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Earl Y. Henderson papers

 Collection
Identifier: 9059

Scope and content

Correspondence to and from Henderson, Indian reports written and collected by Henderson. Folder one contains correspondence between Henderson and Malcolm McDowell while Henderson was stationed at Camp Sheridan, Montgomery, Alabama. The reports are mostly typescript copies. Those in folder two are published documents and include documents pertaining to the Havasupai Indian Agency, Arizona, Supai Trail, reorganization of the Indian service. Folder three has all handwritten items regarding the State of Washington Indian treaties, including notes titled "Washington Notes", map of Fort Hall Reservation, Idaho, unbound manuscript titled "Lands of Indians in the State of Washington West of the Cascade Mountains." Folder four contains typed notes by Henderson titled "Notes on Acoma Pueblo", 1919. Folder five contains Board of Indian Commissioners' reports regarding the Crow Creek, and Lower Brule Indian Reservations, South Dakota, Cherokee Indian Reservation, North Carolina, Choctaw Indians of Mississippi, and a history of the Indian Bureau from 1824 to 1924.

Folder six, typed reports regarding Cherokee Indians of North Carolina and Choctaw Indians of Mississippi, 1927. Also correspondence from Charles H. Burke to McDowell discussing Henderson's work with the Cherokees. Folder seven, reports regarding the Havasupai, Truxton, and Colorado River, Indian Agencies in Arizona, and the Fort Yuma Indian Agency in California, also the Fort Mojave Indian School. Folder eight, reports regarding Neah Bay, and Tahola, Indian Agencies. Folder nine, reports on Tulalip Indian Agencies in Washington and the Nonreservation Indians at the Carson Agency in Nevada. Folder ten, reports regarding the Walker River Indian Agency and Western Shoshone Indian Reservation in Nevada. Folder eleven, reports regarding the Paiute Indian Agency in Utah and the Sells Indian Agency in Arizona. Multiple copies of most of the reports.

Dates

  • 1916-1931.

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Henderson was the Assistant Secretary of the Board of Indian Commissioners. McDowell was Secretary of the Board of Indian Commissioners. Burke was commissioner of the Office of Indian Affairs.

Extent

11 folders. (11 folders.)

Abstract

Correspondence to and from Henderson, Indian reports written and collected by Henderson.

COLLECTION ARRANGEMENT

Original Huntington Free Library box numbers have been retained. Box contains multiple unrelated collections. Folder numbers pertain to this specific collection only and are not folder order for the entire box.

PROVENANCE

Huntington Free Library purchase. Gift to HFL from Marc Fleisher.

Physical Description

Correspondence, typescripts.

Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by Evan Fay Earle
Date
February 8, 2006
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
ENG

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
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Ithaca NY 14853
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