Western Shoshone Indian Agency (Nevada): Difference between revisions

An official was appointed for the Shoshones in [[Elko County, Nevada|Elko]], [[Lander County, Nevada|Lander]], Lincoln, [[Nye County, Nevada|Nye]], and [[White Pine County, Nevada|White Pine]] Counties in 1869. The Western Shoshone Agency was established in 1878 at Elko, Nevada<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, p. 109.</ref><ref>Hill, Edward E. (comp.). ''Guide to Records in the National Archives of the United States Relating to American Indians''. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1981, p. 190.</ref>, and continued to function through the early 1950's. By 1955, it was a subagency of the [[Nevada Indian Agency (Nevada)|Nevada Agency]]<ref>Guide to Archival Holdings, Pacific Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), San Francisco, Record Group 75, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs [http://www.archives.gov/pacific/archives/san-francisco/finding-aids/holdings-guide-03.html#75 Available online].</ref>.  

==== Agent ====

John How July 1, 1878 <ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974. FHL Book 970.1 H551o </ref>

Many [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.132 records of the Western Shoshone Agency], 1869-1952, are in the Pacific Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in San Francisco&lt;ref&gt;Guide to Federal Records, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75. [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html Available online].</ref>, including student registers and attendance records, 1899-1931, and other administrative and financial records.