MS 3247 Conversations with Manuelito, War Chief of the Navajos; Lorenzo [?] and Jesus, Interpreters
odd: label: Local Numbers
content: NAA MS 3247
label: Local Note
content: Old catalog card gives John W. Powell as collector. Author presumed to be W. B. Truax because of pencil note, "Truax Manuscripts," and orange crayon note in hand of J. C. Pilling, "Navaho superstitions, beliefs, &c, Truax," both on cover page.
name: label: Creator
content: Truax, W. B.
label: Creator
content: Manuelito, Chief
label: Creator
content: Lorenzo ?
label: Creator
content: Jesus
topic: label: Topic
content: Folklore -- Navaho
label: Topic
content: Navaho
creator: label: Creator
content: Truax, W. B.
label: Creator
content: Manuelito, Chief
label: Creator
content: Lorenzo ?
label: Creator
content: Jesus
culture: label: Culture
content: Diné (Navajo)
label: Culture
content: Indians of North America -- Southwest, New
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: W. B. Truax became U. S. Indian Agent at Moquis Pueblo in 1875. His Report to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, (Washington, 1875, pages 211-212), dated Moquis Pueblo Indian Agency, August 31, 1875, states that this is his first annual report from that Agency and that he had arrived there "only about a month ago." No reference to Truax has been found in the Annual Reports of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs for the preceding years which would explain his status at the time the conversations with Manuelito took place.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 79 Pages
unitdate: label: Date
content: September 25, 1874
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.MS3247
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Pages
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Negative microfilm on file.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Consists of questions and answers on Navaho origin myth and other legends and customs.