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Indians of North America

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 117 Collections and/or Records:

Lake family biographies

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230305135]
Identifier: MSS SC 768
Scope and Contents Photocopy of typescript. Contains biographies of James Lake (1788-1874); Philomelia Smith Lake (1794-1873); James Lake, Sr. (1760- ); and George Lake (1838-1898) written by some of their grandchildren. Also includes autobiography of George Lake (1838-1898). Discusses the family's genealogy; their conversion to the Mormon Church in 1832; their migration with the Mormons to Ohio, Illinois, and Utah; illnesses and deaths in the family; life on the Utah frontier; George's mission in Great...
Dates: 1760-1898

Larry Echohawk correspondence, 2009-2012

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8050 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains memos, correspondence, and contracts between Larry Echohawk and others. Recipients include senators, tribal leaders, and officials within the Department of the Interior. Documents relate to Indian Affairs. Also includes some contracts signed for land and water purposes. Dated 2009-2012.

Dates: 2009-2012

Larry Echohawk daily schedules, 2009-2012

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8050 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains daily schedules of Larry Echohawk during his tenure as Assistant Secretary of the Interior on Indian Affairs. Includes appointments with senators and tribal leaders, as well as his personal appointments. Also includes meetings with Department leaders. Dated 2009-2012.

Dates: 2009-2012

Larry Echohawk photographs, 2009-2012

 Series — Box 3: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5 [Barcode: 31197233615290], Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 8050 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs of Larry Echohawk as the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs. Includes him being sworn in, several photographs taken at meetings, and pictures of him signing documents. Also contains a jump drive for press releases. Dated 2009-2012.

Dates: 2009-2012

Larry Echohawk press releases, 2009-2012

 Series — Box 3: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5 [Barcode: 31197233615290], Folder: 2-5
Identifier: MSS 8050 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains all the press releases from the Bureau of Indian Affairs during the tenure of Larry Echohawk as Assistant Secretary of the Interior on Indian Affairs. Includes documents related to land and water negotiations, gambling negotiations, and general welfare of certain Indian tribes. Dated 2009-2012.

Dates: 2009-2012

Larry Echohawk weekly reports, 2009-2012

 Series — Carton 2: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197233615282], Folder: 9-14
Identifier: MSS 8050 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains weekly reports of Larry Echohawk to the Secretary of the Interior. Reports update on current events within Indian Affairs, land and water contracts, and Indian rights, as well as the state of the Department. Dated 2009-2012.

Dates: 2009-2012

Leona Holbrook photographs and other material, approximately 1927-1991

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1740 Series 11
Scope and Contents

Contains the photographic material of both a personal and professional nature created and collected by Leona Holbrook, including many slides, postcards, scrapbooks, and photographs. Many artifacts cover the subjects of physical education, the Olympics, international travel and culture, the Brigham Young University Richards Building, nature, religion, and her personal life and acquaintances, approximately 1927-1991.

Dates: approximately 1927-1991

Little Colorado Stake minutes

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230305531]
Identifier: MSS SC 808
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1878-1887

John McEwan diary

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1051
Scope and Contents Materials include a handwritten diary detailing McEwan's experiences from 1843 to 1858. The diary includes brief entries about his travels from Ireland to Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1843, and patriarchal blessings for both McEwan and his wife, Amanda. The majority of the journal contains writings on McEwan's experience as a member of the Elk Mountain Mission to negotiate for land with the Ute Indian tribes in southeastern Utah, from May to October 1855, including getting lost in the mountain...
Dates: 1843-1889

Mormon difficulties at Tuba City in the Hopi country, Arizona

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230305564]
Identifier: MSS SC 805
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1895-1903