Native American Studies

Entry 402
U.S. Interior Department. Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1881. (Record Group 75; M 234.) 3 reels of 962. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration; distributed by Scholarly Resources, 1959.
LOCATION: I20.2 M234 film (Gov Pubs Micro/US): Filmed from the holdings of the National Archives, this is a compilation of incoming correspondence from all sources and covers all aspects relating to Indians. The series is arranged alphabetically by name of field jurisdiction (superintendency or agency) or other subject headings, then by year, registry order and date of receipt. Library has reels nos.75-76,80 covering part of the Cherokee Agency East, 1832-1836.

Entry 403
U.S. Interior Department. Letters Sent by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1881. (Record Group 75; M21.) 4 of 166 reels. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration; distributed by Scholarly Resources, 1942.
LOCATION: I20.2 M21 film (Gov Pubs Micro/US)
LOCATION: I20.2 M21 guide (Ref/US): Filmed from the holdings of the National Archives, these letters were copied into volumes known as "Record Books" and include instructions to superintendents, agents and other field officials; reports to the Secretary of War and other forms of daily communication. (Library has reels nos.1-4 covering May 18, 1824 - June 5, 1828)

Entry 404 U.S. Interior Department. Letters Sent by the Secretary of War Relating to Indian Affairs, 1800-1824. (Record Group 75; M 15.) 4 of 6 reels. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration; distributed by Scholarly Resources, 1942. LOCATION: I20.2 M15 film (Gov Pubs Micro/US): Filmed from the holdings of the National Archives, these letters are the communications sent by the Office of the Secretary of War which relate to Indian Affairs. The administrations of Secretary William Eustis (1809-1812), John Armstrong (1813-1814) and James Monroe (1814-1815) are covered as well as part of William H. Crawford's administration (1815-1817). A personal names index along with selected subject entries is included. (Library has reels nos.3-6 covering July 8, 1809 - April 26, 1824)

Entry 405 U.S. National Historical Publications Commission. The Papers of Carlos Montezuma, M.D., 1871-1952 including the Papers of Maria Keller Montezuma Moore, 1910-1952 and the Papers of Joseph W. Latimer, 1911-1934. 9 reels. Edited by John William Larner, Jr. Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, 1984. LOCATION: GS4.14 C28 film (Gov Pubs Micro/US) LOCATION: GS4.14 C28 index (Ref/US): A native Yavapai Indian, Carlos Montezuma was raised in a urban white society. He was a prominent medical physician and a crusader of Native American rights. This set of over 12,000 pages provides researchers with materials relating to the history and struggles of Native Americans from the 1890s through the 1920s.