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Title U.S. Board of Indian Commissioners files [box 01], 1912-1922

Date 1912-1922

Place United States

Subjects Federal aid to Indians, Indian reservations, Indians of North America, Menominee Indians, United States

Summary Correspondence, minutes, reports, memoranda, bulletins, 1912-1922, relating to Edward E. Ayer's work as a commissioner. Dating primarily from Ayer's period of active service, 1912-1917, there is both incoming and outgoing correspondence with commission members and officials (H.C. Phillips, W.K. Moorehead, G. Vaux, F.H. Abbott, M. McDowell, W.H. Ketchum), the secretary of the interior (F.K. Lane), the commissioner of Indian affairs (C. Sells), the foreman of the Menominee sawmill (A.S. Nicholson), and senators and congressmen (R. La Follette, etc.). Minutes of annual meetings, office reports, memoranda, bulletins, annual reports, and special investigative reports issued by the commission are included. There are also mimeographed circulars of the Office of Indian Affairs. Topics include political struggles between the commission and other government agencies responsible for Indian affairs, Indian appropriation bills and other legislation pending in Congress, conditions on Indian reservations throughout the country, and the Menominee investigation conducted by Ayer.

Biographical/Historical Note From Nov., 12, 1912, to June 29, 1919, Edward E. Ayer was a member of the U.S. Board of Indian Commissioners, an advisory body established by Congress in 1869 that was authorized to visit and investigate any Indian reservation or branch of the Indian service. An active commission member, Ayer during 1913-1914 investigated the administration of the Menominee Indian Reservation in Wisconsin and the operation of the sawmill there. On his trips west he frequently visited and reported on the Indians of Arizona and Southern California. He also lobbied for subjecting Indians on reservations to the provisions of state laws and for better pay and working conditions for Indian service employees.

Extent 2.5 linear feet (6 boxes)

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Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection

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BibID 149579

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Manifest

Filename 991495798805867_Ayer_MS_911_box_01_fol_001

Unique Identifier NL11HGAZ

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