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National Anthropological Archives
Copies of Elizabeth Compton Hegemann photographs of Southwest Indians, circa 1922-1934
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.R81A
- Creators:
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Hegemann, Elizabeth Compton, 1897-1962
- Dates:
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circa 1922-1934
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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396 Copy negativesacetate35mm
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs made during Elizabeth Compton Hegemann's trips to Hopi and Navajo reservations in the 1920s and early 1930s. They include images of Navajo, Hopi, and some Havasupai Indians, as well as the Grand Canyon and trading posts. Her photographs relating to Southwest Indians depict agriculture, crafts, and ceremonies, including a Navaho Squaw Dance and Hopi Niman Kachina ceremonies. There are also some images of Charles F. Lummis, Earl Halstead Morris, and John Wetherill.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Elizabeth Compton Hegemann (1897-1962) was born near Cincinatti, Ohio, though she spent many of her summers visiting her grandparents in Southern California. She married her first husband, Mike Harrison, in 1925 and moved with him to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, where he worked for the National Park Service. They developed strong relationships with the Navajo, Hopi, and Havasupai Indians in that region. Hegemann separated from Harrison in 1928 and moved to Tuba City. She married Harry Rorick in 1929 and the two co-owned the Shonto Trading Post near Tsegi Canyon on the Navajo Reservation from 1929-1938.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Existence and Location of Originals note
Originals in the Huntington Library (photCL 125).
Custodial History note
Donated by Elizabeth Compton Hegemann, circa 1962.
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. Copies may be obtained from the Huntington Library.
Preferred Citation note
Photo lot R81A, Copies of Elizabeth Compton Hegemann photographs of Southwest Indians, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot R81A
Reproduction Note
Reproduction Note
Copy negatives made by Elizabeth Compton Hegemann.
Bibliography
Bibliography
Photographs published in Elizabeth Compton Hegemann, Navaho Trading Days, Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 1963.
Other Finding Aids note
Other Finding Aids note
Inventory prepared by E. C. Hegemann available in repository. This covers some photographs not in this collection.
Addl. KW Subj
Addl. KW Subj
Navaho
Keywords
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