Elizabeth Clark Rosenthal Collection
Scope and Contents
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Anthropologist. Correspondence and research materials (1876-1999) of anthropologist and Indian advocate Elizabeth "Betty" Clark Rosenthal, and her parents, Episcopal missionaries the Rev. David W. Clark and Elizabeth Mann Clark. The collection includes correspondence and records of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the USA, including the dioceses of South Dakota, Navajoland Area Mission, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and various ecumenical work with Native Americans. Elizabeth Rosenthal served as program director of the Intercultural Studies Group / Society for Intercultural Education, a regional association concerned with the interrelationships between Indians and non-Indians with respect to education, the arts, and community services. She was the founder of United Scholarship Service, Inc., which brought American Indian and Mexican-American students to study at New England schools and colleges. The collection also contains information on Indian organizations with which Rosenthal worked, such as the American Association on Indian Affairs, and the Indian Rights Association.
Dates
- Creation: 1876-1999
Creator
- Rosenthal, Elizabeth Clark (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Available for public access.
Extent
84 Cubic Feet (84 ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--2000.
Subject
- Clark, David W., 1889-1970 (Person)
- Clark, Elizabeth M., 1892-1978 (Person)
- Clark, Winifred E. (Person)
- Samuelson, Clifford Leroy, 1908- (Person)
- Walker, Tillie (Person)
- Deloria, Vine (Person)
- Deloria, Vine, Sr., 1901-1990 (Person)
- United Scholarship Service (Organization)
- American Association on Indian Affairs (Organization)
- Indian Rights Association (Organization)
- Intercultural Studies Group (Organization)
- Society for Intercultural Education (Organization)
- Episcopal Church (Organization)
- Episcopal Church. Diocese of Minnesota (Organization)
- Episcopal Church. Diocese of Massachusetts (Organization)
- Episcopal Church. Diocese of South Dakota (Organization)
- Episcopal Church in Navajoland (Organization)
- Crow Creek/Lower Brule Missions (S.D.) (Organization)
- Episcopal Church. Missionary District of South Dakota (Organization)
- Episcopal Church. National Committee on Indian Work (Organization)
- Episcopal Church. Niobrara Deanery (S.D.) (Organization)
- Good Shepherd Mission (Fort Defiance, Ariz.) (Organization)
- Cook Christian Training School (Organization)
- All Saints School (Sioux Falls, S.D.) (Organization)
- Pierre Indian School (Organization)
- United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs (Organization)
- United States. Department of Agriculture (Organization)
- National Congress of American Indians (Organization)
- Santa Clara Community Foundation (Organization)
- W.H. Over Museum (Organization)
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Western History Collections Repository
Monnet Hall, 3rd Floor
630 Parrington Oval
Norman Oklahoma 73019
405-325-2904
westernhistorycollections@ou.edu