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Category: Library at Fishtrap

July 21, 2010

About the Josephy Library at Fishtrap

The Alvin M. and Betty Josephy Library of Western History and Culture at Fishtrap promotes the exploration and understanding of Western and American Indian history and culture. It honors the lives and legacy of the Josephys–Alvin’s work as a historian and Betty and Alvin’s advocacy for Indians and desire that the voices of all Americans be heard and honored. Read The Article

by Rich WandschneiderAlvin Josephy, Library at Fishtrap

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