National Anthropological Archives

Stuart M. Young photographs relating to Cummings expeditions to Arizona and Utah, 1909

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.R4758
Creators:
Young, Stuart M.
Dates:
1909
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
132 Copy prints
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photographs made by Stuart M. Young on the Byron Cummings expeditions to northern Arizona and southern Utah in 1909. They document Hopi houses, dances, and ceremonies; Navajo Indians near Bluff City, Utah; John Wetherill, Hoskinine Begay, and Ida Wetherill near Wetherill's home in Oljeto, Utah; scenery; and archeological sites. Images of archeological sites include cliff dwellings and kivas at Sosa Canyon, Neet Se Canyon, and Sega Canyon (Betatakin, Keet Seel, and Round Man House, possibly in or near Sega Canyon). Also depicted are expedition party members Byron Cummings, Don Beauregard, John Wetherill, Malcom Cummings, Doc Blum, Neil Judd, Dr. E. L. Hewitt, Ida Wetherill, Mrs John Wetherill, W. B. Douglass, Ned English, Dan Perkins, Jack Kenan, Vern Rogerson, and Stuart M. Young.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Stuart M. Young (1890-1972), grandson of Brigham Young, was a student and photographer on the Byron Cummings expedition in 1909.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Existence and Location of Originals note
Originals possibly at Northern Arizona University.
Custodial History note
Prints made from copy negatives lent by the University of Utah through Jesse D. Jennings in spring 1966. Copy negatives were made in 1961 by George H. Wessels Studio, Chowchilla, California from photographic prints owned by Stuart M. Young, Chowchilla, CA; University of Utah copy negative Numbers 4200-109-H 1--H 175. These photographs were then placed in albums with a composite list of titles for Catalog Numbers 4757 and 4758. The list of captions accompanying the prints was transcribed from the University of Utah negative jackets and from information supplied by Neil M. Judd, 2/66.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
This copy collection has been obtained for reference purposes only. Contact the repository for terms of use and access.
Preferred Citation note
Photo Lot R4758, Stuart M. Young photographs relating to Cummings expeditions to Arizona and Utah, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
Related photographs of the Cummings expeditions by Neil Merton Judd held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 4757.
Location of Other Archival Materials
The Northern Arizona University Cline Library holds the Stuart M. Young photograph collection, 1909-1954.

Contained in

Contained in
Numbered manuscripts 1850s-1980s (some earlier)

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot R4758

Reproduction Note

Reproduction Note
Copy prints made at Smithsinian Institution, 1966, from a total of 175 copy negatives lent by University of Utah, Department of Anthropology, through Jesse D. Jennings.

Other Finding Aids note

Other Finding Aids note
Joint inventory with Photo Lot 4757 available in repository.

Addl. KW Subj

Addl. KW Subj
Mishongnavi
Oraibi


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Diné (Navajo) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hopi Pueblo Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Arizona Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Utah Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hewett, Edgar L. (Edgar Lee), 1865-1946 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Judd, Neil Merton, 1887-1976 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cummings, Byron, 1860-1954 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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