Indians of North America -- Government relations
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Associated Executive Committee of Friends on Indian Affairs
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1003
Overview
Records deal with the work of Friends in running mission stations in Oklahoma among the Iowa, Modoc, Kickapoo, Oto, Shawnee, Osage and other Native Americans. Letters from superintendents and missionaries in the field describe the difficulties and experiences of Friends in their work. Topics discussed include attempts to Christianize the Native Americans, improve living conditions, Native American education, use of peyote and alcohol, disease, Native American dances, conflicts with other...
Dates:
1758-1929
Anthony Benezet letters
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-852
Abstract
A collection of letters of Anthony Benezet (1713-1784), a prominent Friend, philanthropist and teacher. These letters, which are addressed to various persons, reflect cultural and religious aspects, the efforts of Friends to abolish slavery, interest in education, opposition to intolerance and war, missionary work, and observations on the Indians. Mention is made in the letters of Conrad Weiser, George Whitfield, Samuel Wetherill, and others; and there are frequent references to publications in...
Dates:
1750 - 1936
Zelma Corning Brandt papers
Collection
Identifier: BMC-M92
Overview
Zelma Corning Brandt (1891-1990) was a social crusader active throughout the twentieth century. Her chief interests included the independence and development of colonial countries, American Indian affairs, nuclear disarmament, women’s issues, and geriatric concerns. The collection consists of correspondence, travel notes, diaries and writings, and publications and reports, especially from 1960-1989. Brandt’s longevity and attention to detail provide a complete view of various world and...
Dates:
1906 - 1989
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
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Zelma Corning Brandt papers
Theodore Brinton Hetzel papers and graphics
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1168
Abstract
Theodore Hetzel (1906-1990) was a Quaker professor of engineering at Haverford College in Haverford, Pennsylvania, whose interests led him to involvement with Native American and Quaker issues. An avid photographer, the materials in this collection are primarily photographic, as well as correspondence and documents.
Dates:
1866-1987; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1987
Enoch Hoag papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1034
Overview
This collection includes correspondence, financial papers, and an account book concerning the finances of the Central Superintendency and Quaker work with Native Americans.
Dates:
1865-1883
Miscellaneous manuscripts relating to Native Americans and Quakers
Collection — Folder
Identifier: SFHL-SC-285
Overview
Fragments and copies of manuscripts concerning Quaker (probably Philadelphia Yearly Meeting) activities relating to Native American. Some of these may be contemporary manuscript copies of documents in the Friendly Association or the Indian Committee records.
Dates:
1761 - 1839
Achilles Pugh journal
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-056
Overview
Journal entries describe Pugh's travel from St. Louis, Missouri, to Lawrence, Kansas, Quaker meetings attended, meetings with "Indian agents" and officials, and visits to tribes and make payments.
Dates:
1869
John Richards letterbooks
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-02-016
Overview
Each volume of John Richards's letterbooks contains business correspondence related to his work as an Indian Agent in Kansas. All letters are written by John Richards, and the majority of letters are addressed to Enoch Hoag, the Superintendent of Indian Affairs. In addition to Enoch Hoag, correspondence in Richards's letterbooks is addressed to the following: Dunlap & Flora, Russell Shlickler, James Haworth, F. Buckley, Robert Ferris, George P. Laflin, Henry Breiner, General Davidson, R.S....
Dates:
1870-1876
Smiley family papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1113
Abstract
In 1883, Quakers Albert Keith Smiley and his brother Daniel Smiley organized the first annual conference to discuss assistance to Native Americans at their estate at Lake Mohonk in New York state. These conferences were widely attended by specialists in various fields, as well as important officials. Only later were Native Americans represented, but they did come. The concern to "uplift" was also directed at Filipino, Hawaiian, African American and Puerto Rican peoples, though attention at the...
Dates:
1885-1983; Majority of material found within 1885 - 1930
Edith R. Solenberger papers on the Kinzua Project
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-SC-122
Abstract
This collection includes papers of Edith R. Solenberger, concerning her involvement in the Kinzua Project of the Indian Committee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. Included are letters regarding the Seneca Indians, and letters regarding their legal representation.
Dates:
1961-1970
