Copies of photographs depicting Tache Yokuts Indians, homes, churches, artifacts, and ceremonies, as well as images of Marjorie Cummins interviewing Yokuts. The photographs were collected for Cummin's book, "The Tache-Yokuts: Indians of the San Joaquin Valley."
Biographical/Historical note:
Marjorie W. Cummins is the author of two books about the Tache Yokuts: "The Tache-Yokuts: Indians of the San Joaquin Valley" and "How Coyote Stole the Sun," which is based on a manuscript by Carobeth Laird that Cummins found at the National Anthropological Archives.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot R81-75
Reproduction Note:
Copy prints made by Smithsonian Institution, 1980-1981.
Location of Other Archival Materials:
Additional photographs of Yokuts Indians can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 24 and Photo Lot 59 and the BAE historical negatives.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
This copy collection has been obtained for reference purposes only. Contact the repository for terms of use and access.
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo lot R81-75, Marjorie W. Cummins photograph collection of Yokuts Indians, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
