Interview with Lee Emerson

Summary: 
Interview with Lee Emerson on his knowledge of the Battle of Pima Butte of 1857 by Nicholas Houser.
Description: 

Interview with Lee Emerson on his knowledge of the Battle of Pima Butte of 1857, including the raids in 1841 by the Maricopas and Garces Massacre. Emerson worked at the Community Action Program for the Fort Yuma Reservation. Recorded on Fort Yuma Hill.

Location: 
Location Description: 

Fort Yuma, Arizona

Protocol: 
Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe Open Access
Community: 
Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe
Category: 
History, Oral History and Interviews, War and Conflict
Keywords: 
Warfare
Collections: 
Doris Duke Native American Oral History Project
Creator: 
Lee Emerson
Language: 
English
Source: 
Doris Duke Native American Oral History Project, Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona
Identifier: 
78-57-256_Side2a
Subject: 
Maricopa Wells, Battle of, Ariz., 1857
Type: 
Sound
Format: 
One 5-inch reel (33 minutes)