Letters
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Bureau of Indian Affairs correspondence
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230305275]
Identifier: MSS SC 785
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of original letters with accompanying typescripts. Covers the nomination of Mormon Church leader Jacob Hamblin as a federal Indian agent for southern Utah, northern Arizona, and southeast Nevada.Also includes exchanges between W. F. M. Arny, the federal agent for the Navajo tribes; Jacob Hamblin and other Mormon settlers in Arizona; and Col. L. Edwin Dudley, regional Superintendent of Indian Affairs in Santa Fe, NM. These letters attempt to arrange a peaceful...
Dates:
1871-1874
Kit Carson papers
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232537388]
Identifier: Vault MSS 513
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, military dispatches, a deed, a Taos County Resolution, and two payment vouchers. Nine of these items are personal in nature and are addressed to Carson from friends and family members. The remaining thirty-five letters are concerned with and document Indian affairs. They include instructions from superiors, official correspondence regarding military actions during the American Civil War in the West. They document aspects of the Jicarilla War of 1854-55, the Mescalero...
Dates:
1854-1867
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Kit Carson papers
National Council of American Indians records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1704
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence, personal history, and business papers of both Zitkala-S̈a and her husband, Raymond Bonnin, with the bulk focusing on Gertrude's activities. Zitkala-S̈a was a central figure in early twentieth century Indian reform, and this collection reflects her intensive involvement. She was instrumental in legislation favorable to Indians and spent a great deal of her time among the Native Americans in an attempt to educate and organize them for greater strength through unity....
Dates:
1926-1938
George D. Sherman letters
File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231190809]
Identifier: MSS 1938
Scope and Contents
Letter press copies of handwritten and signed letters. The materials are addressed to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in Washington, DC. Sherman writes about the condition of Ute Indians on the reservation, the nature of the supplies for them, and the functions of the Indian agency.
Dates:
1880-1881