Frank McNitt papers, 1582-1973 (bulk, 1790-1973).

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Frank McNitt papers, 1582-1973 (bulk, 1790-1973).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38170869

Collection consists of working files for McNitt's publications on the history of the Navajo Indians and related subjects, including three major works in progress at the time of his death. The materials include McNitt's research notes; photocopies of documents from the National Archives and other repositories; transcripts and translations of documents from the Spanish and Mexican Archives of New Mexico; tape recordings and interviews; copies of published and unpublished studies; and correspondence with informants, professional historians and anthropologists. Includes a copy of Gordon Vivian's The Three C Site (typescript), Richard Wetherill biographical material, and correspondence with John P. Wilson. Wetherill material contains negatives, copy prints, and photographs of him and his family at various archaeological sites, especially Pueblo Bonito.

15 linear feet.

spa,

eng,

New Mexico State Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7400819

Related Entities

There are 10 Entities related to this resource.

United States. Adjutant-General's Office

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rk58fj (person)

The Continental Congress on June 17, 1775, appointed an Adjutant General of the Continental Army. After 1783 no further provision was made for such an officer until an act of March 5, 1792, provided for an adjutant, who was also to do the work of inspector. An act of March 3, 1813, established an Adjutant General's Department and an Inspector General's Department which were united the following July under one head, the Adjutant and Inspector General. Separate heads for the two Depar...

United States. Army

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6km312r (corporateBody)

The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Vivian, Gordon

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6n31bwx (person)

United States. Office of Indian Affairs. New Mexico Superintendency

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gf6rj6 (corporateBody)

Carson, Kit, 1809-1868

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6kk9f9s (person)

Carson, a legendary figure in the history of the American West, was a various times a trader, trapper, military scout, Indian agent, and interpreter. From the description of Kit Carson papers, 1847-1923. (Santa Fe Public Library). WorldCat record id: 37653498 Trapper, guide, Indian agent, and army officer. From the description of Kit Carson papers, 1842-1869. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453501 Kit Carson, a legendary figure in the history of the Ame...

Wilson, John P. (John Philip), 1935-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6c842kz (person)

John P. Wilson is a professional historian who has authored books and numerous articles on New Mexico. From the description of Missing records from the Civil War in the Southwest, 1861-1862, 1999. (Museum of New Mexico Library). WorldCat record id: 51199064 John P. Wilson was born on December 24, 1935, at Galesburg, Illinois, the son of Zora and Phillip Wilson. He grew up in nearby Knoxville, and graduated from high school there in 1953. Wilson went on to the University of I...

Wetherill, Richard, 1858-1910

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6pk0gmr (person)

American archaeologist, known for his studies of cliff dweller sites. Participated in several archaeological expeditions in the Southwest, including part of the Hyde Exploring Expedition to Chaco Canyon, N.M., to excavate Pueblo Bonito and other surrounding sites for the American Museum of Natural History in the late 1890s. From the description of Papers, 1893-1947, bulk 1893-1897 [microform]. (American Museum of Natural History). WorldCat record id: 18539298 ...

McNitt, Frank

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qg0dnn (person)

Frank McNitt (1912-1972) was an artist and publisher who was interested in the Southwest. He wrote Navajo Wars (1972) and Richard Wetherill: Anasazi (1957). From the description of Frank McNitt photograph collection [graphic]. 1890-1972. (Santa Fe Public Library). WorldCat record id: 38520810 Frank McNitt (1912-1972) was an artist and publisher interested in the Southwest. He wrote Navajo Wars (1972) and Richard Wetherill: Anasazi (1957). From the description of ...

Hubbell, John Lorenzo

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6kk9n7c (person)

Lorenzo Hubbell, Jr. was the son of "Don" Lorenzo Hubbell, the well known Indian trader who operated the Hubbell Trading Post in Ganado, Arizona. Lorenzo was a wholesaler based in Winslow, Arizona and dealt in Navajo rugs and Hopi pottery. From the guide to the Lorenzo Hubbell Collection, 1933-1957., (Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives Department) ...

Arny, W. F. M. (William Frederick Milton), 1813-1881

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w64m97jr (person)

Arny was acting governor the the territory of New Mexico, 1865-1867. From the description of Letter : to Charles Sumner, 1867. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612870097 Arny was Secretary of the Territory of New Mexico in the 1860s and later became an Indian agent. From the description of William Frederick Milton Arny letter, 1868. (Museum of New Mexico Library). WorldCat record id: 37518561 From the guide to the William Frederick Milton Arny L...