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The Warm Springs Agency is a currently operating agency in the [[Bureau of Indian Affairs|Bureau of Indian Affairs]]. Its supervising office is the [[Area Offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs|Portland Area Office]]. | The Warm Springs Agency is a currently operating agency in the [[Bureau of Indian Affairs|Bureau of Indian Affairs]]. Its supervising office is the [[Area Offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs|Portland Area Office]]. | ||
== Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency == | === Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency === | ||
[[Cayuse Indians|Cayuse]], Chinook, [[Paiute Indians|Paiute]], | [[Cayuse Indians|Cayuse]], Chinook, [[Paiute Indians|Paiute]],[[Walla Walla Indians|Walla Walla]], and Wasco | ||
== History == | === History === | ||
The Warm Springs Agency was established in 1851 for the Indians in Oregon, east of the Cascade Mountains. It was also called the Utilla Agency, Eastern Oregon Agency, Northeastern Oregon Agency, | The Warm Springs Agency was established in 1851 for the Indians in Oregon, east of the Cascade Mountains. It was also called the Utilla Agency, Eastern Oregon Agency, Northeastern Oregon Agency, Middle Oregon Agency, and Dalles Agency. It was originally located at the Lower Crossing of the Utilla (Umatilla) River and was responsible for the Cayuse, [[Shoshone Indians|Shoshoni]], and [[Nez Perce Indians|Nez Perce ]]Indians. | ||
In 1854, the agency moved to The Dalles. At that time, it was responsible for the Wasco, Walla Walla, Cayuse, Shoshoni, and [[Umatilla Indians|Umatilla]] Indians. At the same time, the Southeastern District Agency was established for the Indians south of the 44th parallel. | In 1854, the agency moved to The Dalles. At that time, it was responsible for the Wasco, Walla Walla, Cayuse, Shoshoni, and [[Umatilla Indians|Umatilla]] Indians. At the same time, the Southeastern District Agency was established for the Indians south of the 44th parallel. | ||
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In 1917, the [[Roseburg Indian Agency (Oregon)|Roseburg Agency]] was discontinued and the Indians assigned to them were transferred to the Warm Springs Agency. In 1936, the Indians that had been assigned to the Roseburg Agency were re-assigned to the [[Umatilla Indian Agency (Oregon)|Umatilla Agency]]<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, pp. 189-190.</ref>. | In 1917, the [[Roseburg Indian Agency (Oregon)|Roseburg Agency]] was discontinued and the Indians assigned to them were transferred to the Warm Springs Agency. In 1936, the Indians that had been assigned to the Roseburg Agency were re-assigned to the [[Umatilla Indian Agency (Oregon)|Umatilla Agency]]<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, pp. 189-190.</ref>. | ||
== Records == | ====Agents and Appointment Date==== | ||
Elias Wampole 1850 <ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Press, [1974].</ref> | |||
=== Records === | |||
Some [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.130 records] of the Warm Springs Agency are in the Pacific Alaska Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Seattle<ref>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: | Some [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.130 records] of the Warm Springs Agency are in the Pacific Alaska Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Seattle<ref>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: | ||
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Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1886-1891, 1895, 1897-1911, and 1913-1939. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 635 thru 639<ref>''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998, P. 51.</ref>. Copies of these records are also available at the National Archives, their Regional Archives, and at the Family History Library and its family history centers (their {{FHL|297519|title-id|disp=microfilm numbers 583094-583098}}). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site. | Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1886-1891, 1895, 1897-1911, and 1913-1939. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 635 thru 639<ref>''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998, P. 51.</ref>. Copies of these records are also available at the National Archives, their Regional Archives, and at the Family History Library and its family history centers (their {{FHL|297519|title-id|disp=microfilm numbers 583094-583098}}). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site. | ||
Microfilm copies of [[Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports (BIA), 1907-1938|''...Narrative and Statistical Reports...'']] for the Warm Springs Agency, 1907-1937, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, Rolls 164-166<ref>''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998, Microcopy 1011, p. 27</ref>, available in the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] system and in the collections of the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City, beginning with their {{FHL|479404|title-id|disp=microfilm numbers 1724382-1724384}}. Reports for some years are missing.<br> | Microfilm copies of [[Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports (BIA), 1907-1938|''...Narrative and Statistical Reports...'']] for the Warm Springs Agency, 1907-1937, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, Rolls 164-166<ref>''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998, Microcopy 1011, p. 27</ref>, available in the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] system and in the collections of the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City, beginning with their {{FHL|479404|title-id|disp=microfilm numbers 1724382-1724384}}. Reports for some years are missing.<br> | ||
==== Records Available Through the Family History Library ==== | ==== Records Available Through the Family History Library ==== | ||
Warm | Warm Springs Agency Records 1879-1952. FHL films: 10221379-1021385, 1022004 | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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*''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998. | *''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998. | ||