Indians of North America
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 147 Collections and/or Records:
At a council held at Edward [unreadable]
Collection — Huntington box 29 - folder 1
Identifier: 9124
Scope and content
Photostat of a document purportedly by James Logan giving an account of a meeting. The document illustrates 34 wampum belts, presented by the Delaware Indian delegation, and gives their meanings. The place where the meeting was held appears to start with Edward or Edwards, but the remainder of the word is not decipherable. The council was presumably held somewhere near Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Other individuals attending the meeting included Edward Shippen, Richard Hill, and other members...
Dates:
1712 May 19.
Au pays du scalp
Item — Huntington box 29 - folder 1
Identifier: 9118
Scope and content
Cartoon clipped from a French publication. Cartoon depicts ethnic stereotypes of two Sioux Indians.
Dates:
[between 1900; between 1950]
Bibliografia de las lenguas quechua y aymara: proof-sheets
Collection — Huntington box 7
Identifier: 9149
Scope and content
Proof-sheets for the publication issued as "Contributions from the Museum of the American Indian," volume 7, number 7. Manuscript contains pasted and typed text, in Spanish, giving information and the titles and authors of works associated with the Aymara and Quechua Indian languages. Also included is a note to a Mrs. Davis regarding the manuscript.
Dates:
1930.
Bibliographic citations on index cards from the Museum of the American Indian
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924112438936]
Identifier: 9176
Scope and content
Index card citations of works regarding Indians. Ordered in part alphabetically by author, by title, and by subject. Some boxes show only partial and incomplete ordering.
Dates:
undated.
Bills and reports regarding Indians
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924112438985]
Identifier: 9183
Scope and content
Collection of items from Congress, many from the Government Printing Office. Items include meeting minutes and proceedings, copies of acts and bills, reports, and other information that was discussed by the committees and subcommittees on Indian affairs. The papers cover a wide range of topics, some are broad, covering all Indians; others are specific to certain areas and tribes. Some topics include leasing of lands from the Indians, mining rights, tuberculosis on reservations, reparations,...
Dates:
1926-1935.
Bonita Wa Wa Calachaw Nuñez papers
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924112438795]
Identifier: 9169
Scope and content
Photocopies of notes, diaries, poetry, and drawings, some of them published in Spirit Woman by Steiner. Also includes some original notes, clippings, and typed manuscripts by Nuñez. Titles include Inside the Indian wind, The hidden life, My trip to hell, and others. Correspondence to her, mostly from the 1920s, includes letters from Carlos Montezuma. Notes discuss mission schools, a speech by Major Pratt, laws governing Native Americans, information about growing up as an Indian, and...
Dates:
[ca. 1900-1972]
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.
Cartulario de Santa María del Puerto [Santoña]
Collection — Huntington box 8b
Identifier: 9198
Scope and content
Bound photostats copied from the original manuscripts in The Archivo Histórico Nacional. A notary public register for the Port of Santoña, Santander Province or Cantabria, Spain. Contains information about the church, city, and port. Appears to be written in Spanish and Latin.
Dates:
863-1210
Catalogs and advertisements for Indian traders
Collection — Huntington box 27a - folder 1
Identifier: 9190
Scope and content
Collection of catalogs, auction listings, and brochures for Indian curios. Some of the catalogs list prices for items including jewelry, blankets, clothing, baskets, and pottery. Some of the shops appear to have specialized in excavated items, while others contracted with tribes and reservations to have items made for their shops. Auction catalogs list items from estates of Indian collectors. Collection has a focus on Navajo textiles, but includes information on other items from Alaska to...
Dates:
[ca.1900].
Catlin's North American Indian bills scrapbook
Collection — Huntington box 40
Identifier: 9109
Scope and content
Scrapbook of announcements and other ephemera advertising Catlin's Gallery of North American Indians and events pertaining to Indians. Includes some correspondence, tickets signed by Catlin, newspaper clippings, and information about his exhibitions in the Indian Museum at the Egyptian Hall, Picadilly. Also advertisements for events with Indians who were brought back to Europe, including archery competitions and am event held at Windsor Castle. The advertisements mention the various tribes...
Dates:
1840-1855.