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Vickrey (Irene S.) Papers
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Besh-Ba-Gowah Project Records Series 1 1935-1940

box 1, folder MSA.75.1

Field Notebook no. 1

Scope and Contents

Composition notebook labeled "Besh-Ba-Gowah." Contains handwritten list of objects found at the excavation site with item numbers, descriptions, and excavation locations.
box 1, folder MSA.75.2

Field Notebook no. 2 1938 September 1

Scope and Contents

Composition notebook labeled "2nd book of series, Sept. 1 '38." Contains handwritten list of objects found at the excavation site with item numbers, descriptions, and excavation locations.
box 1, folder MSA.75.3

Field Notebook no. 3

Scope and Contents

Composition notebook labeled "Besh-Ba-Gowah." Contains handwritten list of objects found at the excavation site with item numbers, descriptions and excavation locations.
box 1, folder MSA.75.4

Field Notebook no. 4

Scope and Contents

Pocket-size notebook with handwritten notes in pencil that describe excavations at Besh-Ba-Gowah and visits to other locations such as Gypsum Bluff, Sierra Ancha, and Sabrino Canyon. Notes contain information about pottery and other materials found at the excavation sites, including descriptions of burial sites.
box 1, folder MSA.75.5

Grave Record 1937-1940

Scope and Contents

Handwritten and typewritten notes regarding burial sites at Besh-Ba-Gowah. Notes include information about site contents such as pottery, tools, or beads.
box 1, folder MSA.75.6

Miscellaneous Excavation Notes

Scope and Contents

Various loose handwritten notes containing information on room excavations and pottery.
box 1, folder MSA.75.7

Room Excavation and Pottery Notes

Scope and Contents

Detailed handwritten or typewritten descriptions of pottery found at the excavation site and characteristics of excavated rooms (such as room dimensions, height of walls, wall construction, floor and floor perforations, and fire pits). Includes catalog list of "Salt River Redware."
box 1, folder MSA.75.8

WPA Project Proposal 1936

Scope and Contents

Project proposal submitted to the Works Progress Administration (WPA) by the City of Globe to fund the archeological excavation at Besh-Ba-Gowah. Includes proposed budget for project. 
 

Personal Papers Series 2

box 2, folder MSA.75.9

Miscellaneous Papers 1937-1941

Scope and Contents

Undated registration card for a correspondence course at Indiana University, undated newspaper clipping about archaeological findings in Mexico, a letter dated April 8, 1937, from the National Rifle Association attempting to identify a gun owned by the Gila County Museum (?), and May 1941 copy of "The Mountain Canary"- a newsletter published by the Globe Business and Professional Women's Club (of which Vickrey was a member).
 

Photographs Series 3 1935-1940

box 2, folder MSA.75.10

Besh-Ba-Gowah Excavation Site

Scope and Contents

Thirteen black and white photographs of the excavations at Besh-Ba-Gowah.
box 2, folder MSA.75.11

Besh-Ba-Gowah Graves

Scope and Contents

Six black and white photographs of burial sites.
box 2, folder MSA.75.12

Besh-Ba-Gowah Room Excavations

Scope and Contents

32 black and white photographs of room excavations. Many are numbered by room and have descriptive notations.
box 2, folder MSA.75.13

Landscapes

Scope and Contents

15 black and white photographs of landscapes. Six photographs are of the same log cabin. None of the photos appear to be of the Besh-Ba-Gowah site.
box 2, folder MSA.75.14

Pottery and Implements circa 1938

Scope and Contents

29 black and white photographs, mainly of whole pots and pottery shards. It is not clear if all the pottery or implements photographed are from the Besh-Ba-Gowah site. Only one photograph is labeled: "Gila Co. Museum, Gila Arizona. Showing archaeological, geological and historical displays."
box 2, folder MSA.75.15

Pottery Processing - Gila County Museum circa 1938

Scope and Contents

24 black and white photographs showing women reconstructing pottery. One photograph is labeled with a Works Progress Administration (WPA) stamp that indicates date photo was taken (11/9/38), project number (1102), city (Globe, Arizona), county (Gila), title (Gila County Museum), and descriptive caption: "Pottery being reconstructed and mended. The completed olla at right is one of the largest found at Besh-Ba-Gowah."
box 2, folder MSA.75.16

Vickrey (?) at Excavation Site

Scope and Contents

A black and white photograph of a woman (possibly Vickrey) working at an excavation site.