Van Valkenburgh, Richard F.

Anthropologist; primarily studied the Navajo from 1935 to 1941 and 1952 to 1957. He was employed by the U.S. Office of Indian Affairs to head a social and economic study of the Navajo Reservation from 1935 to 1941 and was the head of the Navajo Tribe's Dept. of Land Use and Surveys. He also wrote volumniously about the Navajo for scientific and popular publications. He was deputy Pima County sheriff from 1948 to 1951 and appeared regularly on "Sheriff's story", a weekly historical radio program produced by KTUC.

From the description of Van Valkenburgh papers, 1868-1950 (bulk 1928-1950). (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 37934191

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