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UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS

NAVAJO NATION

f.k.a. NA V AJO TRIE OF INIAS
Plaintiff,
v.

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UNTED STATES OF AMERICA,
Defendant.
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No. 06-945 L Judge Francis M. Allegra

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DECLARTION OF STEVEN D. TILLEY
I, Steven D. Tilley, do hereby declare:
1. I hold the position of Director of

the Textual Archives Services Division in the

Access Programs unit of

the Office of

Records Services, Washington, DC, National

Archives and Records Administration (NAR), located in College Park, Maryland. I
have been the Director of

the Textual Archives Services Division for the past three years.

I am responsible for all reference, processing, and preservation work on the permanently

valuable textual records in NAR's legal custody (i.e., our archival paper holdings) in
our headquarters facilities located in College Park and Washington, DC. Among my
overall duties, I supervise a staff of approximately 180 archivists and other personneL.
Prior to my present position, I served as the Chief of

the Special Access and FOIA Staff

in the Textual Archives Services Division from 1997 to 2004. From 1993 to 2004, I
served as the Director of

the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records

Collection.

2. I am generally familiar with the Navajo Nation v. United States lawsuit, and
have read the Proposed Order submitted by plaintiff accompanying their Motion for

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Entry of

Record Retention Order. I am submitting this declaration to provide the Cour

with additional information on the scope ofNAR's holdings and to apprise the Cour of

the extraordinarly burdensome indexing and other requirements that would be placed on

NAR were plaintiffs Proposed Retention Order adopted in its present form.
3. This declaration is based on my personal knowledge, as well as factual
information gathered on my behalf

by NAR staff.

NARA 's Role in the Management and Retention of us. Government Records

4. The Archivist of the United States has the statutory responsibility to "provide
guidance and assistance to Federal agencies with respect to ensuring adequate and proper

documentation" of governental policies and transactions, as well as to ensure "proper
records disposition." 44 U.S.C. § 2904. Working in cooperation with the Archivist, the

head of each agency is, in turn, required to "establish and maintain an active, continuing
program for the economical and effcient management of the records of

the agency." ¡d.,

§ 3102. Both the Archivist and agency heads have the responsibility "to promulgate

standards, procedures and guidelines with respect to records management." ¡d.,

§ 2904(a). By statute, the Archivist "establish(esJ standards for the selective retention of

records of continuing value, and assist( s J Federal agencies in applying the standards to
records in their custody." ¡d., § 2905. The statutory scheme thus contemplates that all

federal records will be appraised as either having temporary or continuing value, in

accordance with records schedules approved by the Archivist. Pursuant to such record
schedules, records that are designated as permanent are subject to transfer into the legal
and physical custody of the National Archives under the terms of

those schedules.

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Records in NARA 's Legal and/or Physical Custody - A General Overview

5. The Archivist is responsible for the custody of all records transferred to

NAR, and by statute is required to maintain adequate facilities for the housing of those
records. 44 U.S.C. §§ 2108(a) & 2110. To house what at latest estimate is

approximately 3.3 millon cubic feet of archival holdings, 543,000 arifacts, and over

11.8 bilion electronic logical data records, NAR currently maintains two national

headquarers facilities in the Washington, DC area. NAR also is responsible for the
preservation of hundreds of millions of

presidential records contained within 11
NAR'

presidential

libraries throughout the country. A discussion of

s separate regional

facilities holdings is contained in my colleague Gregory Pomicter's Declaration, filed

contemporaneously herewith. In light of my principal duties and responsibilities for the
management ofNAR's archival holdings in the Washington, DC area, I will provide a
brief

introduction to NAR's holdings, and then will generally limit my discussion to

how the proposed Order would affect NAR operations in processing and working with
respect to archival holdings in our headquarters buildings in Washington, DC and
College Park.
NARA 's Storage of Records Relevant To This Litigation

6. NAR's vast archival holdings are organized or classified in over 500 record
group designations. In general, federal records are arranged by the name of

the

governent agency with which they are associated (e.g., the Defense Department

(formerly War Departent), the Treasury Department, the Governent Accountability
Offce, the Deparment of

Interior, etc.), and each agency has its own bureaucratic filing

system, none of which are known to have been designed to enable a search of records by

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the name of an Indian trbe. Rather, the records of each agency are aranged and filed by
the agency's own bookkeeping and fiing system, in accordance with existing file plans

and records series set out in each agency's records schedules. For example, Ary
records might be arranged by the name of a division, fort, or deparment, not what tribes

Ary staff might have had contact with. Consequently, NAR archivists are not
generally able to search records of all government agencies under the search term

"Navajo" to locate all records relating to this tribe. Moreover, although, as described in
more detail below, many records related to the Navajo would be expected to be found
within the Deparment of

Interior's (DOl) record groups, NAR archivists are also aware
DOl that also might conceivably contain Navajo-related

of

many record groups outside of

records.
7. The records of

DOl collectively comprise sixteen record groups, including
the
the Office of

among others located in our headquarters archives, Record Group 75 (Records of

Bureau of

Indian Affairs (BIA)), and Record Group 48 (Records of

the

Secretary of

the Interior (OSI)). Many of

these DOl Record Groups potentially hold

extremely substantial quantities of archival records. For example, in our Main Archives

facility in Washington DC, we estimate that there are at least 25,777 cubic feet ofBIA
records in Record Group 75, housed in 58,549 containers (which would stretch to over
five miles of records). Based on NAR's estimate that each cubic foot of

records

contains, on average, between 2000 and 3000 pages, this record group alone

approximately contains between 52 and 77 million pages. In turn, we estimate that we
have 34,383 cubic feet (approximately between 69 and 103 million pages) just of
"known" records relating to Native Americans in our archival holdings at the Archives II

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building in College Park. These holdings are drawn from approximately 73,978 cubic
feet (approximately between 148 and 222 million pages) of records consisting of

Record

Group 48 (Records of

the Offce of

the Secretar of

the Interior); Record Group 57

(Records of

the United States Geological Surey), Record Group 79 (Records of

the U S.

Park Service); Record Group 217 (Records of

the Offce ofthe Accounting Officers of
the Office of

the Deparment ofthe Treasury); Record Group 381 (Records of

Economic

Opportnity); Record Group 411 (Records of

the Government Accountability Offce),

and Record Group 513 (Records of the Indian Health Service), each of which may
include information on the Navajo tribe relevant to this lawsuit.
8. As a general matter, although NAR's collections of

records in each record

group more or less have existing documentation and finding aids associated with them,
which normally can be of

use to researchers in locating records related to the Navajo

tribe, NAR neither has nor generates in the ordinary course of its operations documentlevel indexes of its collections suffcient to identify all records relevant to the present

lawsuit. Moreover, neither NAR's holdings, nor our existing finding aids, can be said
to be differentiated or segregated into what constitute "trst" and "non-trst" records

pertaining to either Indian affairs generally or Navajo-related records specifically.

