University of Arizona

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Memoirs of James McCarthy

A Story About My Family by James McCarthy, circa 1985

James McCarthy was a Tohono O'Odham author and World War I veteran. The collection contains holograph memoirs of James McCarthy’s experiences as a member of the Tohono O'odham on the reservation, at Indian schools, service in World War I and later life.