Fort Mojave Indian School Records (MS-00034)

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Fort Mojave Indian School Records (MS-00034)

1890-1923

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The Fort Mojave Indian School Records (1890-1923) consist of correspondence, finance and administrative records, pump station blueprints, and policy implementation and fact finding records. The school served the Hualapai and Mojave Indians at a site near present-day Kingman, Arizona. The information is contained in two bound volumes.

0.37 Cubic Feet (1 box) 0.42 Linear Feet

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7281283

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries

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Fort Mojave Industrial School

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