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Brother Juniper's tales on Navajoland [typescript], 1943-1970
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Folliet, Joseph
- Title
- Brother Juniper's tales on Navajoland [typescript]
- Dates
- 1943-1970 (inclusive)19431970
- Quantity
- 1 folder, (0.25 linear feet)
- Collection Number
- MS 0266
- Summary
- Brother Juniper's tales of Navajoland (1943-1970) is a 128-page typed volume recording the experiences and daily life of Brother Juniper, of the St. Christopher's Mission, with the Navajo in Bluff, Utah.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Brother Juniper, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, joined the staff of St. Christopher's Mission to the Navajo in Bluff, Utah, in 1943. He went to help with the building of the mission and ended up staying for twenty-seven years.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Brother Juniper's tales of Navajoland (1943-1970) is a 128-page typed volume recording the experiences and daily life of Brother Juniper, of the St. Christopher's Mission, with the Navajo in Bluff, Utah. Most of the entries describe incidents experienced by mission staff. Interwoven are Navajo beliefs and mannerisms.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Navajo Indians--Missions
Personal Names
- Liebler, Harold Baxter, 1889-
Corporate Names
- Church of St. Mary of the Moonlight (Oljato, Utah)
- St. Christopher's Mission (Bluff, Utah)
Geographical Names
- Bluff (Utah)--History
Finding aid prepared by Ann Reichman
1981 (last modified: 2019)
