Estabrook (Emma Franklin) Papers, 1922-1941

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Emma Franklin Estabrook Papers
Dates:
1922-1941
Creators:
Estabrook, Emma Franklin
Abstract:
This collection consists largely of Mrs. Estabrook's handwritten notes and illustrations copied from various publications. Materials also include magazine and newspaper clippings, publications, and photographic negatives and prints. Materials date from 1922-1941, and much of the collection is undated.
Containers:
drawer: CAB.23.E
Extent:
0.4 Linear Feet (1 box; 1 oversized object)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Emma Franklin Estabrook Papers, 1922-1941, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West; MS.535; [folder number] [folder title][date].

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists largely of Mrs. Estabrook's handwritten notes and illustrations copied from various publications. Materials also include magazine and newspaper clippings, publications, and photographic negatives and prints. There is one oversized chart used in a course on Greek, Mayan, and Iroquois mythology at the American School of Research in 1925. Materials date from 1922-1941, and much of the collection is undated.

Biographical / historical:

Emma Franklin Estabrook (born 1865) moved from New York to the Southwest at the turn of the 20th century, traveling mostly in Arizona and New Mexico. She later published many works on the people who lived in the Southwest, including Ancient Lovers of Peace, Givers of life: The American Indians as Contributors of Civilization, and an autobiography My life in Two Centuries.

Acquisition information:
Donations from Emma Franklin Estabrook, 1937-1944.
Processing information:

Processed by Glenna Schroeder, circa 1977-1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 October 1, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Holly Rose Larson
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-12-15 18:47:19 +0000 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Appointments to view materials are required. To make an appointment please visit https://theautry.org/research-collections/library-and-archives and fill out the Researcher Application Form.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

Emma Franklin Estabrook Papers, 1922-1941, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West; MS.535; [folder number] [folder title][date].

Location of this collection:
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA 90027, US
Contact:
(747) 201-8448