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Title: Marcus Pete Collection
Dates: 1918-1946
Accession number: 1900.017
Creator:
Pete, Marcus
Collection Size:
.5 linear feet
Repository:
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
Palm Springs, California 92262
Abstract: Records belonging to Marcus Pete, collected between the years 1918-1946. Collection includes ephemera pertaining to The Indian
Store, a general store on Section 14 of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation owned and operated by Marcus Pete. Notable subjects
recorded include Pete's 1930s trip to Washington D.C. in support of land allotments, notes on tribal births and deaths between
1909 and the 1930s, and news items discussing World War II and Iwo Jima (Japan).
Physical location: Stored off site. Advance notice required for access.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection is open for research.
Ownership of the physical collection belongs to the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum. Literary rights, including copyright, are
retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum does not
hold the copyright.
For research purposes only. All copies and reproductions by permission of copyright holder[s].
[Identification of item], Marcus Pete Collection, 1900.017, Agua Caliente Cultural Museum.
Found in Collections.
Biography / Administrative History
Marcus Pete was owner and operator of The Indian Store, a general store on Section 14 of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation.
Scope and Content of Collection
Records collected by Marcus Pete between the years 1918-1946. Collection includes ephemera pertaining to The Indian Store,
a general store on Section 14 of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation owned and operated by Marcus Pete. Notable subjects
recorded include Pete's 1930s trip to Washington D.C. in support of land allotments, notes on tribal births and deaths between
1909 and the 1930s, and news items discussing World War II and Iwo Jima (Japan).
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection.
Pete, Marcus
Pete, Elizabeth
Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce
Agua Caliente Band of Mission Indians
Palm Springs
Kitchen, Cathy
Patencio, Martia
Agua Caliente Indian Reservation
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
Williams, Clay
Sloan, Thomas
Castillo, Adam
Manuel, Pico
Jackson, Helen Hunt
Browne, Mildred
McGroarty, John Steve
Berlin, Irving
Washington, George
Forrestal, James
Section 14
Indian Store
Allotments
Flower Decoration Day
Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce
Banning
Les Cline's
Tribal Cemetery
Arrows Shirts
Births
Deaths
Iwo Jima
World War II
Tribal Quarry
Allbright's Automotive
Redlands Community Hospital
Walter Reed General Hospital
Seven Palms
Singer Sewing Machine Company
San Bernardino Valley Bank
Tien Sang Importers
Chinese Store
J. Stevens Arms Company
Edgeworth Smoking Tobacco