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| | Guide to '''{{PAGENAME}} ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records. |
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| === Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency === | | === Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency === |
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| ==== Agents and Appointment Dates ==== | | ==== Agents and Appointment Dates ==== |
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| [http://www.3rd1000.com/history3/biography/tfitzpatrick.htm Thomas Fitzpatrick] 1846, [http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fwh38 John W. Whitfield ]1854, [http://amertribes.proboards.com/thread/261 Thomas S. Twiss] 1855, Joseph A. Cody 1861, John Loree 1862, [http://research.archives.gov/organization/1224010 Vital Jerrott] 1865, Mathewson T. Patrick 1866<ref>Hill, Edward E. The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, pp. 188-189.</ref> | | [http://www.3rd1000.com/history3/biography/tfitzpatrick.htm Thomas Fitzpatrick] 1846, [http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fwh38 John W. Whitfield ]1854, [https://amertribes.proboards.com/thread/261 Thomas S. Twiss] 1855, Joseph A. Cody 1861, John Loree 1862, [http://research.archives.gov/organization/1224010 Vital Jerrott] 1865, Mathewson T. Patrick 1866<ref>Hill, Edward E. The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, pp. 188-189.</ref> |
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| === Records === | | === Records === |
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| 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'''.
| | 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> |
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| 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 these offices. '''
| | *[[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]] |
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| Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs from the Upper Platte Agency, 1846-1870, have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M234, Rolls 889-896<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, Microcopy M234, p. 8.</ref>. Copies are available at the National Archives and at the Family History Library and its family history centers (their {{FHL|403528|title-id|disp=microfilm roll numbers 1661619 thru 1661626}}).
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| By the end of 1870, the Office of Indian Affairs no longer used the "Upper Platte" designation for records, as the agency had been split up by then and records were filed under the names of the successor agencies. | | Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs from the Upper Platte Agency, 1846-1870, have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M234, Rolls 889-896<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, Microcopy M234, p. 8.</ref>. Copies are available at the National Archives and at the FamilySearch Library and its FamilySearch centers (their {{FSC|403528|title-id|disp=microfilm roll numbers 1661619 thru 1661626}}). |
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| | By the end of 1870, the Office of Indian Affairs no longer used the "Upper Platte" designation for records, as the agency had been split up by then and records were filed under the names of the successor agencies. |
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| === 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 {{FHL|822938|item|disp=FHL book 970.1 A3a}} {{WorldCat|258154649|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.<br> | | *''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998 {{FSC|822938|item|disp=FS Catalog book 970.1 A3a}} {{WorldCat|258154649|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.<br> |
| *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 {{FHL|207428|item|disp=FHL book 970.1 H551g}} {{WorldCat|8052651|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.<br> | | *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 {{FSC|207428|item|disp=FS Catalog book 970.1 H551g}} {{WorldCat|8052651|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.<br> |
| *Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974 {{FHL|247426|item|disp=FHL book 970.1 H551o}} {{WorldCat|714247|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.<br> | | *Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974 {{FSC|247426|item|disp=FS Catalog book 970.1 H551o}} {{WorldCat|714247|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.<br> |
| *''Historical Sketches for Jurisdictional and Subject Headings Used for the Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880''. National Archives Microcopy T1105 {{FHL|479822|item|disp=FHL film 1695747}} . | | *''Historical Sketches for Jurisdictional and Subject Headings Used for the Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880''. National Archives Microcopy T1105 {{FSC|479822|item|disp=FS Library film 1695747}} . |
| *Marquette University. ''Guide to Catholic-Related Records in the Midwest about Native Americans.'' | | *Marquette University. ''Guide to Catholic-Related Records in the Midwest about Native Americans.'' |
| *''Preliminary Inventory No. 163: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs''. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Services. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~texlance/records/bia(dc)intro.htm Available online] | | *''Preliminary Inventory No. 163: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs''. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Services. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~texlance/records/bia(dc)intro.htm Available online] |