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=== Records  ===
=== Records  ===
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'''.


Many [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.92 records] of the Quapaw Agency are in the [[National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. 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>, including:  
Many [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.92 records] of the Quapaw Agency are in the [[National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. 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>, including:  
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Microfilm copies of [[Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports (BIA), 1907-1938|...Narrative and Statistical Reports..]]. for the Quapaw Agency, 1921-1938, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, Rolls 111-112<ref>''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998, Micropcopy M1011, p. 27.</ref>, available in the National Archives system and in the collections of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, beginning with their {{FHL|403528|title-id|disp=microfilm numbers 1724329-1724330}}.<br>  
Microfilm copies of [[Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports (BIA), 1907-1938|...Narrative and Statistical Reports..]]. for the Quapaw Agency, 1921-1938, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, Rolls 111-112<ref>''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998, Micropcopy M1011, p. 27.</ref>, available in the National Archives system and in the collections of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, beginning with their {{FHL|403528|title-id|disp=microfilm numbers 1724329-1724330}}.<br>  


Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1885-1900 and 1922 thru 1939. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 411-416<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 Family History Library and its family history centers (their {{FHL|297519|title-id|disp=microfilm roll numbers 581405-581410}}). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site. <br>
Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1885-1900 and 1922 thru 1939. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 411-416<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 Family History Library and its family history centers (their {{FHL|297519|title-id|disp=microfilm roll numbers 581405-581410}}). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site. <br>  


====Vital Records====
==== Records Available through the Family History Library====


Birth and Death records 1924-1932. FHL film 581408 (This film is part of the above census collection - supplement)  
*Birth and Death records 1924-1932. FHL film 581408 (This film is part of the above census collection - supplement)  


Quapaw Agency Records 1872-1948 (school, census, vital, allotment, and annuity) {{FHL|235458|item}}, film: 1204600 first film of a collection.  
*Quapaw Agency Records 1872-1948 (school, census, vital, allotment, and annuity) {{FHL|235458|item}}, film: 1204600 first film of a collection.  


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