Peter MacDonald Articles, Varied

The Carolyn Niethmammer Collection consists primarily of research materials collected to support I'll Go and Do More: Annie Dodge Wauneka Navajo Leader and Activist. Also included are an extensive collection of oral interviews documenting Annie D. Wauneka's life. The collection is arranged in five series.

Series I: Research contains published articles discussing Navajo topics photocopied from journals and newspapers, Navajo Tribal Council meeting minutes, House and Senate testimony, and Niethammer's correspondence and handwritten notes. Series II: Oral Interviews houses a wide range of oral histories documenting Annie Wauneka's life. Interviewees include such family, friends, and acquaintances as Peterson Zah, former President of the Navajo Nation and Advisor to the President of American Indian Affairs at Arizona State University and Albert Hale, former President of the Navajo Nation.

Series III: Annie Wauneka Biography focuses on Annie Wauneka's life and includes articles written by and about Wauneka as well as newsclippings recording her birthday celebrations, awards, and lifetime achievements. Series IV: Presidential Medal of Freedom shows Annie Wauneka's receipt of this award from the President of the United States. It was initially granted by John F. Kennedy but was presented by Lyndon B. Johnson due to Kennedy's assassination. Series V: Dodge Family houses research articles, information on the Dodge family's genealogy, and other materials discussing Annie Wauneka's legendary father and Navajo leader, Henry Chee Dodge, and other family members.