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
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Physical Description:
56 Prints
silver gelatin
16 Pages
Manuscript 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.
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Conditions Governing Use note
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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

Keywords table of terms and types.
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

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