Loretta Fowler Papers, 1824-1993

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.