Ronald J. Kurtz Cañoncito Navajo research papers, 1945-1963 (bulk 1957)

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Kurtz, Ronald J. Ronald J. Kurtz Cañoncito Navajo research papers, 1945-1963 (bulk 1957)

Ronald J. Kurtz Cañoncito Navajo research papers, 1945-1963 (bulk 1957)

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The collection consists of Ronald Kurtz' field journal, field notes, censuses, court records, school records, drafts of unpublished papers, and historical research used in writing his dissertation, "Role Change and Cultural Change: The Cañoncito Navajo Case." The collection is divided into 2 series: Field Research and Historical Research. The Field Research series consists of Kurtz' field journal, field notes, court notes, meeting notes, statements/notes on Navajo land claims, and notes on genealogy and kinship. The field journal records Kurtz' informal observations of and interactions in the day-to-day life of the Cañoncito Navajo, 1954-1958. The field notes are more formal, having been elicited from interviews with natives of Cañoncito and with an extension agent from the United Pueblos Agency. The interviews were for the purpose of reconstructing earlier Cañoncito life (largely, early 20th century) and understanding and comparing this with the structure and details of their then current (mid-1950's) way of life. Topics addressed in Kurtz' field research run the gamut, including kinship, gender roles, religion, subsistence, personal/community relationships, education, economics, land, government, etc.

1 box (1 cu. ft.)

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