| | 1 | Author:   | Day family | Add to Favorites |  |   | Title:   | Day Family Collection, 1841-1977 (bulk
               1870-1940) ead |   |  |   | Date(s):   | 1841-1977 (bulk
               1870-1940) |   |  |   | Abstract:   | The Day family were traders on the Navajo Nation (then the
            Navajo Indian Reservation) in eastern Arizona. The collection includes the personal and
            business papers of Sam Day, Sr. (1845-1925) surveyor, trader, legislator and United
            States Indian Commissioner; Anna Day, Sam Sr.'s wife (1872-1932); and of their children,
            Charles L. Day (1879-1918), Samuel Day, Jr. (1889-1944), United States deputy Marshall.
            The collection includes information on Navajo culture, stories and legends; the looting
            of Canyon del Muerta, and the Frank Dugan murder. The collection also contains 91
            photographs depicting trading posts and eastern Arizona scenes. |   |  |   | Repository:   | Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives
               Department. |   |  |   | Subjects:   | Frontier and pioneer life--Arizona
                  (Territory) | Indian traders. | Navajo Indians--Economic conditions. | Navajo Indians--Politics and government. | Tourism--Arizona. |   |  |   | Similar Items:   | Find Similar Guides |  
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