Traders to the Navajos

Book

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Traders to the Navajos

Entry/Object ID

2009.3.170

Description

Traders to the Navajos is subtitled The Wetherills of Kayenta which is the story of John And Louisa Wade Wetherill and their trading post, Kayenta, to the Navajos. Both John and Louisa served in many capacities to the Indians. John was also an amateur archaeologist and discovered many ruins in the area, the major one being Mesa Verde which is now a National Park. Included in the book are a postcard with a poem, "Indian Lament" on it and a flyer about Mesa Verde. This book is from the Don Reynolds library. 265/Softbound

Collection

Don and Maudie Reynolds Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Legends, Baskets, Historic sites, Trading posts

Search Terms

Customs-Navajos, Legends-Navajos, Mesa Verde National Park, Cliff Dwellers, U. S.-Southwestern, Wetherills of Kayenta, Native American, Navajo, Ceremonials, Mythology, Mesa Verde, National Parks, Kayenta Trading Post

Book Details

Author

Gillmor, Frances and Louisa Wade Wetherill

Place Published

City

Albuquerque

State/Province

New Mexico

Date Published

1953

Call No.

Ethnology GI

ISBN

0-8263-0040-5

LCCN

52-9210

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Wetherill, John

Person or Organization

Louisa Wade