Name/Title
Letter from Harry George to M. GalusEntry/Object ID
Q1430.635.107ZDescription
Letter from Harry George to M. Galus requesting information as to the kind of baskets made by the tribes in that area. Vol II pg. 107Z
In this typewritten letter The writer expresses their recent engagement in collecting Indian baskets and describes a shift in focus from obtaining work from a few tribes to acquiring specimens from all tribes. The letter mentions communication with people in California and a recent correspondence with the Moretti McIntosh Company regarding the matter. On August 18th, a request for information was sent about schools such as Tule River, Cahuilla, Martinez, Potrero, Soboba, and Mesa Grande. The writer observes from the Mission Tule River Agency that various schools are noted, expressing interest in the character of their work. The writer's experience suggests that the basket work from mission Indians shows little distinction between tribes or bands.
The other image below shows a collection of old, typed and handwritten documents arranged on a surface, possibly part of an archival collection or a legal filing system. Among the papers are letters, typewritten on official-looking stationery, with headers and dates, including references to Missouri and Montana on letterheads that suggest historical correspondences. There are annotations and notes visible on some documents, highlighting personal or bureaucratic communication of a past era. The layered documents suggest a compendium of letters, possibly relating to legal or governmental matters. The arrangement seems deliberate, perhaps for research or organizational purposes, as some papers are tucked neatly while others are splayed out, revealing partial text and lines of dialogue between entitiesSubject
Harry George
M. Galus
Santa Ysabel, California
BasketsSubject Person/Organization
Harry L. George Collection
