Burton Frasher Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial negatives
Content Description
Consists of 328 nitrate negatives from the 1920s and 1930s of the Inter-tribal Indian Ceremonial taken mostly in Gallup, New Mexico but also Window Rock, Arizona. Taken by Burton Frasher or one of his employees. Tribes include Apache, Navajo, Arapaho, Paiute, Kiowa, Shoshoni, and various Pueblo tribes include Zuni and Santa Clara.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1930
Conditions Governing Access
These fragile materials are kept in Cold Storage and require at least 24 hours advance notice to access. No other restrictions on access, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Burton Frasher Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial negatives must be obtained from the Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Section Head.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (4 cold storage boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Consists of 328 nitrate negatives from the 1920s and 1930s of the Inter-tribal Indian Ceremonial, taken by Burton Frasher and contemporaries.
Arrangement
These materials are categorized by event or subject.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These materials were purchased from Back of Beyond Books in 2021.
Condition Description
Nitrate negatives are stored in Cold Storage and require at least 24 hours advance notice to access.
- Title
- Guide to the Burton Frasher Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial negatives
- Author
- Finding aid created by Heather Housley, Courtney Lehi, Tahoma Benally, and Daniel Davis.
- Date
- 2025
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
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435 797-2880 (Fax)
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