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DOCUMENT RESUME kf ED 250 136 Rt 015 019 AUTHOR E.,,Comp'. TITLE Guide )to Records in the National Archives of the United States Relating to American Indians. INSTITUTION National Archives and Records Service (GSA), Washington, D.C. .PUB DATE. 81 NOTE N,504p. AVAILABLE FROMSuperintendent of Documents, 'U.S. Government' Printing. , Office, Washington, DC 204,02 ($15.00). PUB TYPE 'Referende Materials - Bibliographies (131) EDRS.PRICE MF02/PC21 Plus Postage. , DESCRIPTORS *ilmerican Indian History; American Indian Reservations'; *American Indians; *Archives;'*Federal Indian Relationship; Guides; Research Tools; Tribeis IDENTIFIERS Burealu of Indian Affairs; Congressional Record; *Federal Records; *National Archives DC' ABSTRACT To be used by , researchers, this specialized supplement to the general "Guide to the NationalArchilles of the United States" (1974) employs an historical approachto describe pre-federal, federal, and non-federal holdings relating toAmerican Indians. Included are Continental Congress, andRevolutionary War irecords. Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs aresubdivided probate, forestry, r. accordinglo its various divisions such as law and health, Alaska, finance, statistics, and numerousothers. Records of the Officet,o1 the Secrqtary of theInterior are divided into its appropriate divisions such as'Indian Division, Lands andRailroads, Finance, Appointments, Water and Power,, and others;included are cartographic and audiovisual records. Military records encompass holdings within the Office of the Secretary,of War, the Army,the Navy, and others. Congressional,Departmental, and Bureau records are included along with records of special projects,committees, and services. Non-federal records inc,ludetWeWar Department Collection of Confederate records, records OfformerRussian agencies, and holdings, in the Nastional Archives GiftCollection. Guidance to areas of specific interest is provided by a3etailed table of contents and a 55-page index.(MM) A ******v***************************************************************** * * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be mde * * from the original document. ****************************************************1****************** U.S. DEPARTMENT Of EDUCATION NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER tERICI . /itsdprumPnl tm rf:Melte Pd as the. titeStin riit),PiOriOn ! MinothitnciPs Paw. Dew, nt.1111 ,Twoye otidlity this doco POMISot viPW ht Opetors P Tent no nol ..PtPSSdhly tpotesereofficial NIE DoSdlon or tour y 000 f; t ' t. a '4 J. tj or 0. f 111,1eklecl c,unl nti1.11rt) I iht iie Lake Iti wilt P., iit)%v Palk, Nlotit1,,tiv IHoo'yI tuns Rucord, Patk i(ci ord /9* f, III II' I r ti S VIP 4 ti The Reverend Philip B. Gordon, Chippewa, the first Indian Catholic priest in the United States, showntalking with Indian soldiers at ('amp Grant, III. From left toright: Pvts. George P DeCota, Roy Deer, LloydKt Waukau, George Peaine, Calvin M. Martin, Anthony ISchofield, Mitchell Tepiew, and Ralph C Mann. FromRecords of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group75. 75 N MIS(' 1211 r () A(III1!) O,L S(INC),-):11N NI AU IVNOLIVN ))IV I. SAAll :I() ARI., 1 (11.1,LIN1 SAJNIS 1.:01 V" !)NI,I NiV3n11\AN SWICIN1 Ol (1:1'11(1010,) All (1)---1ciA7F1 1VNOLIVN SAA111310/ (INV S(1110,):1.1 :1,)1/1111S SADIANFIS1V1f:INAD NOLIVILISINIINdV 'N0.1.9NIHSVNt ',)"(I 1$461 1 4. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Hill, Edward:E. Guide to,records in the National Archives of the 'United States relating to American Indians. Includes, index. 1. Indians of North America - -Government relations - Sources - -Bibliography - -Catalogs. 2. Infliano of North America - -History --Sources - -Bibliography --Catalogs). 3. United States. gational Archives - -Catalogs. I. United States. NatiOnal'Archives. II. Title. Z1209.2.U5H54 CE933 016.3231'97'073 81-22357 AACR2 . For male by the Superintendent of IN lellmentN, DM. floverfnuent Printing Office Wamisington, D.C. 20402 er PKFFACF 7'44s Guide to Records in the National Archives of the United StatesRe- lating to American Indians is one of a large number of publications,de, signed to make the records in the National Archiyes better known andeasier to use. Essentially it is a specialized supplement to thegeneral Guide to the National Archives of the United States (1974). 