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Ata, Te (Mary Frances), 1895-1995

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1895-12-03 - 1995-10-25

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Fisher, Clyde (1878-1941) and Te Ata Fisher (1895-1995)

 Collection — Box Photo F-5
Identifier: WHC-P-2257
Scope and Contents

Black-and-white original prints of the San Ildefonso Pueblo in New Mexico, including scenes of American Indians baking bread and performing an eagle dance. Unpublished finding aid available.

Dates: 1934

Frank Zahn, Te Ata, and One Bull in front of a tepee, Bull Head, SD, July 4, 1935, by Clyde Fisher., 1935 July 4

 Item — Box Photo C-107, item: 1888 a
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original and copy prints of Comanche, Cheyenne, Cheyenne-Arapaho, Arapaho, Sac and Fox, Sioux, Blackfoot, Kiowa, Crow, Ute, Shawnee, Omaha, Pueblo, Shoshoni, Pawnee, Ponca, Assinibone, Apache, Yakima Nez Perce, Umatilla, Wichita, Osage, Potawatomi and Flathead Indians. Also included are photographs of the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars (1865-1891), Western forts and posts, the Little Big Horn battlefield, trails and settlements of the Southwest, soil conservation and dust storms, Oklahoma towns, mountain ranges and National Parks.

Dates: 1935 July 4

Te Ata and Clyde Fisher at Sitting Bull’s grave, Ft. Yates, North Dakota, 1935., 1935

 Item — Box Photo C-112, item: 2676
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original and copy prints of Comanche, Cheyenne, Cheyenne-Arapaho, Arapaho, Sac and Fox, Sioux, Blackfoot, Kiowa, Crow, Ute, Shawnee, Omaha, Pueblo, Shoshoni, Pawnee, Ponca, Assinibone, Apache, Yakima Nez Perce, Umatilla, Wichita, Osage, Potawatomi and Flathead Indians. Also included are photographs of the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars (1865-1891), Western forts and posts, the Little Big Horn battlefield, trails and settlements of the Southwest, soil conservation and dust storms, Oklahoma towns, mountain ranges and National Parks.

Dates: 1935

Te Ata Fisher Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: WHC-M-1298
Scope and Contents

Performer. Correspondence (1920-1994) to and from Te Ata Fisher, along with printed materials (1923-1976) used by Te Ata as resource material for her performances as a storyteller and interpreter of Indian folklore and culture. The collection also includes a scrapbook (1936) of a Scandinavian tour, four scrapbooks concerning Te Ata's life and works, along with some correspondence (1922-1953) and printed material, mostly reprints (1913-1936), relating to Te Ata's husband, Clyde Fisher, a naturalist.

Dates: 1913-1995

Te Ata Fisher Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WHC-P-1615
Scope and Contents

FULL FINDING AID (PDF)

Black and white original prints of Te Ata Fisher, including family scenes and studio portraits of Te Ata, along with a videotape of Te Ata's performances as a storyteller and interpreter of Indian folklore and culture. Te Ata Fisher Manuscript Collection also in repository.

Dates: 1900-1938

Te Ata, wearing Seminole and buckskin clothes., Undated

 Item — Box Photo C-107, item: 1998 – 2000
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original and copy prints of Comanche, Cheyenne, Cheyenne-Arapaho, Arapaho, Sac and Fox, Sioux, Blackfoot, Kiowa, Crow, Ute, Shawnee, Omaha, Pueblo, Shoshoni, Pawnee, Ponca, Assinibone, Apache, Yakima Nez Perce, Umatilla, Wichita, Osage, Potawatomi and Flathead Indians. Also included are photographs of the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars (1865-1891), Western forts and posts, the Little Big Horn battlefield, trails and settlements of the Southwest, soil conservation and dust storms, Oklahoma towns, mountain ranges and National Parks.

Dates: Undated

Walter Stanley Campbell Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WHC-P-895
Scope and Contents

Black and white original and copy prints of Comanche, Cheyenne, Cheyenne-Arapaho, Arapaho, Sac and Fox, Sioux, Blackfoot, Kiowa, Crow, Ute, Shawnee, Omaha, Pueblo, Shoshoni, Pawnee, Ponca, Assinibone, Apache, Yakima Nez Perce, Umatilla, Wichita, Osage, Potawatomi and Flathead Indians. Also included are photographs of the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars (1865-1891), Western forts and posts, the Little Big Horn battlefield, trails and settlements of the Southwest, soil conservation and dust storms, Oklahoma towns, mountain ranges and National Parks.

Dates: 1870-1935