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Guide to the American Indian Correspondence: the Presbyterian Historical Society Collection of Missionaries' Letters

Descriptive Summary

Title
American Indian Correspondence: the Presbyterian Historical Society Collection of Missionaries' Letters
Inclusive Dates
1833-1893, 1949-1950
Call Number
RG 224

Creator(s)

Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
Quantity
12.17 cubic feet (39 boxes)
Restrictions on Access

Open for research. Medical, educational, and psychological records of living people are closed.

Bound letterpress volume in Box 33 restricted for preservation reasons; please use alternative format.

Digital Content

To browse this collection's digital content visit Pearl.

Materials marked "Digital" in the Collection Inventory may not be available on Pearl or in their entirety.

Repository
Presbyterian Historical Society, 425 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1516 USA

Biographical Note / Administrative History

Administrative History
Presbyterian mission work among Native Americans began in the 18th century. New York Presbytery commissioned the first official American Presbyterian missionary in 1741 for work among the Indians of Long Island. The first official commission under the national structure, the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (PCUSA), was issued in 1803 for mission work among the Cherokee. The PCUSA also joined the mission efforts of the Dutch Reformed and the Associate Reformed Churches in 1817 to form the United Foreign Missionary Society (UFMS), which after a few years was absorbed by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM).

While many Presbyterians continued to join the combined efforts of the ABCFM, some others preferred a denominational approach and formed the Western Foreign Missionary Society (WFMS) in 1831. By 1837 the WFMS was replaced by the PCUSA's newly created Board of Foreign Missions (BFM) and the new agency quickly moved to establish mission work among the southern Indian nations.

In the next 55 years, the BFM, in addition to the Indian Territory missions, established missions among the Chippewa (Ojibwa), Ottawa, Dakota, and Sioux in the North; among the Iowa, Omaha, Otoe, Sac, and Fox tribes in the Midwest; among the Nez Percé, Sioux, and Spokane in the Northwest; and among the Navajo, Apache, Pueblo, and Pima in the far Southwest. In 1870 the ABCFM transferred its Seneca and Ojibwa missions to the BFM. Beginning in 1884 the BFM began switching its work among Native Americans to the Board of Home Missions, completing the process by 1893.

Collection Overview

The collection consists primarily of the correspondence of missionaries written to the secretaries of the ABCFM and the Presbyterian BFM. Documenting the mission work among Native Americans, letters are presumably official in nature but often contain much personal comment and experiences. A much smaller portion of the collection consists of reports, including school and mission station reports and statistics; financial statements, accounts, and vouchers; agreements/contracts; maps; and other assorted material.

The collection was originally bound in volumes and stored in letter-boxes numbered 1-12; and A-H and J-R. Please note: to avoid confusion with Box 1, the original numbering system excluded Box "I". The letters were removed from the bound volumes, foldered, and filed under the library call number for manuscripts: MS/In25. The original order has been maintained. Both the original filing numbers and the current call numbers are written on the folders: the original box and volume number is located at the top right in pencil (e.g., In25 box number-volume number) and the current box and folder number is located at the top left (e.g., RG 224-box number-folder number).

The bulk of the individual letters themselves are also numbered and some are continuously paginated, beginning again with each volume. The page and letter number are both handwritten on each letter and can be easily confused with one another. Generally, the lower number on the first page of the letter is the correct letter number. The folders indicate which letters are contained inside and the page range those letters encompass. Archives boxes 25, 26, and 33 contain bound letterpress volumes.  

Partial chronological, alphabetical, and tribe card file indexes are available at the society in the reading room. There are also author and tribal indexes found in the published User's Guide to the microfilm of the American Indian Correspondence collection. This guide is available in the society's reading room (REF. Z 7817 .P7). While the guide is designed for the microfilm, both it and the card indexes use the same original filing system of box number and volume number as the physical collection. The card file indexes and User’s Guide can be used with this guide's Collection Inventory to locate specific letters by author, tribe, and year within the current physical arrangement. The cards may also contain very brief information on the subject of the letters. 

To learn more about the scope and content of the collection and its arrangement, see "Introduction" on pages 5-6 and "Notes to the Reader" on page 7 of the User’s Guide.

Organization and Arrangement

See Collection Overview for more information regarding the arrangement of this collection.

