Preliminary Inventory of the Reverend F. J. Uplegger Papers 1896-1986

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Preliminary Inventory of the Reverend F. J. Uplegger Papers 1896-1986

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This collection houses books, diaries, notes, correspondence, artwork, botanical specimens, audio tapes, and a photocopy of the Apache dictionary manuscript documenting Rev. F. A. Uplegger's work with the Apache people and their language. This collection has not been processed in full and can be viewed only by appointment. Contact Archives and Special Collections for more information.

11 Boxes; (13.9 Linear Feet)

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Uplegger, Francis J., 1867-1964

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Biographical note: Missionary; Francis J. Uplegger was a Lutheran minister who arrived at San Carlos with his family in 1919 to establish a mission to the San Carlos Apache. He learned their language, then translated the Lutheran catechism, creed, liturgy and bible into Apache. Uplegger also wrote a four-volume Apache-English dictionary and assisted the Apache in writing their constitution. Uplegger was officially adopted into the San Carlos community in 1961. From the description of...