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Pima Indians.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Bills and reports regarding Indians

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924112438985]
Identifier: 9183
Scope and content Collection of items from Congress, many from the Government Printing Office. Items include meeting minutes and proceedings, copies of acts and bills, reports, and other information that was discussed by the committees and subcommittees on Indian affairs. The papers cover a wide range of topics, some are broad, covering all Indians; others are specific to certain areas and tribes. Some topics include leasing of lands from the Indians, mining rights, tuberculosis on reservations, reparations,...
Dates: 1926-1935.

Correspondence from Pima Indian Agency, Sacaton, Arizona

 Collection — Huntington box 8 - folder 1
Identifier: 9050
Scope and content

41 letters written by Miss Wilson to her family in Willoughby, Ohio, while she was a teacher at the Pima Indian Agency. Includes a list of scholars and how they were renamed. The folder with transcripts includes provenance information and letters to and from Sidney Wilson about the Florence Wilson correspondence. The transcripts are also annotated.

Dates: 1884-1885.

Edward H. Davis papers

 Collection
Identifier: 9166
Abstract

Field notebooks, sketchbooks, manuscripts, and correspondence, pertaining primarily to Indians of California and into Mexico. Includes index. Includes information about reservations, artifacts, ruins, ceremonies, descriptions of wildlife, landscapes, languages, and archeological notes. Tribes mentioned include, Pima, Seri, Mayo, Yaqui, Nayarit (Cora), Yuma, Opata, Modoc, Paiute, DiegueƱo, Cahuilla, and Soboba Indians.

Dates: 1910-1944.

Samuel A. Elliot collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 9165
Abstract Contains reports to the Board of Indian commissioners, reports 1-107, bulletins regarding Indians to the 70th Congress, and bulletins from the American Indian Defense Association, Inc. The items are typed mimeos. Indexes for the 70th Congress and American Indian Defense association papers and for the Indian Commissioners reports are included. Various authors. A wide variety of topics are covered including Indian and government relations, land tenure, living conditions, laws, and government...
Dates: 1927-1935.