National Museum of the American Indian

Hazel Hertzberg recorded Interviews of Frank W. Parker and Helen L. Peterson, 1975

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAI.AC.082
Creators:
Parker, Frank W.
Hertzberg, Hazel
Dates:
1975 June 17
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
2 Sound cassettes
Repository:
Includes Parker's recollections of preliminary efforts in the 1940s to plan a representative and effective pan-Indian organization; of the creation of the National Congress of American Indians and highlights of its history, 1952-1962, when Parker was actively affiliated with it, and Recording Secretary; and of a number of people involved in its initial and continuing stages. Also includes remarks by Helen Peterson, 1953-1961 Executive Director of the organization, concerning the threat of internal pressure to it.

Administration

Author
Rachel Menyuk
Processing Information
Processed by Rachel Menyuk, Archives Technician in 2015.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Hazel Hertzberg to the National Anthropological Archives, 1975. Transferred to the NMAI Archive Center, 2015

Using the Collection

Located in box 37 of the National Congress of American Indians audio and film recordings.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish or broadbast materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.
Preferred Citation
Hazel Hertzberg recorded Interviews of Frank W. Parker and Helen L. Peterson, 1975; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Conditions Governing Access
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).

Related Materials
Other collections at the NMAI Archives Center that include information on the National Congress of American Indians include: National Congress of American Indians records,1933-1990 (NMAI.AC.010); Arrow, Inc., and the American Indian Tribal Court Judges records, 1949-1999 (NMAI.AC.013); James E. Curry papers, 1935-1955 (NMAI.AC.015); National Tribal Chairmen's Association records, 1971-1978 (NMAI.AC.014); Helen L. Peterson papers, 1944-1992 (NMAI.AC.016); Reuben Snake papers, 1971-1996 (NMAI.AC.012).

Keywords

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Sound recordings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Peterson, Helen L. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Congress of American Indians Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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