Letters received by the office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1881, Nevada Superintendency, 1861-1880.
Call Number: E93 .U95x
Publisher: National Archives (M234, 8 reels)
- Format
- Microfilm
- Subject Category
- Ethnic Studies, History US, History US West, Native Americans
- Collection Dates
- 01/01/1861 - 12/31/1880
- Location
- UNLV Microforms
Summary: This 8 reel collection consists of official reports and other correspondence from the Indian agents assigned to Nevada and is source material for Nevada History, as well as documents concerning policy towards the Western Shoshone and Paiute Indians. The period covered includes the birth of Nevada as a state, the era of the silver rush, as well as the signing of the Ruby Valley Treaty. Reel 538. 1861-1869 -- reel 539. 1870-1871 --reel 540. 1872-1873 - - reel 541. 1874-1875 -- reel 542. 1876-1877 -- reel 543. 1878 -- reel 544. 1879 -- reel 545. 1880.
Finding Aids: "Pamphlet accompanying Microcopy no. 234" (MICRO E93.U659x 1966) which lists the contents of the entire 926 reels of microform collection of "Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-80"
