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== Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency == | |||
[[Creek Indians|Creek]], [[Cherokee Indians|Cherokee]], [[Choctaw Indians|Choctaw]], [[Chickasaw Indians|Chickasaw]], [[Seminole Indians|Seminole]] | [[Creek Indians|Creek]], [[Cherokee Indians|Cherokee]], [[Choctaw Indians|Choctaw]], [[Chickasaw Indians|Chickasaw]], [[Seminole Indians|Seminole]] | ||
== History == | |||
The [[Creek Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Creek,]] [[Choctaw Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Choctaw]] (including the [[Chickasaw Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Chickasaw]]), and [[Seminole Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Seminole Agencies were]] consolidated with the [[Cherokee Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Cherokee Agency]] on 30 June 1874. On the 22nd of December of that year, the name of the agency was changed to Union Agency, with headquarters in Muskogee, Oklahoma. It was temporarily abolished on 30 June 1878, but re-established in August of 1879<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, pp. 181-182.</ref>. It was consolidated with the Commission to the [[Five Civilized Tribes|Five Civilized Tribes]] (also known as the Dawes Commission) on 1 September 1914 to form the [[Five Civilized Tribes Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Five Civilized Tribes Agency]], which was absorbed by the [[Area Offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs|Muskogee Area Office]] in 1948<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. 168-170.</ref>. | The [[Creek Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Creek,]] [[Choctaw Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Choctaw]] (including the [[Chickasaw Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Chickasaw]]), and [[Seminole Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Seminole Agencies were]] consolidated with the [[Cherokee Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Cherokee Agency]] on 30 June 1874. On the 22nd of December of that year, the name of the agency was changed to Union Agency, with headquarters in Muskogee, Oklahoma. It was temporarily abolished on 30 June 1878, but re-established in August of 1879<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, pp. 181-182.</ref>. It was consolidated with the Commission to the [[Five Civilized Tribes|Five Civilized Tribes]] (also known as the Dawes Commission) on 1 September 1914 to form the [[Five Civilized Tribes Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Five Civilized Tribes Agency]], which was absorbed by the [[Area Offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs|Muskogee Area Office]] in 1948<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. 168-170.</ref>. | ||
=== Agents and Appointment Dates === | |||
John B. Jones 1874, George W. Ingalls 1874, [http://books.google.com/books?id=HjAsAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA275&dq=J+J+Upham+Indian+agent&hl=en&sa=X&ei=FNawUuGhOMaFogTDq4KQBg&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=J%20J%20Upham%20Indian%20agent&f=false Maj. J. J. Upham] 1876, Sylvester W. Marston 1876, John Q. Tufts 1879<ref>Hill, Edward E. The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974.</ref> | John B. Jones 1874, George W. Ingalls 1874, [http://books.google.com/books?id=HjAsAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA275&dq=J+J+Upham+Indian+agent&hl=en&sa=X&ei=FNawUuGhOMaFogTDq4KQBg&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=J%20J%20Upham%20Indian%20agent&f=false Maj. J. J. Upham] 1876, Sylvester W. Marston 1876, John Q. Tufts 1879<ref>Hill, Edward E. The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974.</ref> | ||
== Records == | |||
[[Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880|''Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs'']] from the Union Agency, 1875-1880, have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M234, Rolls 865-877<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 M234, p. 8.</ref>. Copies are available at the National Archives and at the | 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> | ||
*[[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]] | |||
[[Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880|''Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs'']] from the Union Agency, 1875-1880, have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M234, Rolls 865-877<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 M234, p. 8.</ref>. Copies are available at the National Archives and at the FamilySearch Library and its FamilySearch centers on their {{FSC|403528|title-id|disp=microfilm roll numbers 1661595 thru 1661607}}. <br> | |||
Some of the [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.124 historical records] of the Union Agency, 1876-1911, have been transferred to the Southwestern Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Fort Worth<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>. Most of these records contain little personal information about the Indians under this jurisdiction. | Some of the [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.124 historical records] of the Union Agency, 1876-1911, have been transferred to the Southwestern Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Fort Worth<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>. Most of these records contain little personal information about the Indians under this jurisdiction. | ||
[[Reports of Inspection of the Field Jurisdictions of the Office of Indian Affairs, 1873-1900|''Reports of Inspection of the Field Jurisdictions of the Office of Indian Affairs, 1873-1900'']] have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of Microcopy Number M1070. The reports for Union Agency, 1876-1896, are on roll 55 of that Microcopy set<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 M1070, p. 48.</ref>. Copies are available at the National Archives, their Regional Archives, and at the | [[Reports of Inspection of the Field Jurisdictions of the Office of Indian Affairs, 1873-1900|''Reports of Inspection of the Field Jurisdictions of the Office of Indian Affairs, 1873-1900'']] have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of Microcopy Number M1070. The reports for Union Agency, 1876-1896, are on roll 55 of that Microcopy set<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 M1070, p. 48.</ref>. Copies are available at the National Archives, their Regional Archives, and at the FamilySearch Library and its FamilySearch centers (their {{FSC|403511|title-id|disp=microfilm roll number 1617728}} ). | ||
Microfilm copies of [[Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports (BIA), 1907-1938|''...Narrative and Statistical Reports..'']]. for the Winnebago, 1910-1914, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, Roll 161<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 M1011, p. 27.</ref>, available in the National Archives system and in the collections of the | Microfilm copies of [[Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports (BIA), 1907-1938|''...Narrative and Statistical Reports..'']]. for the Winnebago, 1910-1914, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, Roll 161<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 M1011, p. 27.</ref>, available in the National Archives system and in the collections of the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City (their {{FSC|479404|title-id|disp=microfilm number 1724379}}. | ||
Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1885. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, roll 623<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 M595, p. 51.</ref>. Copies of these records are also available at the National Archives, their Regional Archives, and at the | Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1885. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, roll 623<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 M595, p. 51.</ref>. Copies of these records are also available at the National Archives, their Regional Archives, and at the FamilySearch Library and its FamilySearch centers (their {{FSC|297519|title-id|disp=microfilm number 583082}}). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site.<br> | ||
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