Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indian Agency (Oklahoma)

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Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency

Southern Cheyenne, Arapaho of Oklahoma

History

The Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency was established in 1874 and was the successor to the Upper Arkansas Agency. It was divided in 1902 and from it the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency, the Seger Agency, and the Cantonement Agency were created. In 1917, the Red Moon Agency was separated from the Seger Agency. The former Seger Agency was closed, 31 March 1927, and attached to the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Agency, 20 October 1927. At that time, the agencies which had been divided off the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency all were reunited under the original name.

The name of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency was changed in 1963 to the Concho Agency.

Records

Many of the records of this agency are in the holdings of the Southwest Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Fort Worth and the Oklahoma Historical Society in Oklahoma City. Some of the records of greater value to family historians and genealogists in the Fort Worth Archives are:

Allotment records, 1893-1911
Census records, 1897-1943
Birth records, 1901-1902
Marriage records, 1902-1913

Among the records of the agency, in Oklahoma City, are:

Census rolls, 1869-1927
School records, 1871-1937
Miscellaneous records, 1869-1933

Letters, 1875-1880, r. 119-126, 1660849-1660856 (M234)

Reports, , r. 3-4; 1617676-677

Narr and Stat, r. 14-15; 1724232-233

Census rolls, 1887-1888, 1891-1939 Rolls 27-32,

References

American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998.
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.
Hill, Edward E. The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974.
Historical Sketches for Jurisdictional and Subject Headings Used for the Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880. National Archives Microcopy T1105.
Preliminary Inventory No. 163: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Services. Available online