Major  tribes: Chippewa, Nez Percé, Seneca, 1876-1879, 1885-1888, bulk 1886-1887
Box 1, Folders 3-24
Box 1a, Folders 1-6

Major tribes: Chippewa, Dakota, Nez Percé, Seneca, 1880-1887, bulk 1885-1886
Box 1a, Folders 7-23
Box 2, Folders 1-11

Major tribes: Sac & Ioway, Sioux, Wea, 1833-1837, 1850-1864
Box 2, Folders 12-24
Box 3, Folders 1-33

Major tribes: Omaha, Otoe, Sac & Ioway, 1845-1865
Box 4, Folders 1-35
Box 5, Folders 1-7

Major tribes: Kickapoo, Otoe & Omaha, Sac & Ioway, 1846-1859
Box 5, Folders 8-33
Box 6, Folders 1-13

Major tribes: Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole, 1849-1864, bulk 1850-1864
Box 6, Folders 14-37
Box 7, Folders 1-39

Major tribes: Chippewa, Ottawa, 1834-1864, bulk 1838-1864
Box 8, Folders 1-33
Box 8a, Folders 1-17
Box 9, Folders 1-19

Major tribes: Dakota, Sac & Ioway, Wea, 1834-1845, 1885-1893
Box 9, Folders 20-31
Box 9a, Folders 1-11

Major tribes: Choctaw, Creek, 1841-1849
Box 10, Folders 1-30
Box 11, Folders 1-5

Major tribes: Chickasaw, Choctaw, 1849-1863, bulk 1856-1861
Box 11, Folders 6-30
Box 12, Folders 1-15

Major tribes: Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole, 1843-1859, 1880-1887
Box 12, Folders 16-34
Box 13, Folders 1-9

Major tribes: Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole, 1849-1859, bulk 1850-1855
Box 13, Folders 10-26
Box 14, Folders 1-22

Major tribes: Blackfeet, Iowa, Omaha, Sioux, 1851-1868
Box 14, Folders 23-27
Box 15, Folders 1-29
Box 16, Folders 1-9

Major tribes: Chippewa, Creek, Omaha, Seminole, 1844, 1853-1870, bulk 1867-1870
Box 16, Folders 10-30
Box 17, Folders 1-19

Major tribes: Apache, Chippewa, Creek, Navajo, Nez Percé, Seminole, 1873-1877, bulk 1876-1877
Box 17, Folders 20-28
Box 18, Folders 1-21

Major tribes: Chippewa, Navajo, Nez Percé, Omaha, 1875-1881, bulk 1878-1880
Box 18, Folders 22-25
Box 19, Folders 1-23

Major tribes: Chippewa, Creek, Nez Percé, Omaha, Seminole, Seneca, 1878-1880
Box 20, Folders 1-22

Major tribes: Chippewa, Creek, Nez Percé, Omaha, 1880-1881, bulk 1881
Box 21, Folders 1-26

Major tribes: Chippewa, Creek, Dakota, Omaha, 1864, 1882-1884, bulk 1883-1884
Box 22, Folders 1-26

Major tribes: Chippewa, Creek, Omaha, 1876-1885, bulk 1884-1885
Box 23, Folders 1-20
Box 24, Folders 1-7

Major tribes: Choctaw, Omaha, Winnebago, 1882-1893
Box 25, Folders 1-16

Major tribes: Chippewa, Omaha, Winnebago, 1863-1891
Box 26, Folders 1-4

Major tribes: Chippewa, Navajo, Nez Percé, Pueblo, 1872
Box 26a, Folders 1-7
Box 27, Folders 1-23

Major tribes: Chippewa, Navajo, Nez Percé, 1873
Box 27, Folders 24-28
Box 28, Folders 1-27

Major tribes: Chippewa, Nez Percé, Seminole, 1865, 1872-1875
Box 29, Folders 1-27

Major tribes: Apache, Choctaw, Navajo, Otoe & Omaha, Pueblo, 1845-1855, 1871-1875
Box 29a, Folder 1
Box 30, Folders 1-24

Major tribes: Dakota, Chickasaw, Chippewa, Choctaw, Creek, circa 1885-1893, 1949-1950
Box 31, Folders 1-9
Box 31a, Folders 1-4

