Finding Aid to the Navajo Vocabulary MS.875

Finding aid prepared by Holly Rose Larson

Autry National Center, Braun Research Library

234 Museum Drive

Los Angeles, CA, 90065-5030

323-221-2164

rroom@theautry.org

2012 December 13

Title: Navajo Vocabulary

Identifier/Call Number: MS.875

Contributing Institution: Autry National Center, Braun Research Library

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 0.1 linear feet (1 folder)

Date (inclusive): circa 1880-1885

Abstract: This is a small, bound notebook containing hand-written Navajo words arranged alphabetically with English equivalents, recorded by L. R. Paxton, possibly in the early 1880s. L. R. Paxton was a trader in northern Arizona in the early 1880s. His daughter is Mrs. E. J. (Laura Paxton) Davies.

Language: English, Navajo.

creator: Paxton, L. R.

Biographical Note

L. R. Paxton was a trader in northern Arizona in the early 1880s. His daughter is Mrs. E. J. (Laura Paxton) Davies.

Scope and Contents

This is a small, bound notebook containing hand-written Navajo words arranged alphabetically with English equivalents, recorded by L. R. Paxton, possibly in the early 1880s. A larger sheet of notes from English words to Navajo equivalent is tipped in at the back.

Preferred citation

Navajo Vocabulary, circa 1880-1885, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry National Center, Los Angeles; MS.875.

Processing history

Processed by Library staff before 1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 December 13, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).

Acquisition

Donated by Laura Paxton Davies, 1943 November 2.

Use

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Access

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Subjects and Indexing Terms

Arizona -- History

Encyclopedias and dictionaries.

Indian traders -- Arizona

Navajo Indians -- Social life and customs

Navajo language -- Dictionaries