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The Utah Superintendency of Indian Affairs was established in 1850. After the Superintendency was abolished in 1870 and the agents reported directly to the Office of Indian Affairs in Washington, DC. Some correspondence continued to be filed under "Utah" until the change of filing systems in 1881, however.<br>  
The Utah Superintendency of Indian Affairs was established in 1850. After the Superintendency was abolished in 1870 and the agents reported directly to the Office of Indian Affairs in Washington, DC. Some correspondence continued to be filed under "Utah" until the change of filing systems in 1881, however.<br>  


==== Superintendents ====
==== Superintendents ====
 
Brigham Young, Jacob Forney, Benjamin Davies, Henry Martin, James D. Doty, Thomas A. Marshall, Orsamus H. Irish, Franklin H. Head, Bvt. Col. J.E. Tourtellotte <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>


Brigham Young, Jacob Forney, Benjamin Davies, Henry Martin, James D. Doty, Thomas A. Marshall, Orsamus H. Irish, Franklin H. Head, Bvt. Col. J.E. Tourtellotte


=== Agencies  ===
=== Agencies  ===
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'''.


*[[Carson Valley Indian Agency (Nevada)|Carson Valley Agency]]  
*[[Carson Valley Indian Agency (Nevada)|Carson Valley Agency]]  
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*[[Uintah Valley Indian Agency (Utah)|Uintah Valley Agency]]
*[[Uintah Valley Indian Agency (Utah)|Uintah Valley Agency]]


=== 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'''.


Records of the Utah Superintendent of Indian Affairs, 1853-1874, are at the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] and have been microfilmed as their Microcopy Number M834. Copies are also available at the [http://www.archives.gov/rocky-mountain/index.html Denver] and San Francisco Regional Archives. This set of microfilm of the records of the Utah Superintendency is also available at the {{FHL|75709|title-id|disp=Family History Library}} and its[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|family history centers]].  
Records of the Utah Superintendent of Indian Affairs, 1853-1874, are at the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] and have been microfilmed as their Microcopy Number M834. Copies are also available at the [http://www.archives.gov/rocky-mountain/index.html Denver] and San Francisco Regional Archives. This set of microfilm of the records of the Utah Superintendency is also available at the {{FHL|75709|title-id|disp=Family History Library}} and its[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|family history centers]].  
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Preliminary Inventory No. 163: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Washington, DC:  
Preliminary Inventory No. 163: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Washington, DC:  
=== Sources  ===


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