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titleArthur & Shifra Silberman Native American Art Collection
repositoryNational Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
descriptionThe Native American Painting Reference Library consisted of books, booklets, pamphlets, and catalogs which have been cataloged and classified in accordance with library standards. Bibliographic information about these library items can be searched and viewed through the Center's automated catalog.

The research files, treated as an archival collection and the focus of this discussion, consist of a variety of forms including photocopied records, letters, correspondence, clippings, manuscripts, photographic materials, research notes, brochures, fliers, and note cards.

Preferred Citation
Arthur & Shifra Silberman Native American Art Collection, Box ##, Folder ##, Dickinson Research Center, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.



extent101.5 cubic feet (169 document boxes, 7 record cartons, 4 oversized boxes)
formatsCorrespondence Microfilm Printed Materials Ephemera Research Files
accessThe collection is open for research. It is advisable for researchers to discuss their proposed research with staff prior to visiting the Center.
record sourcehttp://www.nationalcowboymuseum.org/research/cms/FindingAids/SILBERMAN/Series16/711/1229/3046/tabid/363/Default.aspx
finding aidOnline and in repository.
updated02/14/2025 10:07:33
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titleKiowa elders, 12/3/82
repositoryNational Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
descriptionArthur Silberman talks to a group of Kiowa elders about a variety of topics including: Kiowa Five artists Jack Hokeah and Monroe Tsatoke, relations between the Kiowa and Cheyenne, dances and give-aways in the early 20th century and the government's sanctions for these activities, and the identification of photographs shown by Silberman.

Note(s): Recorded on December 3, 1982.

Responsibility: interviewed and recorded by Arthur Silberman. Interviewed and recorded by Arthur Silberman.
extent1 sound cassette (ca. 90 min.)
formatsSound Recording
accessContact repository.
record sourcehttp://www.worldcat.org/
updated02/14/2025 10:07:47
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