Lawrence D. Fairbairn Papers, 1943-1985

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Scope and Contents of the Materials

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Series 1: Audio-Visual Presentations

This series contains research materials, programs, tapes and slides Fairbairn used in arranging audio-visual presentations for use by substitute teachers. Subjects covered by the presentations include Agriculture, Conservation of Natural Resources. English, Economics, U.S. Government, U.S. History, Sociology and World History.

Box 1

Folder 1: Slide Show - "Alaska" - Program (Parts 1 & 2).

Folder 2: Slide Show - "Alaska" - References.

Folder 3: Slide Show - "Antarctica" - Program & References.

Folder 4: Slide Show - "Be Our Guest" - Program & References.

Folder 5: Slide Show - "The Caribbean" - Program & References.

Folder 6: Slide Show - "Down Mexico Way" - Program.

Folder 7: Slide Show - Elements of Social influence" - Program

Folder 8: Slide Show - "Environmental Quality" - Program & References.

Folder 9: Slide Show - "Famous Western Personalities of National Interest" - Program (Part 1 - Some Famous Indians)

Folder 10: Slide Show - "For Your Consideration" - Program & References

Folder 11: Slide Show - "From an Agricultural Point of View" - Program & References.

Folder 12: Slide Show - "From the Indians' Point of View" - Program (Part 1).

Folder 13: Slide Show - "From the Indian's Point of View" - Program (Part 2).

Folder 14: Slide Show "From Turmoil to Tranquility, A Story of Contrasts" - Program & References.

Folder 15: Slide Show - "Freighter Travel" - Program

Folder 16: Slide Show - "Freighter Travel" - References

Folder 17: Slide Show - "Freighter Travel" - Souvenirs, Diary

Folder 18: Slide Show - "A Geographical Guided Tour" - Program & References

Folder 19: Slide Show - "Great Britain" - Program & References (Part 1)

Folder 20: Slide Show - "Great Britain" - Program & References (Part 2)

Folder 21: Slide Show - "Great Britain" - Program & References (Part 3)

Folder 22: Slide Show - "Great Britain" - Program & References (Part 4)

Folder 23: Slide Show - "Great Britain" - Program & Reverences (Part 5)

Folder 24: Slide Show - "The Harry S. Truman Library and Museum" - Program & References.

Folder 25: Slide Show - "Hawaii, Our 50th State" - Program (Parts 1 & 2)

Folder 26: Slide Show - "Hawaii, Our 50th State" - References.

Folder 27: Slide Show - "Hawaii, Our 50th State" - References.

Folder 28: Slide Show - "The Hickok Legend and Sacajawea's Papoose" - Program & References

Folder 29: Slide Show - "Let's Take A Trip" - Program & References

Folder 30: Slide Show - "Mexico, Puerto Vallarta in Particular" - Program & References

Folder 31: Slide Show - "Of Human Interest" - Program.

Folder 32: Slide Show - "Once Upon A Time" - Program & References

Box 2

Folder 1: Slide Show - "The Orient" - Program & References (Part 1)

Folder 2: Slide Show - "The Orient" - Program & References (Part 2 Taiwan).

Folder 3: Slide Show - "The Orient" - Program & References (Part 3 - Thailand)

Folder 4: Slide Show - "The Orient" - Program & References (Part 4 Singapore).

Folder 5: Slide Show - "The Orient" - Program & References (Part 5 - Hong Kong).

Folder 6: Slide Show - "Ottawa and the Dominion of Canada" - Program (Parts 1 & 2).

Folder 7: Slide Show - "Ottawa and the Canadian Province" - References.

Folder 8: Slide Show - "Our Land, Our World" - Program & References.

Folder 9: Slide Show - "The Peoples of Southeast Asia" - Program.

Folder 10: Slide Show - "A Pictorial Diary of a Trip to Great Britain" - Program.

Folder 11: Slide Show - "A Pictorial Diary of a Trip to Hong Kong and Tokyo" - Program.

Folder 12: Slide Show - "A Profile of a Portion of U.S.A." Program & References.

Folder 13: Slide Show - "Quiet Moments" - Program.

Folder 14: Slide Show - "Recollections" - Program & References

Folder 15: Slide Show - "Room to Roam" - Program & References.

Folder 16: Slide Show - "Soil and Water Conservation" - Program.

Folder 17: Slide Show "Some Aspects of Our Federal Government" - Program & References.

Folder 18: Slide Show - "Something for English" - Program.

Folder 19: Slide Show - "The Way It Was" - Program.

Folder 20: Slide Show - "Things Remembered Along the Way" - Program & References.

Folder 21: Slide Show - "The West - People and Places" - Program & References.

Folder 22: Slide Show - "Western Personalities of National Historic Interest" - Program & References (Part 2).

