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Ellen K. Moore papers, 1992-1994

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Moore, Ellen K.
Title: Ellen K. Moore papers
Dates: 1992-1994 (inclusive)
19921994
Quantity: .83 cu. ft. (2 boxes containing 21 sound cassettes, 19 transcripts (ca. 300 pages), and 92 slides)
Collection Number: 2696-096 (Accession No. 2696-096-01)
Summary: Oral history interview tapes and transcripts, field notes, and slides of research on Navajo beadwork
Repository: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions: Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Ellen Moore is Curator of Education at the Roswell Museum and Art Center.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection contextualizes Navajo beadwork on belts, hatbands, baskets, necklaces, and other items, with fieldnotes about the art as explained by traders, Navajo consultants, and Navajo bead workers themselves. The collection contains images, recorded audio and transcribed interviews from beadwork artists across Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah that Ellen Moore connected with at Navajo tribal fairs, trading posts, and powwows. The featured beadwork artists include: Sandra Black, Lorraine Brock, Mollie Duwyenie, Marina Elliot, Betty Slim Hatalie, Gerri Hatathli, Virginia Hatch, Emma Henderson, Phillip Jim, Doreen Johnson, Shirley Kills-In-Sight, Flora Lee, Juanita and Uhl Martinez, Cindy Fowler Penn, Grace Ration, Bessie Roberts, Betty Russell, Joanne Lewis Tsinijinnie, Harrison Tsosie, Wendy Weston, Patti Whitethorne, and two beadworkers who prefer to remain anonymous.

Through her fieldwork, Moore highlights how Navajo beadwork is based on an aggregate of beliefs, categories, and symbols that are individually interpreted and transposed into beaded designs. Most designs are generated from close observation of light in the natural world, then structured according to either Navajo tradition or the newer spirituality of the Native American Church. For many beadworkers, creating designs taps into deeply embedded beliefs so that beaded objects reflect their thoughts and prayers, their aesthetic sensibilities, their sense of being Navajo, and their attention to light and its properties.

Ethnographic research for this project on the Navajo Reservation was done with permission of the Historic Preservation Office of the Navajo Nation, permit no. C9317-E.

Source: Moore, Ellen K., Navajo Beadwork: Architectures of Light (2003)

Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top

Forms part of the Jacobs Research Fund Collection

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series 1: Oral History Recorded InterviewsReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1/1	Interview with Mollie Duwyenie (transcript) Typed transcript of recorded interview	March 16, 1993
1/2	Interview with Virginia Hatch (transcript) Typed transcript of recorded interview	February 18, 1993
1/3	Interview with Emma Henderson (transcript) Typed transcript of recorded interview	February 20, 1993
1/4	Interview with Harrison Tsosie (transcript) Typed transcript of recorded interview	March 20, 1993
1/5	Interview with Geri Hatathli (transcript) Typed transcript of recorded interview	February 19, 1993
1/6	Interview with Philip Jim (transcript) Typed transcript of recorded interview	March 15, 1993
1/7	Interview with Betty Hatalie (transcript) Typed transcript of recorded interview Includes a photo copy of a hand-written letter to Betty from Ellen Moore.	June 14, 1993
1/8	Interview with Shirley Kills-In-Sight (transcript) Typed transcript of recorded interview	May 27, 1993
1/9	Interview with Flora Lee (transcript) Typed transcript of recorded interview	March 17, 1993
1/10	Interview with Joanne Lewis (transcript) Typed transcript of recorded interview	May 2, 1993
1/11	Interview with Doreen Johnson (transcript) Typed transcript of recorded interview	February 26, 1993
1/12	Interview with Juanita and Uhl Martinez (transcript) Typed transcript of recorded interview	March 21, 1993
1/13	Interview with Lorraine Brock (transcript) Typed transcript of recorded interview	March 5, 1993
1/14	Interview with Bessie Roberts (transcript) Typed transcript of recorded interview	June 14, 1993
1/15	Interview with Patti Whitethorne (transcript) Typed transcript of recorded interview	April 2, 1993
1/16	Interview with Grace Ration Kirtland (transcript) Typed transcript of recorded interview	February 17, 1993
1/17	Interview with Cindy Penn (transcript) Typed transcript of recorded interview	February 17, 1993
1/18	Interview with Betty Russel (transcript) Typed transcript of recorded interview	June 18, 1993
1/19	Notes after first visit to Notah Dineh (from Ellen K. Moore)	February 17, 1993
Box
2	Mollie Duwyenie 03/16/93 (Bloomfield, NM) audio cassette	March 16, 1993
2	Virginia Hatch 02/18/92 [SIDE A] / SIDE B: Cindy Penn 02/17/92 [SIDE B] audio cassette	February 18, 1993
2	Emma Henderson 02/20/93 (Bloomfield, NM) audio cassette	February 20, 1993
2	Harrison Tsosie 03/20/93 (Mexican Water, AZ) audio cassette	March 20, 1993
2	Geri Hatathli 02/19/93 (Farmington, NM) audio cassette	February 19, 1993
2	Philip Jim 03/15/93 (Westrock, AZ) [cassette 1] audio cassette	March 15, 1993
2	Philip Jim 03/15/93 (Westrock, AZ) [cassette 2] audio cassette Grandfather story and design	March 15, 1993
2	Bettie Hatalie 06/14/93 (Four Corners Monument) audio cassette	June 14, 1993
2	Shirley Kills-In-Sight 05/27/93 [cassette 1] audio cassette	May 27, 1993
2	Shirley Kills-In-Sight 05/27/93 [cassette 2] audio cassette	May 27, 1993
2	Flora Lee 03/17/93 (Shiprock, NM) audio cassette Translated by Dedra Reid (daughter) and David Lee (husband)	March 17, 1993
2	Joanne Lewis 05/02/1993 (Phoenix, AZ) audio cassette	May 02, 1993
2	Doreen Johnson 02/26/1993 (Phoenix, AZ) audio cassette	February 26, 1993
2	Juanita and Uhl Martinez 03/21/93 (Chinle, AZ) [cassette 1] audio cassette	March 21, 1993
2	Juanita and Uhl Martinez 03/21/93 (Chinle, AZ) [cassette 2] audio cassette	March 21, 1993
2	Lorraine Brock 03/05/93 (Tuba City, AZ) [cassette 1] audio cassette	March 05, 1993
2	Lorraine Brock 03/05/93 (Tuba City, AZ) [cassette 2] audio cassette	March 05, 1993
2	Bessie Roberts 06/14/93 (Aneth, UT) audio cassette	June 14, 1993
2	Patti Whitethorne 04/02/93 (Flagstaff, AZ) audio cassette	April 2, 1993
2	Grace Ration 02/17/93 (Kirtland, NM) audio cassette	February 17, 1993
2	Betty Russel 06/18/93 (Houck, AZ) audio cassette	June 18, 1993

