Earl Y. Henderson papers, 1916-1931.
Collection Number: 9059

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Earl Y. Henderson papers, 1916-1931.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
9059
Abstract:
Correspondence to and from Henderson, Indian reports written and collected by Henderson.
Creator:
Henderson, Earl Y.
Huntington Free Library
Quanitities:
11 folders.
Language:
Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Henderson was the Assistant Secretary of the Board of Indian Commissioners. McDowell was Secretary of the Board of Indian Commissioners. Burke was commissioner of the Office of Indian Affairs.

INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:

Earl Y. Henderson papers, #9059. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
PROVENANCE

Huntington Free Library purchase. Gift to HFL from Marc Fleisher.

Scope and content

Correspondence to and from Henderson, Indian reports written and collected by Henderson. Folder one contains correspondence between Henderson and Malcolm McDowell while Henderson was stationed at Camp Sheridan, Montgomery, Alabama. The reports are mostly typescript copies. Those in folder two are published documents and include documents pertaining to the Havasupai Indian Agency, Arizona, Supai Trail, reorganization of the Indian service. Folder three has all handwritten items regarding the State of Washington Indian treaties, including notes titled "Washington Notes", map of Fort Hall Reservation, Idaho, unbound manuscript titled "Lands of Indians in the State of Washington West of the Cascade Mountains." Folder four contains typed notes by Henderson titled "Notes on Acoma Pueblo", 1919. Folder five contains Board of Indian Commissioners' reports regarding the Crow Creek, and Lower Brule Indian Reservations, South Dakota, Cherokee Indian Reservation, North Carolina, Choctaw Indians of Mississippi, and a history of the Indian Bureau from 1824 to 1924.
Folder six, typed reports regarding Cherokee Indians of North Carolina and Choctaw Indians of Mississippi, 1927. Also correspondence from Charles H. Burke to McDowell discussing Henderson's work with the Cherokees. Folder seven, reports regarding the Havasupai, Truxton, and Colorado River, Indian Agencies in Arizona, and the Fort Yuma Indian Agency in California, also the Fort Mojave Indian School. Folder eight, reports regarding Neah Bay, and Tahola, Indian Agencies. Folder nine, reports on Tulalip Indian Agencies in Washington and the Nonreservation Indians at the Carson Agency in Nevada. Folder ten, reports regarding the Walker River Indian Agency and Western Shoshone Indian Reservation in Nevada. Folder eleven, reports regarding the Paiute Indian Agency in Utah and the Sells Indian Agency in Arizona. Multiple copies of most of the reports.

PROVENANCE

Huntington Free Library purchase. Gift to HFL from Marc Fleisher.

SUBJECTS

Names:
Henderson, Earl Y.
Burke, Charles H.
McDowell, Malcolm.
United States. Board of Indian Commissioners
United States. Office of Indian Affairs
United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Cherokee Indian Agency (N.C.)
United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Crow Indian Agency
United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Lower BruleĢ Agency
United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Taholah Indian Agency
United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Tulalip Agency
United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Western Shoshone Agency
Places:
Walker River Reservation (Nev.)
Supai (Ariz.)
Neah Bay (Wash.)
Havasupai Reservation (Ariz.)
Fort Yuma Reservation (Ariz. and Calif.)
Fort Mojave Indian Reservation.
Fort Hall (Idaho : Fort)
Crow Creek Indian Reservation (S.D.)
Colorado River Indian Reservation (Ariz. and Calif.)
Camp Sheridan (Ala.)
Acoma (N.M.)
Subjects:
Yuma Indians.
Shoshoni Indians.
Paiute Indians.
Havasupai Indians.
Crow Indians.
Choctaw Indians.
Cherokee Indians.
Acoma Indians.
Indians of North America -- Religion.
Indians of North America -- Missions.
Indians of North America -- Government relations.
Indians of North America -- Education.
Indians of North America -- Washington (State).
Indians of North America -- South Dakota.
Indians of North America -- New Mexico.
Indians of North America -- Mississippi.
Indians of North America -- Arizona.
Indians of North America.

CONTAINER LIST
Container
Description
Date
Series I. Correspondence
Huntington Box 9 Folder 9059-1
Malcolm McDowell Camp Sheridan, Montgomery, Alabama
1918
Huntington Box 9 Folder 9059-1
Army experiences
Huntington Box 9 Folder 9059-1
Hospitalization
1916
Series II. Publications
Huntington Box 9 Folder 9059-2
The Havasupai Indian Agency, Arizona
1928, 1929, 1930
The Supai Trail
1929
Plan of Reorganization of the United States Indian Service
1925
Series III. Notes, Manuscripts, Maps
Huntington Box 9 Folder 9059-3
Washington Notes
Huntington Box 9 Folder 9059-3
Lands of Indians in the State of Washington West of the Cascade Mountains
Huntington Box 9 Folder 9059-3
Map of the Fort Hall Reservation, Idaho
1915
Huntington Box 9 Folder 9059-4
Notes on Isleta Pueblo
1919
Huntington Box 9 Folder 9059-4
Notes on Acoma Pueblo
1919
Series IV. Reports
Huntington Box 9 Folder 9059-5
Report on the Crow Creek and Lower Brule Indian Reservations, South Dakota
1923
Huntington Box 9 Folder 9059-5
Report on the Cherokee Indian Reservation, North Carolina
1924
Huntington Box 9 Folder 9059-5
Report on the Choctaw Indians of Mississippi
1924
Huntington Box 9 Folder 9059-5
The Indian Bureau from 1824 to 1924
1924
Huntington Box 9 Folder 9059-6
Report on the Cherokee Indians of North Carolina
1927
Huntington Box 9 Folder 9059-6
Report on the Choctaws of Mississippi
1927
Huntington Box 9 Folder 9059-7
Report on the Havasupai Indian Agency, Arizona
1928
Huntington Box 9 Folder 9059-7
Report on the Truxton Canyon Indian Agenxy, Arizona
1928
Huntington Box 9 Folder 9059-7
Report on the Colorado River Indian Agency and the Fort Mojave Indian School, Arizona
1928
Huntington Box 9 Folder 9059-7
Report on the Fort Yuma Indian Agenxy, California
1928
Huntington Box 9 Folder 9059-8
Report on the Neah Bay Indian Agency, Washington
1929
Huntington Box 9 Folder 9059-8
Report on the Taholah Indian Agenxy, Washington
1929
Huntington Box 9 Folder 9059-9
Report on the Tulalip Indian Agency, Washington
1929
Huntington Box 9 Folder 9059-9
Report on the Nonreservation Indians Under the Carson Agency, Nevada
1929
Huntington Box 9 Folder 9059-10
Report on the Walker River Indian Agency, Nevada
1930
Huntington Box 9 Folder 9059-10
Report on the Western Shoshone Indian Reservation, Nevada
1930
Huntington Box 9 Folder 9059-11
Report on the Paiute Indian Agency, Utah
1931
Huntington Box 9 Folder 9059-11
Report on the Sells Indian Agency, Arizona
1931