Accordingly, to make available to plaintiff all inactive "Navajo Trust records," searches
would have to be devised and conducted according to ad hoc and highly variable filing
systems developed over the course of the past 100 or more years by all the pertinent

governent agencies involved. To the extent that the Proposed Retention Order
contemplates that NAR archivists would attempt to engage in isolating "trust" records
relating to the Navajo from the larger known or conceivable collections of

records groups

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containing records relating to the Navajo trbe, the Order amounts to imposing an
impossible burden on this Agency to perform, given the magnitude of performing such a
task.

9. Given what might be on the order of the tens or hundreds of thousands of

hours involved, see ir 14, infra, requiring highly-trained NAR archivists to devote their
time to a project of segregating trst from non-trust Navajo-related records would, in my
view, effectively mean shutting down the ability of the National Archives of

the United

States to perform the important mission of providing reference services to the public at
large. Such reference services include providing guidance to individual citizens who

personally visit NAR headquarters facilities, or who write in or call us, seeking
guidance as to where to locate individual records in our vast collections. In FY 06,
NAR headquarers staff

handled 23,373 written reference requests and 57,642 oral

reference requests for information about our holdings. In addition to handling reference
requests, my staff also is actively engaged in processing a backlog of more than a million
cubic feet of records awaiting being made available to the public; accessioning
approximately 35,000 cubic feet of

new records per year; performng preservation work

on existing archival record collections; and screening records for privacy-related
information and to ensure that only unclassified records are opened.
10. No less impossible is the task of

reliably segregating "all" records related to

the Navajo tribe for inspection by plaintiff, even without regard to a concern for their
"trst" or "nontrst" status. Just with respect to Bureau ofIndian Affairs records in

Record Group 75, there is a tremendous level of complexity to NAR's records holdings,
coupled with highly varying degrees of documentation ranging from the helpful to the

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unelpful with respect to isolating holdings related to the Navajo tribe. BIA records are
most often arranged by the federal agency that had responsibility with respect to

paricular tribes, rather than by the name of a specific tribe. The BIA has had
responsibilities regarding Indian trbes from 1824 to the present, and was set up in an
organizational system of "agencies" under an "agent" that oversaw different tribes or

reservations and reported back to Washington to the Commssioner of Indian Affairs.

The records were fied in Washington under the name of the agency. In the case of the
Navajo, the Navajo Agency was established in 1852, and its records can be found listed
under the correspondence of

the New Mexico Superintendency, which also included eight

other agencies. The Navajo-related records were not separated from those other agencies.
In the 20th century, the Navajo divided into a number of agencies, including the Northern,
Eastern, Western, and Southern Navajo. While records of

these agencies are retrevable
Navajo tribes that have sought "federal recognition"

by name, there may be sub-groups of

in an identified petition or process under another name, and such groups may not

necessarily appear in NAR holdings identified by the name "Navajo."
11. In addition, many other potential records related to the Navajo tribe within

NAR's archival collections ofBIA records are subsumed within a very large number of
more generic categories of Indian records types, including such categories as
correspondence fies consisting of

"Letters Received by the Offce ofIndian Affairs,"

broken down into three periods 1824 to 1880/1881, 1881 to 1907, and 1907 to 1957,
respectively. There would be thousands of

boxes ofletters to sort through, filed by a

number retrievable by an existing register. In many instances, where particular original

documents do not exist amongst NAR's holdings, synopses of letters are available on a

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separate Register of Letters, or in a series entitled Abstracts of Letters Sent. Other series
of

records within Record Group 75 that might contain records relating to the Navajo

trbe, if examined, would include BIA correspondence files called General Services
(1,666 boxes for the years 1909-1939, and 1,500 more for subsequent time periods), as

well as records under the headings Sureys, Allotment Books, School Reports, Inspection
Reports, Claims, Treaty Files, Land Reserves, Military Bounty Lands, Census Records,

Anuity Payment Rolls, Enrollment Records, Personnel and Employment Records,

Removal Records, Irrgation Division Records, Forestr Division Records, Education
Division Records, records from the offce fies of several commissioners, records of the

Health Division, Registers of Contracts, Land Management Standards and Sureys,

Farmng and Grazing Leases, Land Operations Branch Anual Reports, Administrative
Offce Files of the Branch of

Welfare, Job Corps Records, Hearings on Indian Affairs,

Economic Development of Tribal Resources, and a plethora of additional categories, all
of

which conceivably might contain Navajo-related records. A listing ofBIA record

series known or likely to contain Navajo-related records (with some additional relevant

non-BIA holdings also stored in our Main Archives building in Washington, DC) is set
out at Tab A.

12. As extensive as NAR's BIA archival holdings are, they represent only a
fraction of the universe of record collections potentially containing records relating to the

Navajo tribe. As listed in more detail supra, ir 7, NAR's archival collections in
College Park also include Record Groups 48,57, 79, 217, 381,411, and 513. Some of

these record groups are known to contain substantial holdings of Indian records, and may
well hold information about the Navajo trbe; however, although some of

these record

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collections have isolated references to the name Navajo, the majority of

the records are

neither indexed nor searchable under the name Navajo. For such collections, a laborintensive research effort would need to be undertaken to review individual collections on
a fie-by-file basis, to determne if

records related to the Navajo trbe existed. This would

be the case given that existing finding aids are structured to correspond to how the
records were organized by the various agencies that originally generated or maintained
the records, as explained above, and not necessarily by name of trbe. A listing of

what

NAR archivists believe to be the most likely record series within these larger record
groups where Navajo-related records may be found is attached at Tab B. As stated
above, this substantial subset of

"likely places" to find records related to the Navajo trbe
records holdings.

itself amounts to an estimated 34,383 cubic feet of

13. For the foregoing reasons, the task offinding all or substantially all archival

records in NAR headquarters collections actually relating to the Navajo is simply not
possible without a close review of millions of unindexed records. NAR does not have

either the adequate staffng or resources that would be needed to attempt to engage in
isolating or indexing these vast records collections.

