UUM_Ms0259 Inventory of the Joseph Howard McGibbeny papers, 1937-1967 McGibbeny (Joseph Howard) papers Finding aid prepared by Marlene Lewis Manuscripts Division, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
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© 1983 (last modified: 2019) Finding aid encoded by Lisa DeMille 2007 Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition) University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections Manuscripts Division
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Ms0259 Joseph Howard McGibbeny papers 1937-1967 McGibbeny, Joseph Howard, ca. 1891-1970 0.5 linear feet The Joseph Howard McGibbeny papers (1937-1967) consist of correspondence, articles, notebooks, and some miscellaneous items concerning McGibbeny as a photographer and writer on Indians of the Southwest. Collection materials are in English. Biographical Sketch

Joseph Howard McGibbeny was born around 1891 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to John and Jenny Fisher McGibbeny. After spending his early years in the east, McGibbeny attended the University of Arizona. He was a veteran of World War I, serving in both the Army and Navy. He was the bandmaster on the U.S.S. Mississippi and the editor of an Army newspaper. He married Grace Evans in 1931 in Salt Lake City and established himself as a photographer and writer on Indians of the Southwest. McGibbeny also worked for the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce and was a music critic. Joseph Howard McGibbeny died on 18 April 1970.

The Joseph Howard McGibbeny papers (1937-1967) consist of correspondence, articles, notebooks, and some miscellaneous items concerning McGibbeny as a photographer and writer on Indians of the Southwest. The articles are centered around the Hopi and Navajo Indians. Also included in the collection are some materials on Utah's national parks.

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Initial Citation: Joseph Howard McGibbeny papers, MS 0259, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah.

Following Citations: MS 0259.

Processed by Marlene Lewis in 1983.

 Navajo Indians--Photographs Hopi Indians--Photographs Indians of North America--Southwest, New--Photographs Journalism Social Classes Personal Materials

Box 1 contains some numbering inconsistencies.

 1 1-8 Correspondence 1937-1967 1 9 "Backward the Navajo"

About Navajo culture and living conditions.

 1 10 "The Boy Who Lived Under the Fire"

About a Navajo legend.

 1 11-12 "The Children Sing the Blessing Song"

About Hopi beliefs.

 1 13 "Children of the Sun"

About Hopi customs and lifestyles.

 1 14 "The Coyote and the Badger"

About a Hopi legend.

 1 16-17 "The Coyote Learns to Fly"

About a Hopi legend.

 1 18 "Desert Medicine"

About a Navajo healing ceremony.

 1 19 "The Dogs Come to Oraibi"

About a Hopi legend.

 1 22 "Grey Squirrel Boy"

About a Hopi legend.

 1 23 "The Hopi Boys Search for their Father"

About a Hopi legend.

 1 24 "Navajos Are My Subjects"

About Gibbery's experiences photographing Navajo subjects.

 1 25-27 "The Niman Ceremony"

About a Hopi legend.

 1 28 "The Potter of Walpi"

About Hopi pottery.

 1 29 "Silver and Turquoise"

About Hopi silversmiths.

 1 30 "The Snake People Came to Oraibi"

About a Hopi legend.

 1 31 "Squaw Dance"

About a Navajo ceremony.

 1 32 "Taking the Sand to Laguna"

About a Hopi legend.

 1 33 Untitled Article

About Hopi customs and beliefs.

 1 34 Notebook 1

Handwritten articles and notes including: "Description of Home Kachina Costume," "Palatquopi--the Rec. City," "The Short Rainbow," "Description of Pavaiakasi's Ceremony," "Coyote and Horned Toad," list of stories transcribed, and "Planting the Spruce (Home Dance)."

 1 35 Notebook 2

Handwritten articles and notes including: "Grey Squirrel Boy," "Taking Hopi Sand to Laguna," "Children Sing Blessing Song," "Coyote and the Doe," "Coyote and the Badger," "First Medicine Man," "Coyote Learns to Fly," "Coyote and the Badger," "Description of Costume of Home Kachina Dancer Mask," "Hopi Boys' Search for Father," "The War Twins and the Girl Who Turned into a Fox," and "Description of and Preparation for Home Dance."

 1 36 Notebook 3

Handwritten articles and notes including: "Eagle Boy," "Coyote and the Ant," "Coyote and Snake," "Coyote and Katydid," "The Good Ghost," "Hopi Boys Search for Father," "The Humpback Flute Player," "Preparation for Home Dance," and "Closing the Kiva."

 1 37 Notebook 4

Handwritten articles and notes including: "Checker Game," "Games Played by Old Men," "Miracles Among the Hopis," "Legend of Walpi," "Dog Story," "Windy City," "Destruction of Awatobi," and "Cohonino Boy."

 1 38 United States Department of the Interior, Letter 1939 1 39 Southern Utah

Information on Monument Valley, Natural Bridges, Rainbow Bridge, and other scenic areas. Also includes a meeting notice for the Associated Civic Clubs of Southern Utah.

 1 40 Miscellaneous