Lecture notes on the American Southwest, ca. 1943.

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Lecture notes on the American Southwest, ca. 1943.

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This group of material consists of seven packets of notes and material, including photographs, that Campbell created for a series of lectures about the history and Indians of the American Southwest. The titles of the lectures are: The Indians; Spanish Explorers; The Indian Pueblos of New Mexico; Stories about the Pueblo Indians; The Conquest of New Mexico and the Mexican Settlers; The American Occupation; and Texas and Arizona. The lectures discuss the following subjects: the Acoma, Laguna, Navajo, Pueblo and Zuni Indians; Arizona history; California history; New Mexico history; Texas history; and Taos Pueblo. Campbell also uses material written by Mary Hunter Austin and Charles Fletcher Lummis in her lectures. The photographs are of Southwest Indians and landscapes.

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Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Lummis, Charles Fletcher, 1859-1928

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Charles F. Lummis (1859-1928) was born in Lynn, Massachusettts. He became an editor for the Los Angeles Times on February 1, 1884, working for Harrison Gray Otis. He promoted interest in the American Southwest with his photography and articles. Lummis helped found the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles and the School of American Research in Santa Fe. The items from librarian Mary Sarber concern her research of Mr. Lummis' writings. From the guide to the Charles F. Lummis Collection, S27...

Austin, Mary, 1868-1934

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Mary Hunter Austin has variously been identified as a feminist, naturalist, mystic, author, and even "woman of genius." She was one of the leading literary figures of her time, the author of 27 books and more than 250 articles, stories, poems and other short pieces. In 1900, Mary Austin settled in Carmel and became one of the founders of the literary colony. In 1918, Austin traveled to New Mexico, hoping to continue on to Mexico to conduct research on folk traditions. In New Mexico she was contr...

Campbell, Emma Mellou.

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Emma Mellou Campbell was a teacher at Schenley High School in Pittsburgh. After she retired, she moved to California and studied the history and Indians of the American Southwest. She is the author of Barrie's schooldays at Dumfries (1939) and the article "Our First Americans," which was published in the Pittsburgh Teachers Bulletin in 1943. From the description of Lecture notes on the American Southwest, ca. 1943. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldC...