American Indian Archives and Libraries: Difference between revisions

:Has computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and records of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Includes a good collection for '''American Indians'''.<br><br>  

:*Their '''American Indian''' records include the Bureau of Indian Affiars (BIA), federal and special Indian censuses, employment records, military records, photographs, tribal enrollments, school records, and Indian treaties.<ref>[https://www.archives.gov/research/native-americans/ Research American Indians and Alaska Natives] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 16 May 2016).</ref> They also have the federal courts and prisons, and records of Congress.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/researcher-info.html Information for Researchers at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 31 December 2013).</ref><br><br>

:*National Archives Publications:

::*''Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA): (Record Group 75) 1793-1989: Overview of Records Locations,'' in ''Guide to Federal Records'' National Archives. '''''Online at:''''' [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html NARA]

::*''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998.  

::*''Guide to Records in the National Archives of the United States Relating to American Indians,'' Edward E. Hill, comp. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1981. {{FSC|207428|item|disp=FS Catalog book 970.1 H551g}}

::*''Accompanying Pamphlet for Microcopy 1011'', National Archives Microfilm Publications, Appendix.  

:*'''''for Microfilm research and public access computers:'''''<br>2600 West 7th Street<br>Suite 162<br>Fort Worth, TX, 76107<br>Telephone: 817-831-5620<br>Fax: 817-334-5621<br>

:*'''''for Archival research using textual records by appointment:'''''<br>1400 John Burgess Drive<br>Fort Worth, Texas 76140<br>Telephone: 817-551-2051<br>Fax: 817-551-2034<br>

:This regional archives has more American Indian sources than the other regional archives. Subject specialties include censuses, westward expansion into the Southwest and settlement of [[American Indian Genealogy|Native Americans]] (especially [[Cherokee Indians|Cherokees]], [[Choctaw Indians|Choctaws]], [[Chickasaw Indians|Chickasaws]], [[Creek Indians|Creeks]], and [[Seminole Indians|Seminoles]]), slavery, bankruptcy court, ethnology, genealogy, military service records, pension and bounty land warrant applications, passenger lists and [[Dawes Commission Enrollment Records for Five U.S. Indian Tribes|Dawes census cards and enrollment jackets for the Five Civilized Tribes]] of Oklahoma.<ref name="DB13031">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 130-31. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref><br><br>

:*'''National Museum of the American Indian'''[[Image:Museum of the American Indian DC 2007.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Museum of the American Indian in DC]]<br>4th Street and Independence Avenue, S.W.<br>Washington, D.C. 20560<br>Telephone: 202-633-1000 <br>Website: [http://www.nmai.si.edu/visit/washington/ Visit (the National Museum of the American Indian)]

:*'''National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center'''<br>Cultural Resources Center<br>4220 Silver Hill Road<br>Suitland, MD 20746-2863<br>Telephone: 301-238-1400<br>Email: [mailto:nmaiarchives@si.edu nmaiarchives@si.edu]<br>Website: [http://www.nmai.si.edu/explore/collections/archive/ NMAI Archives Center]

:Open to researchers by appointment only. Provides reference services to Native American community members, scholars, researchers, journalists, museum staff, and the general public.<br>

:Premier Western Americana, and Latin Americana collections, including Native Americans, Spanish encounter and colonial settlement, exploration of western America, westward migration, and ethnic communities. This library has more about western North America than any other site.<ref>''Collections'' at [https://www.lib.berkeley.edu/visit/bancroft/about The Bancroft Library], accessed 14 November 2023.</ref> <ref>William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 19 and 21. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> See their [https://www.lib.berkeley.edu/visit/bancroft/western-americana Western Americana Collection] for more information about their many collections relating to Western America.

:The California Room has a composite set of the [http://sonomalibrary.org/library-collection/california-indian-library-collections-cilc California Indian Library Collections]--sound recordings, photos, books, journal articles, unpublished manuscripts and field notes (many from Berkeley researchers in the early 1900s) which have been duplicated and installed in twenty-one northern and central California libraries. Each county collection contains materials specific to the tribes within that county. Also, they have published 43 tribal bibliographies online.<br><br>

:Includes the Monk Library of Arizoniana, California and Arizona history, and records of southwest American Indians especially in Arizona.<ref>William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 15. {{WorldCat|39493985}}. {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref><br><br>

:Open by appointment to students, educators, researchers and members.<br><br>

:*'''''Research Library Reference Desk:'''''<br>Telephone: 860-396-6897 <br>Email: [mailto:reference@mptn-nsn.gov reference@mptn-nsn.gov]<br>

:*'''''Archives and Special Collections Reference Desk:'''''<br>Telephone: 860-396-6872 <br>Email: [mailto:archive@mptn-nsn.gov archive@mptn-nsn.gov]<br><br>

:A museum on the early settlers of Drummond Island, Native American history, Fort Drummond history and lumbering. There are some genealogy resources but very limited.<br><br>

:Holdings at either Engadine, Newberry or Curtis include: Durant Roll 1870, Ottawa Chippewa Indian Roll; 1910 Census of Mackinac Co, MI, 1920 Census of Mackinac Co, MI, 1920 Census of Chippewa Co, MI, 1920 Census of Emmet Co, MI (also parts of Eaton &amp; Gratiot); Mackinac Co Cemeteries Index, Allenville, Gross Cap Cemeteries, Mackinac Island Cemetery, Sandtown and Woodlawn Cemeteries, Newton Twp Cemeteries, Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery – Engadine Index to the 11th US Census (1890) Mackinaw Co - Civil War Veterans &amp; Widows; Luce-Mackinac Genealogical Society Surname Index; Publications: “100 Years of Luce County History,” “The Les Cheneaux Chronicles,” “Tahquamenon Country: A Look at Its Past,” “The Land of Indian Elik,” “History of the Northern Peninsula of Michigan,” “Ripples from the Breezes;” Newspaper Scrapbooks: Marriages, Anniversaries, School Reunions, "Looking Back", etc; Obituary File.<br><br>

:''Michigan Indian Census: Bay Mills [Chippewa] Great Lakes 1935-1937; Great Lakes [Chippewa  {{amp}} Potawatomi] 1938-1940''<br><br>

:See their [http://www.okhistory.org/research/forms/aiancestor.pdf Finding Your American Indian Ancestors Research Guide].<br><br>

:The Talbot Library and Museum (TL{{Amp}}M) is one of the best genealogical libraries in the United States. Their library focuses on Northeast Oklahoma, Northwest Arkansas, and Cherokee genealogy research.<ref>"Genealogy Research Requests" in [http://www.talbotlibrary.org/ Talbot Library and Museum] (accessed 19 August 2015).</ref><br><br>

:The Genealogy Center of the Tulsa City-County Library is one of the largest genealogy collections in Oklahoma. Their focus is on Tulsa and Oklahoma, but they also have strengths in Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. A limited amount of research, including Indian roll look-ups, can be conducted by email and letters. See their [https://www.tulsalibrary.org/research/american-indian-resource-center American Indian Research] guide.<br><br>

:Collection includes Cherokee records. See the guide: [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/misc/cherokee.htm Native American Research (Cherokee) at TSLA]<br><br>

:The [http://www.marquette.edu/library/archives/indians.shtml Native America Collections] preserve the history of Catholic evangelization of the Americas' aboriginal Indian peoples. This includes directories, genealogies, photos, and Saint Kateri Tekakwitha. Their '''''[http://www.marquette.edu/library/archives/teaching.shtml Guides to Catholic-Related Records about Native Americans in the United States]''''' (and Canada) contain over 1,000 repository entries which provide contact information on the churches and repositories that hold these records, brief descriptions about records, and identification of the Native groups represented and the related Catholic organizations involved.<br><br>

:*'''[[United States Archives and Libraries]]'''<br><br>

:*'''[[Oklahoma Archives and Libraries]]'''  

:*'''[[Arizona Archives and Libraries]]'''<br><br>

:*Alyce Sadongei, ''Tribal Archive, Library, and Museum Directory'' (Tucson, AZ : American Indian Program, Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, (2005)). {{WorldCat|60750388}}  

:*[http://www.atalm.org/sites/default/files/tribal_museums_in_america.pdf Tribal Museums in America]