14. As a purely hypothetical matter, I will estimate how long it would take to
review and index

just the 25,777 cubic feet ofBIA records held at Main Archives in
isolating Navajo records. Based on my extensive

Washington, DC, for the purpose of

experience in reviewing archival records, including on very large projects involving

thousands of individual pages, I am familiar with how much time it would take a NAR
archivist reasonably familiar with the relevant records collections to review archival

holdings for the purpose of generating a document-level index. Based on past

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experience, it is reasonable to estimate that 15 hours of labor would be spent indexing

one cubic foot of records. Assuming one labor year equals 40 hours per week for 50
weeks, to index 25,777 cubic feet of

records would take 386,655 hours oflabor, or

193.33 person/years oflabor. This equates to 20 archivists spending 9.7 years of

their

time indexing, or 100 archivists spending a full two years of their time indexing. i

Pullng 100 or even 20 staff members away from all of the other functions that NAR
archivists perform, to index Navajo-related records, would interfere with all ofthe other

competing priority work performed on a daily basis by my NAR staff, including the
referencing, processing, and screening functions I described at length, supra, at ir 9.

NARA 's Specifc Objections To The Proposed Record Retention Order

15. On NAR's behalf, I note the following general objections to the Proposed
Record Retention Order as drafted.

16. First, any form of "retention order" is completely superfluous with respect to
NAR's archival holdings, which by operation of

law and by definition have come into

the legal custody ofNAR as records to be permanently retained by the United States
government. Accordingly, there is no reason for NAR's archival holdings to be subject
to paragraph l(a) of

the Proposed Order.

17. Second, NAR's policy during the 70 years that our reading rooms have
been open and available to the public has been to afford access to all to our permanent
archival holdings. As such, Navajo-related records that are contained in various of

the

above-referenced record groups are open and available for research and copying by
plaintiffs counsel in this litigation, just as they are to all members of

the public. NAR

34,383 cubic feet ofnon-BIA records in our College Park holdings likely to contain Navajo-related records that I referenced above.

i Moreover, the hypothetical does not take into account the additional

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objects to any requirement set out in the proposed Court order that would require NAR
staff to assume duties never before performed, including isolating "trust" records on
behalf of a party litigant, and/or engaging in wholesale indexing of

records collections

over and above the specificity afforded by existing finding aids. As a matter of principle,
this Cour should not shift the burden to NAR staff

to perform highly intensive research

for the benefit of one party, given the fact that all other members of

the public will suffer

due to the diversion of staff

resources that would ensue. To the extent that paragraph 3

of the Proposed Order and its subparagraphs purort to impose an additional burden on
NAR staff to provide assistance to plaintiff

beyond what might be reasonably provided

to a member of the public asking for reference assistance, those portions of the Order

should be deemed inapplicable to NAR.
18. Third, for the reasons given above, the proposed requirement in section 3(c)
and elsewhere that would impose an obligation on NAR staff

to index Navajo-related

records should not be imposed, as it would place crippling burdens on NAR and its staff
and in fact should be regarded as simply impossible to comply with, given existing time
and resources.
19. In lieu of the entr of

the Proposed Order or its being made applicable to

NAR archival collections, I can represent on behalf ofNAR's headquarters staff, that
NAR very much wishes to assist plaintiff in providing existing finding aids that deal
primarily with records related to the Navajo and other Indian tribes, so as to work with plaintiff and its representatives in an effort to find and review as many Navajo-related
trst records as possible. There are many senior and knowledgeable archivists regarding

the records ofIndian countr, and we stand wiling to work with plaintiff on a voluntary

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basis in assisting in the collection of pertinent material during the discovery phase of the
present lawsuit.

20. In sum, the Proposed Retention Order would cripple NAR's ability to
perform its important mission to us. citizens, by hugely diverting scarce staff

resources

for an indexing enterprise of vast dimension, but uncertain utility and result, in any

reasonable time frame. The Proposed Order would also impose unprecedented burdens
on this Agency to the extent it requires the expenditure of

resources towards the isolation

or segregation of particular types of records otherwise fully open and available to the

public, merely on behalf of a pary seeking records in furherance of litigation. On behalf
of this agency, I urge the Cour not to impose any provisions of

the proposed Order noted

above, or any others that would impose such severe burdens on NAR and its staff, and severely constrain NAR's ability to serve the public at large, including those who seek

research assistance and access to NAR holdings.
I declare under penalty of perjur that the foregoing is tre and correct.

STEVEN D. TILLEY

k))?~

Executed on this ~ day of June, 2007

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Overview of Records Held at Archives 1 that Relate or May Relate to the Navajo Tribe
Records relating to the Navajo Tribe may be found in the following series of records at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Additional record groups at NARA in the Washington D.C. area may also hold information about the Navajos. RECORD GROUP 75 Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE RECORDS, 1824 to 1975 1824-1880 (Most records of this period are microfilmed) Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824 to 1880, microfilmed as M234. Navajo records are microfilmed on M234 under Santa Fe Agency , New Mexico Superintendency, 1877-1880 and Colorado Superintendency on reels 767, 546 ­ 582, and 207 ­ 214. The letters are arranged by the name of the agency, the first letter of the surname of the correspondent, and the register number assigned when the letter was received. Registers of Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 18241880, (Entry 79). The registers are microfilmed as M18, in 126 rolls. The registers are arranged by year, and by alphabetical sections. The registers can be used to help locate specific letters received by determining how they were filed. Letters Sent by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824 to 1886. From 1824 until 1886 outgoing correspondence was copied by hand into letter books, kept in chronological order until 1869 and subdivided into sections corresponding to administrative divisions of the Office of Indian Affairs, such as Land, Finance, Civilizationm, after 1869. These are microfilmed on M21, in 166 rolls. Certain outgoing correspondence to high officials was copied into "Report Books," microfilmed on M348. There are Registers (Entry 80), and Abstracts (Entries 81 and 82, unmicrofilmed, RECORDS OF THE NEW MEXICO SUPERINTENDENCY These are on microfilm T21, comprised of all or some of Preliminary Inventory 163, Entries 1155-1166. The New Mexico Superintendency was established at Santa Fe in 1850. The principal Indians in New Mexico were Ute, Apache, Navajo, Pueblo, Pima, Papago, and Maricopa. Among the first permanent
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agencies was the Navajo, established in 1852. The Navajo Agency, although located in Arizona after 1868, remained in the New Mexico Superintendency. The New Mexico Superintendency was abolished in 1874. Thereafter the agents in New Mexico reported direct to the Office of Indian Affairs in Washington. JOURNAL. 1852-53; September-November 1863. 1 vol. (Entry 1154). A daily record of events and transactions, such as visits of Indians, arrivals and departures of agents, issuance of licenses to traders, issuance of instructions, arrival and departure of mail, and payments made. Included are some statements of the United States in account with the superintendent, 1869-73. Arranged chronologically. LETTERS RECEIVED AND FINANCIAL AND OTHER RECORDS. 1850-74. (Entry 1155). Letters received (with some copies and drafts of letters sent), circulars, vouchers, invoices, bills of lading, financial statements, property returns, licenses, contracts, proposals, estimates, printed Army orders, and other records. There are some records concerning Territorial matters other than Indian affairs. Arranged by year and thereunder for the most pert by kind of record. The letters received are usually divided according to source: those from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, those from agents in the superintendency, and those from others. Thereunder they are arranged for the most part chronologically; letters from agents may be arranged by name of agency and thereunder chronologically. There are no letters from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs after February 1872. For the main series of letters sent, see entry 1158. For segregated letters from Agent Christopher (Kit) Carson, see entry 1157. For segregated documents in Spanish, see entry 1156. For other documents concerning financial matters, see entries 1160-1164. LETTERS SENT. 1851-73. 9 vols. (ENTRY 1158). Press copies, arranged for the most part chronologically. The 1851 and some of the 1852 letters are included with the 1857 letters. In some of the volumes there is an alphabetical index to names of addressees. There are other copies and drafts of letters sent with the letters received and other records described in entry 1155. DATA BOOK. 1859-69. 1 vol. (ENTRY 1159). This book was used at different times and for different purposes. For 1859-60 there are records of accounts of the Navajo Agent and a diary kept by him for a few days. There are also a list of expenses incurred in feeding Pueblo Indians in 1866, a list of goods that were transferred to Superintendent Norton in 1866, and a list of purchases that were made in 1869. For 1869 there are also copies of endorsements on letters received by the superintendent and referred to other officials. These endorsements were continued in the volume described in entry 1161.

