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Kristie Lee Butler Papers 1937-1939, 1978-1993 (bulk 1989-1993)

MSS-341


Overview of the Collection

Creator: Butler, Kristie Lee
Title: Kristie Lee Butler Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1937-1939, 1978-1993
Bulk Dates: 1989-1993
Quantity: 2 Boxes (0.75 Linear Feet)
Abstract:The Kristie Lee Butler papers house Butler's writings and research notes. The majority of the materials document the Diné and St. Michael's Mission.
Identification: MSS-341
Language: Material in English
Repository: Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection
P.O. Box 871006
Tempe, AZ 85287-1006
Phone: (480) 965-4932
E-Mail: archives@asu.edu
Questions? Ask An Archivist!

Biographical Note

Kristie Lee Butler was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on July 5, 1955. She began her college education as a part-time student at Broward Community College in 1974 but left her studies to join the cloistered community of Poor Clare Nuns in Newport News, Virginia in 1976. Butler returned to secular life in 1980 and resumed her studies at Broward Community College. She transferred to Texas Tech University in Lubbock in the fall of 1984 and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. in Anthropology in 1986. She enrolled in Arizona State University's graduate program in sociocultural anthropology in 1987 and graduated with her M.A. in 1991 with a thesis entitled Along the Padres' Trail: The History of St. Michael's Mission to the Navajo (1898-1939) (LD 179.15 1991 .B885).


Scope and Content Note

The Kristie Lee Butler papers house Butler's writings and research notes. The majority of the materials document the Diné and St. Michael's Mission.


Arrangement

This collection consists of two boxes.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.

Copyright

The Arizona Board of Regents retains copyright to this collection for and on behalf of the Arizona State University Library. Requests to publish, display, or redistribute information from this collection must be submitted via our online application.


Related Material

Interested researchers may also wish to consult CP SPC 132: K. L. Butler Photographs for images of St. Michael's Mission and Our Lady of Fatima Mission. These materials can be located using the ASU Special Materials Index (http://spmi.lib.asu.edu).


Access Terms

Personal Name(s)
Butler, Kristie Lee

Corporate Name(s)
St. Michael's Mission to the Navajo (Saint Michaels, Ariz.)

Subject(s)
Franciscans -- Missions -- Arizona
Navajo Indians -- Missions


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Kristie Lee Butler Papers, MSS-341, Arizona State University Library.

Provenance

Kristie Lee Butler donated these materials to the Arizona Collection between 1992 and 1995 (Accession #1992-00629, #1992-00661, and #1995-01606).


Container List

BoxFolder
11 The Encyclopedia of Native Americans in the 20th Century, 1993
12 The Little Beanshooter And The Padres, 1992
13 Personal Account of a Navajo Peyote Meeting, 1988-1992
14 Dancing the Truth: The Gloria of Holy Saturday at Guadalupe, Arizona, 1990
15 St. Michael's Mission
16 Research Notes: Foundation and Early 1898-1921, 1991
17 Research Notes
18 Research Notes: Fort Defiance, 1989
19 Research Notes: Indians of North America, 1988
110 Research Notes: Miscellaneous Notes, 1978-1981
111 Research Notes: House Chronicle, 1937-1939
112 Research Notes: Map of Mission Stations, 1991
113 Research Notes: Expansion and Development 1921-1939, 1989
114 Research Notes: University of Arizona-Arizona 500 Saint Michaels, 1990
115 Research Notes: Interviews with Friars-Dan Wefer, 1989
116 Research Notes: Saint Michaels Statistics on Sacraments
117 Newsletters: Padres Trail, 1992-1993
118 Miscellaneous Postcards and Pictures
BoxFolder
21 Paul Long Correspondence, 1993
22 Correspondence, 1991
23 Saint Michael's Correspondence, 1990
24 Journal, 1993
25 Pictures and Outlines, 1991