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Oraibi (Ariz.) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Ina Sizer Cassidy papers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233616405]
Identifier: MSS 8811
Content Description

Contains ethnographic notes and accounts of Ina Sizer Cassidy's interactions with Native Americans in Arizona while the author was living there as well as descriptions of Hopi life. Materials are from Oraibi, Arizona in 1915 and shortly afterward. Some of the documents are copies from original Cassidy typescripts. The materials are dated between 1915-1965.

Dates: approximately 1915-1965; Majority of material found within 1915-1917
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Ina Sizer Cassidy papers

Notes on the Moqui Indians Arizona

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232489812]
Identifier: MSS 592
Scope and Contents

Handwritten notes on the Hopi Indians at the Oraibi Pueblo of Arizona by an unknown author. The materials deal largely with Hopi life and customs. The item includes drawings of Hopi artifacts, rock paintings, hair styles, and styles of clothing.

Dates: 1898
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Notes on the Moqui Indians Arizona

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