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LEDGER. 1853-57, 1871. 1 vol. (ENTRY 1160). Begun as a chronological record of debits and credits to the cash account ("cash book"). There are also accounts for special funds, such as the Rescue Fund, Contingent Fund, Treaty Fund, and Pueblo Fund, and for payments of salaries. For 1871 there are accounts for salary funds, the Apache Fund, the Incidental Fund, and miscellaneous expenses. For later cashbook, see entry 1161. For other ledgers, see entries 1163 and 1164. CASHBOOK AND ENDORSEMENTS. 1861-65, 1869-72. 1 vol. (ENTRY 1161). For 1861-65 there is a chronological record of debits and credits to the cash account of the superintendent. There are entries for many of the same transactions in the Journal described in entry 1162 and in the ledger described in entry 1163. There is also a check account for 1861-62. For 1869-72 there are copies of endorsements on letters received by the superintendent and referred to other officials, most frequently to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Arranged chronologically. For earlier cash account, see entry 1160. For earlier endorsements, see entry 1159. JOURNAL FOR CASH PAID TO AGENTS. 1861-66. 1 vol (ENTRY 1162) A chronological record of transactions concerning the transmittal of funds to agents. There are also a few statements of account current. The journal entries include page references to the ledger described in entry 1163. There are no journal entries for the period August 1863-June 1865. There are entries for many of the same transactions in the cashbook described in entry 1161. LEDGER FOR CASH PAID TO AGENTS. 1861-69. 1 vol. (ENTRY 1163) A record of transactions concerning transmittal of funds to agents. It consists chiefly of accounts for individual agents, but there are also some general accounts. The accounts are arranged for the most part chronologically by date of first transaction. Until 1866 the ledger entries include page references to the chronological journal described in entry 1162. See also the cashbook described in entry 1161. For other ledgers, see entries 1160 and 1164. LEDGER OF SUPERINTENDENCY AND SOUTHERN APACHE AGENCY. 1863-64, 1870-74. 1 vol. (ENTRY 1164). This ledger was maintained by the superintendency for the period 1863-64 and by the Southern Apache Agency for the period 1870-74. There are general statements of account current and accounts for particular funds and for individuals. There are also some records of issues, including some for 1865 and 1866. Arranged roughly by type of account. For other superintendency ledgers, see entries 1160 and 1163. For other records of the Southern Apache Agency, see entries 1217-1222. RECORDS OF ARMY SUBSISTENCE AGENT AT CIBOLLETTA. 1849-50. (ENTRY 1166). Letters received, vouchers, invoices, and other records

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maintained by Capt. Henry Dodge. The letters received are separated from the other records; records in each group are arranged chronologically. Dodge became agent of the Navajo Agency in 1853, which may account for these records being among those of the New Mexico Superintendency. 1881 to 1907 (Letters Received and Letters Sent not microfilmed for this period.) Letters Received, 1881-1907 (Entry 91). Letters not filmed, but Indexes and Registers are on microfilm P2187, and P2186. The Indexes and Registers consist of 182 reels of microfilm. The unfilmed letters are arranged and filed in order of year and file number, not by tribe or agency as they were earlier, and consist of about 1884.271 cubic feet in 3743 boxes. The filmed indexes and registers can be used to search for individual letters concerning the Navajo tribe. Letters Sent, 1881-1907 consists of press copies filed by Division (Entry 96). These consist of 2668 volumes, arranged by dates, not accessible by tribes. 1907 to 1975 Central Classified Files, Entries 121 A through P contain all correspondence received and sent out arranged by agencies under a subject numerical classification system. These occur in several time blocks: 1907-1939 Central Classified Files, filed under Navajo- 239 boxes, Southern Navajo- 32 boxes, Northern Navajo- 20 boxes, Western Navajo- 61 boxes, Eastern Navajo- 23 boxes; arranged by subject number system. 1940-1960s Central Classified Files, Navajo- 275 boxes. SPECIAL FILES OF THE OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, 1807-1904: This is an early series of records which may contain information on individual tribes accessible by name. The Special Files consist of correspondence, reports, accounts, affidavits, and other records that were brought together for easy reference. The records relate principally to claims and investigations but include some other subjects. Most of the records in the series were withdrawn from the general incoming correspondence of the office; but some records of special commissions, transmitted to the office when their work was completed, are also included. The records have been microfilmed as M574. There is an index. SPECIAL CASES. 1821-1907. Not microfilmed. (ENTRY 102)

