Indians of North America
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Andrew Amundsen journal
John Law Blythe papers
John Bushman papers
Coleman family histories
Photocopies of typescripts. File contains excerpts from three documents, all originally compiled by Evans Coleman: "History of the Coleman Family;" "Saint Johns Purchase;" and "Biography of Emma Beck Coleman." These documents were originally compiled between 1938 and 1942, although all of them refer to events either in Missouri during the late 1830s or in Arizona during the 1880s.
Little Colorado Stake minutes
Photocopy of typescript. Contains a short history of the Mormon Church's mission to the Navajo Indians in Arizona from 1876 to 1878 and the creation of the Little Colorado Stake. The history of the stake is then continued up to 1887. Includes history of the settlements making up the stake, activities of the members, minutes of meetings, and accounts of missionary work among the Indians.
Mormon difficulties at Tuba City in the Hopi country, Arizona
Photocopy of typescript. Correspondence and related documents exchanged between various Indian agents and other government officials relating to problems between the Mormons and the Navajo Indians concerning water rights along the Little Colorado River in northeastern Arizona.
Tuba City, Arizona history
Photocopy of typescript of a newspaper article that appeared July 24, 1932, in the Arizona Republic which discusses the history of the Mormon settlement in Tuba City and the settlement of the Navajos on a reservation in that area.