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National Museum of the American Indian
St. Michael Indian School photographs
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.096
- Creators:
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St. Michael Indian School (Saint Michaels, Ariz.)
- Dates:
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circa 1950-1959
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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.02 Linear feet8 Photographic prints
- Repository:
This collection contains photographs that depict students, teachers, and medical professionals associated with the St. Michael Indian School in St. Michaels, Arizona on the Navajo Reservation from circa 1950-1959.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 8 gelatin silver prints that depict students, teachers, and medical professionals associated with the St. Michael Indian School in St. Michaels, Arizona on the Navajo Reservation from circa 1950-1959.
The photographer of the photos is unknown. The names of several individuals were written on the back of the photographs presumably by the photographer.
Arrangement
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in 2 folders.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
St. Katharine Drexel founded the St. Michael's Indian School in Saint Michaels, Arizona in 1902. Diné (Navajo) elementary students initially attended the school, but in 1950 the school added a four-year high school program.
Administration
Author
Emily Moazami
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated by Mary Fennell Ainsley in 2017.
Processing Information
Processed by Emily Moazami, Assistant Head Archivist in 2017.
Using the Collection
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).
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiphotos@si.edu. For personal or classroom use, users are invited users to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not changed, the Smithsonian Institution copyright notice (where applicable) is included, and the source of the image is identified as the National Museum of the American Indian.
Conditions Governing Use
Some images restricted: privacy.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); St. Michael Indian School photographs, Box and Item Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Michaels (Ariz.) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Education | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Arizona -- Photographs | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Navajo Indian Reservation | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Diné (Navajo) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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