Finding Aid to the Harry E. "Two Guns" Miller Collection MS.603

Holly Rose Larson
Library and Archives at the Autry
2012 October 22
210 South Victory Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91502
rroom@theautry.org


Contributing Institution: Library and Archives at the Autry
Title: Harry E. "Two Guns" Miller Collection
Creator: Miller, Harry E. (Harry Edgar)
Identifier/Call Number: MS.603
Physical Description: 0.1 Linear Feet (4 folders)
Date (inclusive): 1947-1951
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.
Language of Material: English .
Container: 1

Scope and Contents

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.

Preferred Citation

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].

Processing History

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).

Acquisition

Deposited into the Library by F. W. Hodge, beginning in 1947 September.

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.

Conditions Governing Access

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Related Archival Materials

Harry E. (Two Guns) Miller collection, MS-49. The Museum of Northern Arizona, Harold S. Colton Memorial Library.

Biographical Note

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.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Songs of the Navajo Sea
Publications
Clippings
Poetry

 

Bulletins from Miller

Scope and Contents

No. 6 – February 14, 1947 No. 14 – March 18, 1947 No. 15 – March 18, 1947 No. 34 – July 7, 1947 No. 66 – April 19, 1948 No. 67 – April 19, 1948 No. 83 – June 8, 1948 No. 88 – June 19, 1948 No. 89 – June 19, 1948
New system: No. 1 – March 2, 1949 No. 2 – March 3, 1949 No. 3 – March 4, 1949 No. 4 – March 2, 1949 No. 6 – April 27, 1949 No. 7 – April 29, 1949
Letter to Miller from Department of the Interior July 2, 1948 Circular letter no. 19 – January 21, 1948
 

Articles about Miller

  • "Two Guns" Miller has found "true" El Morro 17 Miles West of Here' Gallup Independent January 10, 1947
  • "Documentary Evicence of Old Spanish Journals Adds Strength to 'Indian; Miller's Claim that Lupton is Cibola" Holbrook Tribune-News November 8, 1946
  • "Indian Scientist Tells M.I.A. of a Visit to Utopia" Holbrook Tribune-News November 8, 1946
 

Songs of the Navajo Sea

Scope and Contents

9th Collection; 10th Collection; Excerpts from 10th Collection; 12th Collection; 13th Collection; 14th Collection; 15th Collection; 18th Collection; 19th Collection; 23rd Collection; (Claims he has the "true and honest" system of Southwest archaeology)
 

Songs of the Navajo Sea

Scope and Contents

24th Collection; 25th Collection; 26th Collection; 27th Collection; 28th Collection; 29th Collection; 30th Collection; 31st Collection; 32nd Collection; 33rd Collection; 34th Collection; 35th Collection