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Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 644 Collections and/or Records:

Zitkala-S̈a correspondence, 1928 January

 File — Box 4: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197242003298], Folder: 14
Identifier: MSS 1704 Series 2 Sub-Series 3 File 8

Zitkala-S̈a correspondence, 1929 February

 File — Box 6: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197242003173], Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 1704 Series 2 Sub-Series 4 File 3

Zitkala-S̈a correspondence, 1891-1925

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1704 Series 2 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents Includes letters to and from Zitkala-S̈a, Raymond T. Bonnin, the National Council of American Indians, and various government officials, tribal leaders, and advocacy organizations, dated 1891-1925. The materials document efforts to secure Native American rights, address land disputes, and influence federal Indian policy. In addition to correspondence, the subseries contains petitions, legal documents (land grants, wills, powers of attorney), sworn statements, and council minutes. Records...
Dates: 1891-1925

Zitkala-S̈a personal and business correspondence, 1891-1951

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1704 Series 2
Scope and Contents Contains the personal, professional, and organizational correspondence of Zitkala-S̈a (Gertrude Simmons Bonnin), Raymond T. Bonnin, and the National Council of American Indians, along with related legal and administrative materials. The correspondence documents Zitkala-S̈a's works as the president of the National Council of American Indians, including advocacy, political organizing, and work with tribal leaders, federal officials, attorneys, reform groups, and Native community members...
Dates: 1891-1951