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Guide to the Dorothy J. Hill Ethnological and Historical Photo Collection
MS 160
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Title: Dorothy J. Hill Ethnological and Historical Photo Collection
Collection number: MS 160
Creator:
Hill, Dorothy J.
Extent: 2,622 photographs, 2,817 negative images and 589 slides
Repository:
Meriam Library
California State University, Chico
California State University, Chico
Chico, California 95929-0295
Language:
English.
Collection is open for research.
The library can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible
for satisfying any claimants of literary property .
[Name of Collection], Dorothy J. Hill Ethnological and Historical Photo Collection, MS
160, Special Collections, Meriam Library, California State University, Chico.
This collection is the result of over 30 years of research and development. The images
were collected to support Dorothy Hill's work as a student (Master of Science Degree in
Anthropology, completed in 1969 at CSU,Chico) and teacher (Butte College -Anthropology
and Geography. In addition to collecting photographs, Ms. Hill was deeply involved in
collecting oral histories, interviewing many Native Americans for ethnographic and
cultural data. Because of many years of personal relationships, she was allowed or, in
some cases, was given many family photographs. The collection of photographs was given to
Meriam Library Special Collections to make them "available to serious researchers" and
"to reconstruct the genealogy and history of Native Americans of Northern California.
The collection contains 2,622 black and white photographic prints, 2,817 negative images
and 589 slides. Subject matter includes individuals, families, reservations, houses,
artifacts, dances and other cultural aspects of Native American life in Northern
California. An index provides access to tribe, family name and subject.