National Anthropological Archives

Copies of Elizabeth Compton Hegemann photographs of Southwest Indians, circa 1922-1934

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.R81A
Creators:
Hegemann, Elizabeth Compton, 1897-1962
Dates:
circa 1922-1934
Languages:
Undetermined
.
Physical Description:
396 Copy negatives
acetate
35mm
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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Handicraft Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Agriculture Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Navajo Indian Reservation Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Grand Canyon (Ariz.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hopi Pueblo Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Negatives Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Diné (Navajo) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Havasupai (Coconino) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Dance Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lummis, Charles Fletcher, 1859-1928 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Morris, Earl Halstead, 1889-1956 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Wetherill, John Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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