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=== History  ===
=== History  ===


The agency was established in 1857 to supervise the Indians living on the land acquired by the Gadsden purchase. Confederate troops were in the area in 1861.<ref>The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches. By Edward E. Hill. Clearwater Publishing  Co., New York,  NY ©1974. FS Library Book 970.1 H551o </ref>  
The agency was established in 1857 to supervise the Indians living on the land acquired by the Gadsden purchase. Confederate troops were in the area in 1861.<ref>The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches. By Edward E. Hill. Clearwater Publishing  Co., New York,  NY ©1974. FHL Book 970.1 H551o </ref>  


==== Agents and Appointment Dates  ====
==== Agents and Appointment Dates  ====


[http://www.azdema.gov/museum/famousbattles/pdf/Indian%20Wars%20in%20Arizona%20Territory%20-context.pdf John Walker ]1857 and [http://books.google.com/books?id=7ArCXr3e7eoC&pg=PT139&lpg=PT139&dq=Lorenzo+Labadi+Indian+Agent&source=bl&ots=xJA4348ZRA&sig=UkzvwRxIp8Yv3r_SbGq80YQREC4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=3NrCUua2BIvyoAS6loA4&ved=0CEYQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=Lorenzo%20Labadi%20Indian%20Agent&f=false Lorenzo Labadi] 1861 <ref>The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches. By Edward E. Hill. Clearwater Publishing  Co., New York,  NY ©1974. FS Library Book 970.1 H551o </ref>  
[http://www.azdema.gov/museum/famousbattles/pdf/Indian%20Wars%20in%20Arizona%20Territory%20-context.pdf John Walker ]1857 and [http://books.google.com/books?id=7ArCXr3e7eoC&pg=PT139&lpg=PT139&dq=Lorenzo+Labadi+Indian+Agent&source=bl&ots=xJA4348ZRA&sig=UkzvwRxIp8Yv3r_SbGq80YQREC4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=3NrCUua2BIvyoAS6loA4&ved=0CEYQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=Lorenzo%20Labadi%20Indian%20Agent&f=false Lorenzo Labadi] 1861 <ref>The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches. By Edward E. Hill. Clearwater Publishing  Co., New York,  NY ©1974. FHL Book 970.1 H551o </ref>  


=== Records  ===
=== Records  ===


The '''majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies'''. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:<br>
Agencies and subagencies were created as administrative offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and its predecessors. Their purpose was (and is) to manage Indian affairs with the tribes, to enforce policies, and to assist in maintaining the peace. The names and location of these agencies may have changed, but their purpose remained basically the same.'''Many of the records of genealogical value (for the tribe and tribal members) were created by and maintained by the agencies'''.  
 
*[[American Indian Allotment Records|Allotment records]]
*[[American Indian Annuity Rolls|Annuity rolls]]
*[[American Indian Census Rolls|Census records]]
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Correspondence]]
*[[American Indian Health Records|Health records]]
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Reports]]
*[[American Indian School Records|School census and records]]
*[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]]
'''School Records'''
 
Tucson Indian Training School 1912-1913. FS Library film 982310 Item 2


=== References  ===
=== References  ===

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Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency[edit | edit source]

Pima, Papago, Maricopa and Apache

History[edit | edit source]

The agency was established in 1857 to supervise the Indians living on the land acquired by the Gadsden purchase. Confederate troops were in the area in 1861.[1]

Agents and Appointment Dates[edit | edit source]

John Walker 1857 and Lorenzo Labadi 1861 [2]

Records[edit | edit source]

Agencies and subagencies were created as administrative offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and its predecessors. Their purpose was (and is) to manage Indian affairs with the tribes, to enforce policies, and to assist in maintaining the peace. The names and location of these agencies may have changed, but their purpose remained basically the same.Many of the records of genealogical value (for the tribe and tribal members) were created by and maintained by the agencies.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches. By Edward E. Hill. Clearwater Publishing Co., New York, NY ©1974. FHL Book 970.1 H551o
  2. ↑ The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches. By Edward E. Hill. Clearwater Publishing Co., New York, NY ©1974. FHL Book 970.1 H551o
  • American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998.
  • 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.
  • Hill, Edward E. The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974.
  • Historical Sketches for Jurisdictional and Subject Headings Used for the Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880. National Archives Microcopy T1105.
  • Preliminary Inventory No. 163: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Services. Available online

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