Major tribes: Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Navajo, Seminole, 1838-1871, bulk 1871
Box 32, Folders 1-29

Major tribes: Apache, Chippewa, Creek, Navajo, Nez Percé, Omaha, Ottawa, Seminole, Winnebago, Zuni, 1869-1873
Box 33, Folder 1

Alternative Formats

Collection available on microfilm: MFPOS 1051 r. 1-35. The microfilm has been digitized and published by Gale Cengage as a part of their Archives Unbound collection. A Cross Reference list has been created to clarify the contents and organization of the digitized microfilm and to aid in identifying/locating the corresponding physical materials. At this time, the digitized microfilm can only be accessed in the society's reading room or directly through Gale for a fee.

Select documents from RG 224 have been digitized by PHS staff. To browse this collection's digitized content visit Pearl. Materials marked "Digital" in the Collection Inventory may not have been digitized in their entirety.

Administrative Information

Processing Information
Collection rehoused and Finding Aid prepared: February-April 1988
Kristin Gleeson, Associate Archivist and Dale Plummer, Archives Technician

Guide to RG 224 revised and collection rehoused and more consistently labeled and organized; Cross Reference list created: summer 2016
Bill Brock, Collection Management Archivist; Jasmine Clark, Archival Technician; and Allison Davis, Archives Intern

Preferred Citation

American Indian Correspondence: the Presbyterian Historical Society Collection of Missionaries' Letters, RG 224, Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Catalog Headings

The following headings have been used to index the description of this collection in the society’s electronic catalog.

Topical Subject
Indians of North America--Missions--19th century.
Presbyterian Church--Missions--19th century.
Indians of North America--History--19th century--Sources.
Choctaw Indians--Missions--19th century.
Creek Indians--Missions--19th century.
Dakota Indians--Missions--19th century.
Nez Percé Indians--Missions--19th century.
Ojibwa Indians--Missions--19th century.
Omaha Indians--Missions--19th century.
Seminole Indians--Missions--19th century.
Seneca Indians--Missions--19th century.
Corporate Added Name
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions.
Western Foreign Missionary Society.
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.

Collection Inventory

BoxFolderDescriptionAlternative Formats

 

 

 

 

 

 

The information in the Description column is taken from the original filing system, while the information in the Box and Folder columns describes the current physical arrangement and call number. See the Collection Overview for more information regarding the arrangement of this collection.

 
 
  Original Arrangement 
    
11

In25 1-1 [Box 1, Volume 1], Unnumbered letter signed by Dr. James E. Rhoads and seven other members of the Executive Committee of the Indian Rights Association (Philadelphia) protesting the requirement that all instruction in the Indian schools conducted by missionary organizations shall be given in the English language, November 10, 1887 [NOT ON MICROFILM]

 

[See also: Box 1 Folder 17, Letter 160 of November 11, 1887, from Herbert Welsh of the Indian Rights Association, referencing this letter]

Digital
12In25 1-1 [Box 1, Volume 1], Articles of Agreement re an Industrial Boarding-school (blank 1880s U.S. government contract form) [NOT ON MICROFILM] 
    

 

 

Major tribes: Chippewa, Nez Percé, Seneca, 1876-1879, 1885-1888, bulk 1886-1887

 
13In25 1-1, Index to Box 1, Volume 1 

1

4-16

In25 1-1, Letters 1-148 (pages 1-346), 1879, 1885-1888, bulk 1887

 
117In25 1-1, Letters 149-160 (pages 346-378), 1879, 1885-1888, bulk 1887Digital
118In25 1-2, Index to Box 1, Volume 2 

1

19-24

In25 1-2, Letters 1-80 (pages 1-172), 1886

 

 

 

 

 

1a

1-6

In25 1-2, Letters 81-140 (pages 173-284), 1876-1878, 1886, bulk 1886

 
    
  Major tribes: Chippewa, Dakota, Nez Percé, Seneca, 1880-1887, bulk 1885-1886 
1a7In25 2-1, Index to Box 2, Volume 1 

1a

8-13

In25 2-1, Letters 1-77 (pages 1-148), 1885-1886

 
1a14In25 2-2, Index to Box 2, Volume 2 

1a

15-23

In25 2-2, Letters 1-75, (pages 1-194), 1881, 1884-1885, bulk 1885

 
    
