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National Anthropological Archives
MS 3247 Conversations with Manuelito, War Chief of the Navajos; Lorenzo [?] and Jesus, Interpreters
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS3247
- Creators:
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Truax, W. B.Manuelito, ChiefLorenzo ?Jesus
- Dates:
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September 25, 1874
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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79 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Consists of questions and answers on Navaho origin myth and other legends and customs.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
W. B. Truax became U. S. Indian Agent at Moquis Pueblo in 1875. His Report to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, (Washington, 1875, pages 211-212), dated Moquis Pueblo Indian Agency, August 31, 1875, states that this is his first annual report from that Agency and that he had arrived there "only about a month ago." No reference to Truax has been found in the Annual Reports of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs for the preceding years which would explain his status at the time the conversations with Manuelito took place.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
Negative microfilm on file.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 3247, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 3247
Local Note
Local Note
Old catalog card gives John W. Powell as collector. Author presumed to be W. B. Truax because of pencil note, "Truax Manuscripts," and orange crayon note in hand of J. C. Pilling, "Navaho superstitions, beliefs, &c, Truax," both on cover page.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Folklore -- Navaho | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Navaho | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Diné (Navajo) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Southwest, New | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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