Native Americans reference collection : documents collected by the Office of Indian Affairs. Part 1, 1840-1900

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"During the period of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, the Office of Indian Affairs was criticized and bureaucratized, but only partially reformed. The vast majority of the document...

"During the period of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, the Office of Indian Affairs was criticized and bureaucratized, but only partially reformed. The vast majority of the documents included in 'The Native Americans Reference Collection: Documents Collected by the Office of Indian Affairs' reflect three basic themes of American Indian history: the continuing need and demand for reform; the Indian services; and the interrelationship of law and guardianship. The documents were originally collected as Miscellaneous Documents Relating to Indian Affairs (hereafter Miscellaneous documents) kept by the Financial Division of the Office of Indian Affairs. Part 1 covers 1840-1900 and contains volumes 1 through part of volume 52, approximately 29,000 pages; Part 2 covers 1901-1948 and contains the second half of volume 52 through volume 138, approximately 47,000 pages."

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