AHJ_ah11403 Inventory of the Loretta Fowler papers, 1824-1993 Fowler (Loretta) Papers Processed by Laura Uglean Jackson University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/
2009

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Laura Uglean Jackson, March 2009 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Fowler, Loretta, 1944- Loretta Fowler Papers 1824-1993 11403 5.95 cubic ft. (12 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Contains Loretta Fowler's research material from her study of the Arapaho people on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming from 1969 to 1978. Arrangement of the Collection

The collection has been organized into two series and is arranged alphabetically.

 Biography of Loretta Fowler

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).

 Scope and Content

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.

 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.

 Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

 Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Loretta Fowler at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

This collection was donated by Loretta Fowler in 2004 and 2006.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by Laura Uglean Jackson, March 2009.

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Access Terms Anthropology -- United States Reservation Indians -- Wyoming Arapaho Indians -- Wyoming Women anthropologists -- United States Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming Wind River Indian Reservation (Wyo.) -- History Wyoming -- History -- To1889 Wyoming -- History -- 1890-1918 Wyoming -- History -- 1919-1945 Wyoming -- History -- 1946- Oral History <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> People, Ethnicity, and Culture Native Americans Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Anthropology Container List Series I. Research 1824-1993

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 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 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-1970s

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