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National Anthropological Archives
MS 179 A History of the Apache Indians of Arizona Territory
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS179
- Creators:
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White, John B., M. D., d. 1878Stirling, Matthew Williams, 1896-1975
- Dates:
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1873-75
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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69 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Includes description of Cochise, page 11.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
This account was used freely in the preparation of various articles in Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 30 on the Apache, and seems to have been considered one of the principal sources at that time. It has not been published, however, in any other manner. According to his own statements, White was scrupulously careful in securing and checking his information. The account is probably quite trustworthy. It was prepared for the purpose of accompanying his vocabulary. [Manuscript 178].
Biographical / Historical
J. B. White is mentioned in the article in the New Mexico Historical Review, "Es-kim-in-zin," by John P. Clum, who succeeded White as agent at San Carlos. This article gives a good account of the disturbances that occurred during White's sojourn as acting agent. See also the Report of J. B. White, August 9, 1874 on the San Carlos Agency in Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in 1874, page 294. I have not found any biographical material on White, who was an army surgeon prior to his Indian office appointment. ---Notes by M. W. Stirling, Director, Bureau of American Ethnology October 19, 1953.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
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Citation
Manuscript 179, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 179
Local Note
Local Note
See also National Anthropological Archives MS 178
Bibliography
Bibliography
Manuscript 179 cited by Number in R. H. Ogle, Federal Control of the Western Apaches, 1848-1886, Historical Society of New Mexico, Publications in History, Volume IX, 1940.
Keywords
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Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Apache | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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