'From time to time the National Archives and Reaprds Service haspub- lished other subject Odes to Federal records that have research value to a broad spectrum of scholars. In this category are Federal Records ofWorld War II (2 vols., 1951), Civil War Maps in the National' Archives (1964), Guide to Federal Records Relating to the Civil War (1962) and its com- panion volume Guide to the Archives of the Government of theConfed- erate States of America (1968),Guide to Cartographic Records in the Na- tional Archives (1971), and Guide to Materials on Latin Americaih the Na- tional Archives of the United States (1974). For finding aids and otherpub- lications, sec the most recent Select List of Publications of theNational Ar- chives and Records Service, General Information Leaflet No. 3. It is hoped that the publication of this guide will focus theattention\ of re- searcherson'the vast research potential of materials relating to American Indians in the National Archives of the United States and aid prospective re- searchers in the use of this material. If it serves.either or both of thes pur- poses, the effort that went into the preparationof the guide will be consid- ered well spent. ROBERT M. WARNER Archivist of the United States iii 9 r. 'CONTENTS Page . .Introduction I Pre-Federal records , 5 Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the constitutional Convention (Record Group 360) 5 Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records (Record War Group 93) 10 Fede'ral records 13 General Records of the United States Clovernment (Record Group II) 13 Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (Record Group 75) 14 Records of the Office of the Secretary of War relating to Indian affairs 15' RecordS of the,Office of Indian Trade L7 Records of the RevenueOffice 'relating to procurementir the War Department 23 Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs 24 General records, 1824-1907 27 General records, 1907-39 46 Orders, circulars, and circular letters 61 Cartographic records 61 63 Nudiovisual records I Records of the Office Of the Commissioner of I ndia0 At tans. 64 Records of the Offices of the Chief Clerk and Assilstant Com- missioners of Indian Affairs 65. Records of other officials 67 Indian removal records 67 Records of the Offce of the Commissary General of Sub. sistence 68 . S Cherokee removal records 69 Chickasaw removal records 71 Choctaw removal records 71 Creek removal records 73 Other removal records 74 Records of the Land Division 74 v 1 0 w vi AMERICAN INDIAN RECORDS so... Page general records 74 Stirvoing records 76 Records concerning allotments 76 Records concerning land gales and leases 81 Records relating to claims . 87 Enrollment records 92 Other records 97 Cartographic records 98 Records oftheLaw and ProbateDivisions, 4 98 I Records of the Irrigation Division , 99 , Records of the Forestry Division i 100 Records of the Civilization Division 101 Records of the Depredation Division 103 Records of the Education Division 104 (leneral records 105 Records of thelndustries Section 108 Records of the Law.and Order Section 109 Records of the Health DiVision . \, 109 Retards of the Divisjon of Extension and Indistry 11 1 Records of the Alaska Division i . 112 Records of the Finance Division I ,114 Records relating to claims 117 Records concerning tribal and individual Indian moneys and payments to Indians 119 Records concerning Indian trust funds 120 Other records 1.20 Records of the Miscellaneous Division concerning traders' li- 120 censes . e , Records of the Inspection Division 121 Records of the Statistics Division 123 Records of the Employees Section 124 -. Records of the Library Section 125 Records clf the Constructippivision '' \ 125 Records of V Civilian Conservation CorpsIndian Divi- -, ni 126 Records of the Rehabilitation Division 127 Records of the Branch of Roads 128 Records of the Indian Organization Division 128 Field office records \ 129 Records of superintendencies 0 130 Records of agencies, schools, and other field offices 147 Records bf the Board of Indian Commissioners 194 ME 'CONTENTS vii ): Page _Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior (Rec'Ord Group 48) . 196 . se. Records of Divisions, 1849-1907 197 .` Recicis of the Indian Division 197, Records of the India'n Territory Division 200 Records of the Lands and Railroads DiviSion .203-- Records of the Patents and Miscellaneous Division 204 Records of the Office all theVissistant AttOrney General for the . Department of thi Interior.. i 205 Records of the Appointments Division 205 Records of the Finance Diyisiore 206 Records of the Office of the Secr4..tary of the Interiorsince. 1907 . 207 General records 207 ,- Records of officials , 208- . Records of the Office of the Solicitor 209' Records of the Inspection Division 211 Records of the Division of Information A /1 I , 211, Records of the Division of Land Utilization ... Records of the DNision of Water and Polder 4 211 Records of coordination and progr'am staffs 212 Cartographic records 212 Audiovisual records 212 Records of the Indian Artlaild Crafts Board (Record Group 435). 213 Records of the Bureau of Land Manggement (RecOrd Group 49). 2f3 Correspondence thi 214 Land entry papers and related