M241 Coloring and activity books
Collection Summary
| Title | Coloring and activity books |
| Dates (Inclusive) | 1948-2007 |
| Dates (Bulk) | 1970s |
| Creator | various authors; collection assembled by Elayne Silversmith |
| Abstract | This collection consists of coloring and activity books with Native American and/or Four Corners themes and images. |
| Unique ID | M241 |
| Quantity | less than 1 linear foot of records contained in 2 document boxes |
Historical Note
Native Americans have historically been excluded or misrepresented in children's books and coloring book materials. This collection represents those materials and coloring book materials on the Four Corners area in general.
Arrangement
The collection
consists of two series. The first series contains Native American coloring books and the second series contains Colorado coloring books. The titles within each series are placed in folders and arranged alphabetically by title. Folders are not numbered because we expect to add to this collection.
Scope & Contents
This collection consists of coloring and activity books with Native American and/or Four Corners themes and images.
Restrictions
Access.There are no access restrictions on the use of these materials for research purposes. This collection is open to the public for use in the Delaney Southwest Research Library at the Center of Southwest Studies.
Use and Copyright. These materials are for use only in the Delaney Southwest Research Library; they are noncirculating. Limited duplication of print materials is allowed for research purposes. The user assumes full responsibility for observing all applicable laws regarding copyright, property rights, and libel.
Preferred Citation
Coloring and activity books, Fort Lewis College. Center of Southwest Studies.
Processing Info
This inventory was prepared by the assistant librarian/archivist in the Winter semester of 2010.
Acquisition Info
This collection has been compiled by Southwest Librarian Elayne Silversmith beginning in 2004.
Separated Materials
None.
Related Materials
The Delaney Library has a juvenile literature section that contains illustrated story books and short novels with Native American and Western themes. To view a list of these books catalogued in the joint Reed and Delaney Library OPAC, please click here.
Access Terms
Colorado--History--Juvenile literature.
Colorado--Miscellanea--Juvenile literature.
Coloring books.
Hopi Indians--Juvenile literature.
Indian dolls--North America.
Indians of North America--Art--Juvenile literature.
Indians of North America--Pictorial works.
Indians of North America--Social life and customs--Juvenile literature.
Kachina dolls.
Mound-builders--Illinois--Juvenile literature.
Mounds--Illinois--Cahokia--Juvenile literature.
Navajo Indians--Art.
Navajo Indians--Juvenile literature.
Navajo language--Juvenile literature.
Picture dictionaries, Navajo--Juvenile literature.
Series/Container List
Series
| Series 1: Native American coloring/activity books Series 2: Colorado coloring/activity books |
Series 1: Native American coloring/activity books back to Series list
This series is contained in Box 1.
| Bibliographic Information | Date Published |
| Akta Lakota fun book. Chamberlain, SD: St. Joseph's Indian School. | unknown |
 American Indian Apache: read and color. Albuquerque, NM: Eukabi Publishers. |
1951 |
| American Indian Navajo: read and color. Albuquerque, NM: Eukabi Publishers. | 1962 |
| American Indian Pueblo: read and color. Albuquerque, NM: Eukabi Publishers. | 1952 |
| American Indian read and color: Hopi & Zuni Pueblos. Albuquerque, NM: Eukabi Publishers. | 1948 |
| Children of Navajo land: coloring book. Mesa, AZ: MC Creations. | 1974 |
| Children of the Hopi, keeper of the land: coloring book. Mesa, AZ: MC Creations. | 1982 |
| Chimney Rock archaeological area: coloring book. [Durango, CO?]: San Juan National Forest Association. | 1995 |
| Cherokee fun and learn book: starring Little Buck, by J. Ed. Sharpe. Cherokee, North Carolina: Ceherokee Publications. | 1984 |
 A coloring book of American Indians: with illustrations from many tribes and times and portraits by Catlin, Bodmer, etc. San Francisco: Bellerophon Books. |
1970 |
 Gifts of the Buffalo Nation: an educational coloring book. Rapid City, South Dakota: Intertribal Bison Cooperative, Inc. |
1996 |
| Great Indian chiefs. San Francsico, CA: Bellerophon Books. | 1975 |
 Journey to Cahokia: an educational activity book, illustrated by Kris Steele. Phoenix, Arizona: American Edication Press. |
1995 |
| Kachina dancers, by Clair Artimus Millett. Phoenix, AZ: Emby Originals. | 1976 |
| Kachina doll coloring book, by Donna Greenlee. Scottsdale, Arizona: Fun Publishing Co. | 1975 |
| Kachina doll coloring book 2, by Donna Greenlee. Scottsdale, Arizona: Fun Publishing Co.. | 1975 |
| Kachina dolls: color and cut-out collection, by Julie West Staheli. San Francsico: Troubadour Press. | 1974 |
| Naaldloshii naach'aah, by Irene Silentman and Paul Wilson, Jr. Albuquerque, New Mexico: Rough Rock Demonstration School. | 1974 |
 Navajo code talker, by Benjamin Ilka. Tucson, Arizona: Rio Nuevo Publishers. |
2007 |
| The Navajo design book, by Donna Greenlee. Scottsdale, Arizona: Fun Publishing Co. | 1975 |
 North American Indian design coloring book, rendered for coloring by Paul E. Kennedy. New York: Dover Publications, Inc. (2 copies) |
1971 |
| Plains Indian coloring book, by Donna Greenlee. Scottsdale, Arizona: Fun Publishing Co. | 1974 |
Series 2: Colorado coloring/activity books back to Series list
This series is contained in Box 2.
| Bibliographic Information | Date Published |
| The big Colorado reproducible activity book!, by Carole Marsh.[Peachtree City, GA]: Gallopade International. | 2001 |
 Colorado jeopardy!: answers and questions about our state, by Carole Marsh. [Peachtree City, GA]: Gallopade International. |
2001 |
| The colorful Colorado coloring book!, by Carole Marsh. [Peachtree City, GA]: Gallopade International. | 2001 |
 My first book about Colorado, by Carole Marsh. [Peachtree City, GA]: Gallopade International. |
2001 |
| The first pocket guide: Colorado, by Carole Marsh. [Peachtree City, GA]: Gallopade International. | 2001 |