Indians of North America -- California

A partial dictionary of the Wutchumna language

Collection — Huntington box 15 - folder 1

Identifier: 9216

Scope and content

Vocabulary with remarks on accent, vowel sounds, etc, customs, government, and religion. Some information about the Wutchumna Indians, their legends and religious beliefs. Brief mention of other Indians in the Tulare Valley, San Joaquin, Kaweaah, and Kern River area of California.

Dates: undated.

Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / A partial dictionary of the Wutchumna language

Buff family history : with an account of early times, and the Native American language

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 9130

Scope and content Collection of information gathered by B. C. Dawson about the Buff family. Includes typescript of oral history and Buff family genealogy told to B.C. Dawson by Truman Buff at Fort Independence, California. Papers include Paiute vocabulary and alphabet with phonetic and proper spelling. Includes photocopies and typescripts of letters written by family members. Photocopies of 1920s newspaper clippings as well. Biographical information as well as info on Indian legends and stories, military...

Dates: 1980.

Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Buff family history : with an account of early times, and the Native American language

Constance Goddard DuBois papers

Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924112438761]

Identifier: 9167

Abstract The papers include her field notes from her summers in California, notes on her activities with the Connecticut Indian Association, and newspaper clippings relating to Indian affairs, particularly those in California. Drafts of manuscripts for her publications on Luiseno religion, Diegueno mythology, and other subjects relating to the Mission Indians of California are included in the collection. Letters written to Du Bois from 1897 to 1909 comprise a significant part of the collection....

Dates: 1897-1909.

Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Constance Goddard DuBois papers

Documents pertaining to the Wheeler-Howard or Indian Reorganization Act

Collection — Huntington box 26

Identifier: 9182

Scope and content Collection contains transcripts and proceedings of testimony and hearings, meeting minutes, copies of bills, and a letter to Frederick A. Blossom from Will Rogers, chairman of the Committee. Contents include: Readjustment of Indian affairs, Hearings before the Committee on Indian Affairs, House of Representatives, 73d Congress, 9 parts; Bills H. R. 7902 and S.2755; The purpose and operation of the Wheeler-Howard Indian rights bill; Amendments to Wheeler-Howard bill; Testimony taken at ...

Dates: 1934.

Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Documents pertaining to the Wheeler-Howard or Indian Reorganization Act

Edward H. Davis papers

Collection

Identifier: 9166

Abstract

Field notebooks, sketchbooks, manuscripts, and correspondence, pertaining primarily to Indians of California and into Mexico. Includes index. Includes information about reservations, artifacts, ruins, ceremonies, descriptions of wildlife, landscapes, languages, and archeological notes. Tribes mentioned include, Pima, Seri, Mayo, Yaqui, Nayarit (Cora), Yuma, Opata, Modoc, Paiute, Diegueño, Cahuilla, and Soboba Indians.

Dates: 1910-1944.

Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Edward H. Davis papers

Edwin L. McLeod collection of Kern basket photographs

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 9079

Scope and content 30 photographs of the basket collection of E. L. McLeod, assembled around 1892-1908. The baskets are chiefly from Kern County California. Some of the photos show the baskets at what looks to be McLeod's residence; others are shown in a studio. The photos are described on the back, possibly by E. L. McLeod. The descriptions identify the type of basket, and in some cases seem to tell where the basket was acquired or where it resides. Most of the baskets are labeled as being the bottle neck...

Dates: ca. 1910.

Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Edwin L. McLeod collection of Kern basket photographs

The Indians of northeastern California

Collection — Huntington box 46

Identifier: 9163

Scope and content

Typed manuscript as requested by his excellency William D. Stephens, Governor of California, by Allen Gillihan and Alma B. Shaffer for the California State Board of Health.

Dates: ca. 1917-1923.

Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / The Indians of northeastern California

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