21-11In25 2-2, Letters 76-225 (pages 195-533), 1880, 1885-1887, bulk 1885-1886 
    

 

 

Major tribes: Sac & Ioway, Sioux, Wea, 1833-1837, 1850-1864

 
212In25 3-1, Index to Box 3, Volume 1 

2

13-24

In25 3-1, Letters 1-99 (pages 1-400), 1833-1837

 
    
31In25 3-2(4), Index to Box 3, Volume 2(4) 

3

2-20

In25 3-2(4), Letters 1-230, 1850-1859

 
321In25 3-3, Index to Box 3, Volume 3 

3

22-33

In25 3-3, Letters 1-162, 1854-1864, bulk 1860-1864

 
    

 

 

Major tribes: Omaha, Otoe, Sac & Ioway, 1845-1865

 
41In25 4-1, Index to Box 4, Volume 1 

4

2-17

In25 4-1, Letters 1-237 (pages 1-224), 1847-1865

 
418In25 4-2, Index to Box 4, Volume 2 

4

19-29

In25 4-2, Letters 1-116, 1856-1859

 
430In25 4-3, Index to Box 4, Volume 3 

4

31-35

In25 4-3, Letters 1-65 (pages 259-375), 1845-1846

 

 

 

 

 

5

1-7

In25 4-3, Letters 66-156 (pages 376-666), 1846-1849

 
  

 

 
  Major tribes: Kickapoo, Otoe & Omaha, Sac & Ioway, 1846-1859 
58In25 5-1, Index to Box 5, Volume 1 
59-19In25 5-1, Letters 1-139 (pages 1-142), 1852-1855 
520In25 5-2, Index to Box 5, Volume 2 

5

21-30

In25 5-2, Letters 1-100 (pages 1-101), 1846-1851 
531In25 5-3, Index to Box 5, Volume 3 

5

32-33

In25 5-3, Letters 1-31, 1856-1857

 

 

 

 

 

6

1-13

In25 5-3, Letters 32-180, 1857-1859

 

 

 

 

 
  Major tribes: Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole, 1849-1864, bulk 1850-1864 
614In25 6-1, Index to Box 6, Volume 1 

6

15-31

In25 6-1, Letters 1-237 (pages 1-233), 1855-1859

 
630Letter from John Lilley to Col. Rutherford, Aug. 25, 1859Digital
632In25 6-2, Index to Box 6, Volume 2 

6

33-37

In25 6-2, Letters 1-47, 1850-1852

 
    

7

1-15

In25 6-2, Letters 48-221, 1852-1855, bulk 1852-1854

 
716In25 6-3, Index to Box 6, Volume 3 

7

17-39

In25 6-3, Letters 1-280 (pages 15-255), 1849-1864

 

 

 

 

 
  Major tribes: Chippewa, Ottawa, 1834-1864, bulk 1838-1864 
81In25 7-1(2), Index to Box 7, Volume 1(2) 

8

2-5

In25 7-1(2), Letters 1-47, 1850-1856

 
86In25 7-1(2), Letters 48-59, 1850-1856Digital
87In25 7-1(2), Letters 60-71, 1850-1856Digital
88In25 7-1(2), Letters 72-83, 1850-1856Digital
89In25 7-1(2), Letters 84-94, 1850-1856Digital
810In25 7-1(2), Letters 95-104, 1850-1856Digital
811In25 7-1(2), Letters 105-115, 1850-1856Digital
812In25 7-1(2), Letters 116-127, 1850-1856Digital
813In25 7-1(2), Letters 128-138, 1850-1856Digital
814In25 7-1(2), Letters 139-150, 1850-1856Digital
815In25 7-1(2), Letters 151-161, 1850-1856Digital
816In25 7-1(2), Letters 162-173, 1850-1856Digital
817In25 7-1(2), Letters 174-184, 1850-1856Digital
818In25 7-1(2), Letters 185-197, 1850-1856Digital
819In25 7-1(2), Letters 198-211, 1850-1856Digital
820In25 7-1(2), Letters 212-224, 1850-1856Digital
821In25 7-2, Index to Box 7, Volume 2 