Series 2: Color Slides Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box
2		Guide to object types and coding of Navajo beadwork slides color slide	undated
	item
2	A1	Chief's Blanket on beaded belt, design by Wendy Weston-Ben color slide	February 1994
2	A2	Chief's Blanket on beaded belt, design by Wendy Weston-Ben color slide	February 1994
2	A3	Beaded belts and necklaces at the Pueblo Grande Fair (Phoenix, AZ). Design by Joanne Lewis color slide	December 1992
2	A4	Beaded belts at the Pueblo Grande Fair (Phoenix, AZ). Design by Joanne Lewis color slide	December 1992
2	A5	Beaded bracelets and necklaces at the Pueblo Grande Fair. Design by Joanne Lewis. color slide	October 1992
2	A6	Breaded hatbands by Joanne Lewis color slide	October 1994
2	A7	Beaded belts by Harrison Tsosie color slide	March 1993
2	A8	Beaded belts by Harrison Tsosie. W. Navajo Nation Fair (Tuba City, AZ) color slide	October 1992
2	A9	Beaded belts by Harrison Tsosie color slide	October 1992
2	A10	Beaded hatband by Harrison Tsosie color slide	October 1992
2	A11	Hair pieces color slide	August 1993
2	A12	Beaded belt buckle color slide	undated (1993)
2	A13	Navajo bracelets color slide	October 1993
2	A14	Beaded hatband designed by Patti Whitethorne color slide	April 1993
2	A15	Beaded hatbands color slide	April 1994
2	A16	Beaded belts designed by Tommy Johnson color slide	August 1993
2	A17	Belt buckles designed by Tommy Johnson color slide	June 19, 1993
2	A18	Keychains designed by Flora Lee color slide	March 1993
2	A19	Keychains by Bessie Roberts color slide	June 1993
2	A20	Keychains color slide	June 1994
2	A21	Keychain designed by Lorraine Brock color slide	November 1994
2	A22	Keychains designed by Lena White color slide	June 1993
2	A23	Hairpieces by Linda Kent color slide	June 1992
2	A24	Rainbow hairband color slide	May 29, 1993
2	A25	Beaded bracelets and watchbands color slide	April 1994
2	A26	Navajo beaded necklace color slide	March 1993
2	A27	Earrings by Juanita Martinez color slide	March 1993
2	A28	Beaded accessories booth color slide	October 1994
2	A29	Pin and earrings (mother's set) by Cindy Penn color slide	February 1993
2	A30	Beaded lighters color slide	October 1994
2	M1	Velveteen shirt with beaded embellishment (image 1) color slide	June 1994
2	M2	Velveteen shirt with beaded embellishment (image 2) color slide	June 1994
2	M3	Betty Russel beading (childhood photograph) and assorted beadwork color slide	May 1993
2	M4	Laminated beading patterns on graph paper by Grace Ration color slide	February 1993
2	M5	Beaded Thimbles (Olijeto tip) by Sandra Black color slide	June 1993
2	M6	Beaded stethoscope by Lorraine Brock color slide	April 1993
2	M7	Beaded dog collar by Lorraine Brock color slide	March 1993
2	M8	Beaded bingo stamper by Lorraine Brock color slide	March 1993
2	M9	Beaded pen (North sales) color slide	October 1993
2	M10	UTE Moccasins (Sunset colors) color slide	March 1993
2	M11	Bead work by Mollie Duwyenie color slide	March 1993
2	M12	Mount Lion Quiver (Navajo) color slide	March 1993
2	M13	1st Prize Navajo Beadwork color slide	August 1993
2	M14	Navajos riding on a rainbow (artwork) color slide	June 1993
2	M15	Landscape near Many Farms, AZ color slide	October 1993
2	M16	Rainbow seatbelt sign in Navajo reservation color slide	May 1993
2	M17	Sandra Black in her hogan (Monument Valley, UT) color slide	June 1993
