Creator:

Gibbs, George, 1815-1873  Search this

Informant:

Milhau, John J.  Search this

Oatman, Olive Ann  Search this

Mowry, Sylvester, 1830-1871  Search this

Extent:

22 Pages

Culture:

Quechan (Yuma/Cuchan)  Search this

Mojave (Mohave)  Search this

Indians of North America -- Southwest, New  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Maps

Date:

1856

Scope and Contents:

Includes Gibbs' draft of the same, 3 pages. "Map of the Indian Tribes in the neighborhood of Fort Yuma, Cal.," document 1 page. "Notes on the Indians of the Colorado," by Lieutenant Sylvester Mowry, Third Artillery. Fort Yuma, Calif. March 23, 1856. Autograph document signed. 10 pages including note of transmittal on page 8. (21 pages, total)

Gibbs states that his paper is based on data received from Milhau and Mowry; the latter in turn obtained data from Olive Oatman, Apache captive, 1851-55.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 1043

Local Note:

manuscript document

Other Title:

Notes on the Indians of the Colorado

Topic:

Yuma Indians  Search this

Genre/Form:

Maps

Citation:

Manuscript 1043, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.MS1043

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-ms1043