8

22-33

In25-7-2, Letters 1-144, 1850-1859, bulk 1857-1859

 
    
8a1In25 7-3, Index to Box 7, Volume 3 

8a

2

In25 7-3, Letters 1-9 (pages 1-23), 1834-1849, bulk 1838-1849Digital

8a

3

In25 7-3, Letters 10-21 (pages 24-47), 1834-1849, bulk 1838-1849

Digital
8a4In25 7-3, Letters 22-33 (pages 48-68), 1834-1849, bulk 1838-1849Digital
8a5In25 7-3, Letters 34-44 (pages 69-91), 1834-1849, bulk 1838-1849Digital
8a6In25 7-3, Letters 45-53 (pages 92-109), 1834-1849, bulk 1838-1849Digital
8a7In25 7-3, Letters 54-64 (pages 110-130), 1834-1849, bulk 1838-1849Digital
8a8In25 7-3, Letters 65-73 (pages 131-149), 1834-1849, bulk 1838-1849Digital
8a9In25 7-3, Letters 74-94 (pages 150-172), 1834-1849, bulk 1838-1849Digital
8a10In25 7-3, Letters 95-105 (pages 173-192), 1834-1849, bulk 1838-1849Digital
8a11In25 7-3, Letters 106-116 (pages 193-213), 1834-1849, bulk 1838-1849Digital
8a12In25 7-3, Letters 117-126 (pages 214-235), 1834-1849, bulk 1838-1849Digital
8a13In25 7-3, Letters 127-137 (pages 236-258), 1834-1849, bulk 1838-1849Digital
8a14In25 7-3, Letters 138-150 (pages 259-278), 1834-1849, bulk 1838-1849Digital
8a15In25 7-3, Letters 151-160 (pages 279-300), 1834-1849, bulk 1838-1849Digital
8a16In25 7-3, Letters 161-168 (pages 301-323), 1834-1849, bulk 1838-1849Digital
8a17In25 7-3, Letters 169-177 (pages 324-346), 1834-1849, bulk 1838-1849Digital
    
91In25 7-4, Index to Box 7, Volume 4 

9

2

In25 7-4, Letters 1-9, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864

Digital
 3In25 7-4, Letters 10-21, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864Digital
 4In25 7-4, Letters 22-33, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864 
 5In25 7-4, Letters 34-46, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864Digital
 6In25 7-4, Letters 47-59, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864Digital
 7In25 7-4, Letters 60-71, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864Digital
 8In25 7-4, Letters 72-82, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864Digital
 9In25 7-4, Letters 83-93, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864 
 10In25 7-4, Letters 94-104, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864Digital
 11In25 7-4, Letters 105-115, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864Digital
 12In25 7-4, Letters 116-126, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864Digital
 13In25 7-4, Letters 127-138, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864Digital
 14In25 7-4, Letters 139-149, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864Digital
 15In25 7-4, Letters 150-160, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864Digital
 16In25 7-4, Letters 161-171, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864Digital
 17In25 7-4, Letters 172-181, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864Digital
 18In25 7-4, Letters 182-191, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864Digital
 19In25 7-4, Letters 192-200, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864Digital

 

 

 

 

 

 

Major tribes: Dakota, Sac & Ioway, Wea, 1834-1845, 1885-1893

 
920In25 8-1, Index to Box 8, Volume 1 

9

21-31

In25 8-1, Letters 1-149 (pages 1-367), 1834-1845 

 

 

 

 
9a1-3In25 8-1, Letters 150-183 (pages 368-440), 1845 
9a4In25 8-2, Index to Box 8, Volume 2 

9a

5-11

In25 8-2, Letters 1-162 (pages 1-279), 1885-1893

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Major tribes: Choctaw, Creek, 1841-1849

 
101In25 9-1, Index to Box 9, Volume 1 

10

2-14

In25 9-1, Letters 1-188 (pages 389-706), 1841-1849

 
1015In25 9-2, Index to Box 9, Volume 2 

10

16-30

In25 9-2, Letters 1-186 (pages 500-927), 1842-1848

 
    

11

1-5

 In25 9-2, Letters 187-246 (pages 928-1077), 1848-1849

 

 

 

  

 

 

