Collection View
Consists of correspondence with individuals such as David Greenhood, Raymond Ortiz, and Clarence Waehkee, as well as others.
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
Barney, B., dates not examined
Beryl, Spruce, dates not examined
Brophy, W., dates not examined
Fishback, R. W., dates not examined
Greenhood, David, dates not examined
Hansen, Elmer, dates not examined
Hena, James S., dates not examined
Hoyt, Elizabeth, dates not examined
Jimanez, Joel L., dates not examined
Marks, Royal D., dates not examined
Naylor, Mrs., dates not examined
Noe, Katie, dates not examined
Ortiz, Raymond, dates not examined
Waehkee, Billy, dates not examined
Consists of subject files on the Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs, Joseph Feather Western Montana College of Education, Commission on Indian Affairs, and Indian Community Action, as well as others, including a large collection of clippings.
Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.
Congress, dates not examined
89th Congress, dates not examined
89th Congress, dates not examined
91st Congress, dates not examined
Reports, 1957
Reports, 1958
Reports, 1959
Reports, 1960
Reports, 1960
Reports, 1961
Reports, 1961
Reports, 1962
Reports, 1964
Youth Council, 1961
Youth Council, dates not examined
Schools, dates not examined
Newsletters, 1954
NMAIA minutes, dates not examined
NMAIA, etc., dates not examined
Green Amendment, dates not examined
Moral Rearmament, dates not examined
"Indian News", dates not examined
"Indian News", dates not examined
"Indian News", dates not examined
"Indian News", dates not examined
CAP Newsletters, dates not examined
SIAI Newsletters, dates not examined
Tesuque Pueblo, dates not examined
Tribal Leaders, dates not examined
Address book, dates not examined
Miscellaneous, dates not examined
Miscellaneous, dates not examined
Miscellaneous, dates not examined
Clippings, 1968-1969
"Prevention", 1970 June
Navajo Clippings, 1971-1972 March
Clippings, 1973 September-1974 March
Clippings, 1973-1974
Clippings, 1974 April
"True" Dec, 1974
"Navajo Times", 1974
"Navajo Times", 1974
"Navajo Times", 1974
Clippings, "Native Navadan", 1975
Clippings, 1975
Clippings, 1975
Clippings, dates not examined
Clippings, dates not examined
Clippings, dates not examined
Clippings, dates not examined
Clippings, dates not examined
Consists of reel-to-reel tapes.
Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.
- Scope and Contents
Consists of correspondence and papers of Minton. Included in the collection is correspondence with Elizabeth Hoyt, Joel L. Jimanez, Katie Noe, Raymond Ortiz, and others, as well as subject files on the Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs, Indian youth councils, the Commission on Indian Affairs, tribal affairs, and other Indian related topics. Also present are extensive newspaper clipping files (1960s-1970s), primarily concerning Navajo and Pueblo Indian affairs, and several audiotapes of unidentified contents.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Minton, Charles Ethrige
Charles E. Minton, who came to Santa Fe in 1930, left a successful law career in St. Louis, Missouri, to devote his time to work among the Indians and to carry out various writing projects in New Mexico history. As state supervisor of the Writers( Program of the Work Projects Administration, he was in charge of preparing New Mexico, A Guide to the Colorful State (1947). He also prepared a bilingual book, The Spanish-American Song and Game Book (1942). Minton served as executive director of the New Mexico Association on Indian Affairs. He organized the first Indian Youth Council which was designed to interest Indians in higher education. He was also instrumental in the establishment of the New Mexico Boys( Ranch. Minton authored Juan of Santo Niño: An Authentic Account of Pioneer Life in New Mexico, 1863-1864 in 1973.
- Processing Information
This collection was processed in 2000. Finding aid written in 2000.
Collection was treated for mold and animal droppings in 1999.
- 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:
Charles Ethrige Minton Papers; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/bc386j23w
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1-19
- Subject Terms:
- Indigenous peoples of North America -- Arizona. -- 20th century
Indigenous peoples of North America -- New Mexico. -- 20th century
Navajo Indians -- New Mexico. -- 20th century
Pueblo Indians -- New Mexico -- History -- 20th century -- Sources - Genre Terms:
- Audiotapes.
Clippings. -- 20th century
Correspondence -- 20th century - Names:
- Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs
New Mexico Association on Indian Affairs
