Finding Aid to the Minnie H. Linton Collection of Indian School Papers and Drawings, before 1919 MS.1316

Anna Liza Posas
Library and Archives at the Autry
2011 August 23
210 South Victory Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91502
rroom@theautry.org


Contributing Institution: Library and Archives at the Autry
Title: Minnie H. Linton Collection of Indian School Papers and Drawings
Creator: Linton, Minnie H.
Identifier/Call Number: MS.1316
Physical Description: 0.25 Linear Feet (3 folders)
Date: before 1919
Language of Material: English .

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry Museum of the American West. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

Related Materials

Materials were originally part of MS.209, the Joseph Amasa Munk Collection from the Braun Research Library Manuscript Collection.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of an autograph book from the Hayward Indian School in Hayward, Wisconsin; drawings from the Hopi Indian Reservation in Keams Canyon, Arizona; and written exams from the Sherman Institute in Riverside, California. The Sherman Institute is now known as the Sherman Indian School.
Most of the work seem to be created by school-age children. The exams were written by 7th and 8th grade students.
All work is handwritten or hand-drawn and undated.

Custodial History

Collected by Minnie H. Linton and acquired by the Southwest Museum of the American Indian in November, 1919.

Acquisition

Acquired by Minnie H. Linton, November 1919.

Processing History

Finding aid completed by Anna Liza Posas 2012 August 23. Final processing of collection and publication of finding aid made possible by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Preferred Citation

Minnie H. Linton Collection of Indian School Papers and Drawings, before 1919, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.1316; [folder number] [folder title][date].

Biographical Note

Minnie H. Lipton worked on the Hopi Indian Reservation, Keams Canyon, as a teacher at the Moqui Indian Training School, Arizona from 1899 to at least 1906, possibly later. She also worked with Ojibwa Indians in Hayward, Wisconsin, at the Hayward Indian School.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Examinations
Education
Indians of North America -- Education
Ojibwa Indians
Hayward, Wis. -- History
Hopi Indians
Hayward Indian School (Hayward, Wis.)
Keams Canyon (Ariz.)
Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)
Drawings
Autograph albums
Sherman Institute (Riverside, Calif.)

folder MS.1316.1

Indian School autograph book undated

Physical Description: 1 folder(1 bound volume)
Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

Autograph book was made for Miss Lipton by the students of Hayward Indian School in Hayward, Wisconsin. The book is made out of birch bark and includes signatures of teachers and students.
folder MS.1316.2

Hopi Indian drawings undated

Physical Description: 1 folder(12 drawings)
Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

Drawings made by Hopi Indians from the Hopi Reservation in Keams Caynon, Arizona.
folder MS.1316.3

Sherman Institute student exams MS.1316.3 undated

Physical Description: 1 folder(11 exams)
Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

Written exams and essays created by 7th and 8th grade students from the Sherman Institute in Riverside, California.