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Items with subject 'Native American History'
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Native American Folklife records
by Unknown (1994 – 1999)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The Native American folklife records consist of materials related to the Accohannock tribe of Somerset County, Maryland. The collection document the tribe's history, and attempts to gain federal recognition. Within the collection, are history, folklore, and legends related to the tribe. In addition to guides on documenting local cultural tradition. Materials in this collection date from 1994-1999 with the bulk of the material dating to 1994.
Accohannock Tribe in Maryland Research
by Hinman, Michael (1994 – 2013)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This collection consists of research, sources, and other papers related to the history of the Accohannock tribe of Native Americans between 1994 and 2013. Descendants of this tribe in Maryland contested for State of Maryland recognition, which is documented through correspondence. Other tribal activities, including those of the Pocomoke tribe, are documented through events calendars and articles.
Blackfeet Indian Tribe Prints
by Great Northern Railway Company, Inc. (1940)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The Blackfeet Indian Tribe Prints contains 24 color prints of the Blackfeet Indian Tribe from 1940. Included with the images is a booklet entitled, "Out of the North: A Brief Historical Sketch of the Blackfeet Indian Tribe" by Frank Bird Linderman.
Catching Shadows Exhibition records
by Dykeman, Marc; Nielson, Anne (2007 – 2012)
1 box, 1 oversize box (1.25 linear feet)
The records of the Catching Shadows Exhibition documents a series of oral histories and photographic prints recorded and produced by Marc Dykeman and Anne Nielson, 2007-2012, with a focus on Eastern Shore Native Americans from the Accohannock, Assateague, Nause-Waiwash Band of Indians, and the Pocomoke Indian Nation. The prints and oral histories were utilized to create an exhibition titled, “Catching Shadows: Tintype Portraits and Recorded Voices of 21st Century Native Americans Living on Maryland's Eastern Shore”. In addition to the aforementioned materials, there is a recording of the panel discussion held at and sponsored by the Queen Anne’s County Arts Council as well as a substantial volume of letters of support from Eastern Shore tribes requesting the use of the materials in an exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian.
Dean Kotlowski Civil Rights Collection
by Kotlowski, Dean (1915 – 2005)
1 box (0.25 linear feet)
This collection contains newspaper clippings, transcripts, correspondence and audio tape cassettes. The material in the collection tells the story of Aloysius Sheppard an 18 year Black American accused and convicted of rape who was subsequently lynched in 1915 in Caroline County, Maryland. The collection also covers the political climate regarding the subject of Civil Rights in 1963 through presidential recordings and partial transcripts obtained from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. Additional materials include documents on the Nanticoke Native Americans and Assateague Island National Seashore.
Emma N. Young autograph book
by Young, Emma (1882 – 1886)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
Emma N. Young autograph book documents the relationships of Emma with her classmates in Indian School and her moves to several Indian reservations in the United States from 1882-1886.
First Annual Native American Heritage Festival and Powwow Program
by Collins, Charlotte M. (1994)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains an official program book for the First Annual Native American Heritage Festival and Powwow at Crisfield, Maryland on May 21-22, 1994. The booklet contains interviews with local Native Americans on their own lives and the lives of famous or notable ancestors, and brief histories of select native tribes during the colonial and revolutionary periods.
Indian Chant records
by Wicomico High School (1962 – 1964)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
Wicomico High School Indian Chant records were produced by the high school's English Department, 1962-1964 and includes short stories, poetry and art produced by students to give examples of their individual characteristics, creativity and talents.
Nanticoke Indian Pow Wow program
by Unknown (2012)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
Program from the September 2012, Nanticoke Indian Pow Wow held in Millsboro, Delaware. The program documents the happenings at past Pow Wows as well as heritage of the Nanticoke Indians.
Native American Research Collection
by Unknown (1956 – 1986)
2 boxes (2 linear feet)
This collection contains a variety of materials pertaining to Native American Indian History and their struggles through the mid-20th Century. Included are journals specifically geared toward a Native American audience, as well as, journals with articles written about Native American history and social issues. Research papers document more specific areas of interest within Native American history, while publications address more specific topics as well.
Native Americana Postcards
by A. Young and Company; Detroit Photographic Company; Raphael Tuck and Sons (circa 1900 – 1920s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These 23 postcards depict various tribes and scenes of Native Americans from the early 1900s to the 1920s. Tribes range from Hopi to Blackfoot, among others, and illustrations feature both individual leaders and groups of people.
Ritual Landscapes: a journal synthesis
by Mellin, Glen; Truitt, Lenny (2017)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
Digital copy, Ritual Landscapes: a journal synthesis (concerning Native American Agroforestry), written by Glen Mellin and Lenny Truitt, March 2017. The synthesis is a compilation of recent investigations illustrated in historical ecology tracing the origins and development of Native American ritualized landscape in the Eastern Woodlands of the United States.