Major tribes: Chickasaw, Choctaw, 1849-1863, bulk 1856-1861

 
116In25 10-1, Index to Box 10, Volume 1 

11

7-21 

In25-10-1, Letters 1-335, 1849-1863, bulk 1860-1861 
1122In25 10-2, Index to Box 10, Volume 2 

11

23-30

In25 10-2, Letters 1-113, 1856-1857, bulk 1856

 

 

 

 

 

12

1-15

In25 10-2, Letters 114-365.5, 1853-1859, bulk 1857-1859

 
    

 

 

Major tribes: Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole, 1843-1859, 1880-1887

 
1216In25 11-1, Index to Box 11, Volume 1 [fragile, handle with care] 

12

17-19

In25 11-1, Letters 1-82 (pages 6-130), 1886-1887

 
1220In25 11-2, Index to Box 11, Volume 2 

12

21-29

In25 11-2, Letters 1-130 (pages 671-873, 474-486), 1843-1849

 
1230In25 11-3, Index to Box 11, Volume 3 

12

31-34

In25 11-3, Letters 1-83, 1855-1856

 

 

 

 

 

13

1-5

In25 11-3, Letters 84-186, 1856-1859

 
136In25 11-4, Index to Box 11, Volume 4 

13

7-9

In25 11-4, Letters 1-46, 1880, 1885-1886

 
    
  

Major tribes: Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole, 1849-1859, bulk 1850-1855

 
1310In25 12-1, Index to Box 12, Volume 1 

13

11-26

In25 12-1, Letters 1-245 (pages 1-959), 1850-1855

 

 

 

 

 

14

1-2

In25 12-1, Letters 246-285 (pages 960-1078), 1855

 
143In25 12-2, Index to Box 12, Volume 2 

14

4-22

In25 12-2, letters 1-340, 1849-1859, bulk 1850-1854

 
    

 

 

Major tribes: Blackfeet, Iowa, Omaha, Sioux, 1851-1868

 
1423In25 A, Index to Box A, Volume 1 
1424-27In25 A, Letters 1-50.1, 1851-1866, bulk 1850s 
    

15

1-29

In25 A, Letters 50.2-485, 1858-1866

 

 

 

 

 

16

1

In25 A, Letters 485.5-492, 1856, 1858, 1866-1868

 
 2In25 A, Letters 493-507, 1856, 1858, 1866-1868Digital
 3-9In25 A, Letters 508-572.5, 1856, 1858, 1866-1868 

 

 

 

 
  Major tribes: Chippewa, Creek, Omaha, Seminole, 1844, 1853-1870, bulk 1867-1870 
1610In25 B-1, Index to Box B, Volume 1 

16

11

In25 B-1, Letters 1-15, 1844, 1853-1869, bulk 1867-1869

Digital
 12In25 B-1, Letters 16-31, 1844, 1853-1869, bulk 1867-1869Digital
 13In25 B-1, Letters 32-46, 1844, 1853-1869, bulk 1867-1869Digital
 14In25 B-1, Letters 47-62, 1844, 1853-1869, bulk 1867-1869Digital
 15In25 B-1, Letters 63-73, 1844, 1853-1869, bulk 1867-1869 
 16In25 B-1, Letters 74-86, 1844, 1853-1869, bulk 1867-1869Digital
 17In25 B-1, Letters 87-99, 1844, 1853-1869, bulk 1867-1869 
 18In25 B-1, Letters 100-117, 1844, 1853-1869, bulk 1867-1869Digital
 19In25 B-1, Letters 118-131, 1844, 1853-1869, bulk 1867-1869Digital
 20In25 B-1, Letters 132-142, 1844, 1853-1869, bulk 1867-1869 
 21In25 B-1, Letters 143-152, 1844, 1853-1869, bulk 1867-1869Digital
 22-25In25 B-1, Letters 153-184, 1844, 1853-1869, bulk 1867-1869 
 26In25 B-1, Letters 185-200, 1844, 1853-1869, bulk 1867-1869Digital
 27In25 B-1, Letters 201-210, 1844, 1853-1869, bulk 1867-1869Digital
 28-30In25 B-1, Letters 211-233, 1844, 1853-1869, bulk 1867-1869 
    
