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Photographs of Yavapai People in Verde Valley, Arizona, circa 1923
Collection Overview
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
Consists of six photographs taken by non-native photographer(s) – presumably, Baptist minister George L. White – during his time at Middle Verde Church in Camp Verde, Arizona.
The photographs have handwritten descriptive captions written on the verso. Five photographs have captions written in the same hand, one of which includes a caption in another hand. The sixth photograph has a caption written in this same second hand. Each of the photographs also has an ownership stamp on the verso: "Please Return to Geo. L. White 313 West 3rd St. Los Angeles, Cal."
The captions varyingly identify the people as "Mojave-Apache," "Mojave," and "Tonto [Apache]" people, but it is likely that they were Yavapai people in the Verde Valley. Often the Yavapai were mistaken as Apache by white settlers, who referred to them as "Mohave-Apache," "Yuma-Apache," or "Tonto-Apache".
Two of the photographs feature Yavapai homes made of brush, captioned, "typical homes of Mojave Apache Indians." Three of the other photographs show Yavapai people outside the Middle Verde Church for Sunday school, and a baptism. The sixth photograph shows eleven Yavapai children seated on a bench, likely also outside of a church. A few of the captions identify the people as "John Rinzie" and "Hugo Bonaha, an interpreter," as well as John's mother and father (both unnamed).
- Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by the name of the creator or by the date of acquisition.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
Purchased from Kevin Jackson in September 2022 (AM 2023-100).
- Appraisal
No material was separated during processing.
- Processing Information:
These materials were processed and described by Amy C. Vo in September 2023.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research use.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
Photographs of Yavapai People in Verde Valley, Arizona; General Manuscripts Miscellaneous Collection, C0140, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (mss)
- Boxes B-002040
NoteBoxes 59 and 63 are stored in special vault facilities.
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- Existence and Location of Copies
Parts of this collection are available on microfilm, cataloged separately as RCPXM-7497696.
- Separated Materials
Citizens of Coculco & Tempatetetzintla v. Antonio de Padilla, 1624, previoulsy in Box 10, has been removed and transferred to the Princeton Collection of Mesoamerican Manuscripts (C0940).
- Subject Terms:
- Indigenous peoples of North America -- Arizona -- 20th century -- photographs
Indigenous peoples of North America -- Arizona. -- 20th century
Indigenous peoples of North America -- Arizona. -- photographs
Indigenous peoples of North America -- Religion. -- 20th century
Yavapai Indians
