Lawrence D. Fairbairn Papers, 1943-1985

Lawrence D. Fairbairn Papers

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Collection Overview

Title: Lawrence D. Fairbairn Papers, 1943-1985

ID: OGLMC593

Primary Creator: Fairbairn, Lawrence D. (1897-1991)

Extent: 8.0 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 10/00/1980. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Education, Native Americans

Languages: English

Abstract

1897-1991; Retired from the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1962 after more than 25 years of service. Much of this time was spent as an educator on several Indian reservations.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Lawrence D. Fairbairn Papers (1943-1985) have been divided into three series:

Series 1: Audio-Visual Presentations

Series 2: The Way It Was

Series 3: Miscellaneous

Collection Historical Note

Lawrence D. Fairbairn was born November 6, 1897, in Hamilton, Montana. His parents were of Scottish ancestry. Fairbairn obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture from Washington State University and a Master of Education from Central Washington University.

Fairbairn was a public school teacher for twelve years in Washington. He also spent twenty-five years with the Bureau of Indian Affairs under the U.S. Department of the Interior, where he served as a teacher on five Indian reservations. In 1962, Fairbairn retired from federal service and moved to Hemet, California, where he served as a substitute teacher with the Hemet Unified School District. It was during this time that he researched and arranged forty audio-visual programs which make up the majority of his collection.

Fairbairn's accomplishments included travels to various parts of Mexico, Japan, Taiwan, Bangkok, Singapore and Hong Kong as well as the United States. Fairbairn completed a publication entitled The Way It Was in which he related his years spent as a teacher on five Indian reservations. Fairbairn was a member of Masonic Lodge, the Scottish Rite Bodies and the Abu-Bekr Shrine Temple Brass Band Unit.

Lawrence D. Fairbairn died May 5, 1991, in Riverside, California.

Subject/Index Terms

Education
Native Americans

Administrative Information

Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections

Accruals: Lawrence Fairbairn donated additional materials as various accessions (82-1020, 82-1028, 83-1172, 85-1358, 85-1403, and 87-779).

Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Acquisition Source: Lawrence D. Fairbairn, Hemet, California

Acquisition Method: Donation; 80-681

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Lawrence D. Fairbairn Papers. OGLMC 593, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid added to Archon in February 2015.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Audio-Visual Presentations],
[Series 2: Materials for book "The Way It Was"],
[Series 3: Miscellaneous],
[All]

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.

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Audio-Visual Presentations],
[Series 2: Materials for book "The Way It Was"],
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