Folder 23: Slide Show - "Western Places of Historical Interest" - Program & References (Part 1).

Folder 24: Slide Show - "Western Places of Historical interest" - Program & References (Part 2).

Folder 25: Audio Recordings

Folder 26: Audio Recordings

Box 3

Item 1: Slides for "Turmoil to Tranquility" (3 boxes)

Item 2: Slides for  "Room to Roam" (3 boxes)

Item 3: Slides for "Freighter Travel" (4 boxes)

Item 4: Slides for "Something for English" (1 box)

Item 5: Slides for "Let's Take a Trip" (2 boxes)

Item 6: Slides for "Environmental Quality" and "Geographical Guided Tour" (2 boxes)

Item 7: Slides for "Some Aspects of Our Federal Government" (2 boxes)

Item 8: Slides for "Quiet Moments" (3 boxes)

Item 9: Slides for "Once Upon A Time" (2 boxes)

Item 10: Slides for "From the Indian's Point of View" (1 box)

Item 11: Slides for "The Way It Was" Tokyo (2 boxes)

Item 12: Slides for "Down Mexico War" (2 boxes)

Item 13: Slides for "From an Agricultural Point of View" (1 box)

Item 14: Slides for "Elements of Social Influence" and "Be Our Guest" (6 boxes)

Item 15: Slides for "Things Remembered Along the Way," "Let's Take a Trip," and "Conservation of Soil and Water" (2 boxes)

Item 16: Slides for "Recollections" (parts 1 & 2) and "The Hickok Legend and Sacajawea's Papoose" (2 boxes)

Item 17: Slides for "Profile of the U.S.A." (2 boxes)

Item 18: Slides for "Pictorial Diary of Trip to Great Britain" (2 boxes)

Box 4

Folder 1: Indexes to Audio-Visual Programs

Folder 2: Program Summaries and Keys

Folder 3: Keys and Illustrations for the Audio Visual Programs Including Negatives

Folder 4: Program #45 - "Hickok Legend and Sacajawea's Papoose" and Program #26 - "Things Remembered Along the Way" - Scripts

Folder 5: Program #59 - "Civilian Federal Employees" - Script and References

Folder 6: Program #61 - "Perspective" - Script

Folder 7: Program #62 - "The Queen Mary" - Script and References

Folder 8: Program #63 - "The Province of Quebec and Quebec City and Chateau Frontenac" - Script

Folder 9: Program #64 - "Rising to Speak" and "The First Voices" - Scripts and References

Folder 10: Recorded Lecture - "Roll Call" Concerning Personal Names of Indians - Script

Folder 11: "The Armstrong Clan Crest Badge House of Gilnockie Mangerston" Audio Program

Item 1: Reel 9 - "Down Mexico Way" (with two take-up reels)

Item 2: Reel 11 - "Once Upon A Time" (Blackfeet Indians and Others)

Item 3: Slides for "Trip to Hong Kong and Tokyo" (1 box)

Series 2: Materials for book "The Way It Was"

Materials concerning Fairbairn's book The Way It Was, an accounting of the time Fairbairn spent as a teacher at five different Indian reservations with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. These include research notes, the final typescript, and reference materials.

Box 4

Folder 12: Final Typescript (pp. Title Page-100)

Folder 13: Final Typescript (pp. 101-200)

Folder 14: Final Typescript (pp. 201-300)

Folder 15: Final Typescript (pp. 301-376)

Folder 16: Research Material, References 1-19

Folder 17: Research Material, References 20-26

Folder 18: Research Material, References 28-37

Folder 19: Research Material

Folder 20: Copyright Papers

Box 5

Item 1: Proofs of Images for "The Way It Was" (negatives and prints; oversize)

Series 3: Miscellaneous

Box 4

Folder 21: Reference Materials Regarding Indians

Folder 22: Appointment as Instructor in Indian Service, 15 June 1936

Folder 23: Certificates and Diplomas, 1924-1960

Folder 24: Correspondence, 1980-1985

Folder 25: Photographs 1-5

593-1: Lawrence Fairbairn, undated

593-2: Fairbairn with Oliver Risingsun, undated (3 copies)

593-3: "Freighter Travel" (several people including Fairbairn), undated

593-4: Paul Iron Rope in traditional costume, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, 1953, photograph by Stanley M. Jamruszka

593-5: Elderly Oglala Sioux woman, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, 1953, photograph by Stanley M. Jamruszka

Box 5

Item 1: One pair of moccasins

Item 2: Seal of the U.S. Department of the Interior (oversize)

Item 1: Shadow box of Native American artifacts (oversize)

Contains nine artifacts including jewelry, a knife sheath, a horn spoon, and a club. Also includes a 1937 photograph of Fairbairn's class at Tongue River Boarding School, Busby, Montana.