171In25 B-2, Index to Box B, Volume 2 

17

2

In25 B-2, Letters 1-12, 1870

 
 3In25 B-2, Letters 13-24, 1870Digital
 4-5In25 B-2, Letters 25-53, 1870 
 6In25 B-2, Letters 54-70, 1870Digital
 7-13In25 B-2, Letters 71-203, 1870 
 14In25 B-2, Letters 204-221, 1870Digital
 15-19In25 B-2, Letters 222-287, 1870 
    

 

 

Major tribes: Apache, Chippewa, Creek, Navajo, Nez Percé, Seminole, 1873-1877, bulk 1876-1877

 
1720In25 C, Index to Box C, Volume 1  

17

21-28

In25 C, Letters 1-113, 1873-1876, bulk 1876

 

 

 

 

 

18

1-21

In25 C, Letters 114-401, 1876-1877

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Major tribes: Chippewa, Navajo, Nez Percé, Omaha, 1875-1881, bulk 1878-1880

 
1822In25 D, Index to Box D, Volume 1 

18

23-25

In25 D, Letters 1-51 (pages 1-50), 1875-1879

 

 

 

 

 

19

1-23

In25 D, Letters 52-385 (pages 51-374), 1878-1881

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Major tribes: Chippewa, Creek, Nez Percé, Omaha, Seminole, Seneca, 1878-1880

 
201In 25 E, Index to Box E, Volume 1 

20

2-22

In25 E, Letters 1-316, 1878-1880

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Major tribes: Chippewa, Creek, Nez Percé, Omaha, 1880-1881, bulk 1881

 
211In 25 F, Index to Box F, Volume 1 

21

2-26

In25 F, Letters 1-373 (pages 1-358), 1880-1881, bulk 1881

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Major tribes: Chippewa, Creek, Dakota, Omaha, 1864, 1882-1884, bulk 1883-1884

 
221In25 G, Index to Box G, Volume 1 

22

2-26

In25 G, Letters 1-363 (pages 1-346), 1864, 1882-1884, bulk 1883-1884

 

 

 

  

 

 

Major tribes: Chippewa, Creek, Omaha, 1876-1885, bulk 1884-1885

 
231In25 H, Index to Box H, Volume 1 

23

2-13

In25 H, Letters 1-151, 1876-1885, bulk 1884-1885

 
2314In25 H, Letters 152-165, 1876-1885, bulk 1884-1885Digital
2315-20In25 H, Letters 166-229, 1876-1885, bulk 1884-1885 

 

 

 

 
241-7In 25 H, Letters 230-315, 1885 
    

 

 

Major tribes: Choctaw, Omaha, Winnebago, 1882-1893

 
251In25 J, Index to Box J, Volume 1 

25

2-15

In25 J-1, Letters 1-226 (pages 1-248), 1882-1889 

25

16

In25 J-2 [Box J, Volume 2], Letters 1-62 (bound letterpress volume), 1891-1893

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Major tribes: Chippewa, Omaha, Winnebago, 1863-1891

 

26

1

In25 K-1 [Box K, Volume 1], Bound letterpress volume [fragile, handle with care], 1863-1869

 

26

2

In25 K-2 [Box K, Volume 2], Bound letterpress volume [fragile, handle with care], 1873-1879 

26

3

In25 K-3 [Box K, Volume 3], Letterpress copies [fragile, handle with care], 1885-1891

 

26

4

In25 K-4 [Box K, Volume 4] Bound letterpress volume [fragile, handle with care], 1884-1889

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Major tribes: Chippewa, Navajo, Nez Percé, Pueblo, 1872

 
26a1In25 L, Index to Box L, Volume 1 

26a

2-7

In25 L, Letters 1-90, 1872

 

 

 

  

27

1

In25 L, Letters 91-101, 1872

 
272In25 L, Letters 102-119, 1872Digital
273-23In25 L, Letters 120-372, 1872 

 

 

  

 

 

Major tribes: Chippewa, Navajo, Nez Percé, 1873

 
2724In25 M, Index to Box M, Volume 1 

27

25-28

In25 M, Letters 1-62, 1873

 

 

 

  

28

1-27

In25 M, Letters 63-378, 1873

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Major tribes: Chippewa, Nez Percé, Seminole, 1865, 1872-1875

