Usage conditions may apply for digital images, video, and sound recordings linked within SOVA collections. While digital content may be restricted, SOVA collection descriptions and catalog records are available CC0 for re-use. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page.
National Anthropological Archives
Dr. H. K. Wilson collection of photographs and manuscript material from Tuba City, circa 1913-1916
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.81-20
- Creators:
-
Wilson, H. K. (Henry Kirke), 1874-1947
- Dates:
-
circa 1913-1916
- Languages:
-
Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
-
56 Printssilver gelatin16 PagesManuscript material :
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs depicting Bureau of Indian Affairs employees and their families, Agency and Reservation buildings, and Navajo students at the Tuba City Indian School. The collection also includes an image of Theodore Roosevelt in Tuba City and images of Apache people, Moencopi Hopi village, and Hopi dances, including the Butterfly, Corn, and Snake Dance. Photographs were originally mounted on black paper in a photo album; they were later removed and placed in a "magnetic" album with added captions, possibly by the donor.
The collection also includes an account by Dr. Wilson describing fears of a Navajo uprising against the agency following the shooting of a Navajo suspect by two white policemen in 1916. There are also are eight issues of "The Tuba Times," a "newspaper" published by Dr. Wilson's daughter Rachel and two friends, Norine and Hugh Williams, in 1914. Additionally, there is a segment of a map from 1969.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Dr. Henry Kirke Wilson (1874-1947) was appointed by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs as the physician for the Western Navajo Agency located in Tuba City, Arizona.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Rachel Wilson Smith, H. K. Wilson's daughter, in 1981. The photographs and captions were originally in a photo album; they were removed from the album by the National Anthropological Archives, though captions are still associated. Photocopies of some pages from the album as it was donated are also available in the collection.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Preferred Citation note
Photo lot 81-20, Dr. H. K. Wilson collection of photographs and manuscript material from Tuba City, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 81-20
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
---|---|---|---|
Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Diné (Navajo) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Apache | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Hopi dance | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Hopi Pueblo | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Arizona | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Tuba City (Ariz.) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
National Anthropological Archives
Museum Support Center
4210 Silver Hill Road
Suitland, Maryland 20746
naa@si.edu