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Pectol shields repatriation collection, 2001-2008

Overview of the Collection

Title
Pectol shields repatriation collection
Dates
2001-2008 (inclusive)
Quantity
2.29 linear feet, (6 boxes)
Collection Number
ACCN 3067
Summary
The Pectol shields repatriation collection (2001-2008) consists primarily of copies and computer printouts of correspondence, documents, and writings related to three buffalo-hide shields that were repatriated to the Navajo Nation under Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

See Notice of intent to repatriate Native American cultural items in the possession of the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Capitol Reef National Park, Torrey, UT.

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Content Description

The Pectol shields repatriation collection (2001-2008) consists primarily of copies and computer printouts of correspondence, documents, and writings related to three buffalo-hide shields that were repatriated to the Navajo Nation under Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).

Series 1: Correspondence. This series contains correspondence between the United States Natioanl Park Service, specifically, Lee Kreutzer, the Cultural Resource Program Manager at Capitol Reef National Park; the Pectol family; tribal nations; federal and state government agencies; and experts in the field. Primarily copies and computer printouts. Arranged chronologically.

Series 2: Correspondence: deaccession package and consultation. The second series contains correspondence and documents entitled "Deaccession package and consultation" with tribal nations. The general consultation document at the beginning of each folder contains a chronological outline between the NPS and tribe(s). Primarily copies and computer printouts. Arranged chronologically.

Series 3: Documents. This series contains primarily documents related to the Pectol shields. Primarily copies and computer printouts. Arranged alphabetically.

Series 4: Writings. The last series contains writings by the experts who were consulted by Capitol Reef National Park. They include: Lawrence Loendorf; Benson Lanford; and Barton A. Wright. Arranged alphabetically.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged in four series: 1. Correspondence; 2. Correspondence: deaccession package and consultation; 3. Documents; and 4: Writings.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Pamala Rice from the United States National Park Service in 2017.

Processing Note

Processed by Manuscripts Division staff.

Re-arranged by Gina C Giang in 2025.

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Location of Originals

The United States National Park Service (NPS) retains the original set of documents at the Western Archeological Conservation Center (WACC) in Tucson, Arizona.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • 1: Correspondence

    • Description: United States National Archives and Records Administration - Rocky Mountain Region

      Materials from 1932-1954.

      Container: Box 1, Folder 1
      Location: 1: Correspondence
    • Description: United States National Park Service and Tesuque Pueblo

      Materials from 1995.

      Container: Box 1, Folder 2
      Location: 1: Correspondence
    • Description: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation review committee and program

      Includes materials from 1995-2003.

      Dates: 2003
      Container: Box 1, Folder 3
      Location: 1: Correspondence
    • Description: United States National Park Service: internal correspondence

      Materials from 1995-2003.

      Container: Box 1, Folder 4
      Location: 1: Correspondence
    • Description: United States National Park Service and Pectol family

      Materials from 1995-1996, 1999-2002. Includes list of 42 artifacts on loan to Capitol Reef National Park, 1999.

      Container: Box 1, Folder 5-7
      Location: 1: Correspondence
    • Description: United States National Park Service and Jemez Pueblo (N.M.)

      Materials from 1998.

      Container: Box 2, Folder 1
      Location: 1: Correspondence
    • Description: Lanford, Benson L.

      Materials from 1999-2002.

      Container: Box 2, Folder 2
      Location: 1: Correspondence
    • Description: United States National Park Service and third party experts

      Materials from 1999-2003.

      Container: Box 2, Folder 3
      Location: 1: Correspondence
    • Description: Wright, Baron

      Materials from 2000-2001.

      Container: Box 2, Folder 4
      Location: 1: Correspondence
    • Description: Loendorf, Lawrence L.

      Materials from 2001.

      Container: Box 2, Folder 5
      Location: 1: Correspondence
    • Description: Navajo Nation

      Materials from 2001. Formal request for repatriation of Pectol shields.

      Container: Box 2, Folder 6
      Location: 1: Correspondence
    • Description: United States Federal Register

      2001

      Container: Box 2, Folder 7
      Location: 1: Correspondence
    • Description: United States National Park Service and Mike Cowdrey

      Materials from 2001.

      Container: Box 2, Folder 8
      Location: 1: Correspondence
    • Description: Utah Division of Indian Affairs

      Includes materials from 2001-2003.

      Dates: 2003
      Container: Box 2, Folder 9
      Location: 1: Correspondence
    • Description: Bennett, Robert F. (Robert Foster), 1933-2016

      Materials from 2002. Related to Bennett's inquiry.

      Container: Box 2, Folder 10
      Location: 1: Correspondence
    • Description: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

      Materials from 2002.

      Container: Box 2, Folder 11
      Location: 1: Correspondence
    • Description: Schaafsma, Polly

      Materials 2002. Includes scope of work.

      Container: Box 2, Folder 12
      Location: 1: Correspondence
    • Description: United States National Park Service

      Materials from 2002. Related to notification of repatriation of Pectol shields and additional claims.

