents

Personal and professional correspondence, drafts of articles, and research notes on a variety of subjects including English, history of the American West, and the culture of Native Americans.

Dates: 1925-1974
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Karl E. Young papers

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