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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 === | === 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'''. | |||
[[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 Family History Library and its family history centers on their {{FHL|403528|title-id|disp=microfilm roll numbers 1661595 thru 1661607}}. <br> | [[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 Family History Library and its family history centers on their {{FHL|403528|title-id|disp=microfilm roll numbers 1661595 thru 1661607}}. <br> | ||