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Descriptive Summary of the Collection
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Inventory of the Angie Debo Correspondence, 1975-1985
Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Lisa Janssen, 2004. ©2004. |
Descriptive Summary of the Collection |
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| Creator | Debo, Angie, 1890- |
| Title | Angie Debo Correspondence |
| Dates | 1975-1985 |
| Extent | 19 items (1 box) |
| Abstract | Correspondence, 1975-1981, of Oklahoma Indian historian Angie Debo with Theodore W. and Louann Van Zelst regarding her book, Geronimo, water rights of the Pima Indians of Arizona, and other matters. |
| Language | Materials are in English. |
| Repository | Newberry Library, Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections |
| Collection Call Number | Ayer Modern MS Debo |
| Collection Stack Location | 3 60 14 |
Administrative Information
Cite As
Angie Debo correspondence, Midwest Manuscript Collection, The Newberry Library, Chicago.
Provenance
Gift of Louann Van Zelst, 1997.
Processed by
Martha Briggs, January, 2000
Access
The Angie Debo correspondence is open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Ownership and Literary Rights
The Angie Debo correspondence is the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections.
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Biography of Angie Debo
Noted Oklahoma Indian historian and advocate of Indian rights.
Born in Oklahoma and a life-long resident of Marshall, Oklahoma, Angie Debo received her doctorate in 1933 from the University of Oklahoma. In her publications on the Choctaws and the Creeks she pioneered the merging of anthropological and historical techniques. She also exposed allotment frauds and in 1951 wrote the Indian Rights Association report, The Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma. Debo's illustrious career as an independent scholar was capped in 1976 with her book on the Fort Sill Apache, Geronimo. She continued to fight for Indian causes well into her eighties when she sought to help the Pima Indians of central Arizona receive a fair allocation of water.
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Scope and Content of the Collection
Correspondence with friends Theodore W. and Louann Van Zelst, 1975-1981.
Personal letters concern Debo's writing of Geronimo, Louann Van Zelst's knowledge of Indian art, etc. "Friends of the Indians" form letters report on the Pima Indian water rights situation. Christmas letters and form letters note Debo's health and activities, 1975-1981. There is also correspondence between the Van Zelsts and Gov. Nigh of Oklahoma regarding a Debo tribute (1985), and two printed pieces.
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Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent, followed by printed matter.
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Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Newberry Library's public catalog. Researchers desiring additional materials on a particular topic should search the catalog using these headings.
Names
- Debo, Angie, 1890-
- Oklahoma. Governor (1979-1987 : Nigh )
- Van Zelst, Louann
- Van Zelst, Theodore W.
Subjects
- Historians-Oklahoma-History-20th century-Sources
- Indians of North America-Arizona-Water rights-History-20th century-Sources
- Manuscripts, American--Oklahoma--Marshall
- Pima Indians-Economic conditions
- Water rights-Arizona-History-20th century-Sources
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| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Debo, Angie. To "Friends of the Indians" (4 letters), 1976-1979 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Debo, Angie. To Louann Van Zelst (4 letters), 1976-ca. 1979 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Debo, Angie. To Theodore Van Zelst (1 letter), 1978 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Debo, Angie. To Theodore and Louann Van Zelst (7 letters), 1975-1981 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Oklahoma. Governor (1979-1987 : Nigh). To Theodore and Louann Van Zelst, and reply (2 letters), 1985 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Printed Matter: Debo tribute; Pima Indians | |||||||||