Robert W. Young Pictorial Collection 1898-1970

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Robert W. Young Pictorial Collection 1898-1970

The bulk of the collection is made up of material related to the Navajo Indians. It documents Navajo people, reservations, and various projects and programs related to education, health, industrial and resource development, and construction.

3 boxes (59 photographic prints ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller; 122 transparencies; 5 x 6.75 in. or smaller; 524 slides ; 2 x 2 in.; 1 photograph album ; 15 x 11.25 in.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6404434

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Snow, Milton

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Young, Richard A. (Richard Arden), 1914-

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Robert W. Young, linguist, was born on May 18, 1912 in Chicago. He earned his BA from the University of Illinois in 1935, then enrolled in anthropology at the University of New Mexico (UNM) where he began a career working with the Navajo language. He was employed by the BIA as a Specialist in Indian Languages, and then in Navajo Tribal Relations. He taught classes in Navajo linguistics at UNM. Young and William Morgan Sr. compiled The Navajo Language: A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, publish...

Wittick, Ben, 1845-1903

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Ben Wittick was a photographer in the Southwest during the latter part of the 19th century. From the description of Ben Wittick photo ledger. (Museum of New Mexico Library). WorldCat record id: 37992687 ...

Adair, John, 1913-1997

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