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Cases concerning land disputes. Most of the records within the cases were removed from the general incoming correspondence by the BIA and brought together by subject for easier reference. The cases relate to matters such as railroad rights-of-way, establishment of reservations, boundaries, trespasses, water and grazing rights, timber contracts, allotments, leases, and sales. These cases were originally kept in the Land Division of the BIA, but in 1908 they were transferred to the general records maintained in the Mail and Files Section. The inclusive dates given above are those for individual documents within the files. The first Special Cases, as such, were probably not created until about 1880. There are 203 Special Cases, each relating to a particular subject. There is a finding aid, by tribe.The individual documents within a case are usually arranged in basically the same manner as the main series of letters received. The pre-1881 records are arranged by jurisdiction, thereunder by year, thereunder alphabetically by the first letter of the surname or other designation of the writer, and thereunder by file number or chronologically by date of receipt. The post-1880 records are arranged by year and thereunder by file number (chronologically by date of receipt). A cross-reference was usually placed in the general correspondence to indicate the removal of a document to a Special Case. SPECIAL SERIES A. ca. 1859-1934. 163 boxes. BOX List available. (ENTRY 126). Consists of records withdrawn from the letters received by the Bureau (ENTRIES 79 and 91), the central classified files (ENTRY 121), records of the Land and Inspection Divisions, special reports, materials prepared for congressional hearings, and other records that apparently were segregated to accommodate their unusual size or to bring related records together. They relate to land matters (boundaries, patents, surveys, and leases), heirship cases and other legal matters, claims, personnel matters, estimates, enrollments, investigations, schools, and many other subjects. These records were arranged in bundles. Each bundle related to a particular subject and often consisted of records assigned the same file number. Within the bundles, the arrangement of the records varied. The records were placed in boxes, ("old box" numbers) and later were placed in folders and rehoused by NARA in new archives boxes ("new box numbers"). A list of the records in this series is available in the National Archives. IRREGULARLY SHAPED PAPERS. 1849-1907. (ENTRY 310) These records consist chiefly of incoming correspondence and enclosures that were kept separately from the main correspondence series (entries 79 and 91) and the Special Cases (entry 102) by the BIA because of unusual size or bulk. Included are some copies of outgoing correspondence, reports, proceedings, testimony, journals, census rolls, schedules, plats, field notes of surveys, patent applications, vouchers, receipts, ledgers, and newspaper clippings. These records

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relate to such matters as appraisals and allotments of land, boundaries, leases, railroad rights-of-way, enrollment of Indians, proceedings of special commissions, timber operations, and irrigation projects. These were originally arranged, according to subject matter, into bundles that consisted of one item or of many items. In many cases all the records in a bundle were received by the Bureau with one transmittal letter, which signifies that the bundle is one file unit of incoming correspondence. The records have been removed rom the bundles and rehoused in boxes. The arrangement within the boxes varies. There is a finding aid/box list. SUPERINTENDENTS' ANNUAL NARRATIVE AND STATISTICAL REPORTS FROM FIELD JURISDICTIONS OF THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, 1907-1938. M1011. 174 rolls. Descriptive Pamphlet (DP) available. The annual narrative reports, 1910-38, and the annual statistical reports, 192035, reproduced in this microfilm publication are a continuation of the annual reports of the agents and superintendents that, prior to 1907, had been published as part of the Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS. 1934-36. ca. 10,000 items. (ENTRY 153) Composite aerial prints of the Fort Apache, Navajo, Hopi, and Zuni Reservations. The prints, made for the Soil Conservation Service, are arranged in a geographical pattern. Included also are some index maps. At College Park, in the Still Pictures Branch. BIA MAPS- Now At College Park, in the Cartographic Branch. Maps of the Navajo country. Parts of State maps, dated 1882-1909, which show location of the Navajo Reservation (including subdivisions, the Moqui Reservation, and other reservations, some of which are annotated to show areas added by Executive Orders. Topographic maps of the reservations show routes of survey and travel. Maps of the boundaries of the Navajo Indian Reservation as surveyed in 1869, 1884-85, and partly resurveyed in 1919-20. Sketch of the Navajo Reserve and proposed extension. Sketches of the Navajo Extension and adjoining area south of the Moqui Reservation with information in margin relative to area, population, dry farming, and stock raising. Maps of the San Juan Navajo Reservation, subdivision of the larger Navajo reservation, showing topography, farming and grazing lands. Maps of irrigation projects, including irrigable lands, reservoirs, dams, ditches, canals, wells and springs. Maps of power development projects. Plats showing mine locations and claims. Maps showing Navajo Indian allotments. Maps, some of which were approved 1930-33, showing proposed and located highways, roads, bridges, and telegraph and telephone lines. Plat showing Government and railroad lands. Map, dated 1914, of a survey of a railroad in the Navajo and Hopi Reservations. Sketch and plan of mission schools.

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OFFICE FILE OF COMMISSIONER JOHN COLLIER. 1933-45. ARC 611812 27 boxes (ENTRY 178). Included are letters received, copies of letters sent, memoranda, reports, processed procedural and reference material, clippings, copies of publications, and legal documents. The records relate to many subjects. Particularly significant are those records concerning alleged Nazi activities (centering around the American Indian Federation), the Court of Claim suit of the California Indians, the Navajo Indians, the Pueblo Indians, peyote, the War Relocation Authority and the internment of Japanese on Indian lands, a study of Indian personality, conferences and other meetings, and trips of the Commissioner. There are a few pre-1933 records, some of which were taken from the files of the American Indian Defense Association. (Collier was National Executive Secretary of the Association before he became Commissioner of Indian Affairs.) There are also a few post-1945 records that were added to the file after Collier left office. Arranged alphabetically by subject or by name of correspondent and thereunder for the most part chronologically. For other records maintained in the Office of the Commissioner during Collier's tenure, see entries 179 and 180. COMMISSIONER WILLIAM BROPHY FILES, 1945-49. 2 boxes ARC 612021 (ENTRY 180 A). This series consists of a small portion of miscellaneous files from the office of Commissioner William A. Brophy. The records include correspondence, telegrams, articles from journals and magazines including one by Felix Cohen, news clippings, press releases, transcript of a radio interview, a few maps and photographs, a few magazines and booklets. Items of interest include a study of the Navajo, a copy of the 1948 Navajo constitution, a report on the Sitka Naval Air Station, 1946, proposed legislation including the Indian Claims Commission. Subjects include Alaska, and the Navajo. COMMISSIONER JOHN NICHOLS FILES, 1949-50. 1 box ARC 612030 (ENTRY 180 B). This series consists of a small portion of miscellaneous files from the office of Commissioner John Nichols. The documents include correspondence, speeches, reports, clippings, a few maps, circulars, copies of magazine and journal articles, memoranda. Topics include proposed legislation, arts and crafts, education, employment of Indians, health, irrigation. Items of interest include a paper on Sac social organization by Robert Rietz, and a report on Navajo trading. Some files have an internal arrangement by agencies and topics. COMMISSIONER DILLON MYER FILES, 1950-1953. 3 boxes ARC 612048 (ENTRY 180 C). Arrangement of files is according to subject. Subjects

of files include Aberdeen Area Offices and Agencies, Albuquerque Area Office and Agencies, Anadarko Area Office and Agencies, Indians in World War II, Juneau Area Office, legislation, Management Planning Progress Report, Minneapolis Area

