Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Harry E. "Two Guns" Miller Collection
- Dates:
- 1947-1951
- Creators:
- Miller, Harry E. (Harry Edgar)
- Abstract:
- Harry Miller (1879-1952), also known as "Indian" or "Two Guns" is most famously remembered for being the namesake of the ghost town, Two Guns, located on Interstate 40 east of Flagstaff, Arizona. Miller was an amateur archaeologist and believed that he had discovered the "real" route of Coronado and the Seven Cities of Cibola in the Lupton area. He died in 1952. This collection consists of bulletins and publications Miller sent to Southwest Museum director F. W. Hodge in the late 1940s, articles collected by Library staff about Miller, and copies of his Songs of the Navajo Sea. Materials are dated 1947-1951.
- Containers:
- box: 1
- Extent:
- 0.1 Linear Feet (4 folders)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Harry E. "Two Guns" Miller Collection, 1947-1951, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.603; [folder number] [folder title][date].
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection consists of bulletins and publications Miller sent to Southwest Museum director F. W. Hodge in the late 1940s, articles collected by Library staff about Miller, and copies of his Songs of the Navajo Sea.
- Biographical / historical:
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Harry Miller, also known as "Indian" or "Two Guns" is most famously remembered for being the namesake of the ghost town, Two Guns, located on Interstate 40 east of Flagstaff, Arizona. Miller ran a trading store and zoo at this location during the period around 1925. Around 1940, Miller left Arizona for Lupton, New Mexico, where he became an amateur archaeologist. Miller believed that he had discovered the "real" route of Coronado and the Seven Cities of Cibola in the Lupton area.
He was also an editor and author, having edited The Mocassin magazine in the 1920s, authored Philosophy of Universality in 1929, and self-published a series of poetry books, Songs of the Navajo Sea, between 1946 and 1951. He was born in 1871 and died in 1952.
Source: Harry E. (Two Guns) Miller Collection at The Museum of Northern Arizona, Harold S. Colton Memorial Library.
- Acquisition information:
- Deposited into the Library by F. W. Hodge, beginning in 1947 September.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Glenna Schroeder, circa 1977-1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 October 22, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Publications
Clippings
Poetry
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-06-06 23:31:42 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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:
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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:
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Harry E. "Two Guns" Miller Collection, 1947-1951, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.603; [folder number] [folder title][date].
- Location of this collection:
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4700 Western Heritage WayLos Angeles, CA 90027, US
- Contact:
- (747) 201-8448