S. Lyman Tyler Papers (Ms 42 )
The S. Lyman Tyler Papers (1874-1985) documents the work of this professor of history, director of libraries at Brigham
Young University, and director of the American West Center at the University of Utah. The extensive materials are based around
Tyler's area of special interest, Native Americans. Included is evidence for Native American claims against the government:
maps, diaries, journals, books, books in draft form, oral history transcripts, pictures, charts, magazines, magazine articles,
brochures, bibliographies, historical sketches, press releases, indexes, transcripts of hearings, card catalogues,
manuscripts, other historical and research materials, and correspondence pertaining to a 1962 land claims case by the
Pima-Maricopa Indians, of Arizona, against the United States government. Also included are manuscripts written by Tyler and
others; information on over thirty tribes arranged by tribe, state, and topic; chronologically arranged news clippings from
1931 to 1973; and miscellaneous items. Topics covered include tribal land claims, water rights, Native American history,
United States policy toward Native Americans, the Native Americans of South America, and Mormonism and Native Americans.
Included also are extensive subject files arranged alphabetically. Samuel Lyman Tyler was born in Attica, Arkansas, in 1920.
He received his B.S. in 1949 and the Ph.D. in 1951, both from the University of Utah. An indexed register is available.