Years this material was created: 1969-1997
Quantity: 13 records boxes and several oversized maps
 © 2006  by Fort Lewis College Foundation, Center of Southwest Studies account

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Introduction/ Scope and contents

These are papers and printed materials pertaining to Robert York’s archaelogical career in the Southwest (starting with graduate school at Arizona State University to professional jobs with the San Juan National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management), circa 1969-1997, and several oversize related maps.  Materials relate to the San Juan National Forest, the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation (ONHIR; an independent U.S. agency; its head office is in Flagstaff; regarding  lands in Arizona between Zuni lands in New Mexico and Petrified Forest National Park near Sanders, Arizona), newsletters including  the Navajo for new lands (Nahat’a’dzill), etc.  The collection contains no classified material and nothing that belongs to any agency or anyone else.

Biographical note

Robert York served as the Cultural Resources Manager/ Archaeologist/ Historian of the San Juan National Forest from 1978 to 1989, at which time he held those same titles  with his work for became the Navajo/ Hopi Relocation   He was the first professional archaeologist who ever was employed by the San Juan National Forest.  His met his wife Gigi when she was a volunteer at the San Juan National Forest in 1988.

Administrative information

Arrangement note: The Center retained the creator's original order of these slides, which is basically chronological.

Acquisition information:  Robert and Gigi York donated these materials to the Center of Southwest Studies beginning on August 17, 2005.  The accession numbers are 2005:08006 and 2005:09012 (which is slide transparencies, in the related photo collection)

Processing information:  This guide was drafted by Todd Ellison, Certified Archivist, Center of Southwest Studies, in January of  2006. 

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