Marriott, Alice, 1910-1992

Alice Marriott was born in Wilmett, Ill. in 1910. Her parents moved the family to Oklahoma City when she was still a young girl. She received a B.A. in anthropology from the University of Oklahoma in 1930. In 1935, she became field specialist for the Indian Arts and Crafts Board. Marriott spent some time living in the Santa Fe area, near San Ildefonso Pueblo. She integrated her first hand observations of Native Americans and Hispanics of the area into her books. In the 1980's, she finished the manuscript, "Spanish-American folk stories of some New Mexico saints." Although the manuscript was never published, it was slated to be performed in the St. Francis Auditorium in Santa Fe in 1989. Marriott's ethnological reports, novels, short stories, and popular nonfiction helped promote a better understanding of American Indian culture, and aided in dispelling the "exotic savage" stereotype.

From the description of Typescript and letters, 1985-1989. (University of New Mexico-Main Campus). WorldCat record id: 40987583

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