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Loretta Fowler Papers, 1824-1993
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Fowler, Loretta, 1944-
- Title
- Loretta Fowler Papers
- Dates
- 1824-1993 (inclusive)Date of CollectionDate of Collection
- Quantity
- cubic ft. (12 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 11403
- Summary
- Contains Loretta Fowler's research material from her study of the Arapaho people on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming from 1969 to 1978.
- Repository
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American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access Restrictions
No publication from the interview transcripts (Box 7 and 8) without permission of the donor until December 31, 2029. During the period of restriction researchers may not duplicate more than one-third of any single transcript without permission of donor.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Loretta Fowler was a Professor of Anthropology and Adjunct Professor of Native American Studies at the University of Oklahoma. She received a B.A. in Anthropology from Smith College in 1966 and a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Illinois, Urbana in 1970. In the 1960s and 1970s she did research on the Arapaho Tribe migration-urbanization patterns on the Wind River Indian Reservation, Wyoming. She lived with a family of Arapaho Indians while she conducted oral histories and collected data on the Arapaho Tribe. She also taught a course "Wind River Reservation : Yesterday and Today" at the Central Wyoming College and wrote a teacher’s manual for the Wyoming Indian High School. She wrote "Arapahoe Politics, 1851-1978 : Symbols in Crisis of Authority" (1982).
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Loretta Fowler papers contain research material on Native American Indians on the Wind River Reservation. This material includes transcripts of interviews she conducted of Arapaho Indians on the Wind River Indian Reservation (1969-1978), a summary of interviews that were not taped (1968-1971), sketch maps of Wind River Indian Reservation drawn by Fowler and photographs taken by her and Indians on the reservation (1960s). There are also photographs of the reservation taken by Joe Pop, the extension agent in the 1930s (1930s-1950s).There are Arapaho and Shosone Business Council minutes and census rolls, Arapaho language material, newspaper clippings and the reservation newspaper "Wassaja" (1920s-1980s). There is also a print-out of data sort on Arapaho migrants with code book, statistical analysis of the data, and photocopies of printed sources on Native Americans with her notes (1859-1942). The collection also includes papers and other writings by Fowler.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Copyright InformationThe researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Preferred Citation
Preferred CitationItem Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection has been organized into two series and is arranged alphabetically.
Related Materials
Related MaterialsThere are no known other archival collections created by Loretta Fowler at the date of processing.
Acquisition Information
Acquisition InformationThis collection was donated by Loretta Fowler in 2004 and 2006.
Processing Note
Processing InformationThe collection was processed by Laura Uglean Jackson, March 2009.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I. Research, 1824-1993Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Agency Files |
1939-1951 |
| 1 | 2 | Arapaho |
July, 1926 |
| 1 | 3-4 | Araphaho Censuses |
1885-1931 (not concurrent) |
| 1 | 5 | Arapaho Language |
undated |
| 1 | 6 | Araphao Language- Michelan Notes |
circa 1930 |
| 1 | 7-8 | Arapaho Per Capita |