 
291In25 N, Index to Box N, Volume 1 

29

2-27

In25 N, Letters 1-375, 1865, 1872-1875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Major tribes: Apache, Choctaw, Navajo, Otoe & Omaha, Pueblo, 1845-1855, 1871-1875

 
29a1In25 0-1 [Box O, Volume 1], Bound correspondence volume, 1845-1855 
    
301In25 O-2, Index to Box O, Volume 2 

30

2-24

In25 O-2, Letters 1-284, 1871-1875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Major tribes: Dakota, Chickasaw, Chippewa, Choctaw, Creek, circa 1885-1893, 1949-1950

 
311-4In25 P-1 [Box P, Volume 1], Letters 369-440; 1, 2, 1885-1893 
315In25 P-2 [Box P, Volume 2], Dakota Mission - Pine Ridge Agency - Letters of C.G. Sterling (1-37), 1887-1888 
316In25 P-2 [Box P, Volume 2], Dakota Mission - Pine Ridge Agency - Letters of C.G. Sterling (38-63), 1889-1891, and A.F. Johnson (1-3), 1893  

31

7

In25 P-2 [Box P, Volume 2], Letters of B.A.R Stocker (1-3), 1892; letters of J.B. Dickson (337-374), 1885-1893; letters of B.A.R. Stocker (1-6), 1892-1893, and three pictures of Pine Ridge, 1894 and undated; and letters of C.C. McCreight (1-3), 1892

 
318In25 P-3 [Box P, Volume 3], Dakota Mission, Montana Agency, Poplar Creek and outstations - Letters of G.W. Wood (369-395), 1887-1890, and E.J. Lindsey (1-17), 1890-1893 
319In25 P-4 [Box P, Volume 4], Dakota Mission financial estimates, 1887-1893 
    
31a1In25 P-5 [Box P, Volume 5], Dakota Mission - Montana and Poplar Creek agenices; school reports, circa 1885-1893 
31a2In25 P-5 [Box P, Volume 5], Dakota Mission - Yankton Agency and outstations; school reports, 1886-1891 
31a3In25 P-5 [Box P, Volume 5], Miscellaneous correspondence, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, relative to the Indians served by the Dakota Mission, 1886-1891 
31a4In25d [Box P, Notes], "Notes and comments by Clifford Merrill Drury on work of missionaries, listed and arranged by tribes, and based on correspondence from the field and Board headquarters." v. 1, A-C, 1949-1950 
    

 

 

Major tribes: Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Navajo, Seminole, 1838-1871, bulk 1871

 

32

1

In25 Q-1 [Box Q, Volume 1], Unumbered letters, 1849-1850, 1864

 
322In25 Q-2 [Box Q, Volume 2], Unumbered letters, 1838-1847, 1853Digital
323In25 Q-3(1) [Box Q, Volume 3(1)], Unumbered letters, 1840-1850 
324In25 Q-3(2) [Box Q, Volume 3(2)], Unumbered letters, 1840-1864 
325In25 Q-4 [Box Q, Volume 4], Unumbered letters, 1852, 1854 
326In25 Q-5 [Box Q, Volume 5], Unumbered letters, 1841, 1849 
327In25 Q-6 [Box Q, Volume 6], Letters 50-130, 1871Digital
328-11In25 Q-6 [Box Q, Volume 6], Letters 50-130, 187 
3212In25 Q-6 [Box Q, Volume 6], Letters 50-130, 187Digital
3213In25 Q-6 [Box Q, Volume 6], Letters 50-130, 187 
3214-17In25 Q-7 [Box Q, Volume 7], Letters 1-49, 1871 
3218-22In25 Q-8 [Box Q, Volume 8], Letters 225-283, 1870-1871, bulk 1871 
3223-28In25 Q-9 [Box Q, Volume 9], Letters 131-224, 1871 
3229In25 Q-10 [Box Q, Volume 10], Letters 45-47, 49-50, 1850 
    

 

 

Major tribes: Apache, Chippewa, Creek, Navajo, Nez Percé, Omaha, Ottawa, Seminole, Winnebago, Zuni, 1869-1873

 

33

1

In25d R, [Box R, Volume 1], Bound letterpress volume [restricted for preservation reasons], 1869-1873

 

 

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