      Container: Box 2, Folder 13-14
      Location: 1: Correspondence
    • Description: United States National Park Service and Robert S. McPherson, 1947-

      Materials from 2002.

      Container: Box 2, Folder 15
      Location: 1: Correspondence
    • Description: Utah State Historical Society

      Materials from 2002.

      Container: Box 2, Folder 16
      Location: 1: Correspondence
    • Description: CARE Interpretation and regional

      Materials from 2003.

      Container: Box 2, Folder 17
      Location: 1: Correspondence

  • 2: Correspondence: deaccession package and consultation

    Related to Capitol Reef shields.

  • 3: Documents

    • Description: Accession documents

      Materials from 1926-2002; and 1983-1995. Related to museum accessioning.

      Container: Box 3, Folder 12-13
      Location: 3: Documents
    • Description: Evaluation

      Includes

      • United States National Park Service briefing statement, 2004 February 13
      • "Consideration of supplemental information concerning the Capitol Reef shields" by Lee Kreutzer, 2003 June 6
      • "Summary of historical research and evaluation of the repatriation request submitted by the Navajo Nation, for the Capitol Reef shields" by Lee Kreutzer, 2002 July 1
      • "Summary of historical research and evaluation of repatriation request submitted by the Southern Ute Tribe and Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, for the Capitol Reef shields" and addendum by Lee Kreutzer, 2002 July 1
      • Summary of historical research and evaluation of collaborative repatriation request submitted by Paiute Tribe of Utah, Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Agency, and the Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians, for the Capitol Reef shields" and addendum by Lee Kreutzer, 2002 July 1
      • Protocol for NAGPRA repatriation review, Capitol Reef National Park
      • Evaluation of Navajo repatriation request for the Capitol Reef shields" by Lee Kreutzer, 2001 August.

      Dates: 2002-2004
      Container: Box 4, Folder 1-3
      Location: 3: Documents
    • Description: Kennewick Man

      Primarily computer printouts of websites and court cases.

      Dates: 2004
      Container: Box 4, Folder 4
      Location: 3: Documents
    • Description: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation guidance

      Includes materials from 1992-2004.

      Dates: 2004
      Container: Box 4, Folder 5
      Location: 3: Documents
    • Description: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation notification

      Summary of NAGPRA notification activities by CARE staff in 2001. Includes activity reports; and invitation to consult, 1998.

      Dates: 2001
      Container: Box 4, Folder 6-7
      Location: 3: Documents
    • Description: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation regulations and cases

      Includes Paul Bender's testimony in front of United States Committee on Indian Affairs; and legislation.

      Dates: 2002-2004
      Container: Box 4, Folder 8
      Location: 3: Documents
    • Description: Press

      Writings related to repatriation of Pectol shields.

      Dates: 2002-2008
      Container: Box 5, Folder 1
      Location: 3: Documents
    • Description: Reference materials

      Primarily photocopies of writings from books and journals.

      Container: Box 5, Folder 2-4
      Location: 3: Documents
    • Description: Repatriation process documents

      Includes

      • Capitol Reef repatriation timeline
      • Correspondence
      • List of deaccession package consultants: See also Series 2: Correspondence: deaccession package and consultation

      Dates: 2003
      Container: Box 6, Folder 1
      Location: 3: Documents

  • 4: Writings

    • Description: Pectol shields: miscellaneous

      Includes

      • "The Pectol shields and their relationship to shields in rock art" by Lawrence L. Loendorf and Stuart Conner, 1992
      • "Shield design comparisons: Pectol, et al." by Stuart W. Conner, 1985 January 31

      Container: Box 6, Folder 2
      Location: 4: Writings
    • Description: "The Pectol shields: A cultural evaluation" by Polly Schaafsma

      Study conducted for Capitol Reef National Park as part as an investigation for repatriation of the Pectol shields.

      Dates: 2002 June 7
      Container: Box 6, Folder 3
      Location: 4: Writings
    • Description: "The Pectol shields: A repatriation study" by Lawrence L. Loendorf

      Includes "The Pectol shields and the shield-bearing warrior rock art motif" by Lawrence L. Loendorf and Stuart W. Conner in the Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology, 1993.

      Dates: 2001
      Container: Box 6, Folder 4
      Location: 4: Writings
    • Description: "Professional evaluation of cultural affiliation of three buffalo hide shields from Capitol Reef National Park, Utah" by Barton A. Wright
      Dates: 2001
      Container: Box 6, Folder 5
      Location: 4: Writings
    • Description: "Tribal attribution of the Pectol shields Capitol Reef National Park, Utah" by Benson L. Lanford

      Submitted to the United States National Park Service.

      Dates: 2001
      Container: Box 6, Folder 6
      Location: 4: Writings

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Subject Terms

  • Indians of North America--Antiquities
  • Shields

Corporate Names

  • United States. Department of the Interior
  • United States. National Park Service
  • United States. Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

Geographical Names

  • Capitol Reef National Park (Utah)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photocopies
  • Printouts

Finding aid written by Gina C Giang.
2025

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