Welcome
We hope this site will provide you with the tools to learn how to preserve your heritage by making your own archives. Here is an outline of site content - the links are at the top of each page:
- HOW TO ARCHIVE
- This page outlines how to begin to create your own archives. Information and links to conservation supplies, to inventory procedures, and to storage issues as well as useful forms.
- COLLECTION
- Link to our current holdings and information about donating.
- COURSES
- Get up-to-date information on current GBC course offerings.
- LINKS
- Find archival resources by State, Tribal Contacts or Institution such as Federal Archives, Historical Societies, University Libraries and Special Collections, Museums, and Other Tribal Sites
- SEARCHING
- How to search effectively and find the best types of resources for your needs. Includes terminology and many links.
Our Mission
The Great Basin Indian Archives will endeavor to provide students and researchers with easy access to primary and digital information that chronicle the history and heritage of the Great Basin Indian peoples.
Our Plan
Phase 1 for the GBIA is to develop the "virtual-linking archives." This will provide links to collections regarding Great Basin Indian peoples within California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and Utah. The reasons for the latter four are obvious; California and Colorado are selected because portions of their geography were included in the home sites and travels of the Great Basin peoples, and they are home to three main federal repositories holding relevant documents. Links in other states and countries will be developed through student and community work.
Phase 2 of development will be to collect primary source materials generated by individuals and organizations having direct lineage or interaction with Great Basin Indians. This may include personal or organization records, rare books, manuscripts, videos or films, photographs, oral histories, and other materials supporting research into nearly all facets of the heritage of the Great Basin peoples.
Updated: November 22, 2006
