Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Shan Goshorn collection, NMAI.AC.426; National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.
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Scope and Contents
Series 4: Subject files, 1960-2020, includes business correspondence, calendars, photo releases, and public relations materials such as resumes, artist statements and headshots. Also included in this series are materials, such as clippings and postcards, Shan gathered about other Native artists like Edgar Heap of Birds and Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie, and non-Native artists like Janas and Scott Watterman.
Collection Restrictions
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