Newberry Library - Diary Leech Lake Agency, Onigum, Minn., 1907 Oct. 9

Diary Leech Lake Agency, Onigum, Minn., 1907 Oct. 9 - 1910 Nov. 29

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Open book John Taylor Frater diary, Leech Lake Agency, Onigum, Minnestota, October 9, 1907-November 29, 1910

Title Diary Leech Lake Agency, Onigum, Minn., 1907 Oct. 9 - 1910 Nov. 29

Creator Frater, Jno. T. (John Taylor), b. 1848

Date 1907-1910

Place Minnesota--Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota--Onigum

Language English

Subjects Indian agents, Ojibwa Indians, United States

Description On endpaper: Jno. T. Frater U.S. Indian Agent.
Stamped on cover: 5-947 Department of the Interior U.S. Indian Service.
Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
Formerly known as Ayer MS 916.7.
For more information, consult the Special Collections Info. File.

Summary Diary, Oct. 9, 1907 - Nov. 29, 1910, in which Jno. T. Frater recorded his activities and observations as agent among the Chippewas at the Leech Lake Agency, Onigum, Minn. Included are matters of agency administration (staffing, construction projects, procurement of fuel, wood, ice, and other supplies, school problems, visits of special agents, transportation, etc.), as well as reports of crimes, accidents, and illnesses that required the agent's attention. Frater also notes his attendance at councils convened by the Chippewa to appoint an independent attorney to represent the tribe's interests to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

Biographical/Historical Note Minnesota public official and Indian agent. Born in Ohio in 1848, Frater moved to Brainerd, Minn., in 1881. He served as Crow Wing County treasurer, 1888-1904, state senator, 1905, and Indian agent at the Leech Lake Agency from Aug. 7, 1906, until at least 1910.

Extent 1 v. (100 p.) ; 18 cm

Format Diaries, Manuscripts

User-Contributed Transcription 5-947_____Department of the Interior,U.S. Indian Service.

Transcription Status Needs review

Transcription Note This document was transcribed by volunteers as part of the Newberry Transcribe crowdsourcing initiative.

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection, Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Ayer MS 3182

BibID 133066

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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