undated |
| 2 | 1-2 | Arapaho Per Capita |
1991, 1969 |
| 2 | 3 | "Arapaho Politics" Material |
undated |
| 2 | 4 | "Arapaho Politics", Misc. Archive Notes, Chapter 1 |
undated |
| 2 | 5 | "Arapaho Politics" Maps |
undated |
| 2 | 6 | Arapaho Roll |
undated |
| 2 | 7 | Arapaho Tribal Roll |
1968 |
| 3 | 1 | Arapaho Tribal Rolls |
1969 |
| 3 | 2-4 | Archival Materials from Wyoming State Archvies and UW |
1912-1979 |
| 3 | 5 | Bill Shakespeare, Career Background |
1975-1976 |
| 3 | 6 | Bourke Diaries |
undated |
| 3 | 7 | Bureau of Indian Affairs- Ft. Washakie |
1935 and undated |
| 3 | 8-9 | Business Council Materials |
undated |
| 4 | 1-4 | Business Council Minutes |
1968-1969 |
| 5 | Business Council Minutes |
1969 | |
| Folder | |||
| 6 | 1-2 | Catholic Mission Material |
1884-1909 |
| 6 | 3 | Constitution |
undated |
| 6 | 4-5 | Correspondence |
1971-1993 |
| 6 | 6 | Data- unidentified |
undated |
| 7 | 1 | Data- unidentified |
undated |
| 7 | 2 | Development Opportunities, Wind River Reservation |
circa 1970 |
| 7 | 3 | Federal Reserve Center -Denver Materials |
1930-1981 |
| 7 | 4 | Illustrations - Original |
undated |
| 7 | 5 | Indian Claims Commission |
undated |
| 7 | 6 | Interviews- Index |
1971 |
| 8 | 1-2 | Interviews- Tape Transcripts |
1967-1977 |
| 8 | 3-6 | Kroeber |
undated |
| 8 | 7 | Linguistic Material by Hayden |
1974 |
| 8 | 8 | Migration Analyses |
undated |
| 8 | 9-10 | Migration Study |
undated |
| 9 | 1 | Migration Study, Statistical Analyses of Data |
undated |
| 9 | 2 | Migration Study, Data Cards |
undated |
| 9 | 3 | Military |
undated |
| 9 | 4 | Museum Proposal |
1974 |
| 9 | 5 | Music Sources |
1974 |
| 9 | 6 | NA Chapter I Documents |
1824-1880 |
| 9 | 7 | NA Chapter 2 Documents |
1880-1885 |
| 10 | 1-2 | NA Chapter 3 Documents |
1910-1916 |
| 10 | 3-13 | Newspaper Clippings |
1910-1983 |
| 11 | Newspapers |
1976-1984 | |
| Folder | |||
| 11 | 1 | Oil Royalty Information |
undated |
| 11 | 2 | Per Capita |
circa 1937 |
| 12 | 1-3 | Photographs |
1930-1967 and undated |
| 12 | 4 | Population Data |
undated |
| 12 | 5-9 | Probate Records |
1911-1929 |
| 12 | 10-11 | Publications by Others |
1916 and undated |
| 12 | 12 | Reports and newspapers, church and government |
1935-1977 |
| 12 | 13 | Scouts - Notes |
undated |
| 12 | 14 | Shoshone Business Council |
1893-1936 |
| 12 | 15 | Shoshone Enrollment |
1970 |
| 12 | 16 | Sketch Maps of Residence |
undated |
| 12 | 17 | "The Sky People" History of Manuscript |
1976 |
| 12 | 18 | St. Stephen's Missions |
undated |
| 12 | 19 | Sundance |
1950 |
| 12 | 20-21 | Unidentified Materials |
1927 and 1938 |
| 12 | 22 | The Wind River Rendevous Issues |
1970s |
| 12 | 23 | Wind River Reservation, Materials Collected |
1931-1975 |
| 12 | 24 | Wyoming Brand Books with accompanying materials |
1946 |
Series II. Writings, 1960s-1970sReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 12 | 25 | Migration Study- Early Draft of Write-up of Project |
undated |
| 12 | 26 | "The Sky People" manuscript |
undated |
| 12 | 27 | Reprints |
1973 |
| 12 | 28 | Teacher's Manual - Arapaho Studies |
1974 |
| 12 | 29-30 | Unpublished Papers |
1960s-1970s |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Anthropology -- United States
- Arapaho Indians -- Wyoming
- Reservation Indians -- Wyoming
- Women anthropologists -- United States
Geographical Names
- Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming
- Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming
- Wind River Indian Reservation (Wyo.) -- History
- Wyoming -- History -- 1890-1918
- Wyoming -- History -- 1919-1945
- Wyoming -- History -- 1946-
- Wyoming -- History -- To1889
Form or Genre Terms
- Oral History
Processed by Laura Uglean Jackson
2009
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