2	M18	Philip Jim and family at the Gallup Flea Market (NM) color slide	June 1993
2	M19	Lorraine Brock with stethoscope color slide	October 1994
2	M20	Ferris wheel at the Navajo Nation Fair (Tuba City, AZ) color slide	October 1994
2	M21	Zipper carnival ride (Tuba City, AZ) color slide	October 1994
2	M22	Monument valley sunset color slide	June 1993
2	M23	Banded Landform (clay) near Tuba City, AZ color slide	March 1993
2	M24	Landscape near Round Rock, AZ color slide	June 17, 1993
2	B1	Beaded basket by Shirley Kills-In-Sight color slide	August 1993
2	B2	Beaded basket by Shirley Kills-In-Sight color slide	June 1993
2	B3	Beaded basket by Shirley Kills-In-Sight color slide	undated
2	B4	Beaded basket over deerskin (in progress) by Shirley Kills-In-Sight color slide	May 1993
2	B5	Beaded baskets and basket bottoms by Betty Hatalie color slide	February 1993
2	B6	Beaded basket courtesy of Notah Dineh, by Betty Hatalie color slide	June 1993
2	B7	Beaded baskets by Betty Hatalie color slide	October 1993
2	B8	Beaded pine pitcher basket by Betty Hatalie color slide	June 1993
2	B9	Beaded basket by Betty Hatalie color slide	August 1993
2	B10	Beaded basket by Betty Hatalie color slide	October 1993
2	B11	Beaded basket by Betty Hatalie color slide	June 1994
2	B12	Beaded basket with arrowheads by Betty Hatalie color slide	1993 (undated)
2	B13	Beaded basket bottom color slide	February 1993
2	B14	Beaded basket by Betty Hatalie color slide	undated
2	B15	Paiute baskets color slide	May 1993
2	B16	Beaded baskets by Clara Yellowman color slide	March 1993
2	B17	Beaded basket by Clara Yellowman color slide	June 1994
2	B18	Beaded basket with top by Clara Yellowman color slide	June 1994
2	B19	Beaded basket by Mary Ann Begay color slide	March 1993
2	B20	Beaded basket color slide	May 1993
2	B21	Beaded bag by Emma Henderson color slide	July 1993
2	B22	Medicine bag color slide	December 1993
2	B23	Beaded baskets color slide	June 1994
2	B24	Beaded baskets color slide	June 1994
2	NAC1	Native American church fan handles color slide	March 1993
2	NAC2	Native American church fan handles and box color slide	October 1994
2	NAC3	Beaded Native American church gourd handles color slide	March 1993
2	NAC4	Fan and gourd handles color slide	October 1994
2	NAC5	Fan handles by Philip Jim color slide	October 1993
2	NAC6	Fred and Rose C. in their booth at the Tuba City Fair color slide	October 1994
2	NAC7	Beaded fan handle by Mollie Duwyenie color slide	March 1993
2	NAC8	Beadwork by Bessie Roberts color slide	June 1993
2	NAC9	Beaded belt design (waterbirds) color slide	March 1993
2	NAC10	Beadwork feather design color slide	March 1993
2	NAC11	Beaded medicine bottles color slide	March 1993
2	NAC12	Beaded whistle holders color slide	June 1994
2	NAC13	Beaded medicine bottles color slide	June 1994
2	NAC14	Contemporary medicine bag (Navajo) color slide	1994 (undated)

Series 3: Field NotesReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description
Box/Folder
1/20-21	"Architectures of Light: Design Creation in Navajo Beadwork" 2 folders Photocopies of Ellen K. Moore's fieldnotes for ethnographic research study. Includes pilot study, field study, and follow-up fieldnotes for thesis and book.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Other Creators

Personal Names
- Moore, Ellen K (creator)
Corporate Names
- Jacobs Research Fund (creator)

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