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Office and Agencies, Muskogee Area Office and Agencies, Indian organizations, Phoenix Area Office and Agencies, Portland Area Office and Agencies, Sacramento Area Office and Agencies, speeches ­ D. Myer, studies and surveys, and Window Rock Area Office and Agencies. OFFICE REPORTS , 1865-1972. 3 boxes ARC 300308 (ENTRY 180 L). This series consists primarily of weekly and monthly reports relating to administrative and program activities. Weekly reports from Area Offices contain information provided by agency officials within their jurisdictions. The reports relate to such subjects as employment, housing, education, cultural activities, agricultural loans, law enforcement, training programs, and tribal elections. Monthly staff reports document policy and program decisions in the areas of education, economic development, and community, management, and operating services. Also included are the Commissioner's remarks to the Secretary's Advisory Committee, Western Inter-Tribal Coordinating Committee, the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, and the National Congress of American Indians; and HUD planning grants for Indian reservations. Arranged by type of report, and thereunder chronologically by year. RECORDS RELATING TO THE HOPI-NAVAJO LAND DISPUTE, 19671972. ARC 300309 (ENTRY 180 M). These records relate to a long-term land dispute between the Hopi and Navajo tribes. Included are correspondence, memorandums, studies, maps, news clippings, and reports on the joint-use area; briefing books on the history of the dispute; transcripts of negotiations; and proposed legislation for the resolution of the dispute. Arranged in rough alphabetical order by subject. TRIBAL CONFERENCE FILES OF COMMISSIONER GLENN L. EMMONS, 1956-1958. 7 boxes ARC 300301 (ENTRY 180 N). This series consists of transcripts, minutes, and administrative memorandums that document conferences involving Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Central Office staff, field staff, and tribal representatives. The majority of the records relate to Commissioner Glenn Emmons' meetings with tribal leaders in Phoenix, Arizona; Omaha, Nebraska; Denver, Colorado; El Paso, Texas; Salt Lake City, Utah; Seattle, Washington; Portland, Oregon; Boise, Idaho; Des Moines, Iowa; and Dallas, Texas. Subjects covered during the conferences included industry; health; land; old age assistance; welfare; discrimination; roads; and alcoholism. Also included are transcripts of a 1958 conference in Phoenix, which focused on "Bureau Planning and Programming for Assumption of Resources Management by Indians." BIA staff from the Phoenix, Sacramento, and Gallup Area Offices participated, as well as representatives from tribes in California; Colorado; Nevada; New Mexico; Utah; and Arizona. The records relate to such subjects as

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forestry; land operations; irrigation; soil and moisture conservation; credit; roads; and education. Arranged chronologically by date. A NARA-created box list is available. STATEMENT SHOWING LAND GRANTS MADE BY CONGRESS TO AID IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF RAILROADS, WAGON ROADS, CANALS, AND INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS (November 27, 1907). 1 vol. 0.134 cu ft (ENTRY 310 A) This is a publication of the General Land Office of the Department of the Interior that sums up land grants made by Congress to aid in the construction of railroads, canals, wagon roads and other internal improvements. Tabulated entries include various information, based on the kind of construction, but samples of information found in them include date of grant, route of road, extent of grant in place, extent of indemnity limits, grantee, grantee of state, subdivisions of grant and present owners, and additional legislation affecting but not increasing grant. The time span covers grants from around 1829 up to 1906.

PHOTOGRAPHS AND FIELD NOTES OF SURVEYS OF THE OF NAVAJO RESERVATION. 1903. (ENTRY 318). Mounted photographs and field notes of surveys relating to proposed irrigation work along the San Juan River. These records are enclosures to a report that was submitted by Superintendent of irrigation George Butler. The report (file no. "31060-03") is among the general incoming correspondence of the Bureau (entry 91). A map submitted with the report is among the cartographic records of the Bureau. Arranged by enclosure number. LAND MANAGEMENT STANDARDS AND SURVEYS, 1940-1966. 2 LTA-S boxes. (ENTRY 321 A). This series contains reports and surveys concerning the current condition, management, and development plans for forage resources on Indian lands. Included are progress reports arranged by area offices (Aberdeen, Billings, Gallup, Phoenix, Portland) and a separate report and pilot study for the Navajo, annual reports, range seeding handbook, draft reviews and final review of the range management handbook, and site and condition surveys. LIST OF FIELD NOTES OF SURVEYS OF INDIAN LANDS AND RESERVATIONS. n.d. l vol. 0.143 cu ft (ENTRY 311). Individual entries give name of reservation or other area surveyed and usually include the date of survey and the name of the surveyor for many of the field notes described in entry 313. There are also references to related records, mainly incoming correspondence and maps, and other notations. Volume references are given, but they do not coincide with the present numbering of the volumes. References to the Ancient and Miscellaneous Surveys (entry 315) are included. Copies of correspondence and lists of contents of some of the volumes have been inserted.

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There are references to records dated from 1796 to 1911. There are also some notes relating to Geological Survey field notes. Entries are arranged alphabetically by name of State. GUIDE TO FIELD NOTES OF SURVEYS OF INDIAN LANDS AND RESERVATIONS. ca. 1914-19. 1 vol. 0.057 cu ft (ENTRY 312). Consists of lists of the areas of land surveyed and described in each of volumes 1-165 of the records described in entry 313, with a few notations for higher numbered volumes. The information is entered in the guide (apparently compiled during the period 1914-19) in the same order as the volumes are numbered and arranged. Also included is an alphabetical index, chiefly to names of reservations or other geographic locations, giving volume references (and, sometimes, page references) in the field notes. This index is for all the volumes, not only the first 165. BOUND FIELD NOTES OF SURVEYS OF INDIAN LANDS AND RESERVATIONS. 1832-1919. 287 vols. 58.812 cu ft (ENTRY 313). Surveyors' records of the results of surveys--mainly cadastral but some astronomical ones. Most of the surveys were conducted under the supervision of the General Land Office. In addition to the notes themselves, some of the volumes include copies of correspondence and other documents. Arranged numerically by number assigned to the volume; but some numbers are missing and there are some unnumbered volumes. The numbers were assigned apparently after the volumes had already been arranged in rough alphabetical order by name of State or Territory. The volumes for each reservation are usually together. In the higher numbered volumes (chiefly for more recent surveys) the geographical arrangement is no longer followed. For finding aids for these records, see entries 311 and 312. For other field notes, see entries 314, 315, and 317-321. Additional field notes have been retained by the Bureau, and there are others among the records of the former General Land Office (in Record Group 49). UNBOUND FIELD NOTES OF SURVEYS OF INDIAN LANDS AND RESERVATIONS. 11.994 cu ft (ENTRY 314). These notes are essentially a continuation of the series of records described in entry 313, although there is some overlapping of dates. Arranged by State, thereunder by reservation, and thereunder by location of land. REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL REPORTS, 1960-1974. 7 boxes 2.856 cu ft (ENTRY 314 A). This series consists of real estate appraisal reports compiled for the Branch of Real Estate Services of the Land Division of the Bureau of Indian Affairs by independent appraisers. These land appraisals contain such information as legal descriptions, location, land value, mineral rights, flood history, history of the property, assessed valuation and taxes, description of the

