Journal of trip on examination of certain land in the Navajo Reservation, 1914, March 22-April 9.

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Journal of trip on examination of certain land in the Navajo Reservation, 1914, March 22-April 9.

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This journal consists of portions of letters by P. D. Southworth to his wife, written from March 22 to April 9, 1914. Southworth describes the Arizona landscape as "a barrenness...I have not seen in any other part of the Southwest," yet he also calls it beautiful. His group was surveying the area around Leupp, Oraibi and Winslow, Arizona, as well as the Navajo and Hopi reservations. In his letters, he talks about the weather conditions, the hazards of walking in the sand, specifically for their horses, the trips back to town for supplies, his concern about his wife and children in Phoenix and his longing to be finished with this survey and return home. Southworth describes meeting Charles Hubbell at one of his family's stores and staying the night at Hubbell's house. In thirteen pages of his journal, Southworth describes and gives his impressions of the Navajo and Hopi Indians, their culture, traditions, and history. Southworth frequently mentions William A. Moody, the leader of the survey. The manuscript is a facsimile copy of a transcript.

55 pages, facsimile of transcript.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Moody, William A. (William Alfred), 1870-1967

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Moody was a Mormon missionary in Samoa in 1894-1898 and 1908-1910; the interim years were spent in Arizona. From the description of Journals of missionary labors, Oct. 12, 1894-July 24, 1914 [microform]. (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702594791 ...

Southworth, P. D.

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P. D. Southworth was in Arizona in 1914 surveying land with the Arizona State Land Commission. From the description of Journal of trip on examination of certain land in the Navajo Reservation, 1914, March 22-April 9. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 318816012 ...

Arizona. State Land Commission

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On May 20, 1912, an act of the First Arizona Legislature created the three-member State Land Commission to serves as the temporary Land Department of the state. The members were Mulford Winsor, Chairman; Cy Byrne, Secretary; and William A. Moody, member. Arizona Governor George W. P. Hunt charged them with assessing, evaluating, and making recommendations about the land granted by Congress to the state for the Common Schools and other institutions. From the description of Report to G...

Hubbell, Charles H., 1898-

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School teacher and farmer. Kidder County, Dakota Territory. From the description of Diary, 1888. (State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives). WorldCat record id: 17799152 Charles Hubbell was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1899 and quickly became interested in aviation. He was an avid model plane builder and by the time he had graduated high school he had constructed a man sized glider. He attended and graduated the Cleveland School of Art in 1923 and g...