Mohawk materials, Paul A. W. Wallace Papers
Culture:
Mohawk includes: Kanienʼkehá꞉ka
Haudenosaunee includes: Iroquois, Onkwehonwe
Language: English
Date: 1943-1963
Contributor: Wallace, Paul A. W. | Cook, Julius | Michael, Glynn | Ka-Hon-Hes | Fadden, Ray
Subject: Adoption | Kinship | Politics and government | Government relations | Art | Indian artists | Museums
Type: Still Image | Text
Genre: Newspaper clippings | Photographs | Correspondence | Speeches
Extent: 5 items
Description: Materials relating to Paul A. W. Wallace's interest in Mohawk history and culture. Items include documents, newspaper clippings, and photographs regarding Wallace's adoption by the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation, including a copy of Ray Fadden's (Tehanetorens, Aren Akweks) speech; Wallace's correspondence with Glynn Michael regarding the death of Chief William Loft; Wallace's correspondence with Chief Julius Cook requesting Wallace's aid in defeating some unspecified Senate bills; Wallace's correspondence with John Fadden (Ka-Hon-Hes) regarding the exhibition and sale of John Fadden's paintings; and images (paintings, photographs) relating to Fadden's exhibition at State Museum, including works such as "Hunting Party Surprised by Bear," "Iroquois Delegation to the Aztecs," and "Youth Dreams of his Guardian Manito (an eagle)."
Collection: Paul A. W. Wallace Papers Mss.Ms.Coll.64b