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land, improvements, highest and best use, and fair market value. Some black and white photographs and maps are included, showing the land, houses, barns and outbuildings, and small businesses. The reports are arranged by Area Offices and cover reservations and individual plats. FIELD NOTES OF ANCIENT AND MISCELLANEOUS SURVEYS. 17971887. 1.008 cu ft (ENTRY 315). These records were once bound as volumes 299-302 of the field notes described in entry 313. They consist of notes of early surveys and also of some more recent ones that were not voluminous enough for a separate volume. Many of the notes are enclosures to incoming letters. They have been kept in the same order as that in which they were formerly bound, but no pattern for this order has been discerned. A list of the notes, with references to related correspondence, is included with the records. LAND MANAGEMENT STANDARDS AND SURVEYS, 1940-1966. 2 LTA-S boxes. 0.816 (ENTRY 321 A). This series contains reports and surveys concerning the current condition, management, and development plans for forage resources on Indian lands. Included are progress reports arranged by area offices (Aberdeen, Billings, Gallup, Phoenix, Portland) and a separate report and pilot study for the Navajo, annual reports, range seeding handbook, draft reviews and final review of the range management handbook, and site and condition surveys. MAPS OF STATES SHOWING INDIAN CESSIONS AND MILITARY LANDMARKS. n.d. 0.322 cu ft (ENTRY 322). Printed maps of States, with penciled notations showing Indian land cessions. Included are a few maps showing military establishments, battle sites, and other places of interest. On some of the maps no notations were made. The maps were printed in 1839, 1841, and 1855; there is no indication, however, of the dates when the notations were made. Arranged in two sets: one for maps showing land cessions and one for maps showing military landmarks. The maps in each set are ranged by geographical location of State. LETTERS RECEIVED RELATING TO ALLOTMENTS AND CERTIFICATES. 1871-87. 0.504 cu ft (ENTRY 329). Mainly letters transmitting receipts for certificates of allotment. These letters have been segregated from the general incoming correspondence of the Bureau (entries 79 and 91). In some cases there is only a cross-reference or transmittal letter, but often included are the receipts themselves. Arranged chronologically by date of receipt. INDEX TO LETTERS RECEIVED RELATING TO ALLOTMENTS. 1907-09. 1 vol. 0.236 cu ft (ENTRY 330). Given are file references for incoming letters

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concerning allotments, patents, surveys, and related subjects. Arranged in alphabetical sections by name of person or by subject. INSTRUCTIONS TO ALLOTTING AGENTS. 1892-1909. 1 vol. 0.281 cu ft (ENTRY 331). Copies of letters sent by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to allotting agents giving them instructions for specific assignments. There is an alphabetical index by name of agent or reservation or by subject. RECORD OF APPLICATIONS FOR ALLOTMENTS. 1908-18, 1 vol. 0.252 cu ft (ENTRY 332). Given for individual applications are name of applicant, file reference, decision on entitlement, and sometimes an application number. The dates given above are those of the references rather than of the compilation of the volume. Entries are arranged by name of tribe in no discernible order, but there is an alphabetical index to names of tribes. The entries for each tribe are arranged in rough chronological order. REGISTERS OF CORRESPONDENCE CONCERNING CERTAIN PERSONS. 1915-22. 8 vols. 0.689 cu ft (ENTRY 335). Entries give file references for incoming letters in the general classified correspondence (entry 121) relating to certain persons and concerning chiefly allotments and heirship cases. There are some entries relating to other subjects. Some indication of the handling of the letter within the Bureau is usually given. The first volume, covering the period March 15-September 14, 1915, is arranged chronologically. Thereafter there is a volume for each year from 1915 through 1921. There are some entries for 1922 in the 1921 volume. Entries in each of these volumes are arranged, in alphabetical sections, by initial letter of surname of person; thereunder the arrangement is chronological, usually by date of filing. LETTERS SENT RELATING TO LAND ALLOTMENTS 6 boxes (5 lta, 1 lga) 2.544 cu ft (ENTRY 336). Copies of letters sent by the Bureau and usually signed by the Chief Clerk. Included are copies of enclosures and related documents, particularly copies of letters sent by the Office of the Secretary of the Interior. Arranged for the most part in rough chronological order. Documents relating to a particular subject, however, are often grouped together. TRACT BOOKS. ca. 1857-1912. 51 vols. 14.016 cu ft (ENTRY 340). These volumes show allotments made on Indian reservations under various laws and treaties. The contents of the volumes vary somewhat. Some information is given for each subdivision--at least the location. Given for individual allotted tracts are the English and/or Indian name of the allottee, information concerning the approval and issuance of the patent, and sometimes the valuation of the land. There are a few notations dated as late as 1920. Arranged for the most part alphabetically by name of reservation or tribe. For some reservations there are several volumes. Within each volume the entries are arranged by tract of

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land. For finding aids, see entries 337 and 338. For other tract books, see the records relating to trust lands. We have a list of tract books. PLATBOOKS. 1858-1923. 23 vols. and unbound papers 8.437 cu ft (ENTRY 341). Platbooks mainly concerning reservations, but including some concerning oil lands and coal lands. Most of the plats show individual allotments. The volumes vary in their contents. Sometimes included are blueprints, overlays, photostats of General Land Office records, or penciled plats. Arranged by name of reservation, generally in alphabetical order but with some variation to accommodate the different sizes of volumes. Entries in each volume are arranged by location of land. For other plats, see entries 334, 342, 347, 396, and 642. See also tract books (entry 340) and allotment schedules (entry 343). We have a list of platbooks. Many platbooks have been retained by the Bureau. ALLOTMENT SCHEDULES. 1856-1935. 46 vols. and unbound papers. 32.594 cu ft (ENTRY 343). Chiefly schedules showing the land allotments of individual Indians, but including some schedules of land set aside for special purposes, such as schools, missions, agency buildings, and cemeteries. Included also are some unapproved schedules of selections. With some of the schedules there are plats, affidavits, and correspondence. Entries for individual allotments usually give name of allottee, some personal information (such as age, sex, and position in family), and location and acreage of the allotment. Information is sometimes given concerning the issuance of the patent. Arranged in rough alphabetical order by name of tribe, reservation, or geographic location; but there are some modifications to accommodate varying sizes of volumes. Some of the volumes also include schedules for more than one tribe. The individual schedules are usually arranged by allotment number. These numbers were sometimes assigned in alphabetical order by name of allottee or in chronological order, but usually there is no discernible pattern to their sequence. Some of the volumes include alphabetical indexes to names of allottees. We have a list of allotment schedules. SCHEDULES OF INDIAN HOMESTEADS ON WHICH TRUST PERIOD WAS DUE TO EXPIRE. ca. 1915-17. 1 vol. (ENTRY 350). Comprise a record of homesteads of Indians not living on a reservation on which the trust period was due to expire in 1916 or 1917. Given for individual homesteads are name of State or Territory, name of land office, location and acreage of land, name of allottee, and information concerning the patent; and often included are the date of expiration of the trust period, references to records, and other information. Entries are arranged by the year in which the trust period was due to expire and thereunder in order of entry in another volume not located among the records of the Bureau now in the National Archives.

