| | 1 | Author: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Mike Burns (Hoomothya) Papers, SHM MS-8
1881-2010 (Bulk Dates 1923-2010) ead | | | | Date(s): | 1881-2010 (Bulk Dates 1923-2010) | | | | Abstract: | Hoomothya (a.k.a. Mike Burns) was the only surviving Yavapai tribal member from the December 1872,
Skeleton Cave Massacre, which took place in Arizona between the Yavapai Indians and the US Army. Hoomothya was orphaned as a
result of the slaughter of his extended family at Skeleton Cave. Captured by the troops who killed this band of Yavapais, he
was taken in as a temporary ward by Captain James Burns, who gave Hoomothya the anglicized name of Mike Burns. This collection
contains background information on Mike Burns; the Carlisle Indian School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania; and the Skeleton Cave in
Arizona. The collection includes Burns’ correspondence with various individuals about his memoir, requests for assistance in
its publication and several versions of the Burn’s manuscript. | | | | Repository: | Sharlot Hall Museum Library & Archives | | | | Subjects: | Skeleton Cave Massacre | United States Indian School (Carlisle, Pa.) | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 2 | Author: | Poston, Charles D. (Charles Debrille), 1825-1902. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | History of the Apaches,
1866 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1866 | | | | Abstract: | Unpublished manuscript includes sections on the Oatman family, the Camp Grant Massacre,
and contains typewritten materials from the Arizona Pioneers Society including a list of
people killed by Apaches, 1869-1870, an 1885 resolution to present the true Apache
situation to government officials. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Apache Indians -- History -- 19th century. | Camp Grant Massacre, Ariz., 1871. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 5 | Author: | Wilbur, Rueben Augustine. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Rueben Augustine Wilbur Letter Book
1871-1874 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1871-1874 | | | | Abstract: | Rueben Augustine Wilbur was a U.S. Indian Agent for the Papago Reservation in Arizona Territory in the 1870s.
The collection contains chiefly letters, from Oct. 2, 1871 to Dec. 8, 1874, addressed to his superiors in the
Bureau of Indian Affairs concerning the administration of the agency and his relationships with the Indians around
San Xavier Mission. Topics include the Camp Grant Massacre, farming and food conditions, education, church influence,
Apache Indians, and appeals for the establishment of an official reservation. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Apache Indians -- Government relations. | Camp Grant Massacre, Ariz., 1871. | Indian agents -- Arizona. | Tohono O'odham Indians -- Government relations. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 6 | Author: | Barney, James Mitchell,
1874-1965 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | James M. Barney
Articles,
1939-1960 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1939-1960 | | | | Abstract: | Writings and articles (photocopies) concerning the history of
Arizona, ca. 1939-1965, with an emphasis on the Phoenix environs. Topics
covered include tragedy and massacres, pioneer tales, historical events in
Phoenix and Yuma, ghost and mining stories, as well as colorful accounts of the
exploits of local figures. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | American newspapers -- Arizona --Phoenix | Folklore -- Arizona | Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona -- History --
Sources | Ghost stories, American -- Southwest, New | Indians of North America -- Arizona --
History | Massacres -- Arizona -- History | Pioneers -- Arizona | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
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