Oral history interview with Richard Wetherill II 1977 December 1-4

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Oral history interview with Richard Wetherill II 1977 December 1-4

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The collection consists of an audio interview with Richard Wetherill II, conducted by Richard Sandlin in December 1977. The interview gives insight into the Wetherill family, relationships with the Navajo, and life in the Southwest during the early-mid 20th century.

1 box (.17 cu. ft. including 11 audio CDs and 1 volume of transcribed excerpts)

eng,

The University of New Mexico, University Libraries, Center for SouthwestResearch

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SNAC Resource ID: 6404599

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Wetherill, Morton

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Wetherill, Richard 1898-1984

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Richard Wetherill, his brother-in-law Charles Mason and Ute tribe member, Acowitz are credited with "discovering" Cliff Palace and Spruce Tree House in what is now Mesa Verde National Park in December 1888. Richard spent the rest of his life exploring Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico. In 1896, he began excavating Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Canyon; by 1898 he had made Chaco Canyon their home, establishing a trading post at Pueblo Bonito. Richard Wetherill was shot to death on June 22, 1910. Chis-chilli...

Wetherill, Marietta, 1876-1954

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Born in Serena, Ill. Marietta Palmer Wetherill visited the Southwest with her family beginning in the mid 1880's. On one of these trips she met her future husband, Richard Wetherill. She and her husband lived among the Navajo at Chaco Canyon. In 1908 she was adopted into the Chee clan of the Navajo tribe. From the description of Drawings and letter, 1886-[19--] (bulk 1886-1889) (University of New Mexico-Main Campus). WorldCat record id: 32753160 Marietta Palmer ...

Sandlin, Richard, interviewer

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