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SCHEDULES CONCERNING SURVEYING AND ALLOTTING. 1907-. 1909. 1 vol. 0.143 cu ft (ENTRY 351). Chiefly two types of schedules. One type is a record of payments made--mainly to agents--showing for individual payments the name of the person to whom payment was made, date, authority number, amount appropriated, amount authorized, and balance remaining. The other type is an abstract of weekly reports by allotting agents, giving a statistical account of their accomplishments and expenditures. Included are some other schedules (largely fragmentary) concerning allotments approved, patents issued, family history cards, and other subjects. Also included are some file references to records. Arranged by type of schedule and thereunder for the most part by names of reservation. For a later reference volume concerning expenditures for surveying and allotting, see entry 352. RECORDS OF PURCHASE OF LANDS WITH TRUST AND UNSCHEDULED FUNDS, VARIOUS TRIBES ca. 1930's-1940's. 1 vol. 0.219 cu ft (ENTRY 406 B). This series consists of a ledger recording land purchases by Indian tribes. The columns include a record of options, record of deeds, abstracts, area, costs, and name of grantors. The tribes include the Blackfeet in Montana, Choctaw in Oklahoma, Coleville in Washington, Cherokee in North Carolina, Flathead in Montana, Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho, Fort Peck Reservation in Montana, Lummi in Washington, Makah in Washington, Minnesota Chippewa, Nez Perce in Idaho, Navajo in Arizona, Pueblo in New Mexico, Round Valley Reservation in California, Seneca-Cayuga in Oklahoma, Southern Ute in Colorado, Spokane in Washington, Uintah and Ouray in Utah, and Warm Springs in Oregon. Also attached to the ledger is an envelope of correspondence with the Commissioner of Indian Affairs concerning these transactions, from 1939. Records are arranged by tribe or reservation, in alphabetical order, as noted in description. APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS TO PROSPECT FOR OIL AND GAS, 19211927 14 boxes LGA-S 6.552 cu ft (ENTRY 414 A). These records consist of applications for individuals and companies to do exploratory drilling on Indian lands in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah, searching for gas and oil. The applications also include correspondence and legal documents, such as bonds and petitions, either filed in support of the application or documenting the application progress. Arranged by regional office and thereunder by application number. [Creator: Department of the Interior; Bureau of Indian Affairs; Division of Resources]. Related numbers: accession #NN3-075-95-012, records center #075-53B and 53C-3067. RECORDS RELATING TO FARMING AND GRAZING LEASES 1940 ­ 1949 6 boxes LTA-S 2.448 cu ft (ENTRY 414 B). These records concern leases by private companies and individuals to raise crops and livestock on Indian lands.

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Many aspects of these transactions, including disputes among the various parties to these leases, are the subjects of these files. They contain clippings, correspondence, memoranda, telegrams, resolutions, and other legal documents. Arranged by agency or tribe, chronologically by year, and numerically by file thereunder. [Creator: Department of the Interior; Bureau of Indian Affairs; Division of Resources]. Related numbers: accession #NN3-075-95-012, records ctr #075-53S-0367. RANGE UNIT RECORDS RELATING TO GRAZING 1949-1963 3 OS ledgers 5.665 cu ft (ENTRY 414 BB). This series consists of oversized ledgers providing information on individuals' grazing accounts such as location and acreage; type and number of livestock (cattle, horses, sheep and goats); grazing season, value and fees. Arranged chronologically by year and thereunder alphabetically by agency. RECORDS RELATING TO LAND TENURE AND ACQUISITION 1917- 1947 21.912 cu ft (ENTRY 414 D). This series includes leasing records, including lease forms, statistical and narrative reports, circulars, correspondence, memoranda, and orders, relating to the leasing of Indian lands to non-Indians; and other records relating to the acquisition of lands by the federal government for use by Native Americans under provisions of the IRA Indian Reorganization Act. Included are preliminary and final project plans for land acquisition under the IRA; land purchase record cards for each project; maps of reservations and other tribal lands; correspondence; reports; minutes of tribal council meetings, tribal constitutions and by laws; legislation; reports and schedules of appraisals. The correspondence includes communication with land field agents, and budget recommendations. Oversized maps connected with this series have been transferred to the Cartographic Branch at College Park. [Creator: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of the Commissioner, Division of Resources, Branch of Land] Folder list available. RECORDS RELATING TO LAND TRANSFERS FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES, 1935-1944 2 boxes LTA-S 0.816 cu ft (ENTRY 414 E). This series consists of records relating to lands originally under the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture, acquired through the Resettlement Administration. The Resettlement Administration was one of several agencies responsible for acquiring land for redistribution projects that offered assistance to needy families. Executive Orders contained in these records provided for the transfer of custody to the Department of the Interior. These lands were placed under the control of the Secretary of the Interior for use and administration through the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, for the benefit of such Indians as he might designate, under the conditions that would best carry out the purposes of the land conservation and utilization programs. Arranged by subject . [Department of

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the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Land Operations Branch] Acc # NN3-075095-013 Rec. Ctr. # 075-53Z 0367 CARD FILES RELATING TO LAND ACQUISTION AND UTILIZATION, 1934-1947. 3 boxes PHO-G 1.008 cu ft (ENTRY 414 F). This series contains transferred Resettlement Administration Land Utilization Division records consisting of Regional Office Case Record Cards, 1934-1936 and Land Acquisition Project Cards, 1935-1937. Arranged by project names. The case cards include information such as option and file numbers, dates of expirations of options, number of acres, price per acre, date accepted, date acquired, land use, appraised and assessed value, and tax and mortgage information. The p