Dean and Mary Collins papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS-035

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Dean and Mary Collins papers contain articles concerning Native American tribes from the southwest region. The papers include maps of the reservations, as well as tourist guides. The collection focuses on the Navajo. However, other Southwest tribes including the Pomo, Hopi, Zuni, Papago, and on tribes from other regions such as the Yurok, Cherokee, Sioux, and others are included.

The collection relates to a prior donation by Mary Collins. In 2007 Mary Collins donated an extensive artifact collection to the Anthropology program at Southern Oregon University and the related book collection to Hannon Library. Around 100 representative artifacts were photographed and added to Hannon Library’s Southern Oregon Digital Archives so that students would have easier access to studying these artifacts.

Dates

Creation: 1921-1999

Creator

Collins, Dean (Compiler, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright and any related rights protect materials in this collection. Researchers are free to use these materials for any purpose that is permitted by the copyright and any rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses, researchers need to obtain permission from the rights holder(s). http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

For fair use/educational reproduction, please provide the following credit: From the Dean and Mary Collins papers, courtesy of Southern Oregon University Hannon Library.

Biographical / Historical

Dean Collins worked for many years at the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the Southwest. Dean and Mary Collins acquired the collection's materials over many years of life and travel in the Southwest.

Extent

1.75 Linear Feet (4 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Dean and Mary Collins papers contain articles about Native American tribes from the southwest region, maps of the reservations, as well as tourist guides. Much of the literature found in this collection pertains to the Navajo. However, there is also information on other Southwest tribes including the Pomo, Hopi, Zuni, Papago, and on tribes from other regions such as the Yurok, Cherokee, Sioux, and others.

Arrangement

The donor arranged materials in this collection.

The collection is organized into four boxes while attempting to follow the original index. Dean and Mary Collins created their own index to this library. The box/file titles refer to the original index numbers in parentheses. Box one spans index number 68-249F. Box two 250F-392F. Box three items are not indexed. Box four contains oversized items.