Preliminary Inventory of the American Indian Movement of Arizona Records
Scope and Content Note
This collection houses correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, video tapes, and other materials documenting the American Indian Movement in Arizona, the controversy surrounding Leonard Peltier, legal issues involving Native Americans in Arizona, and Vernon and Samantha Foster's pottery. This collection has not been processed in full and can be viewed only by appointment. Contact Archives and Special Collections for more information.
Dates
- Creation: 1954-1998
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1968-1998
Language of Materials
Material in English.
Access Restrictions
All materials in Series II: Accession #1999-02061A are restricted and therefore unavailable to researchers. Archives and Special Collections will restrict all access to selected textual materials that in its sole opinion may violate an individual's right to privacy and reserves the right to approve or deny videotape duplication and/or publication requests that in its sole opinion may violate an individual's right to privacy.
To view this collection, please contact Ask an Archivist or call (480) 965-4932 at least five days in advance. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Patrons can also arrange to view this collection at the Labriola National American Indian Data Center (rm. 305) at Fletcher Library on the West campus. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.
Copyright
The Arizona Board of Regents retains copyright to this collection for and on behalf of the Arizona State University Library. Requests to publish, display, or redistribute information from this collection must be submitted via our online application.
Biographical Note
Vernon Foster is a member of the Klamuth/Modac Nation and an active member of the American Indian Movement, which is dedicated to promoting and protecting Native human rights. He is recognized as a national spokesman for his community and as a motivational speaker, spiritual advisor, healer, counselor, and teacher regarding Native American issues. Foster sits on numerous national boards and has founded several charitable organizations, including Buffalo Heart Project and Red Road Journeys.
Full extent
7 Box(es)
Full extent
8.5 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection houses correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, video tapes, and other materials documenting the American Indian Movement in Arizona, the controversy surrounding Leonard Peltier, legal issues involving Native Americans in Arizona, and Vernon and Samantha Foster's pottery. This collection has not been processed in full and can be viewed only by appointment. Contact Archives and Special Collections for more information.
Arrangement
This collection consists of seven boxes divided into three series:
- Series I: Accession #1999-02061
- Series II: Accession #1999-02061A
- Series III: Accession #2002-02508
Provenance
Vernon Foster donated these papers to the Arizona Collection between 1999 and 2002.
- Title
- Preliminary Inventory of the American Indian Movement of Arizona Records
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding guide encoded in English.
Repository details
Part